GWU Grapplers to Take on Duquesne and Duke on Back-To-Back Nights
February 17, 2010 | Wrestling
Boiling Springs, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb wrestling team will return to the mat on back-to-back nights this week, as the Bulldog grapplers will take on Duquesne on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. in Davidson, N.C. and will then travel down to Durham, N.C. to square off with Duke at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night.
Gardner-Webb is 4-13-1 in dual matches this season with two of
those wins coming at home against Campbell and Belmont Abbey back
on January 26.
The Bulldogs are on a four-match losing streak and will look to
turn things around this week.
GWU is led by No. 12 nationally ranked Dustin Porter, as the
redshirt-senior heavyweight is 30-4 overall and 11-0 in dual
matches this season.
Redshirt-freshman Alex Medved has posted 18 wins on the season, 10
of which came in dual meet action, while his twin brother has
tallied 16 wins overall on the season.
Last time out, the Gardner-Webb wrestling team did not fair well in
its final home match of the season, as the Bulldogs fell to the
Citadel, 29-9, and to Newberry, 46-0, on Monday night in Paul
Porter Arena.
After recognizing its four seniors prior to the two matches, the
Bulldogs opened up the action against the Bulldogs of the
Citadel.
The Citadel jumped out to an early lead, picking up a pin fall
victory at 174. However, the Bulldogs picked up a win in the very
next match, as redshirt-junior Jonathan Velazquez defeated Kelby
Smith of the Citadel 7-6 at 187, putting the match score at 6-3 in
favor of the Citadel.
After a loss at 197 put the score at 9-3 in favor of the visiting
Citadel Bulldogs, GWU redshirt-senior and No. 12 nationally ranked
Dustin Porter picked up a 7-5 decision win over Andrew Delaney at
the heavyweight to put the Bulldogs back into the match at 9-6.
Gardner-Webb tied the score up at 9-9 at the conclusion of the very
next bout, as the Bulldogs' Michael Slaughter scored a 9-4 win over
Giazzi Segarra at 125.
However, the rest of the match belonged to the Citadel, as the
visitors won all five of the remaining matches to come away with
the 29-9 match win.
The loss appeared to have affected the Bulldogs confidence in its
next match, as Gardner-Webb fell to Newberry, 49-0, in the final
match of the night. Newberry, which was ranked No. 2 in the NCAA
Division II national rankings, swept the Bulldogs, picking up two
pin fall victories and four technical fall wins to blank the home
team.
The Duquesne University Dukes are 3-5 in dual meet action this
season. The Dukes, who were supposed to face off with Gardner-Webb
at the East Regional Duals meet back on February 6 put was unable
to make the trip due to the snowfall, has posted a 33-45 record in
dual matches thus far this season. The Dukes are led by Josh
Pascazi, who is 23-14 overall at 149, and senior Tony Lascari at
141 with an overall record of 14-10 on the year. At 184, senior
Ryan Sula is 9-11 on the year, while fellow teammate Tony Clark is
9-10 overall at 149 and 157.
The Blue Devils of Duke University are 2-8 overall this season and
are coming off a loss to the Citadel on February 14. The Blue
Devils are on a five match-losing streak with its last win coming
over Campbell back on January 20. Diego Bencomo leads Duke, as the
redshirt-freshman has posted a 20-9 overall record this season at
184. At 149 Brent Jorge is 17-7 overall, while Voris Tejada is
17-10 overall at 174.
Every week throughout the 2009-10 wrestling season, the
Gardner-Webb athletic media relations' office will produce match
notes featuring the upcoming contests and reviewing the previous
matches.
Click on the pdf link below on the match notes you would like to
view.
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| Week 10 Wrestling Notes (Duquesne and Duke) |
