Wrestling Stings Shenandoah on Senior Night

1/19/2023 8:22:00 PM

LEXINGTON, Va. The Washington and Lee University wrestling squad defeated Shenandoah University 43-10 on Thursday evening in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference dual meet.

The Generals (9-2, 3-1 ODAC) registered four pins over the Hornets (2-5, 0-3) and added two technical falls in the senior night match.

SU forfeited a pair of bouts and just two weight classes went the full length of time.

Prior to the match, the program's five seniors Cameron Blizard (Greensboro, N.C. / Ragsdale), Ryan Luth (Milford, Conn. Joseph A. Foran), Riley Parker (Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial), Matt Majoy (Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset) and Alex Winant (Chester, N.J. / West Morris Mendham) were honored. Over the past four years, the wrestling program has posted a 27-12 dual record and 13 conference wins. The now-seniors helped W&L place first in the Centennial Conference Championships in both 2020 and 2022. At the NCAA Regional Championships, the team placed second during their rookie campaigns and then earned a fourth place team finish in the region last season.

Parker opened the night with a 20-4 technical fall over Elliot Rivera 20-4 (3:14). Parker recorded five takedowns and a pair of four-point nearfalls in the first period. Fourteen seconds into the second period Parker's takedown wrapped up the 125 lbs bout.

Colin Bridges (Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox) posted a fall over Cameron Hatchett early in the 149 class (0:35) and Luth wrapped up Xavier Locke (0:31) in the ensuing match.

The 165 weight class was the first bout to go the distance and Harrison Kelly (Berkley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston) scored a 13-6 decision with four takedowns, two reversals and a riding time point.

Blizard ran out of time in the first period for a pin, in the last minute of the first stanza the senior scored three separate nearfalls and had complete control as the clock expired as the referee was mid-count. The senior had a 16-2 advantage going into the second period. He registered the final takedown for the technical nearfall at 184.

John Ryan Sedovy (Lexington, Va. / Rockbridge) registered the final pin of the night at the 2:13 mark in the 197 weight class.

Shenandoah won the 133 and 174 bout by fall and a major decision, respectively but forfeited the 141 and 285 weight classes.

As a group, W&L tallied 17 takedowns and five nearfalls.

For their next contest, the Generals will travel to Averett on Saturday, January 21 for a 6:30 p.m. ODAC match.

MATCH SUMMARY

125:     Riley Parker (W&L) over Elliot Rivera (Shen) (TF 20-4 3:14)
133:     Sean Rinebolt (Shen) over Trey Custodio (W&L) (Fall 0:41)
141:     Vincent Ziccardi (W&L) over (Shen) (Forfeit)
149:     Colin Bridges (W&L) over Cameron Hatchett (Shen) (Fall 0:35)
157:     Ryan Luth (W&L) over Xavier Locke (Shen) (Fall 0:31)
165:     Harrison Kelly (W&L) over Jalen Cornelius (Shen) (Dec 13-6)
174:     Dylan Weaver (Shen) over Jak Krouse (W&L) (MD 11-3)
184:     Cameron Blizard (W&L) over Dylan Wiegert (Shen) (TF 18-2 3:12)
197:     John Ryan Sedovy (W&L) over Troy Gibson (Shen) (Fall 2:13)
285:     Matt Majoy (W&L) over (Shen) (Forfeit)

--Generalssports.com--

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