Davidson sweeps Sacred Heart Tri-Meet

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Davidson wrestling team improved to 5-1 with a pair of convincing wins on the road, defeating Roger Williams, 26-10, and host Sacred Heart, 42-9, in a nonconference tri-meet Saturday evening in the William H. Pitt Center.

Sophomore 125-pounder Philip Elias was Davidson’s top performer, earning a technical fall victory over Roger Williams’ Anthony D’Anton by a score of 23-8, and pinning Joe Harris in 4:30. Sejiro Littleton (141 pounds), Kevin Birmingham (149), Ian Solcz (174), Scott Patrick (184) and Eddie Isola (285) also went 2-0 for the Wildcats.

Davidson claimed the first four bouts for a 14-0 lead against Roger Williams, with Matt Zarth following Elias’ opening tech fall with a 3-1 decision at 133 pounds and Littleton defeating Tom Sewell in the first sudden victory period, 9-7. Birmingham capped the strong start with a 10-4 decision at 149.

RW would take the next two bouts to cut the ‘Cats’ lead in half, 14-7, but Davidson claimed three of the final four bouts to seal the victory. Solcz, Davidson’s lone victor against nationally ranked Ohio State, won by decision at 174 before Patrick pinned Shane Parcel in 2:26 at 184. Philip Ernst won by decision for Roger Williams at 197, but Eddie Isola claimed a 4-1 decision at heavyweight for the final margin.

Davidson scored the maximum six points in six of the 10 weight classes against Sacred Heart, as the Wildcats earned pins from Elias (125), Birmingham and Carson Stack (197) and Sacred Heart surrendered the 165, 184 and 285-pound weight classes.

The Wildcats open their Southern Conference schedule Thursday at The Citadel.

Davidson 26, Roger Williams 10
125: Philip Elias (D) tech fall over Anthony D’Anton (R) 7:00 23-8
133: Matt Zarth (D) decision over Dante Porrazzo (R) 3-1
141: Sejiro Littleton (D) sudden victory 1 over Tom Sewell (R) 9-7
149: Kevin Birmingham (D) decision over Conor Hayes (R) 10-4
157: Dan Ressler (R) major decision over Patrick Devlin (D) 11-3
165: Collin Crowell (R) decision over Christopher Cirenza (D) 4-1
174: Ian Solcz (D) decision over John DiBurro (R) 6-2
184: Scott Patrick (D) pinned Shane Parcel (R) 2:26
197: Philip Ernst (R) decision over Carson Stack (D) 5-0
285: Eddie Isola (D) decision over Colin Egan (R) 4-1

Davidson 42, Sacred Heart 9
125: Philip Elias (D) pinned Joe Harris (S) 4:30
133: Andrew Polidore (S) pinned Matt Zarth (D) 1:00
141: Sejiro Littleton (D) decision over David Barbar (S) 5-4
149: Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Matt Herbert (S) 1:06
157: Joseph Evangelista (S) decision over Christopher Talevi (D) 7-1.
165: Christopher Cirenza (D) won by forfeit
174: Ian Solcz (D) decision over Sam Sheppard (S) 6-2.
184: Scott Patrick (D) won by forfeit
197: Carson Stack (D) pinned Sam Morison (S) 5:31
285: Eddie Isola (D) won by forfeit

 

Gardner-Webb drops three at the Hoosier Duals

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Gardner-Webb wrestling team suffered three straight losses in dual-meet action on Saturday afternoon at the Hoosier Duals on the campus of Indiana University.

GWU fell to Bucknell (27-15), Southern Conference foe SIUE (24-21) and the host Hoosiers (29-7).

In GWU’s first match of the day, the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers split the 10 bouts with the Bison of Bucknell, but Bucknell registered four pins over Gardner-Webb to defeat the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

Gardner-Webb fell behind early 9-0 in the match with a fall and a loss at the two low weights of 125 and 133 pounds, yet bounced back with three straight wins in the next three contests.

Sophomore Davante Andujar got the Runnin’ Bulldogs on the scoreboard with a 5-3 win over Derrik Russell at 141 pounds, while redshirt senior Ryan Medved followed with a 2-0 shutout win over Adam Healey at 149 pounds to cut the Bison lead to three at 9-6.

GWU’s Alex Medved tied the match score up at 9-9 with his win at 157 pounds, as the redshirt senior defeated Vincent Favia 8-1.

After losses at 165 and 174 pounds, both of which were falls, GWU freshman Gray Jones held on for a 3-1 win over Robert Marchese at 184 pounds to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs down nine at 21-12 with two matches to go in the dual.

With the match decision over after a Tyler Lyster pin fall win at 197 pounds, redshirt senior Travis Porter earned a 5-3 decision over Joe Stolfi at the heavyweight and put the final match score at 27-15.

Again, falls would doom the Runnin’ Bulldogs in their second match of the day, as falls at 157, 174 and 197 pounds to the Cougars allowed SIUE to edge Gardner-Webb in the SoCon opener for both teams.

