The win comes after a loss to Virginia Tech Saturday snapped a three-meet winning streak.
In the first match of the night, redshirt junior Tanner Bidelspach fell to Anthony Elias 10-5 at 133 pounds.
Campbell's first win of the night came from freshman Michael Dahlstrom at 141 pounds. He posted his first technical fall of the season over Matt Zarth 17-2 in 7:00. Dahlstrom is now 4-2 in the league with a 5-3 overall record.
Next at 149 pounds, redshirt junior Brent Jorge dropped his first conference match of the year as Kevin Birmingham pinned him in 7:54.
Redshirt junior Nick Rex was the first of a three-match streak for the Camels at 157 pounds. He earned CU's second technical fall of the night and his first of the year as he defeated Patrick Devlin 16-1 in 5:13. Rex is now 4-1 in the conference at the 157-pound spot.
Campbell used two pins in a row to lengthen its lead. At 165 pounds, sophomore Paul Duggan won by fall over Christopher Cirenza in 5:51. Duggan moves to 4-1 in the SoCon and 17-13 overall at 165 with five pins.
Freshman Taylor McGiffen earned his second pin of the year at 174 pounds over Ian Solcz in 4:42. The win was McGiffen's first league victory at 174 and was his third overall.
The final Davidson win came at 184 pounds as Donald Patrick defeated redshirt senior Matt Cox 3-0. It was Cox's first loss of the year in the weight class in conference action.
The Camels rounded out the meet with three wins, including two Wildcat forfeits. Senior John Merickel picked up his fifth SoCon win at 197 pounds with a Davidson forfeit. He is 5-1 in the league and 13-14 overall.
Sophomore Joe Nolan earned his second pin of the year over Jordan Ownbey in 1:25. Nolan moves to 4-2 in the league and 6-8 overall.
In the final match, freshman No. 27 Eric Montoya won by forfeit. He is 6-0 in the SoCon and is the only Camel with six conference wins as he stands at 29-11 overall.
Full results are listed below.
Next up, Campbell travels to Chapel Hill and Durham Sunday. The Camels will take on North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. and Duke at 2:00 p.m. in Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. At 7:00 p.m., Campbell will face Ohio at Voyager Academy in Durham.
Results:
133: Anthony Elias (D) dec. Tanner Bidelspach (C), 10-5
141: Michael Dahlstrom (C) tech fall Matt Zarth (D), 17-2 (7:00)
149: Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Brent Jorge (C), 7:54
157: Nick Rex (C) tech fall Patrick Devlin (D), 16-1 (5:13)
165: Paul Duggan (C) pinned Christopher Cirenza (D), 5:51
174: Taylor McGiffen (C) pinned Ian Solcz (D), 4:42
184: Scott Patrick (D) dec. Matthew Cox (C), 3-0
197: John Merickel (C) won by forfeit
285: Joe Nolan (C) pinned Jordan Ownbey (D), 1:25
125: Eric Montoya (C) won by forfeit
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