Gardner-Webb 19, VMI 12

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb posted six wins overall for the match, as freshman Cortez Starkes opened the dual up with a major decision win at 125 pounds, while redshirt-senior Travis Porter finished the bout out with a shutout win at the heavyweight position to lead the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers to a 19-12 win over VMI in Southern Conference action.

The win was the second straight for Gardner-Webb in Southern Conference action and puts the Runnin’ Bulldogs at 4-6 overall and 2-2 in conference action.

Gardner-Webb freshman Cortez Starkes earned his first dual match victory of his career, as he used a late three-point near fall to record a 15-4 major decision win over Armando Herrera at 125 pounds to put the home team in front early in the match at 4-0.

After VMI’s Andriy Onufriyenko used a two-point takedown late in the second period to defeat GWU’s Robbie Golde 4-3 at 133 pounds and the Keydets’ Ryan Goodsell used the riding time to edge Davante Andujar 3-2 at 141 pounds to give VMI a 6-4 match lead, redshirt senior Ryan Medved used a pair of two-point takedowns and a one-point escape to earn a 5-2 decision over Zeb Stewart at 149 pounds and put GWU back in front at 7-6 in the match.

Fellow redshirt senior Alex Medved followed up with a 10-4 decision over Ted Gottwald at 157 pounds, while Justin Guthrie used two early two-point takedowns and held on for a 4-2 win over Mark Darr at 165 pounds to put the home team on top at 13-6.

At 174 pounds, freshman Hunter Gamble used a late two-point takedown in the third period to secure at a 6-1 win over John Dommert to push the GWU match lead to 10 at 16-6.

After VMI (0-9, 0-2 SoCon) got a 2-1 win at 184 pounds by Jonathan Jones on riding time and posted a 4-1 win at 197 pounds by Urayoan Garcia to cut the Gardner-Webb match lead to four at 16-12, GWU’s Travis Porter used a five-point second period to register a 7-0 shutout win over Michael LaPrade.

Gardner-Webb (4-6, 2-2 SoCon) will return to the mat to take on the Campbell Fighting Camels on Monday at 7 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C. The Keydets will have a short rest period before their next action on Sunday afternoon. VMI heads to Davidson, N.C., for a SoCon match with Davidson, as well as a nonconference dual with Boston University. VMI and the Terriers of BU square off at 1 p.m. and VMI will face the host following the Davidson-BU match.

Gardner-Webb 19, VMI 12
125 – Cortez Starkes (GWU) maj. dec. Armando Herrera (VMI) – 15-4 (GWU 4-0)
133 – Andriy Onufriyenko (VMI) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) – 4-3 (GWU 4-3)
141 – Ryan Goodsell (VMI) dec. Davante Andujar (GWU) – 3-2 (VMI 6-4)
149 – Ryan Medved (GWU) dec. Zeb Stewart (VMI) – 5-2 (GWU 7-6)
157 – Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Ted Gottwald (VMI) – 10-4 (GWU 10-6)
165 – Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Mark Darr (VMI) – 13-6 (GWU 13-6)
174 – Hunter Gamble (GWU) dec. John Dommert (VMI) – 6-1 (GWU 16-6)
184 – Jonathan Jones (VMI) dec. Gray Jones (GWU) – 2-1 (GWU 16-9)
197 – Urayoan Garcia (VMI) dec. Blake Salyer (GWU) – 4-1 (GWU 16-12)
285 – Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Michael LaPrade (VMI) – 7-0 (GWU 19-12)

SIUE vs. Campbellsville rescheduled for Sunday

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The SIUE wrestling match scheduled for Friday against Campbellsville has been rescheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m., announced head coach David Ray.