Davidson 37, Anderson 9
Davidson 33, St. Andrews 9
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Davidson wrestling team extended its winning streak to three with a pair of victories over Anderson (37-9) and St. Andrews (33-9) in a tri-meet Tuesday night in Belk Arena.
St. Andrews (4-8) defeated Anderson (4-21), 35-15, in the first match of the evening.
Matt Zarth (125 pounds), Anthony Elias (133), Ben Hartshorn (141), Tyler Mullen (165), Ian Solcz (174) and Chris Cirenza (184) went undefeated on the night to lead the Wildcats (3-11). Davidson won six of the contested bouts against Anderson and earned two victories via forfeit. The Wildcats then took the first eight bouts against St. Andrews before dropping the 197-pound bout and forfeiting at heavyweight.
Zarth opened the match against Anderson with an 11-4 decision, and Elias and Hartshorn followed with back-to-back pins in 1:08 and 3:49, respectively, to give Davidson an early 15-0 lead. Anderson battled back as Dan Telhada scored a 6-0 decision at 149 pounds and Nicholas Giulliette scored a pin at 157 pounds, closing the gap to six points, but Davidson claimed the five remaining bouts.
Mullenscored a 10-2 major decision and Solcz shutout Bryan Glace 6-0 to give the Wildcats a 22-9 advantage. Cirenza took a forfeit at 184 pounds before Isola scored a 10-5 decision at 197. Scott Patrick then claimed the heavyweight bout by forfeit for the final 37-9 margin.
Davidson claimed bonus points in each of the first four bouts against St. Andrews to get off to a fast start. Zarth earned a major decision with a 9-0 shutout win and Elias claimed 133 by forfeit. Hartshorn scored late to take a 16-6 major decision at 141 and freshman Kevin Birmingham scored a win by fall in just 2:14 for an early 20-0 lead.
Sophomore CT Talevi battled to a 6-3 decision over Nicholas Sauceda at 157 and Mullen claimed his second major decision of the night at 165. Solcz battled to the end at 174 to hang on to a 6-5 decision over Bryan Glace, and Chris Cirenza nearly scored a major decision over Joshua Price at 184, but yielded a late takedown and settled for a dominant 11-4 decision.
Greg Pattis averted the shutout with a 14-7 decision for St. Andrews at 197, and Davidson forfeited at heavyweight for the final 33-9 margin.
Davidson has just three dual meets remaining before the SoCon Championship tournament, which will be held on March 3 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The ‘Cats will host The Citadel on Saturday and Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Feb. 16 before concluding the regular season Sunday, Feb. 19 at Appalachian State at 3 p.m.
St Andrews 35, Anderson 15
125: Eric Brown (S) pinned Cory Monteforte (A), 2:20
133: Keenan Simmons (A) won by forfeit
141: Sterling Perry (S) dec. Ian Harper (A), 7-2
149: Dan Telhada (A) dec. Kody Getkin (S), 8-2
157: Nick Giuliette (A) pinned Nick Sauceda (S), 5:00
165: Luke Gregory (S) pinned Dalton Harper (A), 3:47
174: Steffan Baker (S) major dec. Bryan Glace (A), 16-3
184: Joshua Price (S) won by forfeit
197: Greg Pattis (S) major decision Jordan Denmark (A), 11-3
285: Justin Hoover (S) won by forfeit
Davidson 37, Anderson 9
125 Matt Zarth (D) decision Cory Monteforte (A) 11-4
133 Anthony Elias (D) pinned Keenan Simmons (A) 1:08
141 Benjamin Hartshorn (D) pinned Ian Harper (A) 3:49
149 Dan Telhada (A) decision Kevin Birmingham (D) 6-0
157 Nicholas Giulliette (A) pinned Dan Hagemann (D) 4:26
