Nov. 4, 2007

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Wagner, Anderson, & VMI at Virginia
Virginia 52, Wagner 0
Virginia 45, Anderson 3
Virginia 42, VMI 3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Virginia wrestling team opened its 2007-08 season Saturday in dominating fashion with wins over Wagner (52-0), Anderson (45-3) and VMI (42-3) at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers lost just two of their 30 matches on the day en route to the big wins.

Freshman Michael Chaires (Scotia, N.Y.) had a sensational college debut, recording pins in all three of his matches at 165 pounds. Brent Jones (So., Burke, Va.) also recorded two pins and a forfeit win at 197. Ten of the Cavaliers' win came by pin, including five against Wagner. The Cavaliers' 52 points against Wagner were the third-most in program history, falling six points shy of the record of 58, set vs. Howard in 1998.

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Maryland at Fighting Scot Duals (Edinboro, Pa.)
Maryland 26, Army 13
Maryland 30, Mercyhurst 15
Edinboro 19, Maryland 15

EDINBORO, Pa. - Sophomores Stephen Bell, No. 7 Mike Letts, and No. 8 Hudson Taylor all went a perfect 3-0 as the Maryland wrestling team went 2-1 in its first action of the 2007-08 season at the Fighting Scot Duals hosted by No. 16 Edinboro. The Terrapins beat Army and Mercyhurst before losing to Edinboro in the feature match.

Maryland defeated Army in its first match of the day, 26-13, and then handled Mercyhurst, 30-15. Edinboro narrowly escaped an upset by the Terps with a 19-15 victory.

Bell impressed in his first time in the Maryland lineup at 133 pounds as he beat Army's William Simpson, 16-10 and then pinned Mercyhurst's Joey McCullough in 2:32. He finished the day with a 5-2 decision against Edinboro's Ricky Deubel.

Letts opened the season at 174 pounds with a 15-0 technical fall which he completed in seven minutes against Dean Gaier of Army. He handled Josh Shields with a 14-5 major decision and then beat No. 17 Phil Moricone, 5-3, in his finale.

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