BOONE, N.C. – In the second all-time battle of Mountaineers, the No. 19 West Virginia University wrestling team (3-0) claimed a decisive 37-8 road win over Appalachian State (0-2) inside Varsity Gym on Friday night.

In the opening match at 133 pounds, senior Jett Strickenberger secured an 11-8 sudden victory after erasing a 7-1 deficit in the third period. Strickenberger picked up a pair of takedowns in the final two minutes to even the match up at 8-8 and then claimed the final takedown in overtime to seal the comeback. Redshirt junior Jordan Titus delivered the first bonus-point victory of the dual at 141 pounds with a 17-2 technical fall and extend West Virginia's early lead to eight.

Despite Appalachian State earning a technical fall of its own at 149 pounds, WVU answered with back-to-back pins by redshirt freshman Sasha Gavronsky (157) and fifth-year senior Peyton Hall (165) to take a 15-point advantage into the intermission.

The Mountaineers from Morgantown came out of the break by winning four of the final five bouts, including two major decisions from redshirt senior Dennis Robin (184) and fifth-year senior Michael Wolfgram (HWT) and a pin from redshirt junior Jace Schafer (125) to close out their time in Boone.

Of note, Gavronsky  redshirt junior Blake Boyers and true freshman Rune Lawrence all made their dual debuts for the Gold and Blue.

Looking ahead, the West Virginia Mountaineers open the month of December at the Cliff Keen Invitational on Dec. 6-7. The two-day event will be streamed on FloWrestling from the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Match Results vs. Appalachian State
133: No. 25 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) dec. Chad Bellis (App State), 11-8 (SV1)
141: No. 14 Jordan Titus (WVU) tech. fall over Riley Edwards (App State), 17-2 [T – 4:00]
149: Kaden Keiser (App State) tech. fall over Blake Boyers (WVU), 21-5 [T – 5:37]
157: Sasha Gavronsky (WVU) won by fall over No. 23 Jeremiah Price (App State), [T – 1:06]
165: No. 4 Peyton Hall (WVU) won by fall over No. 10 Will Miller (App State), [T – 6:49]
174: No. 30 Brody Conley (WVU) dec. Luke Uliano (App State), 4-0
184: Dennis Robin (WVU) major dec. Logan Eller (App State), 14-6
197: Carson Floyd (App State) dec. Rune Lawrence (WVU), 4-1 (SV1)
HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) major dec. Stephan Monchery (App State), 10-1
125:. Jace Schafer (WVU) won by fall over Noah Luna (App State), [T – 5:42]

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