Campbell 17, Gardner-Webb 16
Campbell 39, Millersville 9
Gardner-Webb 36, Millersville 12
Boiling Springs, N.C. - Gardner-Webb led off the day with a tough 17-16 loss to the Campbell Fighting Camels, yet bounced back to wrap up the full day of competition with a 36-12 win over Millersville in Paul Porter Arena on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.
In Gardner-Webb's first match of the day, the Runnin' Bulldogs battled Campbell from start to finish, only to lose the match by a one-point tiebreaker, as the Fighting Camels totaled three more points (70-67) over the Runnin' Bulldogs to pick up the 17-16 conference match win.
GWU redshirt-senior Michael Slaughter led the match off with a 5-1 decision over Tanner Bidelspach at 125 pounds.
After the Fighting Camels posted a major decision win and back-to-back decisions over the next three bouts to take a 10-3 lead over the home team, redshirt-junior Alex Medved dominated his match from start to finish, posting a 13-2 major decision win over Daniel Luty at 157 pounds.
Campbell then recorded two straight wins over the Runnin' Bulldogs at 165 and 174 pounds to take a nine point lead at 16-7.
Refusing to quit, the Runnin' Bulldogs posted three straight wins over the last three bouts, starting with a 10-6 victory by Jason Porter over John Merickel at 184 pounds.
Redshirt-junior Travis Porter then held on for an 11-9 decision win over John Weakley at 197 pounds to put the Runnin' Bulldogs in striking distance for the match win at 16-13 with one match to go.
GWU freshman Justin Kozera then earned an 8-5 win over John Nolan at 285 pounds to end the match in a 16-16 tie. However, the Fighting Camels scored 70 total points for the match, three points more than the Runnin' Bulldogs, to earn the one-point tiebreaker and the 17-16 win.
Against Millersville, Slaughter again led off the match for the Runnin' Bulldogs with a win, picking up a forfeit victory at 125 pounds.
After a pin at 133 pounds by Millersville tied the match score up at 6-6, Gardner-Webb blew the match wide open with seven straight victories.
Sophomore Alex Hamm earned a 6-3 decision over Brock Thompson at 141 pounds, which was immediately followed up by a big 3-2 win by freshman Davante Andujar over Steve Hess at 149 pounds.
At 157 pounds, Medved recorded the first of three straight falls for Gardner-Webb, as he put Zack Wawrzyniak-Bush's shoulders to the mat at the 1:21 mark of the first period.
Fellow redshirt-junior Justin Guthrie posted a fall over Kyle Toth at 2:37 at 165 pounds, while sophomore Erin O'Dell followed up with a pin at 2:12 over Zack Pincus at 174 pounds.
With a 30-6 lead over Millersville, Jason Porter picked up his second win of the day at 184 pounds, shutting out Shane Smith for the 4-0 decision, while his cousin and teammate Travis Porter picked up a pin over Josiah Huyard at the 2:06 mark to give GWU 39 points overall in the 39-12 victory.
Overall Campbell went 2-0 on the day with wins over GWU and Millersville, while Davidson went 1-0 on the day with a win over Millersville. Gardner-Webb went 1-1 overall, while Millersville dropped all three of their matches to go 0-3 overall.
Gardner-Webb (4-8, 1-4 SoCon) will return to action this Tuesday night, February 7th, as the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers will hit the road to take on the Duke Blue Devils at 7 p.m. in Durham, N.C.
