Takedown Report

Five Wrestlers Scoop Up a W in PC’s First SoCon Victory on Senior Day

CLINTON, S.C. – Honoring the first two recruits to ever join the program for an extra-emotional senior day presentation prior to the Presbyterian College Men’s Wrestling team’s final Templeton appearance of the semester, Jacob Brasseur and Khalid Brinkley’s swansong foreshadowed a raucous finish in Clinton on Sunday afternoon as the Blue Hose achieved their first Southern Conference win of the year in a head-to-head war with Gardner-Webb, 19-18.

PC’s thrilling triumph over the Runnin’ Bulldogs served as a long-term reward for the many near misfires that the squad endured preceding Sunday’s match-clinching moment, a 13-1 MD dominated by heavyweight Malcolm Wiley against GW’s Abraham Preston. Zach Wells (174) and Dominic Chavez (125) both aided Presbyterian’s winning effort in a crucial SoCon affair, as did Brinkley and Brasseur in pulse-pounding finishes within minutes of each other, sending the Blue Hose faithful out of their seats in the process.

In contrast to a majority of PC’s conference duals – falling behind early, storming back from a looming deficit only to ultimately come up empty-handed – this time the roles reversed with Gardner-Webb forced to play catch-up thanks to a nine-point hole dug out by head coach Mark Cody‘s club. Just as it seemed that the Runnin’ Bulldogs would steal another one by taking their first lead in the penultimate bout at 18-15, Wiley ensured the ending was more storybook than catastrophe by grabbing arguably the biggest four points of Presbyterian’s season to rapturous applause.

None of the engulfed post-match adulation would have been possible without the early successes of Brinkley and Brasseur in their final Clinton chapter, the former gifting the Blue Hose six points on an exquisite sub-six-minute cradle pin and the latter earning a stringent 3-1 decision two contests later.

Those results – plus a match-opening 8-2 decision from Chavez – allowed coach Cody’s group to reach their largest advantage in any SoCon bout this season (nine points). Chavez, a junior who seemingly keeps gaining momentum … rest of story at GObluehose.com/news/2023/2/12/mens-wrestling-five-wrestlers-scoop-up-win-pcs-first-socon-victory-on-senior-day

February 15, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized