NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (6-9, 4-2 MAC) earned three ranked victories against No. 7 Virginia Tech (10-1, 1-1 ACC), but was eventually defeated by the Hokies, 23-9 in a dual where the program celebrated its alumni and honored former Monarch Jamie Kelly.
"I told our guys coming into this match that they'll need to battle through each position," head coach Steve Martin said after the loss. "For the most part, most of the guys did it, but they just didn't smell the kill."
Three Monarchs came away with ranked victories over their Hokie counterparts in the dual, one of which came from unranked senior Kenan Carter, who defeated No.