On Friday, the Mountaineers fell to Indiana, 38-8 before defeating Buffalo, 19-16 in the first round of consolations. West Virginia also split matches on Saturday, defeating Kent, 22-21 before losing to No. 20-ranked Wisconsin, 28-9.
Joe Carr (157-pounds) went a perfect 4-0 for the weekend to improve his overall record to15-4. Freshman Greg Jones won all three of his matches tom increase his spotless record to 11-0 at 174.
No. 2-ranked Ryan Kehler, meanwhile, dropped two matches on Friday before coming back to post victories against Kent and Wisconsin on Saturday.
Kehler's pin of Kent's Jim Swettern gave West Virginia the six points it needed to pull out a come-from-behind, 22-21 decision over the Golden Flashes in the final contest of the match. Kehler's eighth pin of the season moves him into a tie with six others for fourth on the WVU single season pin list.
West Virginia, now 3-3, is back in action at Bloomsburg on Sunday, Jan. 21.
Indiana 38 West Virginia 8
125 Greg Schaefer (I) pinned Greg White (W), 1:12 0-6
133 Brian Smiley (I) maj. dec. Brian Floyd (W), 12-1 0-10
141 Coyte Cooper (I) maj. dec. Joe Finch (W), 19-6 0-14
149 Gabe Cook (I) pinned Mike Catullo (W), 2:57 0-20
157 #13 Joe Carr (W) tech. fall James Wade (I), 6:23 5-20
165 #17 Kevin Stanley (I) pinned Tom Mcmath (W), 2:08 5-26
174 Greg Jones (W) dec. Jack Wade (I), 9-5 8-26
184 #5 Victor Sveda (I) pinned Jon Foster (W), 0:42 8-32
197 Ty Matthews (I) dec. Martius Harding (W), 8-5 8-35
HWT Mike Dixon (I) dec. #2 Ryan Kehler (W), 1-1, RO 8-38
West Virginia 19 Buffalo 16
125 Charlie Vorhees (B) maj. dec. Greg White (W), 13-3 0-4
133 Brian Floyd (W) pinned Adam Grillo (B), 0:51 6-4
141 Ryan Bentley (B) dec. Joe Finch (W), 7-1 6-7
149 Billy Jacoutot (B) dec. Mike Catullo (W), 3-1 6-10
157 #13 Joe Carr (W) dec. Labe Black (B), 5-2 9-10
165 Tom Mcmath (W) dec. David Guarrino (B), 5-2 12-10
174 Greg Jones (W) maj. dec. Garrett Bontempo (B), 13-5 16-10
184 #15 Josh States (B) dec. Jon Foster (W), 7-0 16-13
197 Martius Harding (W) dec. Ben Cooper (B), 10-7 19-13
HWT #12 John Eschenfelder (B) dec. #2 Ryan Kehler, 4-1 19-16
West Virginia 22 Kent 21
125 Brent Thompson (K) maj. dec. Greg White (W), 11-3 0-4
133 Jared Opfer (K) dec. Brian Floyd (W), 4-1 0-7
141 Mark Wentz (K) maj. dec. Joe Finch (W), 12-4 0-11
149 Mike Tolar (K) pinned Mike Catullo (W), 4:46 0-17
157 #12 Joe Carr (W) pinned Steve Bittenger (K), 2:35 6-17
165 Tom McMath (W) dec. Nick Nemeth (K), 6-6 RO 9-17
174 Greg Jones (W) maj. dec. Jack Hageman (K), 14-5 13-17
184 Nick Magistrelli (K) maj. dec. Jon Foster (W), 12-2 13-21
197 Martius Harding (W) dec. Zeb Miller (K), 5-3 16-21
HWT #2 Ryan Kehler (W) pinned Jim Swettern (K), 1:10 22-21
# 20 Wisconsin 28 West Virginia 9
125 #16 Tony Black (Wi) maj. dec. Greg White (W), 11-2 0-4
133 Kevin Black (Wi) dec. Brian Floyd (W), 6-2 0-7
141 Grant Hoerr (Wi) maj. dec. Joe Finch (W), 18-4 0-11
149 Corey McNellis (Wi) maj. dec. Mike Catullo, 17-5 0-15
157 #12 Joe Carr (W) dec. Nate Ertman (Wi), 12-5 3-15
165 #1 Donny Pritzlaff (Wi) maj. dec. Tom McMath (W), 16-6 3-19
174 Ryan Lewis (Wi) dec. Jason Ward (W), 6-0 3-22
184 Ralph DiNisco (Wi) won by forfeit 3-28
197 Martius Harding (W) dec. Jareck Horton, 5-3 6-28
HWT #2 Ryan Kehler (W) dec. #16 Justin Staebler, 1-1, RO 9-28