Saturday, November 15
Providence, R.I.
11:00 AM
Davidson College
15
at
35
Brown
Photo by: Sammi Gutknecht, Davidson Athletic Communications
'Cats Drop Season-Opening Duals at Brown and Sacred Heart
11/15/2025 9:36:00 PM | Wrestling
PROVIDENCE, R.I. / FAIRFIELD, Conn. – After falling at Brown earlier in the day, the Davidson wrestling team suffered a hard fought, 20-18 setback to Sacred Heart Saturday evening to open their 2025-26 dual slate.
Davidson at Brown Recap
In their morning dual with Brown, the Wildcats picked up wins from Luke Passarelli and Bryce Griffin, while Kiyan Simon also earned six points by forfeit at 141 pounds.
Passarelli, a 133-pound senior from Irwin, Pa., put the first points on the board for Davidson with a pin at 3:42.
At 174 pounds, Griffin would edge the Bears' Drew Clearie in the final bout of the dual.
Brown 35, Davidson 15
Providence, R.I. | Pizzitola Sports Center
125 - Jared Brunner (Brown) def. Brady Joling (DC) FORFEIT
133 - Luke Passarelli (Davidson) def. Douglas Shipers (Brown) FALL 3:42
141 - Kiyan Simon (Davidson) def. Khimari Manns (Brown) FORFEIT
149 - Austin McBurney (Brown) def. Anderson Heap (DC) DEC 5-4
157 - Ethan Mojena (Brown) def. Tyson Sherlock (DC) TF 17-0
165 - Max Norman (Brown) def. Tanner Peake (DC) FALL 2:39
174 - Bryce Griffin (Davidson) def. Drew Clearie (Brown) DEC 5-3
184 - Thomas Sandoval (Brown) def. Cody Kirk (DC) MD 14-4
197 - Andrew Reall (Brown) def. Daniel Elyash (DC) TF 19-3
285 - Alex Semenenko (285) def. DJ Spring II (DC) FALL 2:54
Davidson at Sacred Heart Recap
Sacred Heart erased an early 9-0 deficit and rallied past Davidson, 20-18, Saturday evening inside the William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center.
Tanner Peake, who entered ranked in both polls, started things off for the 'Cats with a 4-1 decision of AJ Falcone to give his club the early 3-0 lead.
Davidson would follow with 4-1 decisions from Bryce Griffin (174) and Cody Kirk (184) to extend its margin to 9-0.
Griffin finished the day with a pair of wins for the 'Cats.
Following setbacks at 197 and 285 pounds, 125-pounder Brady Joling pushed the Wildcats' advantage back to nine, 15-6, by pinning Tyler Hildebrandt at 2:51.
Anderson Heap's 8-3 win at 141 broke a 15-15 deadlock to put Davidson back in front 18-15 with just 157 pounds left.
Sacred Heart's Felix Lettini secured the comeback and the dual for the Pioneers with a tech fall in the final bout of the night.
Sacred Heart 20, Davidson 18
Fairfield, Conn, / William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center
125 - Brady Joling (DC) def. Tyler Hildebrandt (SHU) by Fall (2:51)
133 - Braxton Fries-Appello (SHU) def. Luke Passarelli (DC) by Major Decision, 10-1
141 - John Hildebrandt (SHU) def. Kiyan Simon (DC) by Tech Fall, 16-1 (4:00)
149 - Anderson Heap (DC) def. Dakota Asuncion (SHU) by Decision, 8-3
157 - Felix Lettini (SHU) Marley Washington (SHU) by Tech Fall, 16-1 (5:42)
165 - Tanner Peake (DC) def. AJ Falcone (SHU) by Decision, 4-1
174 - Bryce Griffin (DC) def. Aidan Zarrella (SHU) by Decision, 5-4
184 - Cody Kirk (DC) def. Hunter Perez (SHU) by Decision, 7-2
197 - Chris DeLena (SHU) def. Marc Koch (DC) by Decision, 3-2
285 - Brendan Gilchrist (SHU) def. DJ Spring II (DC) by Sudden Victory-1, 4-11
Up Next
Davidson will travel to Chapel Hill Friday, Nov. 21 for duals with Greensboro College and North Carolina at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
Davidson at Brown Recap
In their morning dual with Brown, the Wildcats picked up wins from Luke Passarelli and Bryce Griffin, while Kiyan Simon also earned six points by forfeit at 141 pounds.