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Campbell 17, Gardner-Webb 16 (1-point tiebreaker for total points)
125: Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Tanner Bidelspach (CU) - 5-1; (GWU 3-0)
133: Joey Rizzolino (CU) major dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) - 15-4; (CU 4-3)
141: Jordan Tolbert (CU) dec. Alex Hamm (GWU) - 10-4; (CU 7-3)
149: Mark Hartenstine (CU) dec. Davante Andujar (GWU) - 5-3; (CU 10-3)
157: Alex Medved (GWU) major dec. Daniel Luty (CU) - 13-2; (CU 10-7)
165: Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) - 12-8; (CU 13-7)
174: James Cook (CU) dec. Erin O'Dell (GWU) - 6-0; (CU 16-7)
184: Jason Porter (GWU) dec. John Merickel (CU) - 10-6; (CU 16-10)
197: Travis Porter (GWU) dec. John Weakley (CU) - 11-9; (CU 16-13)
285: Justin Kozera (GWU) dec. Joe Nolan (CU) - 8-5; (Tied 16-16)
Total Points: CU 70, GWU 67
Campbell 39, Millersville 9
125: Tanner Bidelspach (CU) wins by forfeit; (CU 6-0)
133: Joshua Ruppert (MU) dec. Joey Rizzolino (CU) - 7-2; (CU 6-3)
141: Jordan Tolbert (CU) dec. Aaron Trimpey (MU) - 4-2; (CU 9-3)
149: Mark Hartenstine (CU) pinned Steve Hess (MU) - 2:38; (CU 15-3)
157: Daniel Luty (CU) dec. Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (MU) - 3-2; (CU 18-3)
165: Paul Duggan (CU) dec. Kyle Toth (MU) - 6-0; (CU 21-3)
174: James Cook (CU) pinned Zack Pincus (MU) - 3:42; (CU 27-3)
184: Matt Cox (CU) pinned Shane Smith (MU) - 0:44; (CU 33-3)
197: John Weakley (CU) pinned Miles Fischer (MU) - 3:44; (CU 39-3)
285: Bradley Ladd (MU) pinned Joe Nolan (CU) - 1:00; (CU 39-9)
Gardner-Webb 36, Millersville 12
125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 6-0)
133 - Joshua Ruppert (Mil) Fall Robbie Golde (GWU) - 5:27 (Tied 6-6)
141 - Alex Hamm (GWU) dec. Brock Thompson (Mil) - 6-3 (GWU 9-6)
149 - Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Steve Hess (Mil) - 3-2 (GWU 12-6)
157 - Alex Medved (GWU) Fall Zack Wawrzyniak-Bush(Mil) - 1:21 (GWU 18-6)
165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) Fall Kyle Toth (Mil) - 2:37 (GWU 24-6)
174 - Erin O'Dell (GWU) Fall Zack Pincus (Mil) - 2:12 (GWU 30-6)
184 - Jason Porter (GWU) dec. Shane Smith (Mil) - 4-0 (GWU 33-6)
197 - Travis Porter (GWU) Fall Josiah Huyard (Mil) - 2:06 (GWU 39 -6)
285 - Bradley Ladd ((Mil) Fall Justin Kozera (GWU) - 1:21 (GWU 39-12)
Davidson 23, Millersville 21
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Davidson wrestling team snapped a 16-match dual match losing streak dating back to last season with freshman Ed Isola's pin at 197 pounds for a 23-21 victory over Millersville on Saturday at Gardner-Webb University's Paul Porter Arena.
Entering the 197-pound match Davidson (1-11) held a 17-15 lead, but was essentially down21-17 unable to send a heavyweight to the mat in the ensuing bout. Needing a technical fall to win the match, Isola pinned Joel Suter of Millersville (2-9) in 1:47.
The Wildcats never trailed in the match. After claiming the 125-pound bout by forfeit, Joshua Ruppert evened the match for Millersville at 6-6 with a quick pin at 133 pounds. Freshmen Ben Hartshorn and Kevin Birmingham answered for Davidson and scored back-to-back decisions at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively, to give Davidson a 12-6 lead.
Another Millersville win by fall at 157 pounds evened the match at 12-12. Senior Tyler Mullen then earned an 8-7 victory at 165 pounds over Millersville's Brandon Vernalli, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty resulted in the deduction of one team point for the ‘Cats, giving them just a 14-12 lead.
Freshman Ian Solcz earned an 11-6 decision at 174 pounds that Millersville answered at 184 pounds, but Isola's win by fall tipped the match in Davidson's favor.
Davidson next hosts Anderson University and St. Andrew's Tuesday in Belk Arena at 7 p.m.
