FAIRFAX, Va. – Gardner-Webb picked up six individual wins on the day, but would fall to George Mason, 36-10, and Long Island, 24-18, at the Patriot Duals on Friday afternoon.
The Runnin' Bulldogs opened their day by squaring off against George Mason. Freshman
Will Edmiston downed Talha Farooq by a 12-4 major decision at 125 pounds and senior
Roderick Davis pinned Ramses Montalvo in 1:19 at 197 pounds, but those would be GWU's only two wins in the opening dual as the 'Dogs fell by a 36-10 margin.
GWU turned around to square off against Long Island in its last dual bout of the day. Edmiston picked up another win on the day, this time at 133 pounds by forfeit. Davis earned another victory as well at 197 pounds with a narrow 5-3 decision over Mark Malico.
RJ Mosley put Jesse Weiner's shoulders to the mat at 3:19 at 165 pounds and freshman
Samuel Mora picked up an 8-3 decision over James Langan at 174 pounds. Gardner-Webb would fall by a six-point margin to LIU, 24-18.
Gardner-Webb returns to action tomorrow morning, taking part in the Patriot Open, hosted by George Mason. The tournament begins at 10:00 am in Fairfax, Va.
TEAM SCORES: George Mason 36, Gardner-Webb 10
125:
Will Edmiston (GWU) over Talha Farooq (GMU) (MD 12-4)
133: Josh Jones (GMU) over
Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU) (Fall 0:54)
141: Alex Madrigal (GMU) over
Brandon Bright (GWU) (TF 17-1 4:58)
149: Colston DiBlasi (GMU) over (GWU) (For.)
157: Kolby Ho (GMU) over
Evan Schenk (GWU) (Dec 7-3)
165: Neil Schuster (GMU) over
RJ Mosley (GWU) (Dec 8-1)
174: Anthony Lombardo (GMU) over
Samuel Mora (GWU) (MD 8-0)
184: Paul Pierce (GMU) over
Christian Salter (GWU) (MD 13-0)
197:
Roderick Davis (GWU) over Ramses Montalvo (GMU) (Fall 1:19)
285: Jake Slinger (GMU) over Gabriel Picket (GWU) (TF 16-0 2:11)
LIU 24, Gardner-Webb 18
125: James Ryan (LIU) over
Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU) (Dec 7-1)
133:
Will Edmiston (GWU) over (LIU)(For.)
141: Michael Blando (LIU) over
Brandon Bright (GWU) (Fall 1:50)
149: Rhise Royster (LIU) over (GWU) (For.)
157: Dominick Demarco (LIU) over
Evan Schenk (GWU) (Dec 3-2)
165:
RJ Mosley (GWU) over Jesse Weiner (LIU) (Fall 3:19)
174:
Samuel Mora (GWU) over James Langan (LIU) (Dec 8-3)
184: Dan McClure (LIU) over
Christian Salter (GWU) (Dec 3-0)
197:
Roderick Davis (GWU) over Mark Malico (LIU)(Dec 5-3)
285: Timothy Nagosky (LIU) over Gabriel Picket (GWU) (Dec 7-4)