After Duke took a forfeit win at 285 to start the match, Gardner-Webb’s Brett Kostern and Alex Hamm were awarded back-to-back forfeit wins at 125 and 133, respectively, to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs in front at 12-6.
The Blue Devils then secured back-to-back wins at 141 and 149 to retie the match score up at 12-12 with five matches to go.
At 157, redshirt-sophomore Alex Medved dominated the match for most of the three periods, picking up a 17-5 major decision win over Ryan Harding, giving Alex Medved his team leading seventh major decision win on the year, and pushing the Runnin’ Bulldogs in front at 16-12.
GWU’s Guthrie then battled back from an early 2-0 deficit and used a two-point takedown and a two-point near fall with less than 18 seconds left in the third period to come away with an 11-7 win over Willy Mello at 165.
With a 19-12 lead, GWU looked to hold on for the match win, only to suffer a pin fall loss at 174 and a 10-2 major decision loss at 184 to push the Blue Devils in front by three at 22-19 with only one match to go.
In the final match, Porter held onto a slight 3-2 lead heading into the third period. In the third, Porter picked up a two-point takedown and was pushing for a pin fall win as time expired, giving him a 5-2 win and ending the match in a 22-22 draw.
The 22-22 draw snaps GWU’s dual match losing streak at eight.
With the forfeit wins, Kostern and Hamm pick up their sixth and seventh wins, respectively. Alex Medved posted his team-high 19th win of the year, while Porter earned his 16th overall victory on Friday night.
Gardner-Webb (2-12-1) will return to the mat on Tuesday, January 25th, as the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers will face off with the Fighting Camels of Campbell University at 7 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.
Results:
285 – Andrew Fulk (DU) wins by forfeit. (DU 6-0) *
125 – Brett Kostern (GWU) wins by forfeit. (Tied 6-6)
133 – Alex Hamm (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 12-6)
141 – Mike Bell (DU) dec. Richie Spicel (GWU) – 3-2 (GWU 12-9)
149 – A.J. Guardado (DU) dec. Ryan Medved (GWU) – 7-5 (Tied 12-12)
157 – Alex Medved (GWU) maj dec. Ryan Harding (DU) – 17-5 (GWU 16-12)
165 – Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Willy Mello (DU) – 11-7 (GWU 19-12)
174 – #32 Bret Klopp (DU) pin fall Erin O’Dell (GWU) – 2:11 (GWU 19-18)
184 – Diego Bencomo (DU) maj dec. Blake Sayler (GWU) – 10-2 (DU 22-19)
197 – Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Brian Self (DU) – 5-2 (Tied 22-22)
*starting match
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