Lynchburg, Va. - Liberty won nine of ten individual bouts and went
on to a 38-3 victory over the Campbell wrestling team Saturday
inside the Schilling Center.
The Flames improved to 6-3 overall, while Campbell fell to 0-2
after taking the mat for the first time since Nov. 20.
"You look
at the team score and it looks like a blowout, but I felt five of
those Liberty decisions could have gone our way," said first-year
head coach Joe
Boardwine. "You have to execute in those key
moments in individual matches, and it's frustrating that we didn't
do that today."
Liberty won several close matches on the day, claiming five
decision victories over CU. The teams began competition at 174
pounds, where Peter
Comis dropped a narrow 10-8 decision to Liberty's Royal
Brettrager II.
Sophomore John
Merickel evened the team score in the very next match with a
4-1 decision over Marcus Nielson at the 184-pound spot. However,
Liberty closed the dual with eight individual victories to provide
the final margin.
The Camels return to the mat next Saturday, when they host the
University of Virginia inside Carter Gym. The contest is one of
Campbell's two home duals this season; CU also hosts Gardner-Webb
Jan. 25.
Saturday's match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.
LIBERTY 38, CAMPBELL 3
125 - Joel Stafford (LU) fall Tanner
Bidelspach (CU) in 3:58 (LU 17-3)
133 - T.J. Mitchell (LU) tech. fall Michael
Jordan (CU) 17-2 (5:31) (LU 22-3)
141 - Joey Montgomery (LU) decision over Brad
Merriman (CU) 16-10 (LU 25-3)
149 - Scott Clymer (LU) wins by forfeit (LU 31-3)
157 - Julian Colon (LU) decision over Jake
Fose (CU) 8-5 (LU 34-3)
165 - Chad Porter (LU) major decision over Joel
Caudill (CU) 12-1 (LU 38-3)
174* - Royal Brettrager II (LU) decision over Peter
Comis (CU) 10-8 (LU 3-0)
184 - John
Merickel (CU) decision over Marcus Nielson (LU) 4-1 (LU
3-3)
197 - Aaron Thompson (LU) tech. fall Justin
Sparrow (CU) 19-4 (5:29) (LU 8-3)
HWT - Josh Pelletier (LU) decision over Parker
Burns (CU) 3-2 (LU 11-3)
* Denotes starting weight class
Team Records
Liberty: 6-3-0
Campbell: 0-2-0
