7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum Friday night … be sure to watch on ACC Network Extra if you can't make it!
Big-time tests await 125-pound redshirt freshman Jakob Camacho and 197-pound redshirt junior Nick Reenan. Both face top-10 foes — Camacho is likely to face last year's national finalist and a two-time All-American in the undefeated Jack Mueller, who had been out since CKLV in early December but did return and wrestle in the last two matches, and Reenan faces Jay Aiello who has only lost to the cream of the crop this year and had a win that knock Jacob Warner of Iowa out of the weight's No. 2 spot.
133 redshirt freshman Jarrett Trombley has a winnable, but tough, foe in No. 19 Louie Hayes, another guy that's had success at NCAAs in the past (I believe he made the round of 12, though it was two years ago at 125).
I'm pretty sure UVA was nationally ranked until they lost to Rider a few weeks ago in a close one. That put Rider into the top 25 and dropped UVA, though they are still a very solid squad.
Here are the probables, I'll have more thoughts and answer questions about it later tonight:
Virginia Cavaliers (7-2) at #5 NC State Wolfpack (10-0)
125: #2 Sr. Jack Mueller (8-0) –OR- R-Fr. Patrick McCormick (7-5) vs. R-Fr. Jakob Camacho (14-5)
133: #19 R-Jr. Louie Hayes (16-7) vs. R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley (15-5)
141: R-So. Brian Courtney (15-8) vs. #13 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson (19-4)
149: R-So. Denton Spencer (15-6) –OR- R-Jr. Michael Murphy (12-8) vs. R-So. A.J. Leitten (15-7)
157: R-Fr. Justin McCoy (14-8) vs. #2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay (21-1)
165: R-Jr. Sam Martino (9-8) –OR- So. Krystian Kinsey (6-9) vs. #12 R-Jr. Thomas Bullard (18-5)
174: R-Fr. Victor Marcelli (10-7) vs. #16 R-Jr. Daniel Bullard (20-4)
184: Jr. Michael Battista (14-15) vs. #3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay (18-2)
197: #9 R-Jr. Jay Aiello (20-4) vs. #16 R-Jr. Nick Reenan (5-3)
285: R-So. Quinn Miller (16-3) vs. So. Deonte Wilson (14-7)
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Big-time tests await 125-pound redshirt freshman Jakob Camacho and 197-pound redshirt junior Nick Reenan. Both face top-10 foes — Camacho is likely to face last year's national finalist and a two-time All-American in the undefeated Jack Mueller, who had been out since CKLV in early December but did return and wrestle in the last two matches, and Reenan faces Jay Aiello who has only lost to the cream of the crop this year and had a win that knock Jacob Warner of Iowa out of the weight's No. 2 spot.
133 redshirt freshman Jarrett Trombley has a winnable, but tough, foe in No. 19 Louie Hayes, another guy that's had success at NCAAs in the past (I believe he made the round of 12, though it was two years ago at 125).
I'm pretty sure UVA was nationally ranked until they lost to Rider a few weeks ago in a close one. That put Rider into the top 25 and dropped UVA, though they are still a very solid squad.
Here are the probables, I'll have more thoughts and answer questions about it later tonight:
Virginia Cavaliers (7-2) at #5 NC State Wolfpack (10-0)
125: #2 Sr. Jack Mueller (8-0) –OR- R-Fr. Patrick McCormick (7-5) vs. R-Fr. Jakob Camacho (14-5)
133: #19 R-Jr. Louie Hayes (16-7) vs. R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley (15-5)
141: R-So. Brian Courtney (15-8) vs. #13 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson (19-4)
149: R-So. Denton Spencer (15-6) –OR- R-Jr. Michael Murphy (12-8) vs. R-So. A.J. Leitten (15-7)
157: R-Fr. Justin McCoy (14-8) vs. #2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay (21-1)
165: R-Jr. Sam Martino (9-8) –OR- So. Krystian Kinsey (6-9) vs. #12 R-Jr. Thomas Bullard (18-5)
174: R-Fr. Victor Marcelli (10-7) vs. #16 R-Jr. Daniel Bullard (20-4)
184: Jr. Michael Battista (14-15) vs. #3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay (18-2)
197: #9 R-Jr. Jay Aiello (20-4) vs. #16 R-Jr. Nick Reenan (5-3)
285: R-So. Quinn Miller (16-3) vs. So. Deonte Wilson (14-7)
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