Thursday, January 5
Lancaster, PA
1:30 PM
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Wrestling Drops Pair of Duals at Franklin & Marshall
1/5/2023 6:30:00 PM | Wrestling
LANCASTER, Pa. – The Davidson wrestling team returned to the mats for the first time in 2023 with a pair of dual matches against Franklin & Marshall College and Brown University on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats fell to the Diplomats 29-9 then, had their comeback fall short against Brown, 22-19.
Bryce Sanderlin and Gavin Henry were the lone victors in the first match of the day. Sanderlin dominated the 165-pound bout on his way to an 8-1 victory. Henry, who came into the new year having won five of his last six matches, took care of business by pinning his opponent midway through the second period.
Against Brown, Davidson found themselves behind, 22-0, after dropping the first five bouts. Sanderlin turned the tides with an 11-4 victory that began a run of five straight wins for the Wildcats. After Sanderlin's win, Jaden Hardrick wrestled up from his normal 165-pound weight class and turned in a victory in a 5-3 decision. Cameo Blankenship followed suit with another hard-fought victory via decision, 6-3. Davidson trailed 22-10 with two matches left.
Gavin Henry made things interesting when he notched his second pin in as many matches by taking down his opponent in a little over three minutes. This gave Jake Fernicola a chance to tie the match in the heavyweight bout with a pin.
Fernicola was able to come out victorious, in a 4-2 win, but Davidson's comeback came up just short.
The wrestling team will remain in Lancaster as they partake in the Lehman Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.
Franklin & Marshall Results
125: Mason Leiphart def. Devon Diaco, TF 16-0
133: Pat Phillips def. Jackson Sichelstiel, dec. 6-2
141: Aidan O'Shea def. Joshua Viarengo, dec. 4-2
149: Avery Clarke def. Noah Frack, fall 4:30
157: Nick Alvarez def. Marc Koch, dec. 5-2
165: Bryce Sanderlin def. RJ Moore, dec. 8-1
174: Noah Fox def. Brett Sanderlin, dec. 6-0
184: James Conway def. Cameo Blankenship, dec. 12-5
197: Gavin Henry def. John Crawford, fall 4:39
285: Vincenzo Pelusi def. Jake Fernicola, dec. 4-3
Brown Results
125: Shane Hanson-Ashworth def. Devon Diaco, dec. 3-1
133: Hunter Adrian def. Jackson Sichelstiel, fall
141: Ian Oswalt def. Joshua Viarengo, fall
149: Blake Saito def. David Loniewski, major dec. 15-0
157: Sam McMonagle def. Marc Koch, dec. 9-2
165: Bryce Sanderlin def. Jonathan Conrad, dec. 11-4
174: Jaden Hardrick def. Drew Clearie, dec. 5-3
184: Cameo Blankenship def. Nick Oliveri, dec. 6-3
197: Gavin Henry def. Aaron Wolk, fall 3:00
285: Jake Fernicola def. Thomas Mukai, dec. 4-2
Bryce Sanderlin and Gavin Henry were the lone victors in the first match of the day. Sanderlin dominated the 165-pound bout on his way to an 8-1 victory. Henry, who came into the new year having won five of his last six matches, took care of business by pinning his opponent midway through the second period.
Against Brown, Davidson found themselves behind, 22-0, after dropping the first five bouts. Sanderlin turned the tides with an 11-4 victory that began a run of five straight wins for the Wildcats. After Sanderlin's win, Jaden Hardrick wrestled up from his normal 165-pound weight class and turned in a victory in a 5-3 decision. Cameo Blankenship followed suit with another hard-fought victory via decision, 6-3. Davidson trailed 22-10 with two matches left.
Gavin Henry made things interesting when he notched his second pin in as many matches by taking down his opponent in a little over three minutes. This gave Jake Fernicola a chance to tie the match in the heavyweight bout with a pin.
Fernicola was able to come out victorious, in a 4-2 win, but Davidson's comeback came up just short.
The wrestling team will remain in Lancaster as they partake in the Lehman Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.
Franklin & Marshall Results
125: Mason Leiphart def. Devon Diaco, TF 16-0
133: Pat Phillips def. Jackson Sichelstiel, dec. 6-2
141: Aidan O'Shea def. Joshua Viarengo, dec. 4-2
149: Avery Clarke def. Noah Frack, fall 4:30
157: Nick Alvarez def. Marc Koch, dec. 5-2
165: Bryce Sanderlin def. RJ Moore, dec. 8-1
174: Noah Fox def. Brett Sanderlin, dec. 6-0
184: James Conway def. Cameo Blankenship, dec. 12-5
197: Gavin Henry def. John Crawford, fall 4:39
285: Vincenzo Pelusi def. Jake Fernicola, dec. 4-3
Brown Results
125: Shane Hanson-Ashworth def. Devon Diaco, dec. 3-1
133: Hunter Adrian def. Jackson Sichelstiel, fall
141: Ian Oswalt def. Joshua Viarengo, fall
149: Blake Saito def. David Loniewski, major dec. 15-0
157: Sam McMonagle def. Marc Koch, dec. 9-2
165: Bryce Sanderlin def. Jonathan Conrad, dec. 11-4
174: Jaden Hardrick def. Drew Clearie, dec. 5-3
184: Cameo Blankenship def. Nick Oliveri, dec. 6-3
197: Gavin Henry def. Aaron Wolk, fall 3:00
285: Jake Fernicola def. Thomas Mukai, dec. 4-2
Players Mentioned
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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