With the win, Newberry moves to 17-2 on the year in duals action. The Wolves host UNC Pembroke on Thursday at 7 p.m. before closing the regular season against Anderson at home on Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m. The Super Region I NCAA qualification tournament takes place in Kutztown, Pa., on February 22-23.
No. 8 Jeff Vesta (Manhattan, Kan.) had the toughest battle of the night at 125 lbs., fighting through four overtime periods to pin Patrick Mestrez after 9:36 of action to give Newberry a 6-0 lead. Vesta now leads Division II with 13 pins this season, including seven in his last nine matches.
Travis Laxton (Live Oak, Fla.) earned a 20-4 technical fall over Jacob Tutterow at 133 lbs. and No. 8 B.J. Young (Jackson, N.J.) cruised to an 18-2 technical fall over Clemente Narviaz at 141 lbs. After No. 7 Deral Brown (Elgin, S.C.) won the 149 lbs. bout via forfeit, Newberry already had a 22-0 lead after just four bouts.
Seiji Borja (North Charleston, S.C.) needed just 2:45 of the 157 lbs. bout to pin Brandon Wilkins and Davis Bagwell (Birmingham, Ala.) pinned Markus Cromwell at the 4:35 mark of the 165 lbs. bout to push the lead to 34-0. Joe Pittman (Forsyth, Ga.) battled to an 8-7 win by decision over Joseph Maumoynier at 174 lbs. and Mitch Brown (Omaha, Neb.) won by forfeit at 184 lbs. to put the scarlet and gray up by a 43-0 count.
Braden Carter (Christiansburg, Va.) pinned Jeff Lamer at the 5:18 mark of the 197 lbs. bout and Matt Wade (Easton, Md.) closed out the shutout with a 14-4 major decision over Kelly Baker at heavyweight.
With the domination of the Abbey, the Wolves have won four duals this season by more than 50 team points, six matches by more than 40 team points and nine matches by more than 30 team points.
Results:
125 No. 5 Jeff Vesta (Newberry) pins Patrick Mestrez, 9:36 (4OT) NEW, 6-0
133 Travis Laxton (Newberry) tech fall Jacob Tutterow, 20-4 NEW, 11-0
141 No. 8 B.J. Young (Newberry) tech fall Clemente Narviaz, 18-2 NEW, 16-0
149 No. 7 Deral Brown (Newberry) wins by forfeit NEW, 22-0
157 Seiji Borja (Newberry) pins Brandon Wilkins, 2:45 NEW, 28-0
165 Davis Bagwell (Newberry) pins Markus Cromwell, 4:35 NEW, 34-0
174 Joe Pittman (Newberry) dec. Joseph Maumoynier, 8-7 NEW, 37-0
184 Mitch Brown (Newberry) wins by forfeit NEW, 43-0
197 Braden Carter (Newberry) pins Jeff Lamer, 5:18 NEW, 49-0
HWT Matt Wade (Newberry) major dec. Kelly Baker, 14-4 NEW, 53-0
Team Scoring
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