Seven Bulldogs posted victories in their dual against the Keydets of VMI. True freshman Kirby Thompson made his dual meet debut stepping up into the 141-pound spot for the Dogs. Thompson recorded a win by way of forfeit to begin his collegiate campaign, which put six points on the board for The Citadel.
Junior 133-pound grappler Anthony Easter went 2-0 on the night recording an 8-4 decision against his VMI foe Ryan Goodsell and taking a forfeit for the Bulldogs to finish off the Chattanooga dual. The victories improved Easter to 2-1 in conference action.
The Citadel's 149-pound grappler Derek Royster wrestled a tough match against VMI's David Metzler, but was able to come back and defeat his Chattanooga opponent. The redshirt freshman recorded a late third period pin against Carlos Baron at the 6:10 mark. Royster's fifth pin of the season improved his dual meet record to 5-2.
True freshmen Keith Koziel and Brendan Prince added three and four points respectively to the Bulldogs team score in their dual with VMI. Koxiel notch almost two and a half minutes riding time en route to his 8-4 win over the Keydets' John Held. Prince added a riding time point to his score as well, make it an eight point spread to secure the major decision.
Both Darius Caldwell and John Buck recorded their tenth victory of the season during the evenings matches. Caldwell wasted little time in his 184-pound bout scoring a quick takedown and first period fall against VMI's Curtis Moore at the 2:35 mark. Buck wrestled a strong match against his VMI foe, defeating Ronal Ellsworth 6-2.
Heavyweight Bulldog Aaron Brown wrestled two very intense matches against fellow Southern Conference grapplers Leon Matt Lettner of Chattanooga and Leon Barrow of VMI. The Cadets' big guy came through with a big win in his first dual of the night. His two takedowns were enough to secure the 5-2 victory and three team points. The redshirt junior was able to tie the score at two going into the third period of his match-up with Lettner. The Mocs heavyweight edged out Brown in the final period to take the match 3-2.
The Bulldogs will travel to Lynchburg, Va. this Saturday, Jan. 26 for a quad meet hosted by Liberty. The Bulldogs will face-off against both Liberty and Bucknell. The Citadel will return home on Saturday, Feb. 9 when they host Appalachian State in McAlister Field House. For complete coverage of Bulldog Wrestling, visit the official home of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.
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