CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Winning eight of 10 bouts, No. 22 Stanford defeated Virginia, 31-9, Saturday, at the Aquatics & Fitness Center on the Cavaliers’ campus.
The Cardinal (4-6, 2-2 ACC) improved to 2-1 all-time against Virginia (8-6, 0-3 ACC), picking up its first win in Charlottesville. Four of Stanford’s eight wins came by bonus points.
The dual started at 165 pounds where redshirt freshman EJ Parco recorded his seventh win of the season with an 8-3 decision over Nick Sanko. Parco notched two takedowns, an escape and the riding time point in the win.
With the team score tied 3-3, redshirt sophomore Abraham Wojcikiewicz put the Cardinal back on top with a 9-1 major decision over Griffin Gammell at 184 pounds. Ranked No. 33, Wojcikiewicz scored a takedown in the first, an escape in the second, four near fall points late in the third and tacked on riding time for his first major decision of the season.
True freshman Angelo Posada followed up with a first-period fall in 2:13 over Steven Burrell Jr. Ranked No. 17 at 197 pounds, Posada now has seven falls on the year, ranking in the top 10 nationally. He improves to 12-4 overall and 7-2 in duals.
No. 12 Nico Provo made it 16-9 in favor of the Cardinal with a 5-2 decision against No. 23 Keyveon Roller at 125 pounds. Provo recorded a takedown in the first, an escape to start the third and added the riding time point in his fifth ranked-win of the season. He is now 8-4 overall and 3-3 in duals.
No. 7 Tyler Knox added to the Cardinal lead with a 9-4 decision over No. 33 Marlon Yarbrough at 133 pounds. He scored a pair of takedowns, two escapes and was awarded a point for stalling on Yarbrough. Knox is now 9-4 overall and 7-2 in duals this season.
Redshirt freshman Jack Consiglio, ranked No. 18 nationally at 141 pounds, turned in his third major decision of the season, defeating Gable Porter, 9-1. Consiglio registered takedowns in the first and second periods. He chose down to start the third and scored a reversal and finished with riding time in his 10th win of the season.
No. 9 Aden Valencia came-from-behind to record a 6-2 decision over Wynton Denkins at 149 pounds to give the Cardinal a 26-9 advantage in the dual. The redshirt freshman improved to 10-6 overall and 5-4 in duals.
Redshirt junior Daniel Cardenas closed things out with a 21-6 technical fall over No. 33 Colton Washleski at 157 pounds. In the high-scoring affair, Cardenas secured a takedown at the buzzer to secure his eighth technical fall of the season - ranking in the top 10 nationally. He improves to 12-3 overall and 7-2 in duals. Eleven of his 12 wins on the season have come by bonus points.
Stanford returns to The Farm next week, hosting former Pac-12 foe Cal Poly on Friday at 7 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion.
No. 22 Stanford 31, Virginia 9
165: EJ Parco (STAN) dec. Nick Sanko (UVA), 8-3
174: #27 Nick Hamilton (UVA) dec. Collin Guffey (STAN), 7-3
184: #33 Abraham Wojcikiewicz (STAN) maj. dec. Griffin Gammell (UVA), 9-1
197: #17 Angelo Posada (STAN) fall Steven Burrell Jr. (UVA), F2:13
285: Brenan Morgan (UVA) fall Luke Duthie (STAN), F1:42
125: #12 Nico Provo (STAN) dec. #23 Keyveon Roller (UVA), 5-2
133: #7 Tyler Knox (STAN) dec. #33 Marlon Yarbrough (UVA), 9-4
141: #18 Jack Consiglio (STAN) maj. dec. Gable Porter (UVA), 9-1
149: #9 Aden Valencia (STAN) dec. Wynton Denkins (UVA), 6-2
157: #10 Daniel Cardenas (STAN) tech. fall #33 Colton Washleski (UVA), 21-6 (7:00)