LOUISVILLE, KY. – Campbell remained perfect in Southern Conference competition, piling up six bonus point wins to top Bellarmine 34-15 Friday night at Knights Hall.
Campbell moved to 15-8 overall and 6-0 in SoCon action, winning its fifth straight dual, while handing the Knights (10-3, 2-3 SoCon) their first home loss of the season.
Camels registered three tech falls, two pins and a major decision over their first six bouts of the night, starting with No. 32
Caleb Hopkins' 16-0 tech (4:06) over Kennedy Wyatt at 184 pounds. No. 33
Levi Hopkins followed with a first period pin over Royce Hall (1:47), and heavyweight
Taye Ghadiali added a 25-10 tech fall (6:34) over Thad Huff.
At 125 pounds, No. 26
Anthony Molton posted CU's third tech fall of the night, downing Jack Parker 23-8 (7:00), and No. 22
Domenic Zaccone tallied an 18-6 major decision over Michael Schiffhauer.
Shannon Hanna added Campbell's second pin of the match, topping Chase Hall (5:34) at 141 pounds.
Chris Rivera's 3-1 overtime win at 149 over Zac Cowan gave Campbell its largest lead at 34-0 before a decision at 165 and a pair of CU forfeits closed out the match.
The Camels will remain on the road, heading to Chattanooga for a 2:00 p.m. Sunday matchup at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Following this weekend's action, Campbell heads to SoCon co-leader Appalachian State on Sunday, February 19 for its regular season finale. CU will return to Boone, N.C. for the 2023 SoCon Championships on March 4.
CAMPBELL 34, BELLARMINE 15
184: #32
Caleb Hopkins (CU) over Kennedy Wyatt (BU) TF 16-0 (4:06)
197: #33
Levi Hopkins (CU) over Royce Hall (BU) Fall (1:47)
HWT: #17
Taye Ghadiali (CU) over Thad Huff (BU) TF 25-10 (6:34)
125: #26
Anthony Molton (CU) over Jack Parker (BU) TF 23-8 (7:00)
133: #22
Domenic Zaccone (CU) over Michael Schiffhauer (BU) MD 18-6
141:
Shannon Hanna (CU) over Chase Hall (BU) Fall (5:34)
149:
Chris Rivera (CU) over Zac Cowan (BU) Dec 3-1 SV1
157: Tavius Hosley (BU) Win by forfeit
165: Cole Nance (BU) over
Dom Baker (CU) Dec 11-5
174: Devan Hendricks (BU) Win by forfeit
Individual rankings according to InterMat (2/7/23)
