The Bulldogs, who honored seniors Jack Duane, Jared Hemmings, R.J. Hicks, Joaquin Marquez and Kenneth Radford prior to the match, earned their fifth win at home while improving to 7-5 overall and 5-2 in league action. Meanwhile, Davidson slipped to 6-14 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Opening with the 125-pound match, The Citadel quickly took a 6-0 lead as Marquez won by forfeit. Davidson's Anthony Elias responded with a win by fall in the 133-poind bout when he took down Clarence Arrington at the 5:26 mark to knot the match at 6-6.
The Dogs controlled the remainder of the match from that point forward as they collected a 9-1 major decision in the 141 classification match between Tyler Buckiso and the Wildcats' Dustin Runzo.
In the 149-pound meeting, Matt Frisch came away with a win by fall at the 4:05 mark over James McCord to push the Dogs lead to 22-6.
The Citadel's Aaron Walker continued the domination with another win by fall, this time at the 2:51 point, as he posted a win over Alex Palinsky.
Radford added to the lead with a decision against Patrick Devlin in the 165 match, improving the score to 25-6 with four matches left.
Davidson's Nathaniel Powers briefly halted the Dogs winning streak with a 12-5 decision over Will Connell in the 174 bout. However, The Citadel returned to its previous form with an 8-0 major decision victory by Hemmings in the 184 match with Ryan Devlin.
Marshall Haas pushed the Dogs lead to 32-9 with an 8-5 decision in his meeting with Ian Solcz in the 197 pound match.
The final team points of the night were tallied by Joe Bexley, who posted a 10-1 major decision over Ed Isola in the heavyweight battle.
The Citadel concludes the regular season on the road at North Carolina on Feb. 22. Match time is set for 3:30 in Chapel Hill.
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