Davidson 23, Millersville 21
125 - Matt Zarth (D) win by forfeit Dav 6, Mil 0
133 - Joshua Ruppert (M) pinned Anthony Elias (D) - 0:22
141 - Ben Hartshorn (D) dec. Aaron Trimpey (M) - 9-7
149 - Kevin Birmingham (D) dec. Steve Hess (M) - 8-4
157 - Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (M) Fall Dan Hagemann (D) - 2:04
165 - Tyler Mullen (D) dec. *Brandon Vernalli (Mil) - 8-7
174 - Ian Solcz (D) dec. Zach Pincks (Mil) - 11-6
184 - Shane Smith (M) dec. Chris Cirenza (Dav) - 6-3
197 - Eddie Isola (D) pinned Joel Suter (Mil) - 1:47
285 - Brad Lad (M) wins by forfeit Dav 23, Mil 21
*165 Unsportsmanlike Conduct Millersville (-1 Team pt. Davidson)
South Dakota State 25, SIUE 15
Indiana 31, SIUE 13
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Forfeits at 125 pounds and heavyweight kept SIUE from having a big night at the Vadalabene Center.
SIUE dropped a 25-15 dual match to South Dakota State and a 31-13 decision to Indiana. SIUE fell to 4-13 overall. SDSU is now 4-5. Indiana improved to 8-6 as it also defeated South Dakota State 30-8.
"When you're giving up 12 points, you don't expect to win duals. You base everything on individual performances," said SIUE Head Coach David Ray.
Brendan Murphy (133), Dillon Pousson (141) and Cole Brandt (184) led the Cougars with a pair of wins each.
After giving up a forfeit at 125 pounds, SIUE took an early team lead on South Dakota State as Murphy picked up an 11-5 victory over Nick Chavez. Pousson then recorded his sixth pin of the year with a fall in 2 minutes, 16 seconds over Dustin Walraven.
Deshoun White also was victorious against South Dakota State with an 8-4 triumph over Joe Rasmussen at 174 pounds.
Brandt closed out SIUE's scoring with a 9-3 win over Cole Lisek.
The Indiana match opened with the same forfeit and then a pair of Cougar victories. Murphy started with an impressive major decision over Joe Duca 9-0. Pousson followed Murphy with a 7-5 win over Indiana's Matt Ortega. That put the Cougars ahead on the scoreboard for the second straight match.
SIUE would win three of the first four contested matches against the Hoosiers when Kyle Lowman shut out Indiana's Sawyer Morris 7-0 at 157 pounds. Brandt added three team points for the Cougars with a hard-fought 9-3 win over Tony Lisek.
"They wrestled hard," said Ray of his team. "I felt they were hungry for wins."
SIUE now heads to road next Sunday as it takes on Tiffin and Northern Illinois in a triangular meet in DeKalb.
South Dakota State 25 SIUE 15
125 Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) won by forfeit
133 Brendan Murphy (SIUE) def. Nick Chavez (SDSU) 11-5
141 Dillon Pousson (SIUE) pinned Dustin Walraven (SDSU) 2:16
149 Andrew Youngblom (SDSU) def. Derrick Pousson (SIUE) 7-4
157 Nick Flynn (SDSU) won by major decision over Kyle Lowman (SIUE) 15-7
165 Dillon Reid (SDSU) won by major decision over Steven Ross (SIUE) 12-3
174 Deshoun White (SIUE) def. Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) 8-4
184 Cole Brandt (SIUE) def. Tony Lisek (SDSU) 9-3
197 Nick Mart (SDSU) def. Cole Rogers (SIUE) 8-4
285 Joe Skow (SDSU) won by forfeit
1 SDSU team pt deducted for throwing headgear
Records: SIUE 4-12, SDSU 4-5
Indiana 31 SIUE 13
125 Zachary Zimmer (Indiana) won by forfeit
133 Brendan Murphy (SIUE) won by major decision over Joseph Duca (Indiana) 9-0
141 Dillon Pousson (SIUE) def. Matt Ortega (Indiana) 7-5
149 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) won by major decision over Derrick Pousson (SIUE)
11-0
157 Kyle Lowman (SIUE) def. Sawyer Morris (Indiana) 7-0
165 Ryan Konz (Indiana) def. Steven Ross (SIUE) 4-2
174 Ryan Leblanc (Indiana) pinned Deshoun White (SIUE) 2:36
184 Cole Brandt (SIUE) def. Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) 3-2
197 Matt Powless (Indiana) pinned Cole Rogers (SIUE) 0:18
285 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) won by forfeit
Records: IU 8-6, SIUE 4-13