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FOLLOW LIVE: Wrestling competes in Day 2 of Virginia Duals starting at 4 p.m.

| By: By Daniel Lacy/Assistant Sports Information Director
  • Tournament: The Virginia Duals
  • Opponent: TBD
  • Time: Saturday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m.
  • Links:    Live Stats  (if link doesn't work, search "Virginia Duals" on trackwrestling.com) |    Website    |    Bracket
  • Tournament Information: The Averett University wrestling team is the five-seed in the American College division of the dual-style tournament. After going 1-1 in Day 1 of the tournament, Averett has the opportunity to finish anywhere from third to sixth place. Its first dual will be against the loser of the Ferrum College vs Waynesburg University dual, which will take place at 2 p.m. If the Cougars win their 4 p.m. dual, they will wrestle in the third-place dual at 8:30 p.m. If they lose the 4 p.m. dual, they will wrestle in the fifth-place dual at 6:30 p.m.
  • The Series: This is Averett's third trip to the Virginia Duals, but the team has gone 0-3 in each of the last two years. The Cougars turned that around Friday, going 1-1 with a 25-14 loss to Liberty University in the opening round but a 33-12 win over Apprentice School to advance in the consolation bracket.
  • Averett at a Glance: The Cougars enter this tournament 2-3 on the year in dual competition. Most recently, Averett is coming off the Jim Crytzer Invitational, where juniors Sam Braswell and Brandon Woody won titles at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively. Meanwhile, freshman Trent Ragland reached the championship bout to place second at heavyweight, while four other Cougars placed in their respective classes. Additionally, it has been a news-heavy month for the wrestling team, highlighted by Braswell and Woody earning top-10 rankings in both the d3wrestle.com and Intermat polls, as Braswell sits at sixth in both polls and Woody ranks sixth in d3wrestle.com and eighth in Intermat. Also, Averett cracked the top-25 for the first time in program history, ranking 23rd in the Intermat Team Tournament rankings.
  • Coaches Corner: We sat down with head wrestling coach Blake Roulo to discuss the latest on his program's accomplishments in Wednesday's edition of Coaches Corner.
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