Spartans cruise past VMI, 32-7
GREENSBORO, N.C. ? UNC won eight of the first nine bouts, including the first five, as they easily defeated VMI, 32-7, on Saturday evening in Fleming Gymnasium. UNCG clinched second place in the Southern Conference with the win.
The Spartans improved to 6-7 on the year and 4-1 in the Southern Conference, while the Keydets fell to 5-7 this season and 1-2 in the league.
The match began at 157 pounds where Travis Sheehy easily handled Matthew Brock. Sheehy scored an early first period takedown before earning three near-fall points as he went on to win by major decision, 10-0. Victor Hojilla scored a major decision of his own to push the Spartan lead to 8-0 as he scored a takedown with five seconds left in the match to defeat Conor Black, 10-2.
At 174 pounds, Byron Sigmon led just 5-2 in the third period when he took Evan Dill down straight to his back where he scored the pin at the 5:43 mark. Andrew Saunders made it back-to-back pins for the Spartans as he pinned Vincent Gallo just 2:46 into the match to give UNCG a 20-0 team lead.
Ryan Sughrue made it five-straight wins for the Spartans has he scored at least one takedown in each period on his way to a 9-2 decision over Ronald Ellsworth. The win was Sughrue’s 20th of the season, which marks the first time in school history six Spartans have had at least 20 wins in a season. Josh Wine got the Keydets on the board at 285 pounds where he defeated Peter Sturgeon, 6-1, to make the team score, 23-3.
At 125 pounds, Eric Chandler got the Spartans back on course with a workman’s like performance against Johnathan Pope. Chandler scored an escape in the second period and rode Pope out the entire third period for a 2-0 decision. Casey Boyle scored a first-period takedown and held on for a 4-3 decision against Luke Todd.
Ivan Lopouchanski scored a takedown and reversal before receiving a point for riding time to defeat David Yost, 5-4, at 141 pounds. VMI was deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct due to throwing the headgear after the conclusion of that match to make the team score, 32-2. In the final match, Mike Long had three takedowns and near falls as he scored a 16-0 technical fall over Matt Barbo to make the final team score, 32-7.
The Spartans return to the mat on Friday at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium as they host Duquesne.
AGATE
UNC Greensboro 32, VMI 7
157: Travis Sheehy (UNCG) maj. dec. Matthew Brock (VMI), 10-0 (4-0 UNCG)
165: Victor Hojilla (UNCG) maj. dec. Conor Black (VMI), 10-2 (8-0 UNCG)
174: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) fall Evan Dill (VMI), 5:43 (14-0 UNCG)
184: Andrew Saunders (UNCG) fall Vincent Gallo (VMI), 2:46 (20-0 UNCG)
197: Ryan Sughrue (UNCG) dec. Ronald Ellsworth (VMI), 9-2 (23-0 UNCG)
285: Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Peter Sturgeon (UNCG), 6-1 (23-3 UNCG)
125: Eric Chandler (UNCG) dec. Johnathan Pope (VMI), 2-0 (26-3 UNCG)
133: Casey Boyle (UNCG) dec. Luke Todd (VMI), 4-3 (29-3 UNCG)
141: Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. David Yost (VMI), 5-4 (32-2 UNCG)*
149: Mike Long (VMI) tech. fall Matt Barbo (UNCG), 16-0 at 6:14 (32-7 UNCG)
*VMI had one team point deducted due to unsportsmanlike conduct
Wolff Comes Through In Clutch Twice For Wildcats
DAVIDSON, N.C. ? Davidson found themselves down to both Anderson University and Belmont Abbey entering the final bouts of the respective matches, but junior heavyweight Charlie Wolff came through in both to give the Wildcats a 23-22 victory over Anderson and a 23-20 win over Belmont Abbey in non-conference wrestling action Friday night in Belk Arena.
Junior Vitaly Radsky scored two pins at 141 pounds to lead the ?Cats (4-14) with 12 points scored. Alex Radsky (133) and Carl Sandercock (149) also won by falls.
When Wolff stepped into the mat against Anderson (5-13), the ?Cats were down 22-20, and then against Abbey (1-14), they were down 20-19.
Wolff defeated Anderson’s Chase Duke, 6-4, in the second 30-second tiebreaker following the second sudden-victory overtime period to tip the match in the Wildcats’ favor. Taking bottom to start the second period, Wolff scored a reversal and Duke scored an escape, so Duke chose bottom for the third period and evened the match with an escape. After a scoreless one-minute sudden victory period, the pair traded escapes in the tiebreaker frames and went through another scoreless sudden victory period. Duke took bottom for the first and escaped to take a 4-3 lead, but Wolff scored an escape and a takedown in the ensuing tiebreaker frame for the win.
Wolff scored an 8-0 major decision over Abbey’s Kyle Spar. After a scoreless first, Wolff tallied an escape and takedown, then added another two points with a takedown in the third frame. Spar’s second and third stall warnings gave Wolff two additional points, and the riding time bonus secured the major decision.
Davidson held a 17-0 lead over Anderson after senior Ben Altman opened the match with an 18-2 technical fall over Dequan Warner, and then the Radsky twins both earned pins. Alex pinned Cory Monteforte in 4:10, while Vitaly pinned Christopher Francis in 4:56. Anderson earned a decision at 149 and a major decision at 157 to pick up seven points before sophomore Tyler Mullen extended the Davidson lead with a 7-6 decision over Trevor Sanford.
