The Runnin' Bulldogs (8-5, 6-1 SoCon) will close out the home portion of its schedule on Saturday, hosting Cleveland State and No. 22 Ohio in Paul Porter Arena. The Bobcats and Vikings will wrestle each other at 11:00 am, followed by Gardner-Webb vs. Cleveland State (12:30 pm) and Gardner-Webb vs. Ohio (2:00 pm).
On Wednesday, GWU left little doubt once the first bout started. Cortez Starkes recorded a quick takedown at 125 pounds and continued to build a sturdy lead before pinning Zamir Ode to the mat at the 4:18 mark.
A decision by Tyler Ziegler at 133 pounds pushed the margin to 9-0 and Ryan Hull came through with a dominant performance at 141 pounds – recording a technical fall over Billy McClelland by a 16-1 margin.
Chris Vassar built the lead to 20-0 by pinning Aidan Conroy in 3:48, posting a handful of near falls before the final result. Ryan Mosley followed with a 6-0 decision at 157 pounds, before Austin Trott picked up the pace with a 17-0 technical fall victory at 165 pounds.
Brett Stein picked up a major decision at 174 pounds, pulling off a late takedown for the final 10-2 score in that bout. It was Stein's 16th victory of the season and moved him to 6-2 in SoCon action. The win also pushed Gardner-Webb's team margin to 32-0 with three weight classes remaining.
The trio of Hunter Gamble, Gray Jones and Boyce Cornwell capped the match in style – picking up three consecutive pins to reach the 50-point mark for the second time this season. Gamble improved to 7-0 in SoCon competition with his pin fall, sending Nathaniel Powers down in 2:47. It was the McDonough, Ga., native's third pin of the season.
Jones produced his team-best fifth win via pin fall at 197 pounds, making quick work of Michael Moore in 2:10.
Cornwell finished the match with his second pin of the season, corralling Will Cooley in 3:19 in another dominant effort. The reigning Arby's SoCon Wrestler of the Week improved to 18-5 overall and 11-2 in dual competition with the victory.
Gardner-Webb continued to build on its milestone season, with school-record totals in dual wins (8) and SoCon wins (6) now in place.
The Runnin' Bulldogs have been hot in 2016 to date, winning five dual matches in a row and six out of seven since January 8. Gardner-Webb also improved to 6-0 in Paul Porter Arena with Wednesday's victory.
Results:
125: Cortez Starkes (GWU) pinned Zamir Ode (DAV), 4:18 – 6-0
133: Tyler Ziegler (GWU) dec. Dustin Runzo (DAV), 3-2 – 9-0
141: Ryan Hull (GWU) tech. fall Billy McClelland (DAV), 16-1 (7:00) – 14-0
149: Chris Vassar (GWU) pinned Aidan Conroy (DAV), 3:48 – 20-0
157: Ryan Mosley (GWU) dec. Tony Palumbo (DAV). 6-0 – 23-0
165: Austin Trott (GWU) tech. fall Adam Flatt (DAV), 17-0 (3:07) – 28-0
174: Brett Stein (GWU) major dec. Nathaniel Powers (DAV), 10-2 – 32-0
184: Hunter Gamble (GWU) pinned Konner Pritchard (DAV), 2:47 – 38-0
197: Gray Jones (GWU) pinned Michael Moore (DAV), 2:10 – 44-0
285: Boyce Cornwell (GWU) pinned Will Cooley (DAV), 3:19 – 50-0
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