January 2, 2007

BLACKSBURG - After taking a month off from team action for individual tournaments, fall exams and holiday break, the Virginia Tech wrestling squad will resume dual meet action Wednesday night, taking on Ohio University in Athens starting at 7 p.m.

Ohio enters the match at 7-3 while the Hokies are 4-2 on the year.

Last year, the Bobcats came to Blacksburg and won six of the 10 matches to take a 30-16 victory. The two teams first met in 1990 and Ohio holds a 7-1 lead in the series.

Below are the probable starting lineups for the Hokies and Bobcats Wednesday night:

Virginia Tech (4-2)
125 Open
133 Matt Rosen (7-6)
141 Andre Johnson (5-6)
149 Jon Bonilla-Bowman (12-4)
157 Derek Gallagher (4-6)
165 Eric Decker (17-7)
174 Steve Ratley (20-7)
184 Steve Borja (14-5)
197 Tim Miller (4-7) or Kevin O'Connor (0-0)
285 Jim Powers (5-7)

Ohio (7-3)
125 Seth Morton (4-6)
133 Terry Jackson (3-3)
141 Open
149 Clay Tucker (3-10)
157 Jake Frerichs (5-4)
165 Jacob Ison (17-8) or Ryan Knapp (0-1)
174 Antione Love (12-4) or Adam Faires (2-2)
184 Nick Terbay (7-8)
197 Larry Reichard (10-9)
285 Marcus Adelman (7-7)