Freshman Tyler Ziegler put GWU on top 6-0 early with a forfeit win at 125 pounds, while Andujar increased the Runnin’ Bulldog lead to 9-3 with a 4-0 shutout of Brandon Brindley 141 pounds.

After Ryan Medved’s 6-5 decision, with the help of riding time, pushed GWU in front by nine at 12-3, the Runnin’ Bulldogs hit a tough stretch, dropping the next three bouts, which included two pins, to fall behind to the Cougars 18-12 in the dual-match score.

GWU’s Jones earned a 4-2 sudden victory win at 184 pounds over Jake Tindle to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs in striking distance at 18-15 of the Cougars with two bouts remaining.

However, a fall at 197 pounds by the Cougars’ Josh Wood at 1:57 of the match handed SIUE a 24-15 lead and despite a forfeit win at the heavyweight position to GWU’s Porter, it wasn’t enough.

In perhaps the toughest match of the day, the Runnin’ Bulldogs recorded two wins in a loss at Indiana 29-7 in the third and final dual of the day.

Down 10-0 after losses at the three lower weight classes, Ryan Medved earned a 10-2 major decision win over Alexander Gregory at 149 pounds to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs on the scoreboard at 10-4.

After back-to-back losses to nationally ranked top-25 foes at 157 and 165 pounds, and two more losses at 174 and 184 pounds, redshirt senior Blake Salyer posted a 4-0 decision over Tarek Alaruri at 197 pounds.

Gardner-Webb (2-4, 0-1 SoCon) will return to the mat on Tuesday as the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers will face off with the Mountaineers of Appalachian State at 6:30 p.m. in Boone, N.C.

Bucknell 27, Gardner-Webb 15
125 – Austin Miller (BU) FALL Tyler Ziegler (GWU) – 5:54 (BU 6-0)
133 – Paul Petrov (BU) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) – 9-5 (BU 9-0)
141 – Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Derrik Russell (BU) – 5-3 (BU 9-3)
149 – Ryan Medved (GWU) Dec. Adam Healey (BU) – 2-0 (BU 9-6)
157 – Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Vincent Favia (BU) – 8-1 (Tied 9-9)
165 - #14 Corey Lear (BU) FALL Justin Guthrie (GWU) – 2:13 (BU 15-9)
174 – Stephen McPeak (BU) FALL Aaron Rabin (GWU) – 2:19 (BU 21-9)
184 – Gray Jones (GWU) dec. Robert Marchese (BU) – 3-1 (BU 21-12)
197 – Tyler Lyster (BU) FALL Blake Salyer (GWU) – 4:31 (BU 27-12)
285 – Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Joe Stolfi (BU) – 5-3 (BU 27-15)

SIUE 24, Gardner-Webb 21
125 – Tyler Ziegler (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 6-0)
133 – Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) – 12-7 (GWU 6-3)
141 – Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) – 4-0 (GWU 9-3)
149 – Ryan Medved (GWU) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE) – 6-5 (GWU 12-3)
157 – Kyle Lowman (SIUE) FALL Alex Medved (GWU) – 1:54 (GWU 12-9)
165 – Jake Residori (SIUE) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) – 8-3 (Tied 12-12)
174 – Deshoun White (SIUE) FALL Matt Kowalski (GWU) – 4:48 (SIUE 18-12)
184 – Gray Jones (GWU) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE) – 4-2 (SV1) (SIUE 18-15)
197 – Josh Wood (SIUE) FALL Blake Salyer (GWU) – 1:57 (SIUE 24-15)
285 – Travis Porter (GWU) wins by forfeit. (SIUE 24-21)

Indiana 29, Gardner-Webb 7
125 – Joe Duca (IU) dec. Tyler Ziegler (GWU) – 8-2 (IU 3-0)
133 – Quin Murphy (IU) maj. dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) – 14-4 (IU 7-0)
141 – Eric Roach (IU) dec. Davante Andujar (GWU) – 9-3 (IU 10-0)
149 – Ryan Medved (GWU) maj. dec. Alexander Gregory (IU) – 10-2 (IU 10-4)
157 - #23 Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. Alex Medved (GWU) – 6-2 (IU 13-4)
165 - #16 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) – 16-5 (IU 17-4)
174 – Cheney Dale (IU) FALL Matt Kowalski (GWU) – 2:26 (IU 23-4)
184 – Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Gray Jones (GWU) – 2-0 (IU 26-4)
197 – Blake Salyer (GWU) dec. Tarek Alaruri (IU) – 4-0 (IU 26-7)
285 - #7 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. Travis Porter (GWU) – 8-3 (IU 29-7)

 

SIUE tops Gardner-Webb at Hoosier Duals

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The SIUE wrestling team competed in three dual meets at the Hoosier Duals on Saturday, and the Cougars picked up their first conference victory as a member of the Southern Conference.

SIUE defeated SoCon foe Gardner-Webb 24-21 despite being forced to forfeit at two weight classes.  With the win, the Cougars avenged a 32-13 loss to the Runnin' Bulldogs last season.

Senior Kyle Lowman (157 pounds) and juniors Deshoun White (174) and Josh Wood (197) all earned pins against their Gardner-Webb opponents to propel the Cougars to victory.

