The Citadel downs Davidson
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel wresting team garnered eight wins, including three by major decision, to close out the 2014-15 home slate with a dominating 36-9 victory over Southern Conference foe Davidson on Wednesday evening at McAlister Field House.
The Bulldogs, who honored seniors Jack Duane, Jared Hemmings, R.J. Hicks, Joaquin Marquez and Kenneth Radford prior to the match, earned their fifth win at home while improving to 7-5 overall and 5-2 in league action. Meanwhile, Davidson slipped to 6-14 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Opening with the 125-pound match, The Citadel quickly took a 6-0 lead as Marquez won by forfeit. Davidson's Anthony Elias responded with a win by fall in the 133-pound bout when he took down Clarence Arrington at the 5:26 mark to knot the match at 6-6.
The Dogs controlled the remainder of the match from that point as they collected a 9-1 major decision in the 141 classification match between Tyler Buckiso and the Wildcats' Dustin Runzo.
In the 149-pound meeting, Matt Frisch came away with a win by fall at the 4:05 mark over James McCord to push the Dogs’ lead to 22-6.
The Citadel's Aaron Walker continued the domination with another win by fall, this time at the 2:51 point, as he posted a win over Alex Palinski.
Radford added to the lead with a decision against Patrick Devlin in the 165 match, improving the score to 25-6 with four matches left.
Davidson's Nathaniel Powers briefly halted the Dogs’ winning streak with a 12-5 decision over Will Connell in the 174 bout. However, The Citadel returned to its previous form with an 8-0 major decision victory by Hemmings in the 184 match with Ryan Devlin.
Marshall Haas pushed the Dogs’ lead to 32-9 with an 8-5 decision in his meeting with Ian Solcz in the 197-pound match.
The final team points of the night were tallied by Joe Bexley, who posted a 10-1 major decision over Ed Isola in the heavyweight battle.
The Citadel concludes the regular season on the road at North Carolina on Sunday. Match time is set for 3:30 p.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Davidson hosts Appalachian State on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Citadel 36, Davidson 9
125: Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) win by forfeit
133: Anthony Elias (Davidson) fall over Clarena Arrington (The Citadel) 5:26
141: Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel) maj. dec over Dustin Runzo (Davidson) 9-1
149: Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) fall over James McCord (Davidson) 4:05
157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) fall over Alex Palinski (Davidson 2:51
165: Kenneth Radford (The Citadel) over Patrick Devlin (Davidson) 9-4
174: Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) dec. over William Connell (The Citadel) 12-5
184: Kendall Hemmings (The Citadel) maj. dec. over Ryan Devlin (Davidson) 8-0
197: Marshall Haas (The Citadel) dec. over Ian Solcz (Davidson) 8-5
285: Joseph Bexley (The Citadel) maj. dec. over Ed Isola (Davidson) 10-1
Appalachian State tops VMI
LEXINGTON, Va. – Appalachian State took on the Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday night for the 44th time in school history. The Mountaineers (8-8, 5-1 SoCon) defeated the Keydets (6-8, 3-4 SoCon), 29-15.
The match was originally scheduled for Monday night, but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Appalachian jumped out to a quick lead with a pair of major decision victories from Dominic Parisi and Vito Pasone. At 125 pounds, Parisi defeated Dalton Henderson, 13-4. Pasone made it an 8-0 lead with a 17-7 win over Hunter Starner.
In the 141-pound match, Michael Longo wrestled Emmitt Kelly. Kelly got VMI on the board when he defeated Longo 8-5. With Appalachian leading 8-3, Javon Johnson faced Jack Krall. Johnson only needed the first period to defeat Krall by technical fall, 15-0.
Zack Strickland made quick work of Sam Paulay, pinning him 1:04 into the match. Strickland’s victory gave Appalachian a 19-3 advantage over the Keydets. Nick Kee extended his dual-match winning streak to seven after defeating Shabaka Johns 13-4.
Forest Przybysz gave Appalachian its largest lead of the night when he pinned Mark Darr in the second period. The Mountaineers led 29-3.
VMI fought until the end, winning the last three matches of the night. Marcus Johnson dropped an 11-6 decision to Derek Thurman at 184. At 197 pounds, Urayoan Garcia defeated Tyler Radford 5-3.
In the heavyweight match, Denzel Dejournette faced Juan Adams. Adams pinned Dejournette 3:52 into the bout. It was the first time this year that Dejournette lost by fall.
The Mountaineers will be in Davidson, N.C., on Sunday to face the Wildcats in their final dual match before the Southern Conference tournament being held in Asheville, N.C.
VMI closes the regular season with a home dual against Bucknell on Sunday.
Appalachian State 29, VMI 15
125: #23 Dominic Parisi (APP) MAJ DEC Dalton Henderson (VMI) 13-4 (0-4)
133: Vito Pasone (APP) MAJ DEC Hunter Starner (VMI) 17-7 (0-8)
141: Emmitt Kelly (VMI) DEC Michael Longo (APP) 7-4 (3-8)
149: Javon Johnson (APP) TECH FALL Jack Krall (VMI) 16-0 (2:09) (3-13)
157: Zack Strickland (APP) WBF Sam Paulay (VMI) 1:04 (3-19)
165: #30 Nick Kee (APP) MAJ DEC Shabaka Johns (VMI) 16-4 (3-23)
174: Forrest Przybysz (APP) WBF Mark Darr (VMI) 4:21 (3-29)
184: Derek Thurman (VMI) DEC Marcus Johnson (APP) 9-6 (6-29)
197: Urayoan Garcia (VMI) DEC Tyler Radford (APP) 5-3 (9-29)
285: #33 Juan Adams (VMI) WBF #12 Denzel Dejournette (APP) 3:52 (15-29)