Results

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 31) – After collecting six victories on Wednesday night, the University of Mount Olive men's wrestling team extended their winning streak following a 26-18 win at Allen in a Conference Carolinas dual meet.

With the win, the Trojans have won nine consecutive duals dating back to early December and improve to 11-1 overall behind a 6-1 mark in league duals. Mount Olive remains in a close battle in the east division with Newberry and UNC Pembroke boasting identical records in the conference standings. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets drop to 7-8 this season with a 1-6 mark in league meets.

In the 125-weight class, junior Lens Mathurin delivered a dominant performance over Reco Robinson with a 23-8 tech fall before redshirt junior Timothy Decatur (133) registered a 17-1 tech fall against Trent Bowser to build a 10-0 advantage for the Trojans. Allen closed the gap to 10-9 by claiming a fall at 141 and followed up with a victory via a 10-6 decision at 149.

Junior Jake Nicolosi responded with a 13-5 major decision versus Dharrin Smith in the 157-weight class before redshirt sophomore Seth Thomas produced a fall over Ya`Donnis Hardaway to extend the lead, 20-9. The Yellow Jackets countered with a fall at 174 to trim the deficit to 20-15 while redshirt sophomore Noah Williams (184) answered with a 10-8 decision against Michael Jackson. Allen closed the gap to 23-18 in the 197-weight class behind a 12-11 decision before redshirt sophomore Slade Watkins recorded a 7-5 decision at heavyweight to secure the 26-18 victory.

Mount Olive returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 4, to face UNC Pembroke on Senior Day at Kornegay Arena, starting at 5 p.m.

Match Results  
125: Lens Mathurin (Mount Olive) over Reco Robinson (Allen) (TF 23-8)
133: Timothy Decatur (Mount Olive) over Trent Bowser (Allen) (TF 17-1 1:17)
141: Mikade Harvey (Allen) over Taylor Robinson (Mount Olive) (Fall 1:44)
149: Eric Cain (Allen) over Isaiah Olive (Mount Olive) (Dec 10-6)
157: Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive) over Dharrin Smith (Allen) (MD 13-5)
165: Seth Thomas (Mount Olive) over Ya`Donnis Hardaway (Allen) (Fall)
174: Alexander Dorce (Allen) over Klint Rhude (Mount Olive) (Fall 0:45)
184: Noah Williams (Mount Olive) over Michael Jackson (Allen) (Dec 10-8)
197: Christian Poplous (Allen) over Nathan Hampton (Mount Olive) (Dec 12-11)
285: Slade Watkins (Mount Olive) over Emmanuel Velazquez (Allen) (Dec 7-5)