BLACKSBURG, Va. – Gardner-Webb dropped a pair of dual matches on a busy Sunday of wrestling action against top-25 competition, falling 36-4 to #12 Virginia Tech and 38-8 to #23 North Dakota State.

Redshirt sophomore Austin Trott (Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County HS) picked up a pair of wins at 165 pounds on Sunday, both in impressive fashion. The 20th-ranked Trott blanked Virginia Tech's David Bergida, 10-0, for a major decision and defeated North Dakota State's Trevor Chavez via tech fall (15-0, 2:14).

Kyle Ash (Tulsa, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS) picked up a 9-5 decision over North Dakota State's Steven Keogh at 157 pounds for a second GWU win in that match.

The Runnin' Bulldogs (2-3) face another tough test next weekend, traveling to face NC State in Raleigh, N.C. on November 22.

#12 Virginia Tech (2-0) 36, Gardner-Webb (0-2) 4
125: #5 Joey Dance (VT) maj. dec. Cortez Starkes, 15-4
133: #18 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Tyler Ziegler, 7-2
141: Jerry Ronnau (VT) dec. Ryan Hull, 8-3
149: #2 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Ryan Mosley, 19-7
157: Sal Mastriani (VT) fall Kyle Ash, 3:50
165: #20 Austin Trott (GW) maj. dec. David Bergida, 10-0
174: #13 Zach Epperly (VT) tech fall Christian Marioni, 16-1 (5:39)
184: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Gray Jones, 7-3
197: Jared Haught (VT) tech fall Terry Henderson, 15-0 (3:41)
285: #12 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Justin Kozera, 5-3

#23 North Dakota State (1-1) 38, Gardner-Webb (0-2) 8
125: #13 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) maj. dec.Cortez Starkes, 16-5
133: Justin Scherkenbach (NDSU) maj. dec. Tyler Ziegler, 9-1
141: #20 Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) fall Ryan Hull, 0:31
149: Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Ryan Mosley, 9-1
157: Kyle Ash (GW) dec. Steven Keogh, 9-5
165: #20 Austin Trott (GW) tech fall Trevor Chavez, 15-0 (2:14)
174: #14 Kurtis Julson (NDSU) fall Christian Marioni, 2:10
184: #13 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) tech fall Gray Jones, 19-4 (7:00)
197: Colin Sohn (NDSU) fall Terry Henderson, 4:29
285: #10 Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec.Justin Kozera, 10-3