BUENA VISTA, Va. — The Southern Virginia wrestling team split their duals this afternoon after falling to McDaniel 28-26 and defeating Penn State Mont Alto 35-10.
"It was great to get our first dual win of the year," said head coach Logan Davis. "It was great to see our guys come out and make all the improvements they have made over the past several weeks. We had a lot of pins today, and we are eager to get back onto the mat after Thanksgiving."
The second dual of the day saw the Knights face Mont Alto. Nico Ramirez debuted in his first-ever home contest as a Knight and impressed with a 5-0 victory at the 285-pound weight class.
Aaron Friedhof earned his first of two victories on the day with a 3-0 victory at the 133-pound weight class. Southern Virginia went on to win the rest of their matches against Mont Alto with victories from Matthew Rosson (149), Tyrell Barney(157), Matthew Mangus (165), Morgan Peterson (174), Matthew Rohrdanz (184), and Matt Speelman (197).
In the second dual of the afternoon, Friedhof started things off with his second impressive victory of the day, defeating his opponent 5-0.
After falling to the next two matches, Peterson and Mangus put up two consecutive victories to put the Knights right back into the dual.
Rohrdanz and Ramirez would have the final two victories for Southern Virginia but were edged out in the end and falling by two points.
The Knights look to Southwest Virginia Community College as their next opponent on Dec. 4. The time of the match will be announced closer to the competition day.
