Redshirt-senior Michael Slaughter led off the Southern Conference match with a hard fought decision, as he edged out Matt Zarth to earn a 2-1 decision at 125 pounds. Slaughter's 14th overall win of the season put the Runnin' Bulldogs up early at 3-0 to start the match.
After a loss at 133 pounds tied the score up at 3-3, the Runnin' Bulldogs went on a roll, winning the eight final matches of the bout en route to the 36-3 conference win.
At 141 pounds, sophomore Alex Hamm posted his second straight win, defeating Benjamin Hartshorn 5-4, while freshman Davante Andujar posted a win over Kevin Birmingham at 149 pounds by the same score, 5-4, pushing Gardner-Webb in front by six in the match at 9-3.
Alex Medved did not waste any time in adding to his winning streak to, pushing his streak to seven straight matches with a pin over Dan Hagemann at 1:08 in the 157 pound bout.
The fourth straight win came by way of redshirt-junior Justin Guthrie at 165 pounds, as he controlled the match from the start, earning a 10-2 major decision win over Tyler Mullen to put the visitors in front at 19-3 for the match.
GWU's Erin O'Dell continued the Runnin' Bulldogs run, as the sophomore held off the Wildcats' Ian Solcz for an 11-8 win at 174 pounds, while redshirt-junior Jason Porter posted a 10-3 decision over Christopher Cirenza at 184 pounds to essentially put the match away at 25-3 in favor of GWU.
After a 19-3 technical fall win at 5:59 by GWU's Travis Porter at 197 pounds over Eddie Isola, GWU freshman Justin Kozera drew a forfeit victory to put the final score at 36-3.
Gardner-Webb (6-11, 2-5 SoCon) will wrap up its 2011-12 regular season slate this Saturday night, as the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers will host the Ohio Bobcats at 7 p.m. in Bost Gymnasium on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.
Results:
125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Matt Zarth (DAV) - 2-1 (GWU 3-0)
133 - Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) - 12-7 (Tied 3-3)
141 - Alex Hamm (GWU) dec. Benjamin Hartshorn (DAV) - 5-4 (GWU 6-3)
149 - Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Kevin Birmingham (DAV) - 5-4 (GWU 9-3)
157 - Alex Medved (GWU) FALL over Dan Hagemann (DAV) - 1:08 (GWU 15-3)
165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) maj. dec. Tyler Mullen (DAV) - 10-2 (GWU 19-3)
174 - Erin O'Dell (GWU) dec. Ian Solcz (DAV) - 11-8 (GWU 22-3)
184 - Jason Porter (GWU) dec. Christopher Cirenza (DAV) - 10-3 (GWU 25-3)
197 - Travis Porter (GWU) tech. fall Eddie Isola (DAV) - 5:59 19-3 (GWU 30-3)
285 - Justin Kozera (GWU) forfeit win. (GWU 36-3)
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