Also picking up wins against the Runnin' Bulldogs were sophomore Patrick Myers (133) and freshman Jake Residori (165).

The Cougars lost 33-11 to host Indiana and fell 25-15 to Bucknell.

Myers and Wood both went undefeated in their three matches Saturday.  Myers improved to 9-1 on the season while Wood moved to 6-4.

Next up for SIUE is a dual meet at South Dakota State on Dec. 8.

Indiana 33, SIUE 11
125 lbs. – Joe Duca (IU) wins by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0
133 lbs. - Patrick Myers (SIUE) tech falls Quin Murphy (IU), 17-2; TS: 6-5
141 lbs. – Eric Roach (IU) maj. dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE). 13-5; TS: 10-5
149 lbs. – Geno Capezio (IU) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 5-3; TS: 13-5
157 lbs. - #23 Taylor Walsh (IU) tech falls Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 17-2; TS: 18-5
165 lbs. - #16 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 9-5; TS: 21-5
174 lbs. – Cheney Dale (IU) dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 4-1; TS: 24-5
184 lbs. – Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE), 9-7; TS: 27-5
197 lbs. – Josh Wood (SIUE) pins Tarek Alaruri (IU), 2:02; TS: 27-11
285 lbs. - #7 Adam Chalfant (IU) wins by forfeit; TS: 33-11

Bucknell 25, SIUE 15
125 lbs. – Austin Miller (BU) wins by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0
133 lbs. – Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Paul Petrov (BU), 4-3 (TB1); TS: 6-3
141 lbs. – Derrik Russell (BU) dec. Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 3-1; TS: 9-3
149 lbs. – Dillon Pousson (SIUE) pins Adam Healey (BU), 4:24; TS: 9-9
157 lbs. – Vincent Favia (BU) dec. Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 6-3; TS:12-9
165 lbs. - #14 Corey Lear (BU) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-0; TSL 15-9
174 lbs. – Stephen McPeak (BU) maj. dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 13-2; TS: 19-9
184 lbs. – Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec. Robert Marchese (BU), 10-8; TS: 19-12
197 lbs. – Josh Wood (SIUE) dec. Tyler Lyster (BU), 7-3; TS: 19-15
285 lbs. – Joe Stolfi (BU) wins by forfeit; TS: 25-15

SIUE 24, Gardner-Webb 21
125 – Tyler Ziegler (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 6-0)
133 – Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) – 12-7 (GWU 6-3)
141 – Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) – 4-0 (GWU 9-3)
149 – Ryan Medved (GWU) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE) – 6-5 (GWU 12-3)
157 – Kyle Lowman (SIUE) FALL Alex Medved (GWU) – 1:54 (GWU 12-9)
165 – Jake Residori (SIUE) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) – 8-3 (Tied 12-12)
174 – Deshoun White (SIUE) FALL Matt Kowalski (GWU) – 4:48 (SIUE 18-12)
184 – Gray Jones (GWU) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE) – 4-2 (SV1) (SIUE 18-15)
197 – Josh Wood (SIUE) FALL Blake Salyer (GWU) – 1:57 (SIUE 24-15)
285 – Travis Porter (GWU) wins by forfeit. (SIUE 24-21)

 

VMI falls at Drexel

PHILADELPHIA – In its second match in as many evenings, the Virginia Military Institute wrestling team fell 24-14 at Drexel on Friday evening at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

Once again, VMI (0-2) picked up a majority of its team points in the upper weights. Ted Gottwald nabbed four points for VMI after nothing a decisive 11-3 major decision over the Dragons’ William Long. His win was followed by Mark Darr at 165 pounds in a second straight major decision, 13-5 over Drexel’s Charles Aungst.

At the next weight, 174 pounds, John Dommert continued VMI’s success with a 7-2 decision against Kevin Mattyas. After dropping the 184-pound and 197-pound decisions by fall and major decision, respectively, VMI capped its night with a 4-1 decision at heavyweight from junior Juan Adams, who bested Drexel’s Jon Max Wright.

The Keydets are idle for nearly a month as the Institute heads into the end of the fall semester. VMI returns to action on Dec. 29, once again heading to Pennsylvania for the Brute Invitational, hosted by Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, Pa.

Drexel 24, VMI 14
125: Jacob Goodwin (DU) MAJ DEC Armando Herrera-Dos Reis (VMI) 19-5 - 4-0
133: Clayton Lutzow (DU) DEC Andriy Onufriyenko (VMI) 5-1
141: Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ DEC Ryan Goodsell (VMI) 10-2
149: Shane Fenningham (DU) DEC Zeb Stewart (VMI) 4-0
157: Ted Gottwald (VMI) MAJ DEC William Long(D) 11-3
165: Mark Darr (VMI) MAJ DEC Charles Aungst (DU) 13-5
174: John Dommert (VMI) DEC Kevin Mattyas (DU) 7-2
184: Bryan Sternlieb (DU) WBF Jones (VMI) @ 5:59
197: Brandon Palik (DU) MAJ DEC Urayoan Garcia (VMI) 14-4
HWT: Juan Adams (VMI) DEC Jon Max Wright (D) 4-1