LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI wrestling team hosts Davidson College Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in a Southern Conference match from Cormack Hall. The programs two seniors,
Robbie Adelstein and
Luke Nicksic, will be honored in a pre-match ceremony.
The Keydets also travel to Chattanooga Sunday for another SoCon match at 1 p.m.
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The Keydets defeated Davidson last season, 24-18, in North Carolina.
Tyler Mousaw (197).
Blake Showers (157) and
Job Chishko (149) each won their matches against the Wildcats.
This will mark the Keydets second trip to Chattanooga this season, as VMI competed in the Southern Scuffle at UTC on Jan 1. The Mocs defeated VMI 36-3 last season, with Mousaw winning his match at 197.
VMI split a pair of SoCon matches last Sunday at Campbell University, defeating Presbyterian University 28-18 before falling 40-0 to the host school. The
Keydets recorded four victories by pin in the victory against Presbyterian; Freddy
Junko at 141 in 4:42, Showers in 4:07 at 165,
Jon Hoover in 4:58 at 174 and Mousaw at 197 in 1:25.
Seth Fillers won by major decision 10-2 at 157, while
Luke Hart lost just 4-2 at 149. Hoover (1-0) and
Mousaw (8-6) came up just short in their matches against Campbell.
VMI Probable Starters:
125
Cameron Chicella
133 Patrick Maglathin
141
Freddy Junko
149
Luke Hart
157
Seth Fillers
165
Blake Showers/
River Carroll
174
Jon Hoover
184
Max Gourley
197
Tyler Mousaw/
Isaac Dolph
285
Josh Evans
Davidson Probable Starters:
125: Hale Robinson
133: Kyle Gorant
141: Nick Cambri
149: Gavin Damasco
157: Bryce Sanderlin
165: Jaden Hardrick
174: Steven Newell
184: Gavin Henry
197: Finlay Holston
HWT: Mitchell Trigg
Chattanooga probables:
125: Fabian Gutierrez
133: Brayden Palmer
141: Franco Valdes
149: Noah Castillo / Grant Lundy
157: Weston Wichman/Lincoln Heck
165: Drew Nicholson
174: Carial Tarter
184: Thomas Sell
197: Matthew Waddell
285: Matthias Ervin/Grayson Walthall