CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia earned bonus points in seven bouts to go on to take a 44 to -1 decision over Gardner-Webb in dual meet action Saturday afternoon inside Memorial Gym.
 
Virginia (1-0) got off to a quick start over Gardner-Webb (0-2), winning the first three bouts of the day by major decision, fall, and tech fall respectively.
 
At 149 pounds, the matchup between Virginia's Denton Spencer and GWU's Jacson Muldrew was tightly contested, with Spencer earning points late in the third period to take an 8-4 decision.
 
The matchup at the 184-pound weight class between UVA's Michael Battista and GWU's Evan Schenk was another tough battle that was decided in the final moments of the third period, with Battista taking a 7-4 decision.
 
A penalty point resulted in a one point deduction in Gardner-Webb's team score happened during the 174-pount matchup.
 
A handful of extra matches took place following the dual, which saw Chase McKinney pick up an 8-5 decision over Justin Phillips at the 157-pound weight class.
 
Gardner-Webb returns to action tomorrow afternoon at No. 14 North Carolina.  Action is slated for a 1:00 pm start time in Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
TEAM SCORE: Virginia 44, Gardner-Webb -1
 
125: Patrick McCormick (UVA) def. Austin Wadlow (GWU), MD 10-0
133: Louie Hayes (UVA) def. Todd Carter (GWU), Fall 3:09
141: Brian Courtney (UVA) def. Conrad Schiess (GWU), TF 23-5 6:42
149: Denton Spencer (UVA) def. Jacson Muldrew (GWU), Dec. 8-4
157: Justin McKoy (UVA) def. Chase McKinney (GWU), TF 17-2 6:36
165: Jake Keating (UVA) def. Austin Reames (GWU), TF 22-6 3:48
174: Victor Marcelli (UVA) def. Samuel Mora (GWU), MD 10-1
184: Michael Battista (UVA) def. Evan Schenk (GWU), Dec. 7-4
197: Jay Aiello (UVA) def. Jack Trautman (GWU), Fall 4:07
285: Quinn Miller (UVA) def. Anthony Perrine (GWU), TB-1 3-2
*GWU: -1 team point for bench warning
 
EXTRA MATCHES
125: Sam Book (UVA) def. Aedyn Concepcion (GWU), TF 18-0
125: Sam Book (UVA) def. Austin Wadlow (GWU), Dec. 8-4
125: Patrick McCormick (UVA) def. Aedyn Concepcion (GWU), MD 12-0
133: Evan Buchanan (UVA) def. Todd Carter (GWU), Dec. 4-2
141: Dylan Cedenco (UVA) def. Corbin Dion (GWU), Fall 1:55
141: Scott Kiyono (UVA) def. Corbin Dion (GWU), TF 23-8 7:00
157: Nic Sansone (UVA) def. Christian Trimble (GWU), MD 10-1
157: Chase McKinney (GWU) def. Justin Phillips (UVA), Dec. 8-5
174: Robby Patrick (UVA) def. Samuel Mora (GWU), Fall 0:48
285: Jessie Knight (UVA) def. Gabriel Pickett (GWU), Fall 1:32