HARTSVILLE, S.C.- The Coker wrestling team defeated Belmont Abbey 35-6 for its first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday (Dec. 2).
Coker scored the first 18 points of the match, sparked by a stellar start from its two lightest seniors. Charlie Huff scored a decisive 17-7 major decision at 125 and Derrick Nelson followed up with a 15-0 tech fall win at 133.
Sophomore Curtis Harris picked up a 9-4 decision at 141 pounds and Rashad Cunningham gutted out a 5-3 win scoring a takedown in the final minute of the match at 149 pounds.
Shabo Gorial continued the streak picking up a decision at 157 pounds in a high-scoring affair 16-11. Derrick Booth would pick right back up at 174 pounds with a 4-1 decision.
Sophomore Luis Peguero scored a big 17-0 tech fall win at 184, while Temaris Dixon was credited with a win by forfeit at 197. Austin Akins closed out the match with a 7-3 decision at heavyweight.
The Cobras will be in action again on Dec. 13 when they travel to the Newberry Duals. The action begins at 8:00 a.m.
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Match Summary |
COCO |
BEAB |
|
|
125 |
Charlie Huff (Coker College) over William Rees (Belmont Abbey) (MD 17-7) |
4.0 |
0.0 |
|
133 |
Derrick Nelson (Coker College) over Troy Gregor (Belmont Abbey) (TF 15-0 4:17) |
5.0 |
0.0 |
|
141 |
Curtis Harris (Coker College) over Kane Price (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 9-4) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
|
149 |
Rashad Cunningham (Coker College) over Scott Bosak (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 5-3) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
|
157 |
Shabo Gorial (Coker College) over Nicauzi Mitchell (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 16-11) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
|
165 |
Joseph Coss (Belmont Abbey) over Zach Dicus (Coker College) (Fall 5:37) |
0.0 |
6.0 |
|
174 |
Derrick Booth (Coker College) over Tyler Maclain (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 4-1) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
|
184 |
Luis Peguero (Coker College) over John Wilson (Belmont Abbey) (TF 17-0 5:14) |
5.0 |
0.0 |
|
197 |
Temaris Dixon (Coker College) over Unknown (For.) |
6.0 |
0.0 |
|
285 |
Austin Akins (Coker College) over Chass Delgado (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 7-3) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
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Dual Meet Score |
35.0 |
6.0 |
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