BLACKSBURG, Va. (January 9, 2022) – Redshirt sophomore Anthony Carman claimed a 3-0 record to highlight the West Virginia University wrestling team’s six wins in the round-robin tournament against wrestlers from Binghamton and No. 10 Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon, inside the Cassell Coliseum.
“I would say (today’s performance was) up and down,” fourth-year coach Tim Flynn said. “It’s been a year-long thing where our consistency isn’t there. We have to get healthy and move on.”
Carman produced two pins and a major decision to earn his undefeated mark.
The Glen Dale, West Virginia, native fell behind to Binghamton’s Sam Deprez in his first match of the event. Deprez secured a takedown in the opening 30 seconds of the first period to go up 2-0. Carman responded with two escapes to knot it up at 2-2 entering the third period. He grabbed a 4-2 advantage with a takedown and eventually tipped Deprez over to secure the pinning combination in 5:26.
Carman scored a second pin over Deprez’s teammate Cory Day (BU). The three-year Mountaineer found himself down 2-0 again in the opening seconds of match but erased the deficit with a two-point reversal and gained the lead (4-2) after another reversal to end the second period. The redshirt sophomore converted a double-leg takedown on Day and flattened him on his back to seal the fall. After claiming two pins, Carman kept the momentum rolling by scoring a 10-1 major decision over Virginia Tech’s Simeone Holmes to conclude his day at 184 pounds.
At 174 pounds, Scott Joll also captured a pin during the event. After trailing 6-2 midway through the third period, the Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, native put a headlock on BU’s Jacob Nolan, rolled his own body over for leverage, and then whipped himself to gain position on top of Nolan for the fall in 6:20.
In addition, redshirt junior Alex Hornfeck scored the first win for the Mountaineers in the form of a 10-2 major decision over BU’s Tyler Martin. Hornfeck registered three takedowns, one in each period, to take an 8-2 lead late in the third. He tacked on a stalling point and one for riding time to seal the decision.
Next up, West Virginia returns to Morgantown to play host to No. 4 Oklahoma State and Columbia on Sunday, Jan. 16, in the final tri-meet of the season. OSU and CU will lead off the meet at 11 a.m. ET, before WVU clashes with OSU at 1 p.m. on ESPNU and CU at 3 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
