No. 7 Hokies drop close 18-13 match to No. 10 PittNo. 7 Hokies drop close 18-13 match to No. 10 Pitt
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No. 7 Hokies drop close 18-13 match to No. 10 Pitt

PITTSBURGH – Virginia Tech drops their last dual of the season 18-13 to 10th-ranked Pitt Saturday night in Pittsburgh's Fitzgerald Field House.
 
The Hokies (11-3, 2-3 ACC) won four matchups Saturday night but the Panthers (10-4, 3-2 ACC) won six and took the dual. David McFadden, wrestling in his last dual match, won a top-15 matchup over Jake Wentzel.
 
Tech concludes the season with a 5-3 record against top-25 opponents. Tech got wins over Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Central Michigan and Cornell.
 
MATCH NOTES
 

  • Joey Prata got the dual started with a 6-2 decision win over Louis Newell. With the win, Prata improves to 17-10 on the season and finishes with an 8-6 dual record.

 

  • Mitch Moore, who moved up to No. 14 in the country this week, beat Pitt's Cole Matthews 4-2. Moore ends dual competition with an impressive 11-2 record. He outscored his dual opponents 48-7 this season.

 

  • Bryce Andonian continues to rack up bonus point wins. After a pin last week in the dual sagainst No. 3 N.C. State, Andonian scored a 10-1 major decision win over Luke Kemerer for his 17th win of the season and 13th bonus point victory.

 

  • In his last dual match of his illustrious career, McFadden defeated No. 14 Wentzel 2-1 Saturday night. He concludes his dual career with 51 wins and just nine losses. McFadden had 10 dual wins this season.

 
 
BOX SCORE
 
#10 Pitt 18, #7 Virginia Tech 13
125: Joey Prata (VT) dec. Louis Newell (UP), 6-2
133: #6 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. Collin Gerardi (VT), 4-1
141: #14 Mitch Moore (VT) dec. Cole Matthews (UP), 4-2
149: Bryce Andonian (VT) MD Luke Kemerer (UP), 10-1
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. #18 B.C. LaPrade (VT), 4-3
165: #10 David McFadden (VT) dec. #14 Jake Wentzel (UP), 2-1
174: #18 Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Cody Hughes (VT), 5-1
184: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. #2 Hunter Bolen (VT), 10-8
197: Kellan Stout (UP) dec. Stanley Smeltzer (VT), 6-2
285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (UP) MD John Borst (VT), 13-2
 
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Saturday night was Tech's last dual of the 2019-20 season. The Hokies will have next week off before the ACC Championships on March 8 back in Pittsburgh.