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Wrestling 1/20/2022 9:32:00 PM

Keydets Fall to Gardner-Webb, 33-6

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LEXINGTON, Va. – Looking to start Southern Conference action with a victory, the VMI wrestling team fell to visiting Gardner-Webb, 33-6, Thursday night at Cormack Hall in Lexington, Virginia.

The Bulldogs earned an easy six points right off the bat with a victory by forfeit at 125 pounds for a quick Gardner-Webb advantage. They extended the lead with consecutive victories by major decision at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, before Corbin Dion of Gardner-Webb earned three more team points for the Bulldogs with an 8-2 decision over VMI's Luke Hart at 149 pounds.

At 157 pounds, VMI's Seth Fillers put the Keydets on the board with a hard-fought 9-6 decision over Gardner-Webb's Tyler Brignola. Going into the third period with a 6-5 lead, Fillers started with an escape and quickly earned a takedown to go up, 9-5, with less than a minute to grapple. Brignola earned a late escape but ran out of time as Fillers registered the bout victory.

Gardner-Webb's RJ Mosley shifted the momentum back to the Bulldogs with a 13-4 major decision over VMI's Blake Showers to put the visitors up, 21-3, with four bouts to compete.

Jon Hoover of VMI tallied VMI's second and final individual victory of the night by earning a 3-1 sudden victory in the first overtime period at the 174 weight class. Hoover and Gardner-Webb's Evan Schenk went into the extra period tied at one apiece after three periods, but Hoover found enough energy to earn a takedown and grab the win.

VMI's Zach Brown was defeated by Bulldog Jhaquan Anderson by a 5-1 decision at 184 pounds before Gardner-Webb's Anthony Perrine pinned Isaac Dolph in 3:44 to put the Bulldogs up, 30-6, with one bout left.

At the heavyweight class, the Bulldogs' Peyton McComas finished the night with a 6-1 decision over VMI's Josh Evans for the final team score of 33-6.

The Keydets return to action tomorrow at SoCon opponent Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. VMI will take on Arkansas Little-Rock in a dual at 4 pm before facing the Mountaineers at approximately 5:45 p.m.

Gardner-Webb 33, VMI 6 – January 20, 2022 – Cormack Hall – Lexington, Va.
  GWU-VMI
125: Aedyn Concepcion (GW) for. VMI                                                                   6-0
133: Todd Carter (GW) maj. dec. Cam Chicella (VMI), 15-4    10-0
141: Trevon Majette (GW) maj. dec. Freddy Junko (VMI), 13-5 14-0
149: Corbin Dion (GW) dec. Luke Hart (VMI), 8-2                                                17-0
157: Seth Fillers (VMI) dec. Tyler Brignola (GW), 9-6                                          17-3
165: RJ Mosley (GW) maj. dec. Blake Showers (VMI), 13-4 21-3
174: Jon Hoover (VMI) SV-1 Evan Schenk (GW), 3-1                                           21-6
184: Jhaquan Anderson (GW) dec. Zach Brown (VMI), 5-1 24-6
197: Anthony Perrine (GW) pinned Isaac Dolph (VMI), 3:44 30-6
285: Peyton McComas (GW) dec. Josh Evans (VMI), 6-1 33-6

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Players Mentioned

Zach Brown: Sophomore

Seth Fillers: Sophomore

Jon Hoover: Sophomore

Isaac Dolph: Freshman

Freddy Junko: Freshman

Blake Showers: Freshman

Josh Evans: Freshman

Luke Hart: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zach Brown
: Sophomore

Seth Fillers
: Sophomore

Jon Hoover
: Sophomore

Isaac Dolph
: Freshman

Freddy Junko
: Freshman

Blake Showers
: Freshman

Josh Evans
: Freshman

Luke Hart
: Freshman

VMI Athletics

Scoreboard

Keydets Fall to Gardner-Webb, 33-6

Players Mentioned

Zach Brown

Seth Fillers

Jon Hoover

Isaac Dolph

Freddy Junko

Blake Showers

Josh Evans

Luke Hart

Players Mentioned

Zach Brown

Seth Fillers

Jon Hoover

Isaac Dolph

Freddy Junko

Blake Showers

Josh Evans

Luke Hart