No. 23 West Virginia Defeats Brown, Hofstra to Remain Undefeated

Sunday, November 15

Providence, R.I.

Noon

West Virginia University

Hofstra

The No. 23 West Virginia University wrestling team dominated Mercyhurst, 52-0, to open dual competition at Cameron High School in Cameron, W.Va., on Saturday.

November 15, 2026 05:56 PM | Wrestling

By: Charles Montgomery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 23 West Virginia University wrestling team swept a tri-meet against Brown and Hofstra at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday.

West Virginia (3-0) defeated Hofstra, 41-3, and Brown, 22-14, to improve to 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season.

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West Virginia had little trouble with the Hofstra Pride to begin the day, winning four bouts by technical fall and two bouts by fall. The Mountaineers jumped out to a commanding lead thanks to impressive performances in the first three weight classes.

Redshirt sophomore No. 13 Louie Gill (125) registered four takedowns — the most by any Mountaineer in the dual — to win by technical fall over Tommy Aiello, 17-2. Sophomore No. 8 Gunner Andrick (133) followed Gill with a win by fall over Gauge Shipp.

Redshirt freshman Luke Satriano (141) continued the dominant trend, winning by technical fall, 16-0. He registered three takedowns during the bout.

The only misstep for the Mountaineers came in the 149-pound bout between redshirt freshman Ramil Islamov and No. 31 Noah Tapia. Islamov battled with Tapia, but a reversal in the third period made the difference as Islamov lost by decision, 6-5.

West Virginia quickly returned to form with redshirt junior No. 6 Ty Watters (157) winning by fall. In the final five bouts, West Virginia registered two victories by technical fall with redshirt senior No. 16 Ian Bush (184) and redshirt sophomore No. 14 Max Vanadia (HWT) getting the victories.

West Virginia's dual with the Brown Bears proved to be more evenly matched.

The Mountaineers did not get their first bonus point victory until the 157-pound bout between Watters and Khimari Manns. That was one of just two technical fall victories for West Virginia.

The first three matchups ended in decisions with the Mountaineers taking home the victories each time. One of the best performances came in the 125-pound bout with Gill registering a takedown in the final seconds to avoid the upset against Gabe Swann.

West Virginia led by as much as nine, but Brown steadily fought back to only trail by three heading into the final bout.

There was little to no concern for West Virginia after Vanadia scored a takedown and four-point nearfall in the heavyweight bout to lead, 7-0, in the early going. He never skipped a beat on his way to a win by technical fall to seal the victory for West Virginia, 22-14.

West Virginia returns to action on the road against Utah Valley to begin Big 12 Conference competition on Nov. 19, in Orem, Utah, at 9 p.m. EST.