Davidson Tops Campbell, Anderson College in Wrestling Action
January 28, 2006
DAVIDSON, N.C. ? Marcus Boyd and Matt Pendle each recorded a pair of pins to lead Davidson to victories over Campbell (33-13) and Anderson College (31-9) in wrestling action Saturday evening at Belk Arena. With the wins, the Wildcats ended a three-match skid to improve to 3-5-1 overall.
In the opener with the Fighting Camels, Davidson raced out to a commanding
33-3 advantage winning seven of the first eight bouts. The Wildcats? Patrick Coman opened the team scoring with a 10-4 victory over Richie Apolinar at
125 pounds. Campbell tied the score, 3-3, following a Caleb Lesnoff win, but never inched closer as Davidson took the next six matches including pins from Jim Avola (141), Pendle (157) and Boyd (184).
Campbell?s only other win in a match that took place came at 197 pounds when Jason Cook scored a major decision over Wildcat freshman Wil Carter.
Similar to their first match of the evening, the Wildcats claimed six of the first eight matches to grab a 31-6 lead over Anderson College. Davidson?s Coman needed just 1:45 to pin Tyler Davis for his second victory of the year by fall. The Wildcat pin at 125 pounds was the first of four for Davidson against the Trojans. Matt Leonard (149), Pendle and Boyd also recorded pins in the second triumph of the evening for the Wildcats.
Boyd ran his season points total to a team-leading 36 points with his last four victories coming by way of pin. Pendle, who set the single-season record for pins a year ago, now leads the squad with six in just 14 matches this campaign
Davidson returns to action Tuesday, Jan. 31 in a 6 p.m. match at Southern Conference foe Appalachian State. Both Campbell and Anderson College will wrestle on the road Feb. 4.
Davidson 33, Campbell 13
125 - Patrick Coman (DAV) def. Richie Apolinar (CAM), 10-4 3-0
133 - Caleb Lenoff (CAM) def. Travis Hunter (DAV), 6-4 3-3
141 - Jim Avola (DAV) pinned Elliot Berger (CAM), 2:16 9-3
149 - Matt Leonard (DAV) def. Steven Wiktorek (CAM), 7-6 12-3
157 - Matt Pendle (DAV) pinned Nick Amato (CAM), 1:17 18-3
165 - Jimmy Colavita (DAV) def. Brent Poynter (CAM), 14-11 21-3
174 - Sam O?Hair (DAV) won by forfeit 27-3
184 - Marcus Boyd (DAV) pinned Kyle Higgins (CAM), 3:45 33-3
197 - Jason Cook (CAM) def. Wil Carter (DAV), 11-2 33-7
285 - Jeremiah Fennell (CAM) won by forfeit 33-13
Davidson 31, Anderson College 9
125 - Patrick Coman (DAV) pinned Tyler Davis (AC), 1:45 6-0
133 - Anthony DiCarlo (AC) def. Travis Hunter (DAV), 13-6 6-3
141 - Jim Avola (DAV) def. Nick DiCarlo (AC), 10-6 9-3
149 - Matt Leonard (DAV) pinned Nathan Wade (AC), 4:00 15-3
157 - Matt Pendle (DAV) pinned Herb Porter, 3:12 21-3
165 - Matt Godwin (AC) def. Jimmy Colavita (DAV), 7-6 21-6
174 - Marcus Boyd (DAV) pinned Hunter Garner (AC), 2:45 27-6
184 - Sam O?Hair (DAV) def. Jeremy Smith (AC), 10-2 31-6
197 - Darryl Scott (AC) def. Wil Carter (DAV), 11-7 31-9
285 - No Match
NORTHERN IOWA HANDS UTC WRESTLERS 19-18 DEFEAT;
MOCS BLANK CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Tyler Rhodes’ 2-1 victory over Israel Silva in the heavyweight class lifted the University of Northern Iowa’s wrestling team to a 19-18 victory over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Saturday. Immediately following that dual, the Mocs dispensed of Cumberland University, 58-0.
