Takedown Report

Campbell Camels sweep Purdue Duals

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – Campbell claimed all three of its matches Tuesday at the Purdue Duals at Holloway Gymnasium.

The Camels (5-4) topped the host Boilermakers (4-3) 29-9, also defeating Drexel (2-4) 19-16, and Utah Valley (1-3) 17-16. CU’s victory over Purdue marked the program’s first ever over a Big 10 Conference opponent.

HOW IT HAPPENED
In Tuesday’s opener, Campbell’s No. 12 Taye Ghadiali edged Utah Valley’s Chase Trussell in the final bout, tying the team scoring at 16-all. The teams split five matches apiece, with Campbell taking the match on criteria, holding a 46-45 advantage in individual points scored.

Against the Dragons, Campbell built an 11-0 lead on the strength of major decisions from Anthony Molton, 12-3, at 125 pounds and Shannon Hanna, 11-0, at 141 before five straight Drexel wins, including a 6-4 decision in extra time for No. 9 Mickey O’Malley over Campbell’s Cole Rees at 174. Levi Hopkins at 197 and Ghadiali at heavyweight, however, closed out the match with major decisions for the Camels, 12-4 and 14-4, to secure the 19-16 victory.  

Campbell notched eight of the 10 matches in its 29-9 win against the host Boilermakers. Molton’s opening 6-4 overtime victory over No. 8 Matt Ramos highlighted the win for the Camels, who also closed out with three bonus point wins, starting with No. 21 Caleb Hopkins topping No. 32 Ben Vanadia 12-2. Levi Hopkins then pinned Hayden Filipovich (2:45), and Ghadiali collected his third win of the day with a 14-4 major decision over Tristan Ruhlman.

CAMEL TALK
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December 30, 2022 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized