St. Andrews (4-8) defeated Anderson (4-21), 35-15, in the first match of the evening.
Matt Zarth (125 pounds), Anthony Elias (133), Ben Hartshorn (141), Tyler Mullen (165), Ian Solcz (174) and Chris Cirenza (184) went undefeated on the night to lead the Wildcats (3-11). Davidson won six of the contested bouts against Anderson and earned two victories via forfeit. The Wildcats then took the first eight bouts against St. Andrews before dropping the 197-pound bout and forfeiting at heavyweight.
Zarth opened the match against Anderson with an 11-4 decision, and Elias and Hartshorn followed with back-to-back pins in 1:08 and 3:49, respectively, to give Davidson an early 15-0 lead. Anderson battled back as Dan Telhada scored a 6-0 decision at 149 pounds and Nicholas Giulliette scored a pin at 157 pounds, closing the gap to six points, but Davidson claimed the five remaining bouts.
Mullen scored a 10-2 major decision and Solcz shutout Bryan Glace 6-0 to give the Wildcats a 22-9 advantage. Cirenza took a forfeit at 184 pounds before Isola scored a 10-5 decision at 197. Scott Patrick then claimed the heavyweight bout by forfeit for the final 37-9 margin.
Davidson claimed bonus points in each of the first four bouts against St. Andrews to get off to a fast start. Zarth earned a major decision with a 9-0 shutout win and Elias claimed 133 by forfeit. Hartshorn scored late to take a 16-6 major decision at 141 and freshman Kevin Birmingham scored a win by fall in just 2:14 for an early 20-0 lead.
Sophomore CT Talevi battled to a 6-3 decision over Nicholas Sauceda at 157 and Mullen claimed his second major decision of the night at 165. Solcz battled to the end at 174 to hang on to a 6-5 decision over Bryan Glace, and Chris Cirenza nearly scored a major decision over Joshua Price at 184, but yielded a late takedown and settled for a dominant 11-4 decision.
Greg Pattis averted the shutout with a 14-7 decision for St. Andrews at 197, and Davidson forfeited at heavyweight for the final 33-9 margin.
Davidson has just three dual meets remaining before the SoCon Championship tournament, which will be held on March 3 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The ‘Cats will host The Citadel on Saturday and Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Feb. 16 before concluding the regular season Sunday, Feb. 19 at Appalachian State at 3 p.m.
St. Andrews 35, Anderson 15
125: Eric Brown (S) pinned Cory Monteforte (A), 2:20
133: Keenan Simmons (A) won by forfeit
141: Sterling Perry (S) dec. Ian Harper (A), 7-2
149: Dan Telhada (A) dec. Kody Getkin (S), 8-2
157: Nick Giuliette (A) pinned Nick Sauceda (S), 5:00
165: Luke Gregory (S) pinned Dalton Harper (A), 3:47
174: Steffan Baker (S) major dec. Bryan Glace (A), 16-3
184: Joshua Price (S) won by forfeit
197: Greg Pattis (S) major decision Jordan Denmark (A), 11-3
285: Justin Hoover (S) won by forfeit
Davidson 37, Anderson 9
125: Matt Zarth (D) decision Cory Monteforte (A) 11-4
133: Anthony Elias (D) pinned Keenan Simmons (A) 1:08
141: Benjamin Hartshorn (D) pinned Ian Harper (A) 3:49
149: Dan Telhada (A) decision Kevin Birmingham (D) 6-0
157: Nicholas Giulliette (A) pinned Dan Hagemann (D) 4:26
165: Tyler Mullen (D) major decision Dalton Harper (A) 10-2
174: Ian Solcz (D) decision Bryan Glace (A) 6-0
184: Christopher Cirenza (D) won by forfeit
197: Eddie Isola (D) decision Jordan Denmark (A) 10-5
285: Scott Patrick (D) won by forfeit
Davidson 33, St. Andrews 9
125: Matt Zarth (D) major decision Eric Brown (S) 9-0
133: Anthony Elias (D) won by forfeit
141: Benjamin Hartshorn (D) major decision Sterling Perry (S) 16-6
149: Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Patrick Wells (S) 2:14
157: CT Talevi (D) decision Nicholas Sauceda (S) 6-3
165: Tyler Mullen (D) major decision Luke Gregory (S) 11-2
174: Ian Solcz (D) decision Steffan Baker (S) 6-5
184: Christopher Cirenza (D) decision Josh Price (S) 11-4
197: Greg Pattis (S) decision Eddie Isola (D) 14-7
285: Justin Hoover (S) won by forfeit
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