The Citadel scored victories in the first three matches of the evening to open a 16-0 lead. Alarcon had posted a 9-3 advantage at 125 pounds before pinning Michael Slaughter at the 6:52 mark for a 6-0 Bulldog lead. Kyle Casaletto dominated his match at 133, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Robert Golde before Dix dispatched Jacob Reinemund with a pin at the 1:50 mark of the 141 bout for the early 16-point lead.
Gardner-Webb got on the board at with a major decision at 149 as Davante Andujar out-pointed Shane Lee 12-2, cutting The Citadel's advantage to 16-4. At 157 pounds, Pierre Frazile and Alex Medved each scored a takedown and an escape to finish the first period at 3-3. Frazile notched an escape in the second and Medved grabbed a point off one in the third to send the match to overtime tied 4-4. Medved edged ahead with a point off an escape in the second overtime period and Frazile was unable to score a takedown, falling 5-4. Justin Guthrie picked up an 8-3 decision over Mike Harper to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 16-10.
The Bulldogs swept the final four matches of the evening to pull away for the final 36-10 victory. At 174 pounds, Turtogtokh Luvsandorj picked up his first technical fall of the season, opening a 10-3 lead in the first period before stopping Erin O'Dell at the 6:30 mark with a 23-7 score. Tuck's pin of Jason Porter at 2:20 of the 184-pound match increased the Bulldogs' lead to 27-10 securing the team win. Kelby Smith picked up a 10-3 decision over Travis Porter at 197 for his team-high 29th win of the season. Delaney closed out the victory with a pin of Justin Kozera at the 1:20 mark of the heavyweight bout, his 11th win via fall of the season.
Results:
125 Richard Alarcon (Citadel) won by pin over Michael Slaughter (Gardner-Webb) 6:52; CIT leads 6-0
133 Kyle Casaletto (Citadel) won by major decision over Robert Golde (Gardner-Webb) 10-2; CIT leads 10-0
141 Jordan Dix (Citadel) won by pin over Jacob Reinemund (Gardner-Webb) 1:50; CIT leads 16-0
149 Davante Andujar (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Shane Lee (Citadel) 12-2; CIT leads 16-4
157 Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb) won in double overtime over Pierre Frazile (Citadel) 5-4; CIT leads 16-7
165 Justin Guthrie (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Mike Harper (Citadel) 8-3; CIT leads 16-10
174 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) won by tech fall over Erin O`Dell (Gardner-Webb) 6:30 23-7; CIT leads 21-10
184 Josh Tuck (Citadel) won by pin over Jason Porter (Gardner-Webb) 2:20; CIT leads 27-10
197 Kelby Smith (Citadel) won by decision over Travis Porter (Gardner-Webb) 10-3; CIT leads 30-10
285 No. 15 Odie Delaney (Citadel) won by pin over Justin Kozera (Gardner-Webb) 1:20; CIT wins 36-10
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