165 Tyler Mullen (D) major decision Dalton Harper (A) 10-2
174 Ian Solcz (D) decision Bryan Glace (A) 6-0
184 Christopher Cirenza (D) won by forfeit
197 Eddie Isola (D) decision Jordan Denmark (A) 10-5
285 Scott Patrick (D) won by forfeit
Davidson 33, St. Andrews 9
125 Matt Zarth (D) major decision Eric Brown (S) 9-0
133 Anthony Elias (D) won by forfeit
141 Benjamin Hartshorn (D) major decision Sterling Perry (S) 16-6
149 Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Patrick Wells (S) 2:14
157 CT Talevi (D) decision Nicholas Sauceda (S) 6-3
165 Tyler Mullen (D) major decision Luke Gregory (S) 11-2
174 Ian Solcz (D) decision Steffan Baker (S) 6-5
184 Christopher Cirenza (D) decision Josh Price (S) 11-4
197 Greg Pattis (S) decision Eddie Isola (D) 14-7
285 Justin Hoover (S) won by forfeit
Duke 22, Gardner-Webb 13
Durham, N.C. - Gardner-Webb redshirt-juniors Alex Medved, Justin Guthrie and Travis Porter, as well as freshman Justin Kozera, all posted wins in their respective weight classes on Tuesday night, as the Runnin' Bulldog wrestlers fell to the Duke Blue Devils, 22-13, in dual match action in Durham, N.C.
At 125 pounds, redshirt-senior Michael Slaughter saw his winning streak come to an end as he suffered a 7-4 loss to Peter Terrezza to start the dual.
After a major decision loss at 133 pounds and a fall at 141 pounds, the Runnin' Bulldogs found themselves down 13-0 after three bouts.
Duke then extended their lead to 16-0, as Andrew Guardado held off GWU freshman Davante Andujar for a 3-2 decision, keeping the Runnin' Bulldogs off the scoreboard.
Alex Medved then recorded his fifth straight win and 13th overall on the season, as the redshirt-junior controlled the match from start to finish in an 11-3 major decision win over Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 pounds.
With the Runnin' Bulldogs now on the scoreboard, Gardner-Webb's Guthrie followed with a 6-4 win over Ryan Harding at 165 pounds, cutting the Blue Devils' lead to nine at 16-7 with four matches remaining.
Back-to-back losses at 174 and 184 pounds put the Blue Devils in front big at 22-7 with two bouts remaining.
Travis Porter posted his fifth straight win at 197 pounds, as he held off Brian Self for a 7-3 win to give the Runnin' Bulldogs 10 points for the match.
With the match out of hand, Kozera still fought hard in the 285 pound bout, posting a 7-6 win over Robby Mello of Duke to put the final score at 22-13 in favor of the Blue Devils.
Gardner-Webb (5-9, 1-5 SoCon) will return home to host The Citadel in a Southern Conference dual match on Friday night in 6 p.m. in Paul Porter Arena on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.
Duke 22, Gardner-Webb 13
125 - Peter Terrezza (Duke) dec. Michael Slaughter (GWU) - 7-4 (Duke 3-0)
133 - Brandon Gambucci (Duke) major dec. Jacob Reinemund (GWU) - 16-2 (Duke 7-0)
141 - Tanner Hough (Duke) Fall Robbie Golde (GWU) - 2:59 (Duke 13-0)
149 - Andrew Guardado (Duke) dec. Davante Andujar (GWU) - 3-2 (Duke 16-0)
157 - Alex Medved (GWU) major dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) - 11-3 (Duke 16-4)
165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Ryan Harding (Duke) - 6-4 (Duke 16-7)
174 - Randy Roden (Duke) dec. Erin O'Dell (GWU) - 5-1 (Duke 19-7)
184 - Diego Bencomo (Duke) dec. Jason Porter (GWU) - 13-7 (Duke 22-7)
197 - Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Brian Self (Duke) - 7-3 (Duke 22-10)
285 - Justin Kozera (GWU) dec. Robby Mello (Duke) - 7-6 (Duke 22-13)