LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Wrestling started its road trip with a loss to Gardner-Webb Sunday afternoon at Paul Porter Arena.
 
After their big win on Friday, the Keydets (5-8, 1-5 SoCon) were shut down by the Runnin' Bulldogs, 30-13, in the first of three road duals to close out the regular season.
 
Three Keydets earned bout wins against the Bulldogs. With the dual starting at heavyweight and Gardner-Webb getting the first four wins, 149-pounder Phoenix Alyea stopped the run and earned his first SoCon win and first victory of the dual for VMI with a 13-4 major decision.
 
The Keydets earned another win, this time an 8-2 decision by Ryan Vigil at 165 pounds, keeping a dual victory within reach at 21-7. Vigil has now won three-straight matches.
 
184-pounder Andrew Barford tallied his second league win in his last three matches with a third-period pin, but the Bulldogs claimed wins at 174 and 197 pounds to top the Keydets.
 
Final Results (VMI 13, Gardner-Webb 30)
125: Tyson Lane (GW) over Tony Burke (VMI) (MD 11-1)
133: T.K. Davis (GW) over Cody Tanner (VMI) (TF 17-2 3:41)
141: Dominic DiTullio (GW) over Dyson Dunham (VMI) (SV-1 9-6)
149: Phoenix Alyea (VMI) over Charlie Sly (GW) (MD 13-4)
157: Joseph Giordano (GW) over Ray Cmil (VMI) (TF 18-1 5:00)
165: Ryan Vigil (VMI) over Luke Murray (GW) (Dec 8-2)
174: Isaiah Guerrero (GW) over Beau Lewis (VMI) (Dec 4-2)
184: Andrew Barford (VMI) over Andrew Wilson (GW) (Fall 6:25)
197: Hadyn Danals (GW) over (VMI) (For.)
HWT Josh McCutchen (GW) over Cole Will (VMI) (MD 14-2)
 
Next Up
The Keydets have one last regular-season weekend slate before the 2026 Southern Conference Championship in March. VMI hits the road one last time to South Carolina for duals against The Citadel on Sunday, February 22, before heading up to Presbyterian on Monday, February 23.
 
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