The Basics
Score: Roanoke 15 | Washington and Lee 31
Records: Maroons 0-1 | Generals 2-0
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: For the first time in Roanoke College history, the Maroon wrestling team hosted a match when they welcomed Washington and Lee to the Cregger Center. The Maroons made the sizeable crowd happy with a win at the 125 division to start the evening. The Generals won the next two matches to take a 9-3 advantage. The Maroons got a pin to even the match at 9-9 after the first four weight classes. Washington and Lee would regain to advantage winning five of the final six divisions to post the 31-15 win.
Highlights:
- In the first match of the night, Mac Cafurello fell behind 4-0 early but rallied to tie the score at 5-5 and sent the match into overtime. In the sudden death frame, Cafurello got a take down to win the opener, 7-5.
- At 149, Jarrod Pominville got a take down early and wasted little time in pinning his opponent just 58 seconds into the first period.
- Sam Francis took the mat at 184 and put his opponent to the ground in the opening period. Thomas Lamb got a reversal for the Generals and the match was tied at 2-2 after 3:00. In the second period, Francis had Lamb on the mat and pinned him for the six points, just 43 seconds into the second frame.
Up next: Roanoke will travel to Danville on Sunday, November 14th, to compete in the Cougar Open, hosted by Averett University.
RESULTS:
125: Mac Cafurello (RC) over Riley Parker (W&L) - Dec 7-5
133: David Rubin (W&L) over Sean Hall (RC) - Fall 2:18
141: Charlie Cunningham (W&L) over Dustin Smith (RC) - Dec 3-1
149: Jarrod Pominville (RC) over Josepth Tarquine (W&L) - Fall 0:52
157: Ryan Luth (W&L) over David Reid (RC) - Fall 2:25
165: Joe Salerno (W&L) over John Moshman (RC) Fall 4:02
174: Cameron Blizard (W&L) over Steven Martinos (RC) - Dec 8-2
184: Sam Francis (RC) over Thomas Lamb (W&L) - Fall 3:43
197: Robert Rosen (W&L) over Jackson Shumate (RC) - MD 11-3
285: Clay Chadwick (W&L) over Brady Elswick (RC) - Dec 6-0
Exhibition:
141: Harris Foad (W&L) over William Kennedy (RC) – Dec 10-4
157: Extra: Nic Zamaloff (W&L) over Ryan Foutz (RC) – Dec 16-7