Thursday, January 4
Morgantown, W.Va.
7:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Oklahoma
WVU Welcomes No. 18 Oklahoma
January 03, 2018 05:15 PM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University wrestling team embarks on its Big 12 schedule this week, as the Mountaineers (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) welcome No. 18 Oklahoma (2-2, 0-0 Big 12) to the WVU Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. ET.
In honor of Family Day, families can purchase four tickets and a $15 concession voucher for $25. Tickets are available by visiting WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU-GAME or at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum.
Live stats will be provided on TrackWrestling. Thursday's dual also will be streamed live on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia and Oklahoma square off in its ninth all-time meeting on Thursday. The Sooners lead the series, 7-1, with six of those wins coming after the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. The two first met in 1986, with West Virginia claiming a 30-15 win at a neutral site. The Sooners, ranked 14th in the nation at the time, won last season's dual in Norman, Oklahoma, by a score of 37-6.
"These matches are important," said fourth-year coach Sammie Henson. "Their team is well coached, but our mindset doesn't change. Consistency wins. That's the bottom line. I've coached at OU. If you stay consistent and follow the plan, you will eventually succeed. There are just little things here and there that we have to fix. We're here to compete, and we have to continue to get better and better each week."
West Virginia opened its 2017-18 season with Big 12 foe Utah Valley State in early November. The Mountaineers dropped a 24-9 contest to the Wolverines in a neutral-site match held at Clarion Area Senior High located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, with both squads going head-to-head for the first time in program history. Redshirt senior Parker VonEgidy (174), redshirt sophomore Zachary Moore (157) and redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt (133) each earned victories in their respective bouts vs. the Wolverines.
Of note, West Virginia has faced three teams ranked inside the USA Today/NWCA Coaches' Poll thus far, with No. 18 Oklahoma becoming the Mountaineers' fourth ranked opponent of the 2017-18 season.
In its last week of competition, West Virginia dropped a 30-6 contest to then-No. 10 Virginia Tech at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Dec. 22. Redshirt junior Zeke Moisey and redshirt freshman Kyler Rea each collected victories in their respective bouts of 125 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively.
Over the holiday break, six grapplers competed at the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman, Estates, Illinois, on Dec. 29-30. Moisey collected a 5-2 record at the two-day event to place fourth in his respective pool, while redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith earned an eighth-place finish at 197 pounds.
Smith is ranked nationally in the top 10 by a trio of media outlets at 197 pounds. The Charleston, West Virginia, native is ranked No. 5 by Intermat and FloWrestling and appears at No. 10 according to The Open Mat. Moisey, a native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, remains at No. 19 in Intermat's latest top-20 poll at 125 pounds and checks in at No. 20 via FloWrestling.
Of note, Moisey and Schmitt boast a team-best 13-6 overall mark at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively. Moore has a team-best 3-1 dual-match record at 157 pounds. Moisey and Moore also pace the Mountaineers' with nine match points on the year. Schmitt leads the team in major decisions with five, while Moisey sports a team-best 11 takedowns in 2017 thus far.
The Mountaineers last Dollar Day of the season will follow three days later, as the team takes on No. 25 North Dakota State in a 7 p.m. match on Sunday, Jan. 7. Sunday's match also is known as Back-to-School night, and there will be a $50 giveaway to the WVU Book Exchange. Additionally, high school teams can receive free admission to any home match this season. A registration form can be found at WVUsports.com/promotions.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
In honor of Family Day, families can purchase four tickets and a $15 concession voucher for $25. Tickets are available by visiting WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU-GAME or at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum.
Live stats will be provided on TrackWrestling. Thursday's dual also will be streamed live on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia and Oklahoma square off in its ninth all-time meeting on Thursday. The Sooners lead the series, 7-1, with six of those wins coming after the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. The two first met in 1986, with West Virginia claiming a 30-15 win at a neutral site. The Sooners, ranked 14th in the nation at the time, won last season's dual in Norman, Oklahoma, by a score of 37-6.
"These matches are important," said fourth-year coach Sammie Henson. "Their team is well coached, but our mindset doesn't change. Consistency wins. That's the bottom line. I've coached at OU. If you stay consistent and follow the plan, you will eventually succeed. There are just little things here and there that we have to fix. We're here to compete, and we have to continue to get better and better each week."
West Virginia opened its 2017-18 season with Big 12 foe Utah Valley State in early November. The Mountaineers dropped a 24-9 contest to the Wolverines in a neutral-site match held at Clarion Area Senior High located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, with both squads going head-to-head for the first time in program history. Redshirt senior Parker VonEgidy (174), redshirt sophomore Zachary Moore (157) and redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt (133) each earned victories in their respective bouts vs. the Wolverines.
Of note, West Virginia has faced three teams ranked inside the USA Today/NWCA Coaches' Poll thus far, with No. 18 Oklahoma becoming the Mountaineers' fourth ranked opponent of the 2017-18 season.
In its last week of competition, West Virginia dropped a 30-6 contest to then-No. 10 Virginia Tech at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Dec. 22. Redshirt junior Zeke Moisey and redshirt freshman Kyler Rea each collected victories in their respective bouts of 125 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively.
Over the holiday break, six grapplers competed at the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman, Estates, Illinois, on Dec. 29-30. Moisey collected a 5-2 record at the two-day event to place fourth in his respective pool, while redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith earned an eighth-place finish at 197 pounds.
Smith is ranked nationally in the top 10 by a trio of media outlets at 197 pounds. The Charleston, West Virginia, native is ranked No. 5 by Intermat and FloWrestling and appears at No. 10 according to The Open Mat. Moisey, a native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, remains at No. 19 in Intermat's latest top-20 poll at 125 pounds and checks in at No. 20 via FloWrestling.
Of note, Moisey and Schmitt boast a team-best 13-6 overall mark at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively. Moore has a team-best 3-1 dual-match record at 157 pounds. Moisey and Moore also pace the Mountaineers' with nine match points on the year. Schmitt leads the team in major decisions with five, while Moisey sports a team-best 11 takedowns in 2017 thus far.
The Mountaineers last Dollar Day of the season will follow three days later, as the team takes on No. 25 North Dakota State in a 7 p.m. match on Sunday, Jan. 7. Sunday's match also is known as Back-to-School night, and there will be a $50 giveaway to the WVU Book Exchange. Additionally, high school teams can receive free admission to any home match this season. A registration form can be found at WVUsports.com/promotions.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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