Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad will host second-ranked Penn State this weekend in the second dual meet of the season.
The Hokies are coming off a 32-3 victory over the then-no. 13 Iowa State Cyclones, winning nine of 10 bouts. Second-ranked Ty Walz capped off the afternoon with a near-tech fall, dominating his opponent 21-7. Nick Brascetta, ranked third at 157 pounds, earned the only major decision of the day with a 17-6 victory highlighted by four takedowns in the first period.
On Sunday, the defending ACC dual meet champions will host the top-ranked Nittany Lions in a battle of the undefeateds. Between the two programs, there will be eight All-Americans on the mat and each matchup will feature at least one ranked wrestler. Two of those matches will feature a pair of top-10 competitors as Nick Brascetta is ranked third at 157 pounds and will face sixth-ranked Jason Nolf, and sixth-ranked Joey Dance will tangle with #2 Nico Megalusdis at 125.
Admission is free to Sunday’s match, which will begin at 1 p.m. and will be live streamed on ESPN3 here.
Below are the probable lineups for both squads for Sunday’s dual match:
#6 Virginia Tech (1-0)
125: #6 Joey Dance (1-0)
133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (0-1)
141: Solomon Chishko (1-0)
149: #12 Sal Mastriani (1-0)
157: #3 Nick Brascetta (1-0)
165: David McFadden (1-0)
174: #3 Zach Epperly (1-0)
184: Zack Zavatsky (1-0)
197: Jared Haught (1-0)
285: #2 Ty Walz (1-0)
#2 Penn State (1-0)
125: #2 Nico Megaludis (1-0)
133: #8 Jordan Conaway (1-0)
141: #2 Jimmy Gulibon (1-0)
149: #2 Zain Retherford (1-0)
157: #6 Jason Nolf (1-0)
165: #14 Garett Hammond (0-0) or Shakur Rasheed (1-0)
174: #14 Bo Nickal (1-0)
184: #14 Matt McCutcheon (1-0)
197: #1 Morgan McIntosh (1-0)
285: Jan Johnson (1-0)