MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 6, 2024) – In front of the of 911 passionate fans inside the WVU Coliseum, the No. 18 West Virginia University wrestling team (1-0) picked up a 35-10 win over Glenville State (0-1) on Wednesday night.
The Mountaineers scored five straight bonus-point victories to hold a commanding 24-0 lead at the midway point of the dual. They added two more in the form of 18-3 technical fall by fifth-year senior Peyton Hall at 174 pounds, three matches prior to fifth-year senior Michael Wolfgram pulling off the first pin of the night in the second period of the heavyweight bout to conclude the home opener.
Up next, West Virginia battles Rider in its first road dual of the season on Thursday, Nov. 14. First match is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Match Results vs. Glenville State
125:. Jace Schafer (WVU) major dec. Colton Drousias (GSC), 14-2
133: No. 18 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) tech. fall over Hunter Ross (GSC), 17-2 [T – 7:00]
141: No. 16 Jordan Titus (WVU) tech. fall over Gavin Quiocho (GSC), 16-0 [T – 6:28]
149: No. 3 Ty Watters (WVU) tech. fall over Gabe Onorato (GSC), 15-0 [T – 3:28]
157: Caleb Dowling (WVU) tech. fall over Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (GSC), 18-3 [T – 18-3]
165: Guy DeLeonardis (GSC) major dec. Trey Johnson (WVU), 14-3
174: No. 3 Peyton Hall (WVU) tech. fall over Hayden Pummel (GSC), 18-3 [T – 6:00]
184: Kyle Homet (GSC) dec. No. 23 Ian Bush (WVU), 11-10
197: Nick Johnson (GSC) dec. Austin Cooley (WVU), 4-1 (SV1)
HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) won by fall over Devan Gauldin (GSC), [T – 4:39]
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