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Patrick, Birmingham Complete First Round of NCAAs
3/20/2014 1:02:00 PM | Wrestling
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Davidson wrestlers Kevin Birmingham and Scott Patrick completed their first-round bouts at the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday.
Birmingham dropped a 10-7 decision to Hofstra's Cody Ruggirello in a pigtail match in the morning. He will take on Mike Morales of West Virginia later this evening in bout #174.
No. 8 TJ Dudley of Nebraska took a 13-5 major decision from Patrick later in the day. Patrick will face No. 8 Dominic Abounader of Michigan in tonight's wrestlebacks in match #318.
Ruggirello scored the first takedown 40 seconds into the first period, but Birmingham picked up two points on a reversal soon after and clocked just under a minute of riding time. He picked up three nearfall points in the second to take a 5-2 lead, but Ruggirello took the momentum with a reversal and two back points of his own to lead 6-5 entering the third period. Birmingham scored another takedown in the first 20 seconds of the third, but Ruggirello hit him with a reversal and added two back points to take the lead.
Patrick struck first with takedown just over 20 seconds in, but Dudley quickly escaped and added points with a takedown of his own. After an injury timeout for Patrick, Dudley scored an escape and a takedown and picked up a pair of nearfall points to close the period with an 8-2 lead.
Starting on top for the second, Patrick gave up an early escape to Dudley but followed with a takedown. Dudley escaped to even the second-period scoring at 2-2, taking a 10-4 advantage into the final stanza. Patrick scored on an escape a third of the way through the third period, but Dudley ended the bout with another takedown and tacked on the point for riding time in earning the 13-5 major decision.
Check back with www.davidsonwildcats.com for more information on the start times of tonight's matches.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Davidson wrestlers Kevin Birmingham and Scott Patrick completed their first-round bouts at the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday.
Birmingham dropped a 10-7 decision to Hofstra's Cody Ruggirello in a pigtail match in the morning. He will take on Mike Morales of West Virginia later this evening in bout #174.
No. 8 TJ Dudley of Nebraska took a 13-5 major decision from Patrick later in the day. Patrick will face No. 8 Dominic Abounader of Michigan in tonight's wrestlebacks in match #318.
Ruggirello scored the first takedown 40 seconds into the first period, but Birmingham picked up two points on a reversal soon after and clocked just under a minute of riding time. He picked up three nearfall points in the second to take a 5-2 lead, but Ruggirello took the momentum with a reversal and two back points of his own to lead 6-5 entering the third period. Birmingham scored another takedown in the first 20 seconds of the third, but Ruggirello hit him with a reversal and added two back points to take the lead.
Patrick struck first with takedown just over 20 seconds in, but Dudley quickly escaped and added points with a takedown of his own. After an injury timeout for Patrick, Dudley scored an escape and a takedown and picked up a pair of nearfall points to close the period with an 8-2 lead.
Starting on top for the second, Patrick gave up an early escape to Dudley but followed with a takedown. Dudley escaped to even the second-period scoring at 2-2, taking a 10-4 advantage into the final stanza. Patrick scored on an escape a third of the way through the third period, but Dudley ended the bout with another takedown and tacked on the point for riding time in earning the 13-5 major decision.
Check back with www.davidsonwildcats.com for more information on the start times of tonight's matches.
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