No. 10 Hokies defeat Bucknell in home openerNo. 10 Hokies defeat Bucknell in home opener
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No. 10 Hokies defeat Bucknell in home opener

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BLACKSBURG – No. 10 Virginia Tech defeated a scrappy Bucknell squad, 19-12, in the home opener in Cassell Coliseum on Friday night. The Hokies were propelled by six wins including upset victories by No. 20 Tom Crook over No. 14 Dylan Chappell and No. 23 Sergio Desiante over No. 20 Myles Takats.

FINDING A WAY
The Hokies welcomed back Crook after taking a redshirt last season in fashion with an 8-6 decision victory over the No. 14 ranked wrestler in the country in front of an energized Cassell crowd. Crook gave up the first takedown but would trade points back and forth right until the final buzzer. The redshirt junior secured the winning takedown in the final minute with a slick reattack to bring Cassell to its feet and push the Hokies’ team score lead.

New Hokie via transfer portal, Desiante is making an immediate impact already with an upset victory over No. 20 Myles Takats in his Cassell Coliseum debut. Desiante would score the single takedown of the bout in the first and wouldn’t look back, securing an escape in the third and displaying gritty defense to secure the upset decision win, 4-2.

NOTES

  • Tech won the first four opening bouts thanks to No. 4 Eddie Ventresa, No. 18 Dillon Campbell, No. 20 Tom Crook, and Noah Nininger
  • Five Hokies made their Cassell debuts – Campbell, Nininger, Frank Dibella, Desiante, and No. 21 Jaden Bullock
  • Campbell continued his bonus point streak from last weekend with another major decision – a 16-2 throttling over Ty Kapusta. The victory marks the redshirt freshman’s fifth-straight bonus point victory

Next Up
Hokies return to action next weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the inaugural National Duals in BOK Center on Saturday to Sunday. Follow Hokies Wrestling on X and Instagram for the latest Tech news and updates.

 Final Results
No. 10 Hokies – 19, Bucknell – 12
125 – No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) DEC Chris Nucifora (Bucknell), 5-1
133 – No. 18 Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech) MAJ DEC Ty Kapusta (Bucknell), 16-2
141 – No. 20 Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) DEC No. 14 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell), 8-6
149 – Noah Nininger (Virginia Tech) DEC Braden Bower (Bucknell), 4-1
157 – Frank Dibella (Virginia Tech) loss via dec Cade Wirnsberger (Buckell), 4-6
165 – No. 28 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) loss via dec Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell), 9-12 SV
174 – No. 23 Sergio Desiante (Virginia Tech) DEC No. 20 Myles Takats (Bucknell), 4-2
184 – No. 21 Jaden Bullock (Virginia Tech) loss via dec Tyler Bienus (Bucknell), 2-4
197 – No. 24 Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) DEC Mikey Bartush (Bucknell), 15-8
285 – No. 16 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) loss via dec Lucas Lawler (Bucknell), 2-3