Mason (2-7, 1-1 EWL) won its second road dual of the season, surpassing last year's road win total. The Patriots claimed victories in eight of the 10 bouts against the Wildcats on Friday, with Mason dropping the other two matches in overtime.
The match began at 184-pounds and the Patriots claimed victories in the first four matches of the day, earning bonus points in three.
Sophomore Austin Harrison (1-5) took a 2-0 advantage over Wildcats junior Konner Pritchard into the third period before putting the bout away with a quick escape, scoring four points in the final frame for a 6-0 decision at 184-pounds to give the Patriots a 3-0 match score lead.
"With Austin going out and getting that win at 184 was definitely a great sign for us," Mason assistant coach Mark Weader said. "He's been working hard and it was great for him to get that win. That victory really set the tone for us."
Harrison earned his first win of the season.
"It feels great because I have put a lot of work in," Harrison said. "I'm usually not the first person to wrestle. Coach Joe Russell talks about momentum and setting the pace for everyone that follows. It was time to take advantage of the opportunity."
Senior Matt Meadows (2-7) notched his second win of the season. He led 6-0 after the first period and recorded a convincing 15-2 major decision over junior Ryan Devlin at 197-pounds.
Sophomore Matthew Voss (11-8) had a one-point lead after the first period against Davidson junior Will Cooley. Voss would go on to record his first major decision of the season, with a 12-4 win at heavyweight.
"The match did start off a bit slow but I made sure I was pushing the pace the entire time," said Voss. "As the match went on, it helped me open the door to score more points to get that major."
Voss was one of four Patriots to earn a major decision against the Wildcats.
"We worked as hard as we could and it was a good win," Voss said. "We scored a lot of bonus points, which is always great to see in a match. That means we went out and gave it 100 percent, which is what we aim to do as a team."
Junior Ibrahim Bunduka (7-0), who won a tournament title at the Lock Haven Classic a week ago, built a commanding 12-1 lead in the first period and won by technical fall over Wildcats sophomore Camden Bertucci at 125-pounds to increase the Mason match score lead to 16-0.
Freshman Logan Harvich (5-6) stormed to an 8-0 lead in the first period and claimed his second major decision of the season, defeating Davidson freshman Hunter Costa 9-0 at 141-pounds.
Senior Sahid Kargbo (17-1) picked up his eighth major decision of the season, winning his bout at 149-pounds. Junior Daniel Mika (5-6) claimed a decision at 165-pouunds and senior Patrick Davis won by decision at 174-pounds.
The Patriots won four bouts by major decision, one by technical fall and three by decision. The only two matches that the Patriots dropped were in overtime.
Mason has won its last three duals against Davidson.
"It's always good to get a win and we had some dominating individual wins," Weader said. "For us, it's no surprise that Sahid, Ibrahim and Matt are having great years. They are extremely hard workers and do the right thing on and off the mat. It's good to see that they are getting those results."
Last season, Mason jumped out to a 17-0 lead over Davidson on the way to a 33-12 victory over the Wildcats at the Recreation and Athletic Complex in Fairfax. Harrison recorded a win at 197-pounds, while Bunduka, Anthony, Davis and Voss also earned victories against Davidson in last year's matchup.
The Patriots are back in action on Saturday in a Tri-Meet, facing SIU Edwardsville at 12 p.m. and VMI at 2 p.m. at Cormack Hall in Lexington, Va.
Results:
184 | Austin Harrison (Mason) decision over Konner Pritchard (DAV), 6-0 | 3-0
197 | Matt Meadows (Mason) major decision over Ryan Devlin (DAV), 16-2 | 7-0
HWT | Matthew Voss (Mason) major decision over Will Cooley (DAV), 12-4 |11-0
125 | Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) tech. fall over Camden Bertucci (DAV), 18-2 | 16-0
133 | Dustin Runzo (DAV) SV over Lio Quezada (Mason), 7-5 | 16-3
141 | Logan Harvich (Mason) major decision over Hunter Costa (DAV), 10-0 | 20-3
149 | Sahid Kargbo (Maso) major decision over Aidan Conroy (DAV), 12-4 | 24-3
157 | Tony Palumbo (DAV) SV over Matthew Raines (Mason), 3-1 | 24-6
165 | Daniel Mika (Mason) decision over Noah Satterfield (DAV), 3-2 | 27-6
174 | Patrick Davis (Mason) decision over Conor Fenn (DAV), 2-1 | 30-6
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