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'Cats to Host First-Ever Dual in Duke Family Performance Hall Sunday
1/13/2023 12:30:00 PM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling team will host a Southern Conference dual meet in the Duke Family Performance Hall for first time in program history when the Bellarmine Knights come to town this Sunday.
Match Information
Date | Time: January 15, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Location: Davidson, NC
Site: Duke Family Performance Hall
Live Results
TV | Online: Davidson All-Access
Series History: Davidson leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Davidson came back to defeat the Knights on the road, 20-19 (1/21/22)
About Davidson
The 'Cats are coming off a weekend full of wrestling where they competed in a pair of dual meets last Thursday against Franklin & Marshall and Brown, then wrestled at F&M's Lehman Open the next day.
Junior Bryce Sanderlin was Davidson's top finisher at the Lehman Open as the Chesapeake, Va., native made it to the 7th place match after going 5-2 in the tournament. Sanderlin finished the week 7-2 and has come on strong after missing the first six events of the season. Since returning to the mat, Sanderlin has compiled a 12-3 record with a perfect 4-0 mark in dual action.
About Bellarmine
The Knights are also coming off a busy weekend where the team competed at two different events. On Friday, Bellarmine partook in the NUWAY College Open in Louisville and wrestled in Pool B of the NWCA National Duals. On Saturday, the Knights advanced to the tournament stage at the NWCA event.
Bellarmine went 6-0 in the national dual tournament and won the event with wins over Queens, Emory & Henry, Apprentice School, Central Florida and Liberty. At the NUWAY Open, the Knights had weight class winners in the 125-pound and 133-pound weight class.
The Knights are led by 133-pound Michael Schiffhauer who leads the team in win percentage with an 18-3 record this season and 165-pound Cole Nance who leads Bellarmine with 21 wins on the year.
A Program and Conference First
The Wildcats and Knights will face each other in a highly unique setting on Sunday as Davidson will host the program's first-ever dual meet inside the Duke Family Performance Hall. Sunday's dual will also be the first Southern Conference meet held in a theater, per SoCon representatives. "The Duke" holds over 600 spectators and can be found on the lower level of the Knobloch Campus Center. Doors will open one hour prior to the first match, and admission is free.
Davidson Probable Lineup
125 – Devon Diaco or Hale Robinson
133 – Jackson Sichelstiel or Noah Burstein
141 – Joshua Viarengo
149 – Noah Frack
157 – Marc Koch or Tanner Peake
165 – Bryce Sanderlin or Jaden Hardrick
174 – Brett Sanderlin or Jaden Hardrick or Anthony Spera
184 – Cameo Blankenship or Oliver Tipton
197 – Gavin Henry or Oliver Tipton
285 – Jake Fernicola
Bellarmine Probable Lineup
125 – Jack Parker OR Damion Ryan
133 – Michael Schiffhauer OR Trayce Eckman
141 – Chase Hall OR Kysen Montgomery
149 – Zac Cowan OR Logan Hoskins
157 – Grant O'Dell OR Tavius Hosley
165 – Cole Nance OR Alex Rivera
174 – Devan Hendricks OR Noah Rowlett
184 – Kennedy Wyatt
197 – Royce Hall
285 – Thadd Huff OR William Muckler
Match Information
Date | Time: January 15, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Location: Davidson, NC
Site: Duke Family Performance Hall
Live Results
TV | Online: Davidson All-Access
Series History: Davidson leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Davidson came back to defeat the Knights on the road, 20-19 (1/21/22)
About Davidson
The 'Cats are coming off a weekend full of wrestling where they competed in a pair of dual meets last Thursday against Franklin & Marshall and Brown, then wrestled at F&M's Lehman Open the next day.
Junior Bryce Sanderlin was Davidson's top finisher at the Lehman Open as the Chesapeake, Va., native made it to the 7th place match after going 5-2 in the tournament. Sanderlin finished the week 7-2 and has come on strong after missing the first six events of the season. Since returning to the mat, Sanderlin has compiled a 12-3 record with a perfect 4-0 mark in dual action.
About Bellarmine
The Knights are also coming off a busy weekend where the team competed at two different events. On Friday, Bellarmine partook in the NUWAY College Open in Louisville and wrestled in Pool B of the NWCA National Duals. On Saturday, the Knights advanced to the tournament stage at the NWCA event.
Bellarmine went 6-0 in the national dual tournament and won the event with wins over Queens, Emory & Henry, Apprentice School, Central Florida and Liberty. At the NUWAY Open, the Knights had weight class winners in the 125-pound and 133-pound weight class.
The Knights are led by 133-pound Michael Schiffhauer who leads the team in win percentage with an 18-3 record this season and 165-pound Cole Nance who leads Bellarmine with 21 wins on the year.
A Program and Conference First
The Wildcats and Knights will face each other in a highly unique setting on Sunday as Davidson will host the program's first-ever dual meet inside the Duke Family Performance Hall. Sunday's dual will also be the first Southern Conference meet held in a theater, per SoCon representatives. "The Duke" holds over 600 spectators and can be found on the lower level of the Knobloch Campus Center. Doors will open one hour prior to the first match, and admission is free.
Davidson Probable Lineup
125 – Devon Diaco or Hale Robinson
133 – Jackson Sichelstiel or Noah Burstein
141 – Joshua Viarengo
149 – Noah Frack
157 – Marc Koch or Tanner Peake
165 – Bryce Sanderlin or Jaden Hardrick
174 – Brett Sanderlin or Jaden Hardrick or Anthony Spera
184 – Cameo Blankenship or Oliver Tipton
197 – Gavin Henry or Oliver Tipton
285 – Jake Fernicola
Bellarmine Probable Lineup
125 – Jack Parker OR Damion Ryan
133 – Michael Schiffhauer OR Trayce Eckman
141 – Chase Hall OR Kysen Montgomery
149 – Zac Cowan OR Logan Hoskins
157 – Grant O'Dell OR Tavius Hosley
165 – Cole Nance OR Alex Rivera
174 – Devan Hendricks OR Noah Rowlett
184 – Kennedy Wyatt
197 – Royce Hall
285 – Thadd Huff OR William Muckler
Players Mentioned
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285
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149
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165
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197
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165
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133
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174
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