After rolling in its opening bout of the day, Tech took to the mat against NDSU, which took No. 11 Virginia to the wire on Saturday. Tech got off to a good start when fifth-ranked Joey Dance downed No. 13 Josh Rodriguez, 6-3 at 125 pounds. Kevin Norstrem was rolling at 133 pounds before his opponent had to take an injury default to give Tech a 9-0 lead. The Bison got four points back with a major decision at 141 pounds, but second-ranked Devin Carter picked up a second-period pin to make it 15-4. It was the senior’s 33rd career pin and 92nd career win.
At 157 pounds, Sal Mastriani continued his torrid start to the season with a 14-4 major decision. This came on the heels of a pin in the day’s first match. The redshirt sophomore is 6-0 on the season with five bonus-point victories. Chad Strube gutted out a 7-2 win at 165 pounds, getting out of several tight scrambles late to secure the win. That started a string of big matches down the stretch as five ranked wrestlers took to the mat in the final four bouts.
Zach Epperly, ranked 13th at 174 pounds, used a late takedown to seal his 6-4 win over No. 14 Kurtis Julson, but 13th-ranked Hayden Zillmer used a close takedown to knock off Tech’s Austin Gabel 3-2 at 184 pounds. Jared Haught rolled past Collin Sohn at 197 pounds, picking up a technical fall late in the third period. The final match saw 12th-ranked Ty Walz get a takedown with less than a minute left to upset 10th-ranked Evan Knutson, 3-2.
Tech will be back in action next weekend, hosting No. 4 Ohio State in Cassell Coliseum at 2 p.m. The event is free for all as the program attempts to set a new attendance record. The match will also be broadcast online on ESPN3.
#12 Virginia Tech (2-0) 36, Gardner-Webb (0-2) 4
125: #5 Joey Dance (VT) maj. dec. Cortez Starkes, 15-4
133: #18 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Tyler Ziegler, 7-2
141: Jerry Ronnau (VT) dec. Ryan Hull, 8-3
149: #2 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Ryan Mosley, 19-7
157: Sal Mastriani (VT) fall Kyle Ash, 3:50
165: #20 Austin Trott (GW) maj. dec. David Bergida, 10-0
174: #13 Zach Epperly (VT) tech fall Christian Maroni, 16-1 (5:39)
184: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Gray Jones, 7-3
197: Jared Haught (VT) tech fall Terry Henderson, 15-0 (3:41)
285: #12 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Justin Kozera, 5-3
Referee: Gerard Harrison
#23 North Dakota State (1-1) 38, Gardner-Webb (0-2) 8
125: #13 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) maj. dec. Cortez Starkes, 16-5
133: Justin Scherkenbach (NDSU) maj. dec. Tyler Ziegler, 9-1
141: #20 Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) fall Ryan Hull, 0:31
149: Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Ryan Mosley, 9-1
157: Kyle Ash (GW) dec. Steven Keogh, 9-5
165: #20 Austin Trott (GW) tech fall Trevor Chavez, 15-0 (2:14)
174: #14 Kurtis Julson (NDSU) fall Christian Maroni, 2:10
184: #13 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) tech fall Gray Jones, 19-4 (7:00)
197: Collin Sohn (NDSU) fall Terry Henderson, 4:29
285: #10 Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Justin Kozera, 10-3
Referees: Gerard Harrison and Eric Eckerman
#12 Virginia Tech (3-0) 33, #23 North Dakota State (1-2) 7
125: #5 Joey Dance (VT) dec. #13 Josh Rodriguez, 6-3
133: #18 Kevin Norstrem (VT) inj. def. Justin Scherkenbach, 2:02
141: #20 Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) maj. dec. Jerry Ronnau, 14-1
149: #2 Devin Carter (VT) fall Clay Ream, 4:36
157: Sal Mastriani (VT) maj. dec. Steven Keogh, 14-4
165: Chad Strube (VT) dec. Anthony Caputo, 7-2
174: #13 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. #14 Kurtis Julson, 6-4
184: #13 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. Austin Gabel, 3-2
197: Jared Haught (VT) tech fall Collin Sohn, 17-1 (6:30)
285: #12 Ty Walz (VT) dec. #10 Evan Knutson, 3-2
Referee: Eric Eckerman
Attendance: 719
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