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Wrestling Defeats Penn, 18-13, Set to Face No. 22 UVA at Virginia Duals

HAMPTON, Va. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (2-5, 1-1 MAC) earned an 18-13 victory over Penn (0-2, 0-0 EIWA) in its first match of the 40th Annual Virginia Duals on Friday at the Hampton Coliseum.

"We won the tight matches and that shows toughness, which is important," head coach Steve Martin said after the match. "when you start winning the close matches, that's always good."

One of the more important matches of the dual came at 157 pounds, when No. 13 in Intermat's rankings Larry Early took on No.