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    Alma goes outdoors to defeat Davenport

    ALMA, Mich. -- Wrestling outdoors and under the lights at Bahlke Field for the first time in school history, the Alma College wrestling team opened their 2015-16 campaign in strong fashion, defeating Davenport University, 33-9.

    The Scots dominated the meet, scoring major decisions in three matches and winning by fall in two in front of a crowd of nearly 500 people.

    Junior Victor Sosa-Sevilla (Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley) made his debut in the 125-pound match, scoring six takedowns en route to a 13-5 major decision over Jordan Stone. Sophomore Hunter Machus (Bronson, Mich./Bronson), also making his debut, put the Scots up 8-0 when he scored an 11-1 major decision over Jacob Busing in the 133-pound match, tallying two points on a reversal and scoring four back points in the second period.

    In the 141-pound bout, freshman Romeo Riley (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Central) scored a takedown in the first period and held on to defeat Cole Menck, 4-1.

    Davenport scored in the 149-pound match when Brant Schafer posted a 3-2 decision over senior JJ Sadler (Wetmore, Mich./Munising).

    Fifth-ranked Shawn Brewer (New Boston, Mich./Huron) rolled in the 157-pound matchup, earning a 12-1 major decision over Brandon Dyke.

    In the 165-pound match, sophomore Taylor McPhail (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) took a 2-0 lead on a first-period takedown, but fell to the Panthers' Kyle Nixon in a second-period fall to make the score 15-9 after six matches.

    The Scots won the final four matches, with sophomore Travis Heller (Escanaba, Mich./Escanaba) registering a 9-4 decision over Dillon Francisco, while junior Trent Hullett (Jackson, Mich./Parma Western) and senior Jamie Jakes (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn Divine Child) registered pins in the 185- and 197-pound bouts. Hullett scored his fall in the second period as part of his first match for the Scots, while Jakes pinned his opponent at 2:39 of the opening period.

    The feature match of the evening was in the 285-pound class, with senior Trevor Maresh (Northville, Mich./Northville), ranked third in the latest NWCA poll, taking on NWCA National Champion Glenn Geurink. Maresh scored an escape point in the second period, then after Geurink tied the match with an escape of his own, Maresh was awarded a point for time advantage to give him the 2-1 decision.

    The Scots will be in action on Saturday, Nov. 7, when a mixed squad of freshman and upperclassmen will travel to Muskegon, Mich., to participate in the Ben McMullen Open, hosted by Muskegon Community College.

    Results:
    125 - Victor Sosa-Sevilla (Alma) major dec. Jordan Stone, 13-5 (Alma 4, Davenport 0)
    133 - Hunter Machus (Alma) major dec. Jacob Busing, 11-1 (Alma 8, Davenport 0)
    141 - Romeo Riley (Alma) dec. Cole Menck, 4-1 (Alma 11, Davenport 0)
    149 - Brant Schafer (Davenport) dec. JJ Sadler, 3-2 (Alma 11, Davenport 3)
    157 - Shawn Brewer (Alma) major dec. Brandon Dyke, 12-1 (Alma 15, Davenport 3)
    165 - Kyle Nixon (Davenport) pinned Taylor McPhail, 3:14 (Alma 15, Davenport 9)
    174 - Travis Heller (Alma) dec. Dillon Francisco, 9-4 (Alma 18, Davenport 9)
    184 - Trent Hullett (Alma) pinned George Noutai, 4:10 (Alma 24, Davenport 9)
    197 - Jamie Jakes (Alma) pinned Aaron Martin, 2:39 (Alma 30, Davenport 9)
    285 - Trevor Maresh (Alma) dec. Glenn Geurink, 2-1 (Alma 33, Davenport 9)

    QUOTES

    Head Coach Todd Hibbs

    On the outdoor meet...

    "I want to thank everyone that made this happen. Everybody worked so hard on short notice to make this happen, and I am very grateful. It was a terrific experience. The teams were smiling and it was a light atmosphere and it made it really fun to be outside. I thought both teams wrestled well for the opening match of the year. We had a nice crowd thanks to social media. When we woke up we thought we could make it happen and we thought it would be a good evening and it exceeded what we had hoped."

    On the meet...

    "For an early season match, we were pretty pleased. We thought our conditioning was solid and we thought that we attacked and tried to score more points, even when we were ahead. We felt like we were solid, held good position, and wrestled well tonight."

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