At 7 pm the Hokies wrestling team takes on #4 Ohio state Buckeyes on BTN+ or FRL. Projected lineups are
125.#25 Eddie V vs #11 Heinselman
133. #19 Sam Latona vs #5 Mendez
141. #16 Tom Crook vs #7 D'Emilio or Bouzakis
149. #19 Caleb Henson vs #2 Sasso
157. Clayton Ulrey vs #23 Gallagher
165. #21 Connor Brady vs #7 Kharchla
174. #2 Mekhi Lewis vs #6 Smith
184. #10 Hunter Bolen vs #4 Romero
197. Andy Smith vs #9 Hoffman
285. #18 Hunter Catka vs #8 Orndorff
Hokies gotta win the matches they are favored in and pull at least 2-3 upsets to have a chance
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Match is starting at 149 pounds
Thanks AP for posting. Trying to watch on BTN+ but some swimming event is being broadcast, are you able to watch match?
Nah I got audio only on Flo radio😂
2-0 Sasso after 1
3-0 Sasso after 2. Henson is getting shots but cant finish
3-3👀
3-3 heading to Sudden Victory 👀
take down by henson to tie....
sasso looks exhausted... henson looks strong
HENSON BEATS #2 HELL YEAH
Henson looking VERY strong
HENSON! CALEB HENSON BEATS THE #2 WRESTLER IN THE COUNTRY 5-3!
3-0 Hokies going to 157
What a start but missing my Andonian but Ulrey comes thru with 1st takedown 2-1
Ulrey is holding his own
Is andonian hurt?
Yes
Bleh. I find him fun to watch.
Gallagher with a near side cradle and this match has broken the match open for the ohio state wrestler. Up 13-8 with RT
Match is tied at 3-3
Brady down 3-1. Oh St wrestler has a minute of riding time
Brady loses 4-1. 6-3 buckeyes. Lewis up
2 for Mekhi. 1 for Smith. 2-1
Mekhi's double reminds me of Burroughs. He also looks like he filled out 174 in the offseason.
2-2 going to the 3rd period
3-2 win for Mekhi. 6-6 team score
Bolen is up
Didn't feel that close at 3-2, Mekhi controlled that. Let's see how into it Bolen is this season.
2-0 Romero
2-2 in the 2nd period
Looking forward to seeing Bolens offense.
Bolen wrestled hard but continues to play defense the whole match
4-2 Romero
Bolen loses 4-2. Buckeyes up 9-6
7 minutes left in intermission
Oh its back. Andy Smith calls for injury time
3-0 for Hoffman
3-1
4-1 Hoffman
Smith loses 4-1. 12-6 buckeyes. Need to win this match
0-0 after 1
Catka up and out quick. 1-0
1-0 Catka after 2
1-1
3-1 Orndorff. Review coming up
Takedown confirmed for Orndorff 3-1 win. 15-6 buckeyes. Gotta win 3 in a row
Hokies problem is not finishing their shot
3-0 Heinselman
3-1
3-2
Heinselman wins 3-2. 18-6 buckeyes. Basically locks up the win for the Buckeyes
Hokies need 2 pins to win
Latona with a Takedown. Mendez with the escape. 2-2
Latona with a 3-2 lead
Latona beats the #5 wrestler at 133 3-2!
Last match of the night. 141 #16 Tom Crook vs Bouzakis
Buckeyes locks up the dual
Tom Crook is up 6-4 at the end of 1
8-5 Crook after 2
Crook up 11-5 with RT
Tom Crook with a 14-6 Major decision. Final team score 18-13 Buckeyes
Our freshman look very solid. The future is definitely bright in the tech wrestling room
They were extremely impressive. Crook and Henson have looked much more developed than most true freshman so far.
Even with the loss still some very good positives. Henson is the real deal. Lewis did his thing. Smith and Catka had chances to win. Eddie V was a couple inches away from winning. Latona said I'm good and picked up a very good win and Tom Crook is gonna be a stud
Hoping the Andy Smith injury during the match is pretty minor. Didn't look to bother him the rest of the match. If he can't go it's going to be TJ Stewart.
It probably freak him out. I would too if my knee made a weird noise 😂
See yall next Sunday for the Keystone classic
BA wrestles tonight, who knows the outcome. Great Hokies showing. It will be an interesting season for us.
Same story as last year where BA missing duals because of injury hurt Tech's chances of winning.
Flowrestling ranking update
Caleb Henson jumps from 19th to 9th
Sam Latona went from 25th to 11th
Tom Crook went from 16th to 15th
Week 2 Intermat Rankings
Dual - 14
Tournament - 13
Ventresca - 25
Latona - 11
Crook - 16
Hensen - 12
Andonian - 5
Brady - 31
Lewis - 2
Bolen - 9
Smith - 33
Catka - 19
Huge to have all 10 ranked. Need Brady and Smith to rack up some wins to solidify their spots.
Let's go!
Hokies!