Rhodes and Silva were tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, but Rhodes earned an extra point for riding time to claim the one-point victory. The Panthers, ranked No. 22 nationally, forfeited the next match at 125 pounds for the final margin.
Overall, UNI, now 3-7-1, claimed six of the 10 matches on the night, four of which were decided by one point.
“We lost four matches by one point,” UTC Head Coach Joe Seay said. “Some of those could have gone either way. I thought we wrestled very solidly for most of the night. We had a chance to win the match, but we didn’t pull them out. I told our guys afterwards, if they do that at the conference tournament, they won’t go to Nationals. It’s that simple.”
The two nationally-ranked wrestlers lived up to their billing for each team. UTC’s Matt Keller, ranked as high as No. 6 at 133 pounds, began the match with a pin of Chris Helgeson to give the Mocs a quick 6-0 lead. It was the 11th consecutive victory for Keller and his eighth pin of the season.
UNI’s Nick Baima, ranked as high as No. 7 at 165 pounds, moved up to 174 for this match, and scored a 16-5 major decision over UTC’s T.J. Sayers. Baima’s win snapped a 9-9 tie and gave the Panthers the lead for good at 13-9.
Aaron Martin and John Davis were the other winners for the Mocs, now 11-7-1. Martin outpointed Colby Goetsch 9-6 at 149, and Davis defeated Dan Dunning 5-1 at 184.
The Panthers also earned team points from C.J. Ettelson, Chris Bitetto, Moza Fay and Andrew Anderson.
Ettelson edged Michael Keefe 9-8 at 141, Bitetto outscored Jake Yost 3-2 at 157, Fay was a 5-2 winner over Justin Otis and Anderson got past Lloyd Rogers 6-5 at 197.
In the Cumberland dual, the Bulldogs, an NAIA program, forfeited four matches. The Mocs used five pins and a major decision for the shutout. UTC claimed a 57-0 win over Cumberland last season.
Winning by fall for the Mocs were Martin (149), Wayne French (157), Kyle McKee (184), Zach Tramel (285) and Maldonado (125). Daniel Peterson scored a 16-6 major over Trey Myers at 165.
UTC hosts another twin dual next Saturday at Maclellan Gym. Appalachian State and Cumberland College will visit the UTC campus with the first match beginning at 7 p.m.
No. 22 Northern Iowa 19, Chattanooga 18
Jan. 28, Maclellan Gym, Chattanooga, Tenn.
133 - No. 6 Matt Keller (UTC) pinned Chris Helgeson (UNI), 2:46 6-0
141 - C.J. Ettelson (UNI) dec. Michael Keefe (UTC), 9-8 6-3
149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Colby Goetsch (UNI), 9-6 9-3
157 - Chris Bitetto (UNI) dec. Jake Yost (UTC), 3-2 9-6
165 - Moza Fay (UNI) dec. Justin Otis (UTC), 5-2 9-9
174 - No. 7 Nick Baima (UNI) maj. dec. T.J. Sayers (UTC), 16-5 9-13
184 - John Davis (UTC) dec. Dan Dunning (UNI), 5-1 12-13
197 - Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Lloyd Rogers (UTC), 6-5 12-16
285 - Tyler Rhodes (UNI) dec. Israel Silva (UTC), 2-1 12-19
125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) won by forfeit 18-19
Chattanooga 58, Cumberland University 0
Jan. 28, Maclellan Gym, Chattanooga, Tenn.
