The Citadel 42, Gardner-Webb 3
CHARLESTON, S.C. ? The Citadel wrestling team dominated Gardner-Webb on Feb. 24 in the final dual match of the 2008-09 season, winning, 42-3.
The Bulldogs started with an early 18-0 lead as the other Bulldogs had to forfeit three of the ten matches. In the 125-pound match Tyler Sim defeated Gardner-Webb’s Cortney Roberts, 11-5, to earn three points for the team score. Fellow Bulldog Pierre Frazile won the 149-pound match over Austin Reece, 9-5.
The Citadel’s Keith Koziel battled back and forth with Gardner-Webb’s Thomas Knapp in the 157-pound match. Koziel came away with a 12-6 win. Bulldog grappler J.C. Oddo dominated in the 174-pound match-up pinning Blake Salyer in 1:59, making the team score 33-0 with three matches left in the meet.
True Freshman Kelby Smith faced Gardner-Webb’s Jonathon Velasquez in an exciting match at 184-pound. The match was tied 8-8 with less than thirty seconds on the clock. Smith earned a one point escape in the final seconds of the match winning, 9-8. The Citadel’s 197-pound Odie Delaney used the team’s momentum to dominate Gardner-Webb’s Randall Herring pinning him in 1:01.
Going into the final match of the night, The Citadel had a team score of 42-0. Redshirt-Senior Aaron Brown competed in his final dual match of his collegiate career to close out the competition. In the heavyweight match, Gardner-Webb’s Dustin Porter was able to takedown Brown in overtime for a 3-1 decision.
The Citadel wrestling team will return to action on Mar. 7 as they host the 2009 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship in McAlister Field House.
The Citadel 42, Gardner-Webb 3
125 Tyler Sim (Cit) dec. Cortney Roberts (GW) 11-5, 3-0 Cit
133 Richard Alarcon (Cit) win by forfeit 6-0, 9-0 Cit
141 Derek Royster (Cit) win by forfeit 6-0, 15-0 Cit
149 Pierre Frazile (Cit) dec. Austin Reece (GW) 9-5, 18-0 Cit
157 Keith Koziel (Cit) dec. Thomas Knapp 12-6, 21-0 CIt
165 Derek Sickel (Cit) win by forfeit 6-0, 27-0 Cit
174 J.C. Oddo (Cit) Fall Blake Salyer (GW) 1:59 6-0, 33-0 Cit
184 Kelby Smith (Cit) dec. Jonathon Velaquez (GW) 9-8, 36-0 Cit
197 Odie Delaney (Cit) Fall Randall Herring (GW) 1:01 6-0, 42-0 Cit
285 Dustin Porter (GW) dec. Aaron Brown (Cit) 3-1, 42-3 Cit