Monday, January 09, 2006
Contact: Scott Dunford

Campbell Wrestling Drops 32-19 Decision to The Citadel

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Campbell won four of the 10 matches in the dual meet against The Citadel, but the Fighting Camels still fell 32-19 on the road. With the loss Campbell drops to 0-2 in dual matches, while The Citadel improves to 3-2.
In the team's second dual match of the season, the Camels battled back twice to tie the score, but could not overcome the Bulldogs. The Citadel got in front early when Matt Bullwinkle pinned Elliot Berger at the 3:35 mark in the 141-pound division. However, the Camels Steve Wiktorek would level the match in the 149 division, when he pinned Nicholas Orio at the 5:56 mark.
The Citadel regained the lead in the 157-pound division, with Derik Neitz beating Nick Amato by a major decision 13-4. That would be the same score in the 165-pound match, as Campbell's Brent Poynter beat Dan Thompson to level the team score at 10.
However, the Bulldogs won the next three matches at the 171, 184 and 197-pound weight classes to take a 26-10 lead that they would not relinquish.
The Camels also got wins from Jeremiah Fennell and Richie Apolinar. Fennell downed John Buck 2-1 in the heavy weight division, while Apolinar kept his record perfect in dual meets. The freshman recorded his second pin of the dual meet season at the 3:35 mark, against Charlie Hopkins in the 125-pound division.
For The Citadel, the win over Campbell completed a sweep in a home double-header. The Bulldogs defeated Duke 28-12 in a meet held prior to wrestling the Camels.
Campbell will return to action Jan. 17, wrestling an away meet at Gardner-Webb at 6:00.

For complete results from the meet against The Citadel, click here.