133 ? Adam Rains (UTC) won by forfeit 6-0
141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) won by forfeit 12-0
149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) pinned Kyle Knox (CU), 4:51 18-0
157 ? Wayne French (UTC) pinned Daniel Rosbottom (CU), 6:44 24-0
165 ? Daniel Peterson (UTC) maj. dec. Trey Myers (CU), 16-6 28-0
174 - T.J. Sayers (UTC) won by forfeit 34-0
184 ? Kyle McKee (UTC) pinned Jordan Powers (CU), 2:43 40-0
197 ? Nick Lorenzano (UTC) won by forfeit 46-0
285 ? Zach Tramel (UTC) pinned Jacob Sheffield (CU), 2:51 52-0
125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) pinned Santana Adame (CU), 5:42 58-0
UNC Greensboro defeats The Citadel 27-10
Friday, January 27
GREENSBORO, NC ? The UNC Greensboro wrestling team improved to 3-0 in the Southern Conference and 9-1 overall for the first time in school history as the Spartans bested The Citadel 27-10 Friday evening at Fleming Gymnasium.
The Citadel (4-8, 0-2) freshman Anthony Easter put the Bulldogs out in front 4-0 early when he claimed an 11-0 major decision victory over Justin Walp in the 125 lbs. weight class to open the dual match. Spartan (9-1,
3-0) sophomore Chris Bencivenga gave UNCG its first points of the evening as the Davie, FL product recorded a 17-11 decision over Michael Arias in the 133 lbs. weight class, leaving UNCG trailing by a single point after a pair of bouts.
In the 141 lbs. weight class, Sean Markey gave the visiting Bulldogs a 7-3 lead as he earned a dramatic 4-3 win over 17th-ranked (USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Coaches Poll) Kevin Artis. Cody Harrington put the Spartans right back into the thick of the bout when he defeated Matt Bullwinkel 12-6 in the 149 lbs. weight class, once again leaving UNCG trailing by a point.
Sophomore Andrew Krieger put the Spartans out in front 9-7 when he claimed a thrilling 3-2 win in the 157 lbs. weight class. The Citadel, however, regained the lead following the 165 lbs. weight class bout when Dan Thompson defeated Mark Ring 4-0 to give the Bulldogs a slim one point edge.
Joe Lowe put UNCG right back in the lead, 13-10, as the Lakeland, FL native posted a dominating 12-3 major decision victory over Darius Caldwell at 174 lbs. Freshman Kane Smith provided the Spartans with some much needed breathing room when the Cattaraugus, NY product posted a dominating 17-0 technical fall over Allen Elliot to put UNCG out in front 18-10 with but two bouts remaining.
Daren Burns, the 20th-ranked wrestler this week (USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Coaches Poll), sealed the match for the Spartans when he earned a 5-2 win over Mark Thompson in the 197 lbs. weight class. In the 285 lbs. weight class, 12th-ranked (USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Coaches Poll) Tyler Shovlin recorded UNCG’s seventh victory of the evening and his 18th overall when he collected a fall victory in 4:13.
UNCG returns to the mat when the Spartans travel to Raleigh to battle North Carolina State February 1 at 7:30 pm. The Spartans are 2-0 against ACC foes this season, having knocked off Virginia and Duke earlier in the season.
AGATE:
UNCG 27, The Citadel 10
125 ? Anthony Easter (The Citadel) def. Justin Walp (UNCG) by major decision, 11-0
133 ? Chris Bencivenga (UNCG) def. Michael Arias (The Citadel) by decision,
17-11
141 ? Sean Markey (The Citadel) def. Kevin Artis (UNCG) by decision, 4-3
149 ? Cody Harrington (UNCG) def. Matt Bullwinkel (The Citadel) by decision, 12-6
157 ? Andrew Krieger (UNCG) def. Chris Humphries (The Citadel) by decision,
3-2
165 ? Dan Thompson (The Citadel) def. Mark Ring (UNCG) by decision, 4-0
174 ? Joe Lowe (UNCG) def. Darius Caldwell (The Citadel) by major decision,
12-3
184 ? Kane Smith (UNCG) def. Allen Elliott (The Citadel) by technical fall, 17-0
197 ? Daren Burns (UNCG) def. Mark Thompson (The Citadel) by decision, 5-2
285 ? Tyler Shovlin (UNCG) def. John Buck (The Citadel) by fall, 4:13