LIMESTONE WRESTLING PICKS UP FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON OVER ST. ANDREWS, 37-16

GAFFNEY, S.C.—The Limestone College wrestling team picked up its first dual win of the season over St. Andrews, 37-16, on Thursday night at the Timken Center. The Saints are 1-0 overall while the Knights are off to a 0-1 start in their inaugural season.

The first five bouts of the evening went by quickly as all were decided by falls. Eric Frick (Roaring Spring, Pa.) of St. Andrews defeated Greg Satterfield (Hampton, Va.) in the 165-pound weight class to start the evening. Will Harcum (Williamsburg, Va.) gave his team the 12-0 lead after defeating Limestone’s Todd Neptune (New Concord, Ohio) in the 174-pound division. Limestone cut the visitors lead to 12-6 with a win by Dan Scanlan (Leesburg, Va.) in the 184-pound weight class over DJ Chverchko (Loretto, Pa.). Mike Walsh (Port St. Lucie, Fla./197 lbs.) beat Alex Mathews (LaGrange, Ga.) to tie the contest at 12-12. Kyle Elliott (Valdese, N.C.) won the heavyweight division over Charles Richardson (Virginia Beach, Va.)

The Saints’ Matt Hall (Hamptonville, N.C.) won a 7-4 decision over Kyle Craver (Lexington, N.C.) to put the score at 21-12 in favor of Limestone. St. Andrews lost six points after forfeiting the 133-pound weight class. The Knights Bryan Seal (Orange County, Va.) gave his team four points with an 11-3 win over Zach McKeone (Atlanta, Ga.) in the 141-pound division. Dustin Baynes (Liberty Twp., Ohio) got a major decision, 21-10, over Elliott Hogge (Yorktown, Va.). The Knights forfeited the final contest of the match as the Saints recorded the 37-16 victory.

Limestone travels to Bristol, Tenn., to face King College on Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.

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