GAFFNEY, S.C. – The King University men's wrestling team won eight of the 10 matches on Wednesday night, cruising to a 38-7 road win over Limestone. It is the first win of the season for the Tornado, who had three wins via pin on the night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 38, Limestone 7
LOCATION: Timken Center; Gaffney, S.C.
RECORDS: King 1-1, 1-1 Conference Carolinas; Limestone 1-2, 1-2 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Saints won the first match, before Alex Fernandez III won by 7-2 decision at 133 pounds and Ashtan Hendricks won a first period fall at 141 pounds to put King in front 9-3.
- A win at 149 pounds by Limestone would be their final win of the night, as King won the final seven matches.
- At 157 pounds, Joe Bertrand won a 14-3 major decision, before Trent Mahoney won via pin in 36 seconds at 165 pounds.
- Clint Morrisette won a tech fall, 18-2 at 174 pounds before Brad Mahoney pinned Anthony Goelzer in 2:15.
- The Tornado took the final two matches via major decision, including a 14-0 win by Nathan Coley at 197 pounds.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado will compete Saturday at the Life University Open.
