The victory was CMU's third straight and improved the Chippewas' overall record to 11-2. Virginia Tech falls to 14-3 overall.
The Hokies posted five victories in a span of six bouts to take a 17-11 lead into the 197-pound matchup between CMU's Eric Simaz and Virginia Tech's Chris Penny. Simaz scored an 8-0 major decision to draw the Chippewas within 17-15, and Virginia Tech's void at heavyweight allowed CMU to complete the comeback.
CMU took an early 7-0 lead with victories at 125 and 133 pounds. No. 9 Matt Steintrager scored takedowns in both of the first two periods in a 7-4 decision over No. 14 Jarrod Garnett at 125 pounds. It was Steintrager's second victory over Garnett this season.
Ninth-ranked Scotti Sentes followed Steintrager with a 13-0 major decision over Brock LiVorio at 133 pounds.
Tenth-ranked Chris Diaz's 7-4 decision over Conor Beebe at 141 pounds was the first of four straight victories for the Hokies that gave the hosts a 13-7 lead. Included in the run were a pair of upsets: unranked Brian Stephens scored a pair of takedowns and three back points in the third period of a 12-7 decision over No. 11 Tony D'Alie at 149 pounds, and unranked Matt Epperly was a 6-3 winner over No. 17 Tyler Grayson at 165 pounds.
CMU and Virginia Tech traded major decisions at 174 and 184 pounds, with CMU's 10th-ranked Ben Bennett (174) and the Hokies' 19th-ranked Tommy Spellman (184) earning victories.
That set the stage for Simaz, who posted his second major decision in his last three matches.
The Chippewas are back in action Sunday, visiting No. 25 Old Dominion at 5:30 p.m.
Results:
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 14 Jarrod Garnett, 7-4
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Brock LiVorio, 13-0
141: No. 10 Chris Diaz (VT) dec. Conor Beebe, 7-4
149: Brian Stephens (VT) dec. No. 11 Tony D'Alie, 12-7
157: No. 4 Jesse Dong (VT) maj. dec. Donnie Corby, 10-0
165: Matt Epperly (VT) dec. No. 17 Tyler Grayson, 6-3
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Taylor Knapp, 10-0
184: No. 19 Tommy Spellman (VT) maj. dec. Dillon Kern, 13-2
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) maj. dec. Chris Penny, 8-0
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) wins by forfeit
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