FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (1-5, 1-1 MAC) wrapped up the South Beach Duals falling to both No. 14 Wyoming and South Dakota State, 24-15 and 29-8, respectively, on Tuesday.
"I thought we battled hard against Missouri. Against Minnesota, Wyoming and South Dakota State, we were inconsistent," head coach Steve Martin said after today's duals. "When you wrestle three top-20 teams in 24 hours, you have to be consistent."
Against Wyoming
The Monarchs battled the Cowboys in a back-and-forth affair, and it all started with No. 10 Killian Cardinale earning a 10-4 win by decision over Doyle Trout at 125 pounds.
At 133 pounds, Wyoming's No. 7 Montorie Bridges pinned Shannon Hanna II after six minutes and nine seconds to give the Cowboys a 6-3 advantage after two bouts. No.14 Sa'Derian Perry managed to tie the match with an 8-1 win by decision over Chase Zollmann.
No. 24 Jaron Jensen edged senior Kenan Carter at 149 pounds in a 3-2 win by decision to retake the lead for the Cowboys before No. 7 Larry Early tied the match again with a 10-8 sudden victory win by decision over No. 33 Dewey Krueger in the 157-pound bout. At 165 pounds, the Cowboys' Cole Moody earned a 5-2 win by decision over No. 24 Shane Jones to give Wyoming a 12-9 lead.
Freshman Alex Cramer swung the momentum back to Old Dominion's side, after pinning Casey Randles in six minutes and 45 seconds and leading the Monarchs to a 15-12 lead.
The Cowboys would bear down in the final three bouts, as No. 16 Tate Samuelson won a tight 2-1 win by decision contest over Antonio Agee at 184 pounds, followed by an 8-5 win by decision for Stephen Buchanan over Tim Young to give Wyoming an 18-15 lead heading into the final bout of the dual.
Freshman Jacob Bullock was called upon for the Monarchs in the heavyweight bout against No. 17 Brian Andrews. The ranked wrestler pinned Bullock after six minutes and eight seconds of wrestling to clinch the victory for Wyoming, 24-15.
Against SDSU
The Jackrabbits started the match fast, as Daniel Vega pinned Cardinale after just 39 seconds to jump out to a 6-0 lead. Zach Price then earned a 5-2 win by decision over Hanna to increase the SDSU lead by three more points.
Perry earned his third win of the South Beach Duals with a 7-4 win by decision over Clay Carlson to put ODU on the board. Perry won three of his four bouts in the two-day event, including a top-10 victory over No. 8 Grant Leeth in yesterday's match against Missouri.
Carter (149) and Early (157) then won the following two matches by decision, as Carter downed Peyton Smith, 10-3 and Early came out victorious against Colten Carlson, 6-4, to tie the match, 9-9.
SDSU jumped right back ahead after Tanner Cook pinned Jones in 45 seconds in the 165-pound bout, giving the Jackrabbits a six-point lead, one they would never relinquish. At 174 pounds, Cade King defeated Cramer, 8-4 in a win by decision, followed by No. 16 Zach Carlson earning a 15-3 major decision win over Agee.
At 197, No. 14 Tanner Sloan gave SDSU back-to-back major decision victories after defeating Tim Young, 13-0. In the match's final bout, Bullock lost a close 7-4 decision to Blake Wolters, giving the Jackrabbits a 29-8 victory after ODU lost a point due to control of mat.
"At the end of the day moving forward, we will be working very diligently on trying to become the best version of ourselves," Martin said. "We have a talented team that will need to put in more work to reach that goal."
Up Next
The Monarchs' first competition of 2020 will be this Saturday, January 4, when they compete in the Franklin and Marshall Open. The first match of the open will take place at 9 a.m.
Box Scores
Dual #1
Wyoming 24 Old Dominion 15
125 - #10 Killian Cardinale (ODU) dec. over Doyle Trout (Wyoming) 10-4
133 - #7 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) fall over Shannon Hanna II (ODU) 6:09
141 - #14 Sa`Derian Perry (ODU) dec. over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 8-1
149 – #24 Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) dec. over Kenan Carter (ODU) 3-2
157 - #7 Larry Early (ODU) dec. over #33 Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) 10-8 (SV-1)
165 – Cole Moody (Wyoming) dec. over #24 Shane Jones (ODU) 5-2
174 – Alex Cramer (ODU) fall over Casey Randles (Wyoming) 6:45
184 – #16 Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) dec. over Antonio Agee (ODU) 2-1
197 – Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) dec. over Tim Young (ODU) 8-5
285 – #17 Brian Andrews (Wyoming) fall over Jacob Bullock (ODU) 6:08
Dual #2
SDSU 29 Old Dominion 8
125 – Daniel Vega (SDSU) fall over #10 Killian Cardinale (ODU) 0:39
133 – Zach Price (SDSU) dec. over Shannon Hanna II (ODU) 5-2
141 - #14 Sa`Derian Perry (ODU) dec. over Clay Carlson (SDSU) 7-4
149 – Kenan Carter (ODU) dec. over Peyton Smith (SDSU) 10-3
157 - #7 Larry Early (ODU) dec. over Colten Carlson (SDSU) 6-4
165 – Tanner Cook (SDSU) fall over #24 Shane Jones (ODU) 0:45
174 – Cade King (SDSU) dec. over Alex Cramer (ODU) 8-4
184 – #16 Zach Carlson (SDSU) MD over Antonio Agee (ODU) 15-3
197 – #14 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) MD over Tim Young (ODU) 13-0
285 – Blake Wolters (SDSU dec. over Jacob Bullock (ODU) 7-4
Control of Mat -1 ODU
Wrestling Wraps Up South Beach Duals With Losses to Wyoming and SDSU
Larry Early earned two wins, including a win against No. 33 Dewey Krueger on Day Two of the South Beach Duals