Wrestling Falls to No. 11/20 Newberry on Senior Night

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University wrestling team fell on Senior Night to No. 11/20 Newberry on Wednesday (Feb. 24) by a score of 32-18.

No. 11/20 Newberry jumped out to a 12-0 lead through two bouts, before Zachary Van Alst received a forfeit at 141 pounds to get the Cobras on the board. After back-to-back Newberry victories, Corey Christie swung some momentum back in Coker's favor with a 17-0 tech fall over Stevie Chopek in 6:46 at 165 pounds. Matt Shields would defeat Des Marshall by decision 11-4 at 184, before Corey Perkins-Willett would win by major decision 14-3 over Armando Acosta at 197 pounds for the final Coker victory of the night.

The Cobras are back in action at the Super Region II tournament on Saturday (Feb. 27) hosted by Emmanule College in Franklin Springs, Ga. The action begins at 9:00 a.m., with live results available at www.cokercobras.com.

Coker University will continue to assess the NCAA, federal, state and local developments and provide updated revisions as additional information is available.

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