The Spartans improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference competition.
Junior Jeff Hedges gave UNCG the early 6-0 lead with a fall victory over Johnathan Pope in 2:12 at 125 lbs. VMI's Tyler Anthony put up three points for the Keydets after recording a 6-3 decision over Mitchell Johnson at 133 lbs. Junior Chris Bencivenga answered with his fourth consecutive major decision victory at 141. The Davie, FL product defeated VMI's Brandon Franklin 12-3 to put the Spartans up 10-3.
The Keydets cut the Spartans' lead to one after taking two decision victories at 149 and 157 lbs. However, UNCG responded with two more fall victories to extend its lead to 22-9. Junior Mark Ring pinned John Burton in 3:46 for his third fall victory of the season at 165 lbs. Senior Joe Lowe followed with a fall victory in 5:49 over Kyle Elgert at 174 lbs. Freshman Scott Snyder, a Slatington, PA native, pulled off the 3-2 decision at 184 lbs. over VMI's Dustin McCabe in the final seconds of the third period to give UNCG the 25-9 advantage.
VMI's Corry Murray tallied the 14-1 major decision over freshman Nick Clark at 197 lbs before senior Joe Sheffield grabbed another major decision win for the Spartans. The Killeen, TX native sealed the deal as he defeated Erik Olson 15-3 at 285 lbs.
Hedges, Bencivenga and Lowe all improve to a perfect 5-0 in dual meets in their respective weight classes.
The Spartans continues their Virginia road trip when they take on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Saturday at 1 pm
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