BALTIMORE, Md. (January 28, 2024) – The No. 20 West Virginia University wrestling team closed out the weekend with a 40-3 win over Morgan State inside Talmadge L. Hill Field House on Sunday afternoon.
West Virginia (9-3) claimed three technical falls in three of the first four matches of the day to jump out to a 15-3 lead and never looked back from that point, scoring 25 unanswered points in the final six bouts of the contest.
WVU improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 at MSU (1-15) in the all-time series. It also marks the seventh time the Mountaineers have scored over 30 team points this season.
Looking ahead, WVU closes out Big 12 action against No. 4 Iowa State (Feb. 2) and No. 22 Northern Iowa (Feb. 4) in its final road trip of the season.
Match Results vs. Morgan State
125: Jace Schafer (WVU) major dec. tech. fall Julian Dawson (MSU), 18-1 [T – 4:35]
133: Makhare Rogers (MSU) dec. Garhett Dickenson (WVU), 7-3
141: No. 13 Jordan Titus (WVU) tech. fall Tommy Fierro (MSU), 15-0 [T – 4:22]
149: No. 9 Ty Watters (WVU) tech. fall Aaron Turner (MSU), 15-0 [T – 3:00]
157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Joshua Greenwood (MSU), 4-0
165: No. 9 Peyton Hall (WVU) major dec. Jake Marsh (MSU), 23-10
174: Jack Blumer (WVU) dec. Cortilius Vann (MSU), 7-0
184: No. 28 Dennis Robin (WVU) major dec. Kyle Grey (MSU), 11-2
197: Austin Cooley (WVU) tech. fall Nathanic Kendricks Jr. (MSU), 19-4 [T – 5:32]
HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) won via forfeit
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
West Virginia (9-3) claimed three technical falls in three of the first four matches of the day to jump out to a 15-3 lead and never looked back from that point, scoring 25 unanswered points in the final six bouts of the contest.
WVU improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 at MSU (1-15) in the all-time series. It also marks the seventh time the Mountaineers have scored over 30 team points this season.
Looking ahead, WVU closes out Big 12 action against No. 4 Iowa State (Feb. 2) and No. 22 Northern Iowa (Feb. 4) in its final road trip of the season.
Match Results vs. Morgan State
125: Jace Schafer (WVU) major dec. tech. fall Julian Dawson (MSU), 18-1 [T – 4:35]
133: Makhare Rogers (MSU) dec. Garhett Dickenson (WVU), 7-3
141: No. 13 Jordan Titus (WVU) tech. fall Tommy Fierro (MSU), 15-0 [T – 4:22]
149: No. 9 Ty Watters (WVU) tech. fall Aaron Turner (MSU), 15-0 [T – 3:00]
157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Joshua Greenwood (MSU), 4-0
165: No. 9 Peyton Hall (WVU) major dec. Jake Marsh (MSU), 23-10
174: Jack Blumer (WVU) dec. Cortilius Vann (MSU), 7-0
184: No. 28 Dennis Robin (WVU) major dec. Kyle Grey (MSU), 11-2
197: Austin Cooley (WVU) tech. fall Nathanic Kendricks Jr. (MSU), 19-4 [T – 5:32]
HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) won via forfeit
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
