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    Gardner-Webb cruises to 35-15 win over Davidson

    DAVIDSON, N.C. --The Runnin' Bulldogs won six of the first seven matches, including No. 30 Austin Trott’s (Kingsland, Ga.) seventh straight win and a pin by Alex Bennett (Franklin, Tenn.) en route to a 35-15 win over Davidson College in Southern Conference action Wednesday evening.

    Gardner-Webb (6-9, 2-2 SoCon) was awarded the first two matches at 125 and 133 pounds by forfeit, giving the Runnin’ Bulldogs a 12-0 advantage before Ryan Mosley (Stone Mountain, Ga.) pushed the lead to 17-0, dominating Davidson’s (4-7, 0-1 SoCon) James McCord, 17-2, for a tech fall victory at 141 pounds.

    A pin by Davidson’s Kevin Birmingham at 149 pounds got the Wildcats on the board, and cut the lead to 17-6 before Cole Graves (Owings, Md.) won by a 4-2 decision against Nick Pappayliou at 157 pounds to give Gardner-Webb a 20-6 lead.

    Bennett added six points at 165 pounds, pinning Patrick Devlin in 6:42, before Trott pushed his streak to seven wins with a 15-8 decision against Nathaniel Powers at 174 pounds, giving the Runnin’ Bulldogs a 29-6 advantage.

    Davidson closed the gap to 29-15 with a pin in 4:08 at 184 pounds and a 7-2 decision at 194 pounds, before Justin Kozera (Taneytown, Md.) pinned Eddie Isola in 5:33 in the heavyweight bout to give Gardner-Webb the 35-15 victory.

    Gardner-Webb is back in action on Sunday in the nation’s capital, traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on Columbia University at 10 a.m. and American University at 12 p.m.

    Results:
    125 – Phillip Anderson (GWU) by forfeit – 6-0
    133 – Robbie Golde (GWU) by forfeit – 12-0
    141 – Ryan Mosley (GWU) tech fall. James McCord (DC), 17-2 – 17-0
    149 – Kevin Birmingham (DC) pinned Tyler Ziegler (GWU), 3:51 – 17-6
    157 – Cole Graves (GWU) dec. Nick Pappayliou (DC), 4-2, 20-6
    165 – Alex Bennett (GWU) pinned Patrick Devlin (DC), 6:42, 26-6
    174 – No. 30 Austin Trott (GWU) dec. Nathaniel Powers (DC), 15-8, 29-6
    184 – Scott Patrick (DC) pinned Aaron Rabin (GWU), 4:08, 29-12
    197 – Michael Moore (DC) dec. Zach Bennett (GWU), 7-2, 29-15
    HWT – Justin Kozera (GWU) pinned Ed Isola (DC), 5:33, 35-15

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