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Wrestling Hits the Road This Weekend; Battles UVA (Fri) and Morgan State (Sun)

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team hits the road for the first dual trip of the season this weekend, heading to the University of Virginia on Friday and Morgan State on Sunday.
 
Penn (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League) at Virginia (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, Dec. 6 | 7 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va. | Memorial Gym
Watch on ESPN+ ($) | Live Results
 
Penn (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League) at Morgan State (1-5, 0-1 EIWA)
Sunday, Dec. 8 | 2 p.m.
Baltimore, Md. | Hurt Gymnasium
Watch
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The last time Penn hit the mats was at the Keystone Classic back on November 24, with Max Gallagher (125), CJ Composto (141), and Jude Swisher (157) taking the crown at their weights.
 
*Brady Pruett (125), Alex Almeyda (133), and Evan Mougalian (141) all placed second at Keystone.
 
*Six Quakers are ranked in the FloWrestling and Intermat top 33 of their weight classes, with senior Nick Incontrera leading the charge as the #6 wrestler at 174. #13 Composto, #13 Cross Wasilewski (149), #16 Swisher, #18 Gallagher, #29 Ryan Miller (133), and #30 Alex Almeyda (133) even out Penn's presence in the rankings.

**Head coach Roger Reina is two victories away from 250. He would be the sole coach in program history to hit the milestone.
 
*The Quakers and Hoos have only squared up three times in program history, with Penn holding a 2-1 advantage. The last time these teams met in 2011, the Red and Blue brought an 18-15 win back to University City.
 
*Virginia brings three grapplers ranked in the top 35 of their weights into Friday's meeting, with Nick Hamilton leading the charge as the #15 wrestler at 165. #28 Keyveon Roller (125) and #32 Gabe Porter (133) round out the Hoos in the rankings.
 
*Penn and Morgan State met last season, with the Quakers dominating 43-4. Hunter Gandy won his first collegiate dual against the Bears, winning his bout 14-0.
 
Penn's Lineup vs. UVA/Morgan State
125: #18 Max Gallagher or Brady Pruett
133: #29 Ryan Miller or #30 Alex Almeyda
141: #13 CJ Composto or Evan Mougalian
149: #13 Cross Wasilewski 
157: #16 Jude Swisher or Paul Ognissanti
165Andy Troczynski or Reed Fullmer
174: #6 Nick Incontrera
184Nate Taylor
197Josh Labarbera or Jackson Zimmerman
285John Pardo
 
UVA's Lineup vs. Penn
125: Keyveon Roller
133: Gable Porter
141: Kyren Butler
149: Jack Gioffre
157: Michael Gioffre
165: Nick Hamilton
174: Justin Phillips
184: TBA
197: Ethan Weatherspoon or Max Shulaw
285: Gabe Christenson
 
Morgan State's Lineup vs. Penn
125: Julian Dawson
133: Kevin Lopez
141: Myrin Nixon
149: Yannis Charles
157: EJ Tecson
165: Sam Diggs
174: Darrien Roberts
184: Kingsley Menifee
197: TBA
285: Xaiver Doolin
 

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Players Mentioned

Alex Almeyda

Alex Almeyda

133
Sophomore
CJ Composto

CJ Composto

141
Junior
Max Gallagher

Max Gallagher

125
Sophomore
Hunter Gandy

Hunter Gandy

157
Junior
Nick  Incontrera

Nick Incontrera

174
Senior
Josh Labarbera

Josh Labarbera

197
Senior
Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

133
Senior
Brady Pruett

Brady Pruett

125
Junior
Jude Swisher

Jude Swisher

157
Sophomore
Andy Troczynski

Andy Troczynski

157
Junior
Reed Fullmer

Reed Fullmer

165
Freshman
Paul Ognissanti

Paul Ognissanti

157
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Almeyda

Alex Almeyda

Sophomore
133
CJ Composto

CJ Composto

Junior
141
Max Gallagher

Max Gallagher

Sophomore
125
Hunter Gandy

Hunter Gandy

Junior
157
Nick  Incontrera

Nick Incontrera

Senior
174
Josh Labarbera

Josh Labarbera

Senior
197
Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

Senior
133
Brady Pruett

Brady Pruett

Junior
125
Jude Swisher

Jude Swisher

Sophomore
157
Andy Troczynski

Andy Troczynski

Junior
157
Reed Fullmer

Reed Fullmer

Freshman
165
Paul Ognissanti

Paul Ognissanti

Freshman
157