Sunday, January 25
Davidson, N.C.
1:00
Davidson College
23
vs
12
Virginia Military Institute
Ben Altman
Davidson Takes Down VMI 23-12 in SoCon Home Opener
1/25/2009 2:59:29 PM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. - In their first Southern Conference home meet of the year, the Davidson wrestling team never trailed on their way to a 23-12 victory over VMI on Sunday afternoon at the John M. Belk Arena.
With the win, the Wildcats improve to 4-8 on the season, and pick up their first SoCon win of the year, now sitting at 1-1 in the conference. VMI falls to 0-6, and 0-2 in the SoCon. It was also the Wildcats' first-ever win against their longtime rivals, who first faced off in the opening match of the 1963-64 season.
Sophomore Vitaly Radsky scored the first four points at 141 and held on for a 10-5 victory for the 'Cats in the day's first match. Radsky picked up his 12th win of the season after amassing a 6-2 advantage thought two periods and gave Davidson an early 3-0 lead.
At 149, freshman David DeCamp used a late takedown to amass a 9-1 lead through two periods on his way to a 13-5 major decision. Classmate Tyler Mullen then stretched the Davidson advantage to 10 points with his second career pin at 165, which came 1:28 into the match, pushing the team score to 13-3.
Davidson reached their second double-digit lead of the day courtesy of Sam O'Hair's 15-3 major decision at 184. O'Hair used a seven point second period to break open a 3-1 score on his way to the victory.
After VMI cut the lead to 17-12, Ben Altman scored five unanswered points on his way to a dramatic 8-6 overtime victory at 125. Altman, who was down 6-3 early in the match, scored a two-point takedown 20 seconds into the extra period for the win.
Alex Radsky then clinched the team victory with his 4-2 decision at 133, giving Davidson the final 23-12 advantage.
The 'Cats will continue a three-meet SoCon home swing when they take on UNC Greensboro on Jan. 29. The SoCon matcheup is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.
Davidson 23, VMI 12
141: Vitaly Radsky (DAV) dec. David Yost (VMI), 10-5, 3-0 DAV
149: David DeCamp (DAV) maj. dec. Joe Munno (VMI), 13-5, 7-0
157: Michael Long (VMI) dec. Carl Sandercock, 10-3, 7-3
165: Tyler Mullen (DAV) pins Kyle Elgert (VMI), 1:28, 13-3
174: Andrew Szymborski (VMI) dec. Kevin Cook (DAV), 4-0, 13-6
184: Sam O'Hair (DAV) maj. dec. Jayme Gordon (VMI), 15-3, 17-6
197: Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI) dec. Jorge Estrada (DAV), 4-1, 17-9
285: Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Charlie Wolff (DAV), 5-0, 17-12
125: Ben Altman (DAV) dec. John Pope (VMI), 8-6 OT, 20-12
133: Alex Radsky (DAV) dec. Michael Bowman (VMI), 4-2, 23-12
With the win, the Wildcats improve to 4-8 on the season, and pick up their first SoCon win of the year, now sitting at 1-1 in the conference. VMI falls to 0-6, and 0-2 in the SoCon. It was also the Wildcats' first-ever win against their longtime rivals, who first faced off in the opening match of the 1963-64 season.
Sophomore Vitaly Radsky scored the first four points at 141 and held on for a 10-5 victory for the 'Cats in the day's first match. Radsky picked up his 12th win of the season after amassing a 6-2 advantage thought two periods and gave Davidson an early 3-0 lead.
At 149, freshman David DeCamp used a late takedown to amass a 9-1 lead through two periods on his way to a 13-5 major decision. Classmate Tyler Mullen then stretched the Davidson advantage to 10 points with his second career pin at 165, which came 1:28 into the match, pushing the team score to 13-3.
Davidson reached their second double-digit lead of the day courtesy of Sam O'Hair's 15-3 major decision at 184. O'Hair used a seven point second period to break open a 3-1 score on his way to the victory.
After VMI cut the lead to 17-12, Ben Altman scored five unanswered points on his way to a dramatic 8-6 overtime victory at 125. Altman, who was down 6-3 early in the match, scored a two-point takedown 20 seconds into the extra period for the win.
Alex Radsky then clinched the team victory with his 4-2 decision at 133, giving Davidson the final 23-12 advantage.
The 'Cats will continue a three-meet SoCon home swing when they take on UNC Greensboro on Jan. 29. The SoCon matcheup is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.
Davidson 23, VMI 12
141: Vitaly Radsky (DAV) dec. David Yost (VMI), 10-5, 3-0 DAV
149: David DeCamp (DAV) maj. dec. Joe Munno (VMI), 13-5, 7-0
157: Michael Long (VMI) dec. Carl Sandercock, 10-3, 7-3
165: Tyler Mullen (DAV) pins Kyle Elgert (VMI), 1:28, 13-3
174: Andrew Szymborski (VMI) dec. Kevin Cook (DAV), 4-0, 13-6
184: Sam O'Hair (DAV) maj. dec. Jayme Gordon (VMI), 15-3, 17-6
197: Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI) dec. Jorge Estrada (DAV), 4-1, 17-9
285: Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Charlie Wolff (DAV), 5-0, 17-12
125: Ben Altman (DAV) dec. John Pope (VMI), 8-6 OT, 20-12
133: Alex Radsky (DAV) dec. Michael Bowman (VMI), 4-2, 23-12
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