The No. 22 ranked WVU wrestling team was unable to crawl out of an early hole in a 24-18 loss to No. 13 Iowa State in a Big 12 matchup Wednesday night inside the WVU Coliseum.
The Cyclones (5-3, 2-0 Big 12) took the meet’s first four bouts, including two pins, to build a 20-point advantage they would never squander. West Virginia, which snapped a four-match win streak, has not beaten Iowa State since 2017.
West Virginia also competed without starters Ty Watters (149 pounds) and Caleb Dowling (157), the weights where the Mountaineers suffered their defeats via pinfall. The pair have not been in action since West Virginia’s victory over Rider on Nov. 14…