Keydets Fall to No. 2 Penn State, Old Dominion in Virginia Duals

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Keydets Fall to No. 2 Penn State, Old Dominion in Virginia Duals

LEXINGTON, Va.-  The VMI wrestling team was eliminated from the 2011 Virginia Duals Fri., Jan 7 in Hampton, Va., as the Keydets were defeated by No. 2 Penn State 42-3 and 38-3 by Old Dominion in the double-elimination dual meet format. Sophomore John Dommert and senior Josh Wine picked up the two wins for VMI on the day.

Against Penn State, the Nittany Lions rattled off seven-consecutive wins before Dommert bested PSU's Andrew Church by an 8-4 tally at 174 lbs. In the marquee bout of the match, Penn State junior heavyweight No. 7 Cameron Wade knocked off VMI's No. 11 Josh Wine 7-2 in the final bout of the match.

Facing the Monarchs of Old Dominion in the second match of the day, VMI once again struggled to find its stride. The Keydets dropped the first nine matches of the meet before Wine thwarted ODU's shutout bid, defeating Grant Chapman by a 2-0 shutout to run the final tally 38-3.

VMI returns to the mat on Fri., Jan. 14 in its first home dual match of the season, as VMI will play host to ACC opponent North Carolina State University from Cocke Hall. The match is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., and live stats will be available via VMIKeydets.com.

Championship - VMI
Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Penn State defeated VMI 42-3
125 - Brad Pataky (Penn State) over John Pope (VMI) TF 20-3
133 - Andrew Long (Penn State) over Luke Todd (VMI) Pin 2:44
141 - Andrew Alton (Penn State) over David Yost (VMI) Pin 3:21
149 - Frank Molinaro (Penn State) over Rennie Merhige (VMI) Maj 18-4
157 - David Taylor (Penn State) over Nick Emison (VMI) Pin 2:27
165 - Jake Kemerer (Penn State) over Joe Munno (VMI) Dec 6-5
174 - Ed Ruth (Penn State) over Matt Brock (VMI) TF 24-9
184 - John Dommert (VMI) over Andrew Church (Penn State) Dec 8-4
197 - Justin Ortega (Penn State) over Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI) Maj 8-0
HWT - Cameron Wade (Penn State) over Josh Wine (VMI) Dec 7-2

Match #2 Cons. Round 1: Old Dominion defeated VMI 38-3
125 - James Nicholson (Old Dominion) over John Pope (VMI) TF 19-2
133 - Kyle Hutter (Old Dominion) over Luke Todd (VMI) TF 18-1
141 - Brennan Brumley (Old Dominion) over David Yost (VMI) Dec 3-1
149 - Joey Metzler (Old Dominion) over Rennie Merhige (VMI) Maj 11-3
157 - Chad Lowman (Old Dominion) over Nick Emison (VMI) TF 15-0
165 - Dan Rivera (Old Dominion) over Ted Gottwald (VMI) Dec 7-2
174 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Evan Dill (VMI) Pin 2:17
184 - Billy Curling (Old Dominion) over John Dommert (VMI) Maj 8-0
197 - Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion) over Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI) Dec 4-0
HWT - Josh Wine (VMI) over Grant Chapman (Old Dominion) Dec 2-0
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Players Mentioned

Matt Brock

Matt Brock

Junior
Evan Dill

Evan Dill

Sophomore
John Dommert

John Dommert

Sophomore
Ronnie Ellsworth

Ronnie Ellsworth

Senior
Nick Emison

Nick Emison

Freshman
Ted Gottwald

Ted Gottwald

Freshman
Rennie Merhige

Rennie Merhige

Freshman
Joe Munno

Joe Munno

Junior
John Pope

John Pope

Redshirt Senior
Luke Todd

Luke Todd

Junior
Josh Wine

Josh Wine

Senior
David Yost

David Yost

Junior

Players Mentioned

Matt Brock

Matt Brock

Junior
Evan Dill

Evan Dill

Sophomore
John Dommert

John Dommert

Sophomore
Ronnie Ellsworth

Ronnie Ellsworth

Senior
Nick Emison

Nick Emison

Freshman
Ted Gottwald

Ted Gottwald

Freshman
Rennie Merhige

Rennie Merhige

Freshman
Joe Munno

Joe Munno

Junior
John Pope

John Pope

Redshirt Senior
Luke Todd

Luke Todd

Junior
Josh Wine

Josh Wine

Senior
David Yost

David Yost

Junior