Monday, December 19
Morgantown, W.Va.
7:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Fairmont State
Photo by: Andrew Wilkie
WVU Plays Host to Fairmont State in Final Dual of 2022
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University wrestling team welcomes Fairmont State to the WVU Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. ET.
Fans can catch all the action on Big 12 Now and follow along with live stats on Trackwrestling.
Monday's dual has been declared a Dollar Night, with tickets and select concessions available for only $1 each. It's also a Weekday Happy Hour, where fans can get half-price beverages from 6-7 p.m.
"We try to approach every dual the same," fifth-year coach Tim Flynn said. "Whether it's Fairmont or Missouri or whoever, we try to go out and compete in a way we know how to and that we know is going to be successful in March."
WVU (3-1) and FSU (10-10) face off for the 29th time in history and first since 1977 on Monday. The following year snapped a 21-year stretch that saw the pair battle in 28 duals, including seven seasons in which they squared off twice. West Virginia opened the series on a 17-dual winning streak until Fairmont State escaped with a 19-15 victory in 1968. The Mountaineers currently hold a 20-8 advantage in the series.
FSU eventually shut down its wrestling program after the 1982-83 season, before adding it back in 2019 as a member of Mountain East Conference (MEC). The Falcons are led by first-year head coach Gennaro Bonaventura, who comes from being the head assistant at Waynesburg University.
In the polls, WVU earned three votes in the latest NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll. The squad also remains at No. 22 in FloWrestling's tournament rankings, while six members of the team remain steady in the publication's individual rankings - No. 6 Killian Cardinale (125), No. 21 Sam Hillegas (149), No. 5 Peyton Hall (165), honorable mentions Anthony Carman (184) and Austin Cooley (197) and No. 21 Michael Wolfgram (HWT).
*Rankings according to FloWrestling
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Fans can catch all the action on Big 12 Now and follow along with live stats on Trackwrestling.
Monday's dual has been declared a Dollar Night, with tickets and select concessions available for only $1 each. It's also a Weekday Happy Hour, where fans can get half-price beverages from 6-7 p.m.
"We try to approach every dual the same," fifth-year coach Tim Flynn said. "Whether it's Fairmont or Missouri or whoever, we try to go out and compete in a way we know how to and that we know is going to be successful in March."
WVU (3-1) and FSU (10-10) face off for the 29th time in history and first since 1977 on Monday. The following year snapped a 21-year stretch that saw the pair battle in 28 duals, including seven seasons in which they squared off twice. West Virginia opened the series on a 17-dual winning streak until Fairmont State escaped with a 19-15 victory in 1968. The Mountaineers currently hold a 20-8 advantage in the series.
FSU eventually shut down its wrestling program after the 1982-83 season, before adding it back in 2019 as a member of Mountain East Conference (MEC). The Falcons are led by first-year head coach Gennaro Bonaventura, who comes from being the head assistant at Waynesburg University.
In the polls, WVU earned three votes in the latest NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll. The squad also remains at No. 22 in FloWrestling's tournament rankings, while six members of the team remain steady in the publication's individual rankings - No. 6 Killian Cardinale (125), No. 21 Sam Hillegas (149), No. 5 Peyton Hall (165), honorable mentions Anthony Carman (184) and Austin Cooley (197) and No. 21 Michael Wolfgram (HWT).
*Rankings according to FloWrestling
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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