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Gardner-Webb Tops The Citadel 23-12 Friday Night For Key SoCon Victory

BOILING SPRINGS – RJ Mosley recorded a pin in 3:32 in the final bout of the night to lead Gardner-Webb to a 23-12 win over The Citadel Friday in Southern Conference wrestling action.

After The Citadel (4-2 0-2 SoCon) took an early 3-0 lead after Benjy Haubert outlasted Andrew Wilson for an 8-7 decision at 174 pounds, Gardner-Webb (4-7, 2-1 SoCon) took the lead after a major decision from Jha’Quan Anderson at 184. Anderson scored early and often and defeated Micah Dicarlo 14-1 with riding time.

Sam Mora followed at 197 pounds, fighting back for an 8-6 decision to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs up 7-3, before The Citadel rebounded with a 1-0 decision at 285 pounds by Jonathan Chesser. That bout was decided by an escape point in the second period.

Gardner-Webb got on a roll in the lower weight classes, with Drew West recording an early four-point near fall at 125 pounds and going on to a 7-2 decision over Blair Orr. Todd Carter captured a thrilling decision in one of the night’s best matches, recovering from an early deficit for a 4-3 win over George Rosas.

Carter pulled off a clutch reversal with 1:21 left in the third period to take the lead and rode Rosas out to clinch the win. That victory put Gardner-Webb up 17-6 on the team ledger with four weight classes to go.

Zach Price continued his recent rise at 141 pounds for the Runnin’ Bulldogs, shooting out to a big early lead en route to a 14-1 major decision over Dillon Roman.

The Citadel rebounded at 149 pounds with a 5-4 decision, but Gardner-Webb’s Corbin Dion fought hard before running out of time. Dion tied the score with a reversal, before Ethan Willis countered with a reversal of his own to take a 5-3 lead. Dion escaped to cut the score to 5-4 and nearly recorded a takedown before the final horn sounded.

Thomas Snipes picked up an 8-4 decision for The Citadel at 157 pounds to trim the team score down to 17-12 heading into the final individual bout. … rest of story at GWUsports.com/news/2023/1/20/wrestling-gardner-webb-tops-the-citadel-23-12-friday-night-for-key-socon-victory

January 28, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized