Wrestling Drops Conference Tilt at Mount Olive on Sunday
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The Coker University wrestling team dropped its South Atlantic Conference Carolinas tilt on Sunday (Feb. 21) at Mount Olive by a score of 31-19.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The Coker University wrestling team dropped its South Atlantic Conference Carolinas tilt on Sunday (Feb. 21) at Mount Olive by a score of 31-19.
P.J. Wunderlich started things off with a 9-4 decision over Dylan Wilman at 149 pounds, before Mount Olive picked up an overtime win at 157 pounds to tie the match at 3-3. Corey Christie would pin Dimitri Naimi in 2:30 to put the Cobras ahead 9-3 at 165 pounds, before back-to-back Mount Olive wins put the Trojans ahead 13-9 headed to 197 pounds. Corey Perkins-Willett would win by fall over Jonathan Clack in 2:57 to put the Cobras up 15-13, before the Trojans would get a win by fall at 285 to go back on top 19-15. Mount Olive would get wins at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, before Zachary Van Alst would pick up a 13-4 major decision over Seth Thomas to close out the match.
The Cobras are back in action on Wednesday (Feb. 24) to host No. 11/20 Newberry for Senior Night. The action begins at 7:00 p.m. from the DeLoach Center, with video 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.