HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker University Wrestling dropped its South Atlantic Conference Carolinas opener to Limestone Thursday night (Nov. 11) by a score of 22-16.

The night began with a 5-3 overtime win for Limestone at 125 pounds, before Ruben Calderon evened the score with an 8-4 decision over Jaquion Williams at 133 pounds. After a team point was deducted from Coker, Omar Armengol put the Cobras ahead 6-3 with a 17-5 major decision over Brandon Seawright at 141 pounds. Limestone would respond with a win by major decision at 149 pounds, before P.J. Wunderlich would post a win by fall in the first period at 157 pounds over Demetrius Drayton to put Coker back in front 12-7. Corey Christie would increase Coker's lead to 16-7 at 165 pounds with a 14-1 major decision over Hunter Haven, before Limestone would win four consecutive matches to clinch the win. The Saints got a win by decision at 174 pounds, a major decision at 184 pounds, another win by decision at 197 pounds and a win by fall at 285 pounds to complete the comeback. Misconduct points deducted from both teams brought the match to its final score.

The Cobras return to open competition on Sunday (Nov. 14) at the Cougar Open hosted by Averett University in Danville, Va. The action begins at 9:00 a.m., with live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.

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