Hampton, Va. - Trailing 16-6 against sixth-seeded Bucknell, The Citadel wrestling team posted victories in the final four matches of the dual meet and overtake the Bison by a 21-16 final to earn a split in the first day of action at the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. The Bulldogs return to action Saturday morning against North Carolina at 10 a.m.

After falling to No. 21 Kent State 24-12 in the opening round, the Bulldogs rallied to overcome the 10-point deficit against Bucknell to survive to wrestle another day. No. 18 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj got things rolling with a 3-2 decision victory at 174 to cut the deficit to seven before Josh Tuck scored a pinfall victory over Jamie Westwood at 184 and bring the Bulldogs within a single point. From there, a takedown in overtime by Kelby Smith scored him a 10-8 decision at 197 before Odie Delaney sealed the win with a close 5-4 victory at heavyweight.

Luvsandorj, Smith, Delaney and Kyle Casaletto each won their respective matches in both duals Friday with Delaney capturing a 5-3 victory over No. 16 Brendan Marlow in the loss to Kent State. Smith's two victories increase his record to 20-6 on the season, setting a career-high for wins in a season for the senior.

North Carolina also split a pair of duals on Friday with an 18-15 win over Rider in the first round before falling to No. 9 Edinboro 22-14. The Tar Heels feature a pair of ranked wrestlers with No. 14 Evan Henderson at 141 and No. 19 Corey Mock at 157.

No. 21 Kent State 24, The Citadel 12
125 - No. 4 Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Richard Alarcon (Citadel) Dec 6-1; 3-0 Kent State
133 - Kyle Casaletto (Citadel) over Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) Dec 4-2; Tied 3-3
141 - No. 9 Tyler Small (Kent State) over Jordan Dix (Citadel) Dec 7-1; 6-3 Kent State
149 - No. 14 Ian Miller (Kent State) over Seth Vernon (Citadel) Pin 6:42; 12-3 Kent State
157 - Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Pierre Frazile (Citadel) Dec 2-0; 15-3 Kent State
165 - Ross Tice (Kent State) over Mike Harper (Citadel) Dec 8-4; 18-3 Kent State
174 - No. 18 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Dec 4-2; 18-6 Kent State
184 - Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Josh Tuck (Citadel) Pin 0:34; 24-6 Kent State
197 - Kelby Smith (Citadel) over Ryan Buckner (Kent State) Dec 3-2 SV; 24-9 Kent State
285 - Odie Delaney (Citadel) over No. 16 Brendan Barlow (Kent State) Dec 5-3; 24-12 Kent State

The Citadel 21, Bucknell 16
125 - Austin Miller (Bucknell) over Richard Alarcon (Citadel) Dec 10-4; 3-0 Bucknell
133 - Kyle Casaletto (Citadel) over Shawn Armato (Bucknell) Dec 5-2; Tied 3-3
141 - Derrik Russell (Bucknell) over Jordan Dix (Citadel) Dec 6-2; 6-3 Bucknell
149 - John Regan (Bucknell) over Seth Vernon (Citadel) Pin 3:34; 12-3 Bucknell
157 - Pierre Frazile (Citadel) over Alex Pellicciotti (Bucknell) Dec 7-4; 12-6 Bucknell
165 - Corey Lear (Bucknell) over Mike Harper (Citadel) Major 13-3; 16-6 Bucknell
174 - No. 18 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) over Stephen McPeek (Bucknell) Dec 3-2; 16-Bucknell
184 - Josh Tuck (Citadel) over Jamie Westwood (Bucknell) Pin 2:43; 16-15 Bucknell
197 - Kelby Smith (Citadel) over Joe McMullan (Bucknell) Dec 10-8 SV; 18-16 Citadel
285 - Odie Delaney (Citadel) over Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) Dec 5-4; 21-16 Citadel

North Dakota State 30, Campbell 9

Hampton, Va. - Campbell dropped its first match of the 2012 Virginia Duals to North Dakota State 30-9 on Friday morning. The Fighting Camels (8-10) were competing without six of their ten starters due to injury and sickness, but CU took three of the final five bouts against the Bison (2-2).

Ryan Krecker (Nazareth, Penn.) got the Camels on the scoreboard with his 11-5 decision victory over Tyler Johnson at 165 pounds. Krecker improved to 9-7 this season, having won four of his last five matches. John Weakley (Cleveland, Ohio) then won a 14-8 decision over John Gusewelle, moving the redshirt senior to 17-7 on the season. Joe Nolan (Jackson, N.J.) concluded the match on a good note for CU, taking a 5-0 win over Evan Knutson.

Campbell will return to action on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The Camels will face Rutgers.

North Dakota State 30, Campbell 9
125: Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) pinned Grabiel Soto (CU) 2:48
133: Justin Solberg (NDSU) pinned Tanner Bidelspach (CU) 3:48
141: Tyler Diamond (NDSU) dec. Jordan Tolbert (CU) 9-3
149: Mark Erickson (NDSU) pinned Garrett Scivrani (CU) 4:28
157: Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. Nick Rex (CU) 4-2
165: Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU) 11-5
174: Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Paul Duggan (CU) 6-5
184: Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Matt Cox (CU) 4-1
197: John Weakley (CU) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU) 14-8
285: Joe Nolan (CU) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU) 5-0