“We rebounded from a rough weekend (at the GCU Duals Saturday),†said GCU assistant coach Larry Wilbanks. “We had some younger guys and some backups step in and wrestle well.â€
Justin Martin wrestling up a weight class at 174 and subbing for starter Brett Sanchez (184) picked up a pair of victories on the evening. Sophomore up-and-comer Lino Estrada had his best day as a ‘Lope with two key wins at 133.
Backups Nate Zobott (Hwt.), Eric Fan (197) and Vincent Hererra (141) all had wins against Embry-Riddle.
Two-time All-American Victor Carazo wrestled up a class at 184 and earned two victories.
No. 7 ranked Kyle McCrite (125), Bobby Ward (149) each picked up a pair of victories. Heavyweight Jordan Johnson won his lone match in a key battle against CMU.
“We showed the depth of our team,†added Wilbanks. “We had some key guys out and didn't lose anything. It's a big compliment to our backups.â€
The shutout win over Embry-Riddle is the first in the five-year program's history. Ted Bristol (157) and David Wilber (165) had wins to open the match against the Eagles.
Carazo had the only pin of the evening. He earned GCU six points against Embry-Riddle with a pin in 4:45.
GCU (4-3) takes on Simon Fraser 7 p.m. Friday at Antelope Gymnasium and welcomes three teams, including RMAC foes Western State and CSU-Pueblo, as well as, California Baptist, on Saturday. Action begins at 3 p.m. Fans unable to attend can watch the live action via the AmericaOne Network on GCULopes.com.
Saturday's action wraps up a stretch of nine dual meets in eight days.
“We knew with the amount of dual meets we had this week we were going to have to count on some backups,†said Wilbanks.
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