Anderson erased the 20-7 advantage though with a decision at 174 pounds, a John Hamrick pin at 184 pounds, and a Luis Audelo pin at 197 pounds. Wolff came through for Davidson though in the deciding bout.
The Belmont Abbey match was closer throughout. Freshman Matt Zarth lost in the first sudden victory period at 125 pounds to give Belmont Abbey an early 3-0 lead, but an Alex Radsky (133) 8-4 decision, a pin by Vitaly Radsky in 2:32, and a pin by senior Carl Sandercock (149) in 3:21 gave the ?Cats a 15-3 advantage.
Corey White cut into the margin with a pin for Abbey at 157 pounds, and then Jake Varilek earned a decision at 165 pounds to cut the lead to just three points. However, sophomore Jorge Estrada earned his first career dual win in convincing fashion, an 11-4 major decision at 174 pounds, to give the Wildcats a 19-12 edge.
Abbey took the lead though with a technical fall at 184 pounds and a decision at 197 pounds. The 197-pound contest was one of the most spirited of the night as senior Mark Jeevratnam nearly scored his first career win, dropping a very close 7-5 decision. Wolff’s major decision then gave the ?Cats the 23-20 win.
The Davidson wrestling team will next face Campbell and NC State in Buies Creek, N.C., and then will conclude the regular season Thursday at 7 p.m. against Duquesne in Belk Arena.
Davidson - 23
Anderson University - 22
125 Ben Altman (D) TF5 Dequan Warner (A) 18 - 2 ( (7:00))
133 Alex Radsky (D) FALL Cory Monteforte (A) (4:10)
141 Vitaly Radsky (D) FALL Christopher Francis (A) (4:56)
149 Melchisedac LaVergne (A) DEC Carl Sandercock (D) 3 - 2
157 Jonathan Jackson (A) MD Joe McGinley (D) 16 - 6
165 Tyler Mullen (D) DEC Trevor Sanford (A) 7 - 6
174 Jordan Lide (A) DEC Jorge Estrada (D) 3 - 2
184 John Hamrick (A) FALL Ike Crews (D) 1:41
197 Luis Audelo (A) FALL Mark Jeevratnam (D) 6:07
285 Charlie Wolff (D) TB-3 Chase Duke (A) 6 - 4
Davidson - 23
Belmont Abbey - 20
125 Shane Summerlin (B) SV Matt Zarth (D) 7 - 5
133 Alex Radsky (D) DEC Graceson Pastirik (B) 8 - 4
141 Vitaly Radsky (D) FALL Dustin Crowley (B) 2:32
149 Carl Sandercock (D) FALL Tashawn Takeall (B) 3:21
157 Corey White (B) FALL Joe McGinley (D) 2:43
165 Jake Varilek (B) DEC Tyler Mullen (D) 6 - 3
174 Jorge Estrada (D) MD Peter Petties (B) 11 - 3
184 Ryan Gregory (B) TF5 Ike Crews (D) 18 - 2 (6:04)
197 Tom McGee (B) DEC Mark Jeevratnam (D) 7 - 5
285 Charlie Wolff (D) MD Kyle Spar (B ) 8 ? 0
Mocs Fall at No. 9 Oklahoma
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team dropped a 33-3 contest at No. 9 Oklahoma tonight. Sophomore Jason McCroskey posted the Mocs' only win at 184 in tonight's contest. With the non-conference loss, Chattanooga drops to 10-7 on the year.
The Mocs struggled in the first four matches on the night, falling behind 17-0 while allowing the Sooners to score five bonus points. Things got much more competitive in the middle of the line-up beginning with the 157 match. Freshman Josh Condon pushed No. 12 Shane Vernon all the way to the end. However, it was a takedown by Vernon with six seconds left that gave him the 4-3 win.
There was another close battle at 165 with the Mocs' 20th ranked Brandon Wright taking on No. 15 Tyler Caldwell. A second period penalty on Wright, plus riding time, allowed Caldwell to take the 3-0 win.
McCroskey used a first period takedown to grab control of his match at 184 with Erich Schmidtke. He held on for the next four minutes to earn a 4-0 shutout win. The Mocs dropped the final two matches to provide the final score on the evening.
UTC will be back in action on Feb. 16 when they travel to VMI. A win against the Keydets will wrap up Chattanooga's sixth consecutive SoCon regular season championship.
125: No. 18 Jarrod Patterson (OU) - Dec. 11-6 - Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - OU 3-0
133: Kendric Maple (OU) - TF 16-1 - Josh Statum (UTC) - OU 8-0
141: No. 3 Zack Bailey (OU) - MD 12-1 - Ben Johnson (UTC) - OU 12-0
149: No. 3 Kyle Terry (OU) - TF 22-7 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - OU 17-0
157: No. 12 Shane Vernon (OU) - Dec. 4-3 - Josh Condon (UTC) - OU 20-0
165: No. 15 Tyler Caldwell (OU) - Dec. 3-0 - No. 20 Brandon Wright (UTC) - OU 23-0
174: No. 15 Jeff James (OU) - Dec. 8-2 - Jake Young (UTC) - 26-0
184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) - Dec. 4-0 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) - OU 26-3
197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) - Dec. 9-3 - Nate Brown (UTC) - OU 29-3
HWT: No. 15 Nathan Fernandez (OU) - MD 18-5 - Matt Lettner (UTC) - OU 33-3