Campbell (8-6, 4-1), now sits in second in the Southern Conference standings, only behind Appalachian State, who is 6-0 after it defeated Chattanooga on Sunday.
Campbell opened up Sunday's dual with a pair of first period falls, beginning at 184. Ville Heino began his match with a trio of takedowns and a four-point near fall. With 42 seconds remaining in the period, Heino used his third takedown to finish off Chandler Sambets with the fall.
Willie Bivens III only needed 89 seconds to pick up the fall over Sawyer Root at the 197 matchup. Bivens recorded the lone points with a takedown, before he finished the match with the fall.
At the 285-pound match, Jere Heino continued the scoring for Campbell with his 6-0 decision over Joseph Bexley. Heino recorded a pair of takedowns along with an escape and riding time to claim the victory. Heino's win gave Campbell a 15-0 advantage.
The Orange and Black's lead stretch to 20-0 after Nathan Kraisser's 16-0 tech fall at the 125-pound match. Kraisser wasted little time getting on the board with a takedown and back-to-back four-point near falls in the first. With the 10-0 lead in the second, Kraisser notched another takedown and four-point near fall to clinch the win.
Andrew Szalwinski knocked off Collin Stewart by a 6-1 decision, at the 133-pound matchup to put The Citadel on the board.
Joshua Heil used a third period comeback to take a 9-8 decision win at the 141-pound match. Heil, who trailed 6-2 entering the third, put together a trio of takedowns to bring the score to 8-8 against Douglas Gudenburr. At the horn, Heil's riding time advantage gave him the 9-8 victory and put Campbell ahead 23-3.
The home side scored victories at 149 and 157 to pull within 11 points, 23-12. At 149, Tyler Buckiso defeated Luke Stewart by a 7-1 decision, and Aaron Walker scored a first period fall over Jordan Eley at 157.
Campbell clinched the dual with victories in the final two matchups. At 165, Quentin Perez went on a scoring spree in the first, en route to an 18-2 tech fall. Perez took an 11-0 lead into the second, where he scored an escape, takedown and four-point near fall in the second to clinch the win.
John Weiss finished the dual on a high note with his 8-2 victory at 174 against Martin Duane. Neither wrestler scored a point in the first, but in the second, Weiss scored a takedown and two-point near fall to take a 4-1 lead. In the final period, Weiss tallied another takedown along with an escape and riding time advantage for the decision win.
Campbell returns home against SIUE, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. inside Carter Gym. For more on Campbell wrestling, follow @GoCamelsWrestle on Twitter and Facebook.
Results:
184: Ville Heino (Campbell) over Chandler Sambets (The Citadel) (Fall 2:18)
197: Willie Bivens III (Campbell) over Sawyer Root (The Citadel) (Fall 1:29)
285: Jere Heino (Campbell) over Joseph Bexley (The Citadel) (Dec 6-0)
125: Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) over Charles Kearney (The Citadel) (TF 16-0 3:51)
133: Andrew Szalwinski (The Citadel) over Collin Stewart (Campbell) (Dec 6-1)
141: Joshua Heil (Campbell) over Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel) (Dec 9-8)
149: Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel) over Luke Stewart (Campbell) (Dec 7-1)
157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Jordan Eley (Campbell) (Fall 2:45)
165: Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Ruston Hill II (The Citadel) (TF 18-2 4:03)
174: John Weiss (Campbell) over Martin Duane (The Citadel) (Dec 8-2)
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