Passarelli, a 133-pound senior from Irwin, Pa., put the first points on the board for Davidson with a pin at 3:42.
At 174 pounds, Griffin would edge the Bears' Drew Clearie in the final bout of the dual.
Brown 35, Davidson 15
Providence, R.I. | Pizzitola Sports Center
125 - Jared Brunner (Brown) def. Brady Joling (DC) FORFEIT
133 - Luke Passarelli (Davidson) def. Douglas Shipers (Brown) FALL 3:42
141 - Kiyan Simon (Davidson) def. Khimari Manns (Brown) FORFEIT
149 - Austin McBurney (Brown) def. Anderson Heap (DC) DEC 5-4
157 - Ethan Mojena (Brown) def. Tyson Sherlock (DC) TF 17-0
165 - Max Norman (Brown) def. Tanner Peake (DC) FALL 2:39
174 - Bryce Griffin (Davidson) def. Drew Clearie (Brown) DEC 5-3
184 - Thomas Sandoval (Brown) def. Cody Kirk (DC) MD 14-4
197 - Andrew Reall (Brown) def. Daniel Elyash (DC) TF 19-3
285 - Alex Semenenko (285) def. DJ Spring II (DC) FALL 2:54
Davidson at Sacred Heart Recap
Sacred Heart erased an early 9-0 deficit and rallied past Davidson, 20-18, Saturday evening inside the William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center.
Tanner Peake, who entered ranked in both polls, started things off for the 'Cats with a 4-1 decision of AJ Falcone to give his club the early 3-0 lead.
Davidson would follow with 4-1 decisions from Bryce Griffin (174) and Cody Kirk (184) to extend its margin to 9-0.
Griffin finished the day with a pair of wins for the 'Cats.
Following setbacks at 197 and 285 pounds, 125-pounder Brady Joling pushed the Wildcats' advantage back to nine, 15-6, by pinning Tyler Hildebrandt at 2:51.
Anderson Heap's 8-3 win at 141 broke a 15-15 deadlock to put Davidson back in front 18-15 with just 157 pounds left.
Sacred Heart's Felix Lettini secured the comeback and the dual for the Pioneers with a tech fall in the final bout of the night.
Sacred Heart 20, Davidson 18
Fairfield, Conn, / William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center
125 - Brady Joling (DC) def. Tyler Hildebrandt (SHU) by Fall (2:51)
133 - Braxton Fries-Appello (SHU) def. Luke Passarelli (DC) by Major Decision, 10-1
141 - John Hildebrandt (SHU) def. Kiyan Simon (DC) by Tech Fall, 16-1 (4:00)
149 - Anderson Heap (DC) def. Dakota Asuncion (SHU) by Decision, 8-3
157 - Felix Lettini (SHU) Marley Washington (SHU) by Tech Fall, 16-1 (5:42)
165 - Tanner Peake (DC) def. AJ Falcone (SHU) by Decision, 4-1
174 - Bryce Griffin (DC) def. Aidan Zarrella (SHU) by Decision, 5-4
184 - Cody Kirk (DC) def. Hunter Perez (SHU) by Decision, 7-2
197 - Chris DeLena (SHU) def. Marc Koch (DC) by Decision, 3-2
285 - Brendan Gilchrist (SHU) def. DJ Spring II (DC) by Sudden Victory-1, 4-11
Up Next
Davidson will travel to Chapel Hill Friday, Nov. 21 for duals with Greensboro College and North Carolina at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
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