With the win, Newberry closes out the season with an 18-2 duals record, while Anderson ends at 2-21. The Wolves will participate in the NCAA Division II Super Region II Tournament in Tiffin, Ohio, next weekend.
The dual was the Wolves’ Senior Night as well, with the program honoring seniors Blake Ridenour (Maryville, Tenn.), Davis Bagwell (Birmingham, Ala.), Zach Howerton (Lexington, S.C.), Hunter Robinson (Opelika, Ala.), Braden Carter (Christiansburg, Va.), Kayne Melko (Bellaire, Ohio), Taylor Knapp (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Joey Grisko (Gloucester Township, N.J.), Matt Wade (Easton, Md.), Jeff Vesta (Manhattan, Kan.) and B.J. Young (Jackson, N.J.).
Travis Laxton (Live Oak, Fla.) took a major decision at 125 lbs. with a late nearfall, and Anderson won its only bout of the dual with Zak Hale’s decision over Trung Duong (Lynchburg, Va.) at 133 lbs.
From there it was all Newberry in extremely quick fashion, as B.J. Young got an injury default win at 141 lbs. while up by 11 points.
Seiji Borja (Charleston, S.C.) at 149 lbs., Taylor Knapp at 157 lbs., Kayne Melko at 165 lbs and Joe Pittman (Forsyth, Ga.) at 184 lbs. all pinned their opponent in the first period.
Newberry rounded out its total with forfeit victories by Blake Ridenour at 174 lbs., Cody Brundage (Chapin, S.C.) at 197 lbs. and Matt Wade at heavyweight.
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