Takedown Report

Camels defeat Gardner-Webb, 43-3

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell wrestling team put forth a strong showing on Sunday afternoon, defeating Gardner-Webb 43-3 at Gore Arena. The Camels defeated both ranked wrestlers from GWU in the victory.
The Fighting Camels improved to 9-3 (3-0 SoCon), and the Runnin’ Bulldogs now sit at 4-7 and 0-3 in conference matches.
Campbell recorded seven bonus-point victories in the match, beginning at 125 pounds. #25 Anthony Molton earned the tech fall against Drew West in 5:45.
#20 Domenic Zaccone followed that up with a tech of his own at 133 pounds. He defeated Tyson Lane in 3:44. At 149 pounds, Justin Rivera defeated #31 Zach Price with a takedown in the sudden victory period. Each wrestler scored an escape in regulation.
Chris Earnest got back in the win column with a pin (3:34) against Parker Corwin. #28 Dom Baker followed that up with a tech fall against Andrew Wilson (5:43). #19 Austin Murphy earned a tech fall of his own by defeating Samuel Mora in 3:58.
It was a defensive battle at 184 pounds between Caleb Hopkins and #27 Jha’Quan Anderson. Hopkins recorded an escape at the beginning of the second period, and both wrestlers prevented the other from scoring any more points in a 1-0 decision. … story at … GOcamels.com/Camels-defeat-gardner-webb-43-3

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Gardner-Webb Drops Sunday Match at Campbell
Runnin’ Bulldogs fall to Fighting Camels in third SoCon match of the season
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University wrestling squad dropped their Sunday afternoon match at Campbell University by a final team score 43-3. The Runnin Bulldogs were able to take one of the 10 matches on the day.
Gardner-Webb’s Todd Carter bested Campbell’s Wynton Denkins by a 9-6 decision in the 141-weight class to take the ‘Dawgs’ one victory on the day.
Gardner-Webb will return to the mat on Friday, Feb. 9 when they host Davidson College in Paul Porter Arena at 7:00 p.m.
Gardner-Webb 3, Campbell 43
125: #25 Anthony Molton (CAM) over Drew West (GWU) (TF 5:45, 16-1), GWU 0, Campbell 5
133: #20 Domenic Zaccone (CAM) over Tyson Lane (GWU) (TF 3:44, 22-5), GWU 0, Campbell 10
 141: Todd Carter (GWU) over Wynton Denkins (CAM) (Dec., 9-6), GWU 3, Campbell 10 … story at … GWUsports.com/Gardner-webb-drops-sunday-match-at-campbell

February 4, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized