In the first match of the day against Nebraska-Kearney, the third-ranked team in Division II, Old Dominion won nine out of the 10 matches to defeat the Lopers 39-6.
No. 16 Brandon Jeske started the match off strong at 125 lbs., winning by tech fall (17-2) over junior Connor Bolling, who was the Division II NCAA Regionals runner-up last season. At 149 lbs., No. 6 Chris Mecate was challenged by redshirt-sophomore Keith Surber, but Mecate came out with the 6-0 decision. No. 10 Alexander Richardson recorded the first fall of the day by pinning Destin McCauley at 149 lbs., a Nebraska transfer and a NCAA Regional participant.
TC Warner took to the mat against All-American Chase White in the 157 lbs. bout and defeated the MIAA runner-up by a 3-0 decision. No. 15 Tristan Warner continued to shine at 165 lbs., taking down Devin Aguirre by a fall at 2:35. After six bouts, the Monarchs led UNK by a score of 22-6. Austin Coburn was up next at 174 lbs., where he took down Casey Powell by a 9-1 major decision.
All-American Jack Dechow (184 lbs.), No. 26 Kevin Beazley (197 lbs.) and Matt Tourdot (HWT) closed out the match for the Monarchs. No. 2 Dechow notched a 16-1 tech fall over Chance Bila, while Beazley recorded a 6-4 sudden-victory win over two-time national champion, Romero Cotton. Tourdot won the last bout of the match by a 17-0 tech fall over Ivan DeLeon.
Old Dominion returned to the mat just 30 minutes after the match with Nebraska Kearney ended to take on 25th-ranked Bucknell.
Jeske once again set the tone for the match, winning the 125 lbs. bout by fall (4:36) over NCAA qualifer and No. 14 Paul Petrov. After ODU dropped the 133 lbs. match, Mecate (141 lbs.) came out strong with a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Smith. Richardson picked up another win for the Monarchs, this time defeating Victor Lopez 4-2 in sudden victory. TC Warner suffered a loss to Rustin Barrick at 157 lbs., bringing the score 13-6 in favor of ODU.
Tristan Warner dominated the 165 lbs. bout, taking down Connor Wagh by a 17-1 tech fall. Coburn, Dechow and Beazley recorded the last three wins for ODU to secure the 27-10 over No. 25 Bucknell. Coburn won by an 8-2 decision over Joey Krulock, while Dechow defeated Thomas Sleigh by an 8-3 decision. Beazley notched a 5-3 decision over Tyler Lyster snapping his seven-bout winning streak and giving the Monarchs a 27-6 advantage heading into the heavyweight bout. Tourdot fell to No. 18 Joe Stolfi in the final match of the day by a 10-2 decision, but Old Dominion defeated the Bison to advance to the gold bracket held tomorrow afternoon.
The Monarchs will face No. 6 Virginia Tech in the semifinals at 2:00 pm tomorrow. Live results can be found on trackwrestling.com and a live feed can be found on Flowrestling.com FloPro service.
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Match #1: Old Dominion defeated Nebraska-Kearney 39-6
125 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) over Connor Bolling (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 17-2
133 - Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) Fall 5:11
141 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) over Keith Surber (Nebraska-Kearney) Dec 6-0
149 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) over Destin McCauley (Nebraska-Kearney) Fall 4:45
157 - TC Warner (Old Dominion) over Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney) Dec 3-0
165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Devin Aguirre (Nebraska-Kearney) Fall 2:35
174 - Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) over Casey Powell (Nebraska-Kearney) Maj 9-1
184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Chance Bila (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 16-1
197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney) SV-1 6-4
285 - Matt Tourdot (Old Dominion) over Ivan DeLeon (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 17-0
Old Dominion's team score was adjusted by -1.000 for unsportsmanlike like conduct
Match #2: Old Dominion defeated Bucknell 27-10
125 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) over Paul Petrov (Bucknell) Fall 4:36
133 - Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell) over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) Dec 3-1
141 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) over Tyler Smith (Bucknell) Maj 12-3
149 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) over Victor Lopez (Bucknell) SV-1 4-2
157 - Rustin Barrick (Bucknell) over TC Warner (Old Dominion) Dec 7-4
165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Connor Wagh (Bucknell) TF 17-1
174 - Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) over Joey Krulock (Bucknell) Dec 8-2
184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell) Dec 8-3
197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) Dec 5-3
285 - Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) over Matt Tourdot (Old Dominion) Maj 10-2
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