"Any time you can come out with a win it's good," head coach Jason Peters said. "I would have loved to see our seniors go out with a win, but they had good opponents so hats off to those guys. I'm just thankful for what they've done over the last four or five years. It was a good night for Pitt wrestling."
Freshman LJ Bentley got the night started with a close 3-2 decision over Virginia's Nick Herrmann.
Sophomore Dom Forys followed that by collecting his 23rd win on the season after a 17-4 major decision over Joe Martinez at 133 pounds. Forys recorded seven takedowns in the match.
Virginia claimed the following three bouts and the lead 10-7.
Redshirt sophomore Cody Wiercioch gave the Panthers some momentum at 165 pounds after a 12-6 decision over Garrett Peppelman to tie the dual 10-10.
Freshman TeShan Campbell put on a show for his hometown crowd as he recorded his first pin as a college wrestler. He pinned Drew Hull in 3:21, giving Pitt a 16-10 lead.
The Cavaliers regained the lead after claiming 184 and 197 pounds.
Trailing by just one point, 17-16, Solomon's takedown and escape were enough to lift the Panthers to a 19-17 win.
Pitt will finish the regular season Sunday, Feb. 21 at Clarion. The dual is set for 2 p.m.
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Results:
125 - No. 26 LJ Bentley (P) dec. No. 25 Nick Herrmann (V), 3-2 - Pitt leads 3-0
133 - No. 20 Dom Forys (P) maj. dec. Joe Martinez, 17-4 - Pitt leads 7-0
141 - Justin VanHoose (V) dec. No. 10 Mikey Racciato (P), 11-4 - Pitt leads 7-3
149 - Chris Yankowich (V) dec. Robert Lee (P), 3-2 - Pitt leads 7-6
157 - Andrew Atkinson (V) maj. dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 11-1 - Virginia leads 10-7
165 - No. 26 Cody Wiercioch (P) dec. Garrett Peppelman (V), 12-6 - Tied 10-10
174 - No. 26 TeShan Campbell (P) pins Drew Hull (V), 3:21 - Pitt leads 16-10
184 - Tyler Askey (V) maj. dec. Zach Bruce (P), 13-3 - Pitt leads 16-14
197 - No. 14 Zach Nye (V) dec. No. 25 Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 3-2 - Virginia leads 17-16
285 - No 17 Ryan Solomon (P) dec. No. 30 Pat Gillen (V), 3-2 - Pitt wins 19-17
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