CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team picked up their second Southern Conference win this Wednesday against the Davidson Wildcats by a final score of 20-18.
149: Chon Porter (CIT) over Will Baldwin (DAV) (MD 8-0)
The Bulldogs dropped a pair of matches to begin the dual before freshman, Chon Porter picked up a major decision over Will Baldwin. Porter began the 149-pound matchup with a takedown in the first period before tallying a pair of reversals and a two-point near fall. Porter improves to 15-18 on the year.
157: Rian Burris (CIT) over Tony Palumbo (DAV) (Fall 2:59)
Rian Burris tallied the first pin of the dual against Tony Palumbo two minutes and 59 seconds into the match. The junior extends him winning streak to three matches and improves to 23-14 on the year, a new career-high for wins.
165: Dazjon Casto (CIT) over Hunter Costa (DAV) (MD 11-1)
Freshman Dazjon Casto improved to 26-19 on the year after recording his third major decision of the season. Casto defeated Hunter Costa with four takedowns, a pair of escapes and two stalling warnings awarded in his favor.
197: Sawyer Root (CIT) over Finaly Holston (DAV) (Fall 6:00)
Root tallied the final victory for the Bulldogs with a pin over Finaly Holston after six minutes of competing. This marks his second pin in his senior season and he still remains unbeaten in conference action. The No. 25 nationally ranked wrestler improves to 34-13 and will head to VMI with a four-match winning streak.
Results:
125: Double Forfeit
133: Kyle Gorant (DAV) over Charles Kearney (CIT) (Dec 8-2)
141: Caleb Ziebell (DAV) over Keegan Connolly (CIT) (Dec 8-3)
149: Chon Porter (CIT) over Will Baldwin (DAV) (MD 8-0)
157: Rian Burris (CIT) over Tony Palumbo (DAV) (Fall 2:59)
165: Dazjon Casto (CIT) over Hunter Costa (DAV) (MD 11-1)
174: Noah Satterfield (DAV) over Cooper Youngblood (CIT) (Dec 6-2)
184: Conor Fenn (DAV) over Martin Duane (CIT) (Fall 1:07)
197: Sawyer Root (CIT) over Finaly Holston (DAV) (Fall 6:00)
285: Mitchell Trigg (DAV) over Michael McAleavey (CIT) (Dec 7-4)
The Citadel wrestling team will travel to Lexington, Virginia this Saturday to participate in their final regular-season dual before Southern Conference Championships.
