#11 Virginia Tech at #8 Cornell Preview

The #11 Hokies are coming off a tough loss to #3 Missouri; the matches were split 5/5, but bonus points went in favor of the Tigers to give them the dual win. It was highlighted by wins from #9 Cooper Flynn over #2 Noah Surtin and #8 Bryce Andonian over #5 Brock Mauller in a thrilling back and forth match. The Hokies will look to rebound in another tough road test, facing #8 Cornell in Ithaca. 

The Big Red traveled to Blacksburg last year for a dual at the Moss Arts Center that was highlighted by a huge win from Sam Latona over Vito Arujau; unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like we will see that rematch today. 

There are some very fun matchups on deck for the day, though, including a rematch of CKLV between #8 Bryce Andonian and #15 Meyer Shapiro. This dual has the potential for fireworks, and they always pack a great crowd into the Friedman Wrestling Center. I like the way the dual lines up for the Hokies, but they are going to have to take care of business in front of a hostile Ivy League crowd to take the win back home. 

Potential Lineups:

#11 Virginia Tech v #8 Cornell 

125: #9 Cooper Flynn v #14 Brett Ungar

133: #12 Sam Latona v Ethan Qureshi 

141: #18 Tom Crook v #17 Vince Corella

149: #2 Caleb Henson v #24 Ethan Fernandez

157: #8 Bryce Andonian v #15 Meyer Shapiro 

165: #23 Connor Brady v #3 Julian Ramirez

174: #2 Mekhi Lewis vs Benny Baker 

184: #18 Cody Howard OR Sam Fisher v #8 Chris Foca 

197: #26 Andy Smith OR Sonny Sasso v #7 Jacob Cardenas 

285: #20 Hunter Catka OR Jimmy Mullen v #19 Lewis Fernandes