MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 20 West Virginia University wrestling team lost to Wyoming, 19-18, at the Uniwyo Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyoming, on Saturday night.
 
Senior No. 10 Jett Strickenberger kicked the night off with a dominant win in the 125-pound match. Strickenberger extended his win streak to seven consecutive wins after he beat Garrett Ricks by major decision, 11-3.
 
Fifth-year Tommy Maddox kept West Virginia (9-6, 3-6 Big 12) in control after he defeated Stockton O'Brien by decision, 11-8, in the 133-pound match.
 
Wyoming quickly answered as the Cowboys won the next three matches to take a 13-7 lead.
 
Following his first loss of the season against Utah Valley, fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Hall put on a dominant performance against Cooper Voorhees. Hall scored two early takedowns to jump out to a lead and never looked back. He won by technical fall, 18-3. 
 
Redshirt sophomore No. 26 Brody Conley followed Hall with a win by decision against Riley Davis.
 
However, Wyoming won two of the final three matches to seal the win.
 
Full Results

• 125: No. 10 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) major dec. Garrett Ricks (WYO), 11-3
• 133: Tommy Maddox (WVU) dec. Stockton O'Brien (WYO), 11-8
• 141: Cole Brooks (WYO) won by fall over Jordan Titus (WVU) [T – 2:27]
• 149: No. 19 Gabe Willochell (WYO) major dec. Sam Hillegas (WVU), 15-3
• 157: No. 20 Jared Hill (WYO) dec. Caleb Dowling (WVU) [SV-1 8-5]
• 165: No. 3 Peyton Hall (WVU) tech. fall over Cooper Voorhees (WYO), 18-3
• 174: No. 26 Brody Conley (WVU) dec. Riley Davis (WYO), 4-2
• 184: No. 32 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO) dec. No. 19 Dennis Robin (WVU), 12-7
• 197: No. 10 Joey Novak (WYO) dec. Ian Bush (WVU) [SV-1 9-6]
• HWT: Rune Lawrence (WVU) dec. Sam Mitchell (WYO), 4-1

West Virginia will face Arizona State on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.
 
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