The win improved The Citadel to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in Southern Conference action while Gardner-Webb drops to 6-14 overall with a 2-4 league mark.
Fifteenth-ranked Ugi Khishignyam opened the match with a 6-3 decision over Ryan Mosley at 141 pounds to improve his record to 14-3 on the season and extend his Southern Conference winning streak to 10 bouts.
Nick Kiter, wrestling in the place of Matt Frisch who took the night off to rest, lost a 6-3 decision in the second bout to even the score at 3-3.
Walker, who was coming off a Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week honor, pinned Cole Graves at the 4:06 mark to collect his 23rd win of the season and improve his perfect dual mark to 8-0 in 2013.
At 165, No. 8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj won his sixth ranked bout of the season and 14th of his career when he topped No. 17 Austin Trott 6-3 to extend the Bulldogs' lead to 12-3.
Luvsandorj improved his season record to 28-5 and now has 123 career wins, leaving him three shy of becoming The Citadel's all-time winningest wrestler.
Freshman Terrell Forbes earned a dominant 5-0 win at 174 followed by Jack Duane's 9-5 decision at 184 to give the Bulldogs an 18-3 lead with four bouts left.
Duane took the mat for the first time since injuring his hamstring at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6. The redshirt junior is 11-7 on the season and 2-0 in duals.
A first-period pin by Haas put the match out of reach and secured The Citadel its sixth dual win of the season.
Joaquin Marquez won by decision at 125 before Aaron Hansen collected a win by forfeit at 133 to close out the match.
The Bulldogs conclude their SoCon home slate on Sunday against military rival VMI at McAlister Field House at 2 p.m. The Citadel has won its last seven matches against the Keydets dating back to 2007.
Results:
141 – #15 Ugi Khishignyam (CIT) dec. Ryan Mosley (GWU), 6-3 – 0-3
149 – Tyler Ziegler (GWU) dec. Nicholas Kiter (CIT), 6-3 - 3-3
157 – Aaron Walker (CIT) pinned Cole Graves (GWU), 4:06 - 3-9
165 – #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. #17 Austin Trott (GWU), 6-3 – 3-12
174 – Terrell Forbes (CIT) dec. Aaron Rabin (GWU), 5-0 – 3-15
184 – Jack Duane (CIT) dec. Zach Bennett (GWU), 9-5 – 3-18
197 – Marshall Haas (CIT) pinned Terry Henderson (GWU), 4:18 - 3-24
HVY – Justin Kozera (GWU) pinned Joe Bexley (CIT), 1:21 - 9-24
125 – Joaquin Marquez (CIT) dec. William Anderson (GWU), 5-0 – 9-27
133 – Aaron Hansen (CIT) won by forfeit – 9-33
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