DAVIDSON,
N.C. – Campbell won its fourth straight Southern Conference meet Thursday as it
defeated Davidson 40-12 in Belk Arena.
The Fighting Camels now stand at 6-7 overall and 5-1 in the league. The
win came after a loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday snapped a three-meet winning
streak.
In the first match of the night, redshirt junior Tanner Bidelspach fell
to Anthony Elias 10-5 at 133 pounds.
Campbell’s first win of the night came from freshman Michael Dahlstrom at
141 pounds. He posted his first
technical fall of the season over Matt Zarth, 17-2 in 7:00. Dahlstrom is now
4-2 in the league with a 5-3 overall record.
Next at 149 pounds, redshirt junior Brent Jorge dropped his first
conference match of the year as Kevin Birmingham pinned him in 7:54.
Redshirt junior Nick Rex earned CU’s second technical fall of the night
and his first of the year as he defeated Patrick Delvin 16-1 in 5:13. Rex is
now 4-1 in the conference at the 157-pound spot.
Campbell used two pins in a row to lengthen its lead. At 165 pounds,
sophomore Paul Duggan won by fall over Christopher Cirenza in 5:51. Duggan
moves to 4-1 in the SoCon and 17-13 overall at 165 with five pins.
Freshman Taylor McGiffen earned his second pin of the year at 174 pounds
over Ian Solcz in 4:42. The win was McGiffen’s first league victory at 174 and
was his third overall.
The final Davidson win came at 184 pounds as Donald Patrick defeated
redshirt senior Matt Cox 3-0. It was Cox’s first loss of the year in the weight
class in conference action.
The Camels rounded out the meet with three wins, including two Wildcat
forfeits. Senior John Merickel picked up his fifth SoCon win at 197 pounds with
a Davidson forfeit. He is 5-1 in the league and 13-14 overall.
Sophomore heavyweight Joe Nolan earned his second pin of the year, over
Jordan Ownbey in 1:25. Nolan moves to 4-2 in the league and 6-8 overall.
In the final match, freshman No. 27 Eric Montoya won by forfeit. He is
6-0 in the SoCon and is the only Camel with six conference wins as he stands at
29-11 overall.
Next up, Campbell travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., and Durham, N.C., on Sunday. The Camels will take on North Carolina at 12 p.m.
and Duke at 2 p.m. in Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. At 7 p.m., Campbell will
face Ohio at Voyager Academy in Durham.
The Wildcats will host a tri-meet Sunday that will feature Ohio Northern
and NC State. NC State and Ohio Northern will start the tri-meet at 1 p.m., and
Davidson will then face Ohio Northern at 2:30 p.m. The Wolfpack and Wildcats
will square off 10 minutes after the conclusion of the prior match.
Campbell
40, Davidson 12
133:
Anthony Elias (D) dec. Tanner Bidelspach (C), 10-5
141: Michael Dahlstrom (C) tech fall Matt Zarth (D), 17-2 (7:00)
149: Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Brent Jorge (C), 7:54
157: Nick Rex (C) tech fall Patrick Devlin (D), 16-1 (5:13)
165: Paul Duggan (C) pinned Christopher Cirenza (D), 5:51
174: Taylor McGiffen (C) pinned Ian Solcz (D), 4:42
184: Scott Patrick (D) dec. Matthew Cox (C), 3-0
197: John Merickel (C) won by forfeit
285: Joe Nolan (C) pinned Jordan Ownbey (D), 1:25
125: Eric Montoya (C) won by forfeit