CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Gardner-Webb picked up wins at 141, 157 and 184 pounds Friday night, but fell by a 30-11 score to Virginia in a non-conference dual.

The Runnin' Bulldogs (0-4) fell behind early, with the Cavaliers (1-2) picking up a pin at 125 and a tech fall at 133.

With his team trailing 11-0 out of the gate, freshman Denton Spencer went to work on his first career dual victory, blanking Sam Martino for a 4-0 decision. Virginia followed with a major decision at 149, but Gardner-Webb countered with another dominant performance at 157 pounds.

Redshirt junior Tyler Marinelli continued to shine in early season action, rolling to an 18-1 tech fall win over Fred Green. The Jefferson, Ga., native has just one loss on the season – with that coming at the 2017 Hokie Open to a nationally-ranked opponent.

Another pin for the Cavaliers stretched the lead at 165 pounds, before Christian Maroni fell by a tight, 9-7 score at 174.

Veteran Cole Graves stepped onto the mat at 184 pounds and secured a 5-2 decision over Jack Walsh to give the Runnin' Bulldogs a boost.

The Cavaliers recovered, however, taking back-to-back decisions at 197 and 285 to seal the team win.

Gardner-Webb will be back in action on Sunday, traveling to Raleigh, N.C., for the always challenging Wolfpack Open.

TEAM SCORES: VIRGINIA 30, GARDNER-WEBB 11
125: Louie Hayes (Virginia) over Keegan Duncan (Gardner-Webb) (Fall 2:48)
133: Jack Mueller (Virginia) over Philip Anderson (Gardner-Webb) (TF 18-1 2:32)
141: Denton Spencer (Gardner-Webb) over Sam Martino (Virginia) (Dec 4-0)
149: Sam Krivus (Virginia) over Joby Armenta (Gardner-Webb) (MD 11-2)
157: Tyler Marinelli (Gardner-Webb) over Fred Green (Virginia) (TF 18-1 5:00)
165: Andrew Atkinson (Virginia) over Brett Stein (Gardner-Webb) (Fall 1:43)
174: Will Schany (Virginia) over Christian Maroni (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 9-7)
184: Cole Graves (Gardner-Webb) over Jack Walsh (Virginia) (Dec 5-2)
197: Jay Aiello (Virginia) over Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 6-0)
285: Tyler Love (Virginia) over Lathan Bumgarner (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 5-2)