NEWBERRY, S.C. (Feb. 8) – The Trojans were held to three victories in a dual meet competition on Wednesday night to fall by a score of 34-11 at Newberry in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas (SACC) action.
With the loss, the University of Mount Olive men's wrestling team closes the regular season with a 12-6 record behind a 6-4 mark in conference action. This year the Trojans set a new single-season record for dual meet and conference victories in their fourth year as a program. Meanwhile, the Wolves improve to 10-5 this season with an 8-2 overall record in league dual meets.
In the opening match at 141, the Wolves claimed an 8-3 decision to establish a 3-0 advantage before redshirt freshman
Dallas Wilson answered with a 7-2 decision over Devan Moore in the 149-weight class to tie the meet, 3-3. Newberry followed with a victory at 157 via fall, but
Michael Vernagallo responded with a 16-0 technical fall against Patrick Wunderlich to trim the deficit to 9-8 through four matches. In the following three bouts, Newberry claimed a pair of major decisions and a technical fall to extend its advantage to 22-8. At heavyweight, redshirt senior
Nico Ramirez battled to a gutsy 2-0 win via decision before the Wolves closed the meet with back-to-back falls at 125 and 133 to secure the win, 34-11.
The Trojans will be idle for just over two weeks in preparation for the NCAA Super Regional II set for Saturday, Feb. 25, in Pembroke, North Carolina.
Match Results vs Newberry
141: Josh Blatt (Newberry) def.
Hayden Waddell (UMO), 8-3 Decision
149:
Dallas Wilson (UMO) def. Devan Moore (Newberry), 7-2 Decision
157: Will Evans (Newberry) def.
Tyler Vinson (UMO), by Fall (2:05)
165:
Michael Vernagallo (UMO) def. Patrick Wunderlich (Newberry), 16-0 Tech. Fall
174: Dayton Fields (Newberry) def.
Seth Thomas (UMO), 19-2 Tech. Fall
184: Zebrandon Grant (Newberry) def.
Noah Williams (UMO), 14-5 Major Decision
197: Khris Walton (Newberry) def.
Jonathan Clack (UMO), 12-2 Major Decision
285:
Nico Ramirez (UMO) def. Devon Rice (Newberry), 2-0 Decision
125: Zach Schupp def.
Lens Mathurin (UMO), by Fall (0:37)
133: Fletcher Swindell (Newberry) def.
Taylor Robinson (UMO), by Fall (1:03)
Extra: Armando Acosta (Newberry) def.
Devin McCorkle (UMO), 15-3 Major Decision
