GWU's Reilly and Goods Lead Runnin' Bulldog Grapplers at 2011 Davidson Open
December 04, 2011 | Wrestling
Davidson, N.C. - Gardner-Webb freshman Scott Reilly and newcomer Matt Goods each posted three wins apiece in their respective weight classes to lead the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers at the 2011 Davidson Open on Saturday afternoon in Davidson, N.C.
Reilly bounced back from a first round loss to Trey Adamson of Duke 10-4, to win three straight bouts at 174-pounds in the consolation bracket. In the consolation bracket, Reilly defeated Kendall Hemmings of The Citadel 8-5, earned a 10-3 decision over Jacob Fahlfeder of Limestone and then recorded a fall at 2:34 over Chris Sloat of Belmont Abbey to advance to the quarterfinals.
There Reilly's winning streak ended at three, as Levi Clemmons of Chattanooga edge the GWU freshman for the 5-3 win, ending his day at 3-2 overall.
Seeing his first action of the season, Goods, who is a defensive lineman on the football team, competed at 285-pounds, and like Reilly, suffered a first round loss only to win three straight in the consolation bracket.
After a 12-7 loss to Eric Badertscher of Limestone in the first round to drop into the consolation bracket, Goods went on to record back-to-back pins over Daniel lovino-Ortiz of St. Andrews at 1:20 and over Jake Wright of Liberty at 1:38. In his fourth match of the day, Goods earned a 7-2 decision over Joshua Davis of N.C. State before suffering a 12-4 major decision loss to Robert Wade of Newberry to finish his day at 3-2 overall.
Senior Blake Salyer and freshman Josh Burns each posted one win on the day, as at 184-pounds Salyer defeated Jack Neblett of Liberty by way of a pin at 1:53, while at 157-pounds Burns recorded a 9-3 decision over Davis Bagwell of Newberry.
Gardner-Webb freshmen Ray Farnsworth and Matt Kowalski also competed on Saturday, as each went 0-2 on the day.
Gardner-Webb (1-1, 0-1 SoCon) will host its first-ever Southern Conference match on Monday night, as the Runnin' Bulldogs welcome the Mountaineers of Appalachian State to town for a Southern Conference showdown at 7 p.m. in Paul Porter Arena.
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| 2011 Davidson Open Final Brackets |
