Takedown Report

#1 Lander Dominates Mount Olive, 43-3

GREENWOOD – The top-ranked Lander Wrestling team used four straight wins to open the match to open up a lead over the Mount Olive Trojans and never looked back as the Bearcats dominated to their third straight win to open the season by a score of 43-3.  Lander improves to 3-0 on the season and in Conference Carolinas action while Mount Olive dropped their first match of the season at 2-1 overall and in conference play.
James Joplin (Greensboro, N.C.) set the tone for the match as he would take down and cut Lens Mathurin six different times and then used one final takedown to secure a 21-6 tech fall to give Lander a 5-0 lead. Kaden Kuenzi (Silverton, Ore.) followed that by making short work of Logan Tortual with a pin in 1:07. Isham Peace (Okatie, S.C.) had to wait until the second period to end his match but he would dominate all the same with a 19-3 tech fall in 3:33 to make it 16-0, Bearcats. Junior Downing (Redmond, Ore.) found himself in a tight bout but used a reversal in the second period and a late takedown to secure a 6-2 decision to increase the Lander lead to 19-0. Mount Olive got on the scoreboard at 157 with a 4-2 decision to make it 19-3 however … rest of story at … Landerbearcats.com/Lander-dominates-mount-olive-43-3

Allen University Men’ Wrestling Sweeps LMU & SAU in Tri-Meet as Women Open at Home
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Allen University men’s and women’s wrestling teams opened their home seasons in a tri-meet on Wednesday evening with the Men going 2-0 while the women finished 0-2. Allen men defeated conference foe Lincoln Memorial 28-16 and NAIA foe St. Andrews 40-6 while the women fell 25-10 to LMU and 18-13 to St. Andrews.
Leading the men was senior All-Americans Drevon Wallace (149) and MJ Jackson (184) with big wins in the dual against LMU while sophomore Emmanuel Velasquez (197) won the match for the Yellowjackets. He bumped up a weight class to pin his heavier foe at 285 lbs and clinched the match for AU with his third period fall that had the crowd roaring.
Junior transfer Alex Dorce also had a big night as he won both of his matches by fall  at 174 lbs to grab 12 team points for AU on the night. In the comeback win over LMU, Allen was led by a major decision win from Nyshaad Hannon at 133 as he put up 22 points while Wallace won 7-3. Allen then won the final four matches of the dual after trailing 16-7 led by Dorce’s first period fall and All-American MJ Jackson’s 8-2 win. Christian Poplous then won by forfeit at 197.  In the dominant win over St. Andrews, Allen was led again by Hannon … story at … AUyellowjackets.com/Men-wrestling-sweeps-lmu-sau-in-tri-meet-as-women-open-at-home

December 5, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized