UNCG drops three matches at Old Dominion Quad meet
NORFOLK, Va. ? Two Spartans won a pair of matches on the afternoon, but the UNC Greensboro wrestling team dropped a trio of matches at the Old Dominion Quad on Sunday afternoon.
The Spartans lost their dual matches to No. 21 Old Dominion, 33-6; George Mason, 25-16; and Purdue, 30-9.
Senior 141-pounder Chris Bencivenga and fellow senior Joe Sheffield each won two matches for UNCG. Bencivenga began his day by dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 8 Ryan Williams from ODU before pinning Ryan Watson from George Mason just 17 seconds into the second period. In the final match against Purdue, Bencivenga picked up a forfeit.
Heavyweight Joe Sheffield recorded just one of the two wins for the Spartans against Old Dominion, with a narrow 5-4 decision against Roy Dragon III. He picked up a forfeit in the match against George Mason before losing to Chris Kasten from Purdue in the last match of the afternoon.
UNC Greensboro will return to the mat this weekend as the Spartans kick off the home portion of their dual meet schedule. UNCG will host the Mountaineers from Appalachian State on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.
AGATE
No. 21 ODU 33, UNC Greensboro 6
125: No. 4 James Nicholson (ODU) win by major decision Mitchell Johnson (UNCG), 14-6
133: No. 17 Kyle Hutter (ODU) fall Casey Boyle (UNCG), 1:57
141: No. 8 Ryan Williams (ODU) win by decision Chris Bencivenga (UNCG), 6-1
149: Joey Metzler (ODU) win by decision Ben Wilmore (UNCG), 6-3
157: Andrew Saunders (UNCG) decision Dan Rivera (ODU), 6-2
165: Chris Brown (ODU) technical fall Edwin Hojilla (UNCG), 19-4 in 7:00
174: Derek Coffey (ODU) win by decision Brett Miller (UNCG), 4-1
184: Joe Budi (ODU) win by decision Mikal McKee (UNCG), 8-4
197: Jesse Strawn (ODU) fall Ryan Sughrue (UNCG), 4:19
HWT: Joe Sheffield (UNCG) win by decision Roy Dragon III (ODU), 5-4
George Mason 25, UNC Greensboro 16
125: Brian Wright (GMU) win by decision Mitchell Johnson (UNCG), 8-5
133: Denny Herndon (GMU) win by decision Casey Boyle (UNCG), 4-0
141: Chris Bencivenga (UNCG) fall Ryan Watson (GMU), 3:17
149: Jake Bohn (GMU) win by major decision Ben Wilmore (UNCG), 9-1
157: Frankie McLaughlin (GMU) win by decision Andrew Saunders (UNCG), 6-2
165: Jimmy Kaden (GMU) win by decision Victor Hojilla (UNCG), 8-4
174: Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) fall Brett Miller (UNCG), 3:38
184: Mikal McKee (UNCG) win by major decision Greg Scott (GMU), 16-7
197: No. 6 Cayle Byers (GMU) win by decision Jeremy Cannon (UNCG), 7-4
HWT: Joe Sheffield (UNCG) win by FORFEIT
Purdue 30, UNC Greensboro 9
125: Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) win by decision Akif Eren (Purdue), 11-10
133: Carson Beebe (Purdue) fall Casey Boyle (UNCG), 6:28
141: Chris Bencivenga (UNCG) win by FORFEIT
149: Matt Redmond (Purdue) win by decision Ben Wilmore (UNCG), 5-2
157: Nick Bertucci (Purdue) win by major decision Andrew Saunders (UNCG), 8-0
165: Jason Martin (Purdue) win by decision Victor Hojilla (UNCG), 7-6
174: Nick Corpe (Purdue) win by major decision Brett Miller (UNCG), 18-7 (20-9)
184: No. 12 A.J. Kissel (Purdue) win by decision Mikal McKee (UNCG), 4-2
197: No. 10 Logan Brown (Purdue) win by decision Jeremy Cannon (UNCG), 6-1
HWT: Chris Kasten (Purdue) win by major decision Joe Sheffield (UNCG), 12-0