The three anchors of the Patriot squad, redshirt senior captain Vince Rodriguez, redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy and redshirt freshman Matt Voss all won matches to keep move the Mason dual win streak to three.
Mason jumped out to a 17-0 lead before Davidson's Adian Conroy earned a 6-4 decision over redshirt senior Konbeh Koroma(149). In the first match of the night, Mason redshirt sophomore Ibrahim Bunduka(125) pinned the Wildcats Zamir Ode, at the 6:29 mark. After Davidson forfeited the match at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Tejon Anthony(141) won by technical fall against Davidson's Billy McClelland.
The Patriots scored 10 unanswered points to increase the lead to 27-3 after redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy earned a major decision, 17-3 against the Wildcats Tony Palumbo. Redshirt junior Patrick Davis(165) pinned Zach Colangelo at the 1:33 mark in the contest.
This was Davis' second dual victory this season and first pin overall. Davis looks to be wrestling more consistently which can only help the Patriots going into away dual meets in hostile environments.
Mason would forfeit the match at 174 and in the subsequent 184 pound bout, three overtimes were necessary to decide the winner. Davidson's Konner Pritchard would prevail in the second overtime scoring one point with an escape breaking the deadlock to win, 2-1.
Mason's redshirt freshman Austin Harrison(197) opened up the scoring with a 3-0 lead before the Wildcats Ryan Devlin scored two unanswered points. Harrison would score a takedown with seven seconds remaining to get the decision, 5-2.
This placed the Patriots comfortably up 30-12 heading into the heavy-weight match.
Freshman Matt Voss(HWT) improved to 11-4 on the season with a 10-3 decision against Davidson's Will Cooley. Voss has now won four straight matches and continues to impress, only one week after being named the EWL Freshman of the Week.
The Patriots travel to the Lock Haven Classic on Tuesday, December 29. The team will look to continue their momentum in Pennsylvania before their next home dual against Virginia Tech at the RAC on Jan. 3.
Byrd-Moseley Cup:
The Byrd-Moseley Cup is named after William Byrd II (Virginia) and Edward Moseley (North Carolina). Both men were appointed along with surveyors to create a border between North Carolina and Virginia however several difficulties arose. For example, Virginia blamed North Carolina for blocking surveying efforts and Virginians blamed Moseley for seeking to advance private land privileges. These two men were at the center of the initial disputes in 1710 and is only right that Mason and Davidson continue what they fought for all these years later.
Results:
125: Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) pinned Zamir Ode, (6:29)/Mason 6-0
133: Vince Rodriguez (Mason) won by forfeit/ Mason 12-0
141: Tejon Anthony (Mason) dec. Billy McClelland, Technical Fall, 23-8/Mason 17-0
149: Adian Conroy dec. Konbeh Koroma (Mason), 6-4/Mason 17-3
157: Greg Flournoy (Mason) Maj. dec. Tony Palumbo 17-3/Mason 21-3
165: Patrick Davis (Mason) pinned Zach Colangelo, (1:33)/Mason 27-3
174: Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) won by forfeit/Mason 27-9
184: Konner Pritchard dec. Luke Ludke (Mason), 2-1/Mason 27-12
197: Austin Harrison (Mason) dec. Ryan Devlin, 5-2/Mason 30-12
285: Matt Voss (Mason) dec. Will Cooley, 10-3/Mason 33-12
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