DANVILLE, Virginia -- Ferrum College's wrestling team competed Saturday, December 14 at the Cougar Duals, hosted at Averett University's Grant Center. The Panthers went 4-1 on the day, including wins over a pair of NCAA Division II programs.

SCORES
Ferrum 56, Randolph 0
Ferrum 37, Huntingdon 12
Ferrum 40, Belmont Abbey 8
Coker 21, Ferrum 18
Ferrum 36, Bluefield State 9

THE BASICS
Ferrum opened that day with a 56-0 romp over Randolph College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action. The Panthers got pins from Sam Slate (197), Zach Beckner (125), Josiah Canales (141), Robert Owens Jr., Gabriel Cortes (165) and Joseph Toner (184). Ferrum's other four wins were by technical fall.

The Panthers then beat Huntingdon College (Ala.) 37-12, with pins coming from Slate (197), Curva (149) and Owens (157). The third match of the day was against Div. II Belmont Abbey College, and the Panthers romped, 40-8, with Owens (157) registering his third pin of the day. Cortes (165) also won by fall, while Beckner (125), Curva (149) and Toner (197) all posted tech falls.

Against Div. II Coker, Ferrum fell 21-18, with the final match of the day making the difference. Cortes bumped up to 174 and pinned CC's Joshua Howell in 1:35 to make the team score 18-15 Ferrum. Coker's Cephus Deas then posted a quick first-period pin at 184 pounds to end the match.

Ferrum closed out the day by blasting Div. II Bluefield State University, with Canales (141) and Curva (149) picking up pins. Full box scores from the Cougar Duals are listed below.
 
Ferrum 56, Randolph 0
197: Sam Slate (FER) over Harriss Sullivan (RAN) (Fall 1:34)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (FER) over Joshua Spivey (RAN) (TF 15-0 4:58)
125: Zach Beckner (FER) over Justin Porter (RAN) (Fall 2:19)
133: Trent Proctor (FER) over Zakariya Gurban (RAN) (TF 20-3 6:07)
141: Josiah Canales (FER) over Noah Williams (RAN) (Fall 1:43)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over Adon Overstreet (RAN) (TF 16-1 3:18)
157: Robert Owens Jr. (FER) over Jordan Nutter (RAN) (Fall 3:52)
165: Gabriel Cortes (FER) over Theodore Piluso (RAN) (Fall 4:12)
174: Avery Hall (FER) over Austin Frazier (RAN) (TF 16-0 4:00)
184: Joseph Toner (FER) over Darmal Danish (RAN) (Fall 2:01)
 
Ferrum 37, Huntingdon 12
197: Sam Slate (FER) over Brock Johnson (HUND) (Fall 1:52)
285: Deondre Johnson (FER) over Rayshod Burts (HUND) (Dec 9-6)
125: Nicholas Nguyen (HUND) over Samson St. Germain (FER) (SV-1 4-1)
133: Trent Proctor (FER) over (HUND) (For.)
141: Josiah Canales (FER) over (HUND) (For.)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over Seth Deperro (HUND) (Fall 0:44)
157: Robert Owens Jr. (FER) over Damion Jones (HUND) (Fall 1:12)
165: Avery Hall (FER) over Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (HUND) (MD 10-2)
174: David Burgess (HUND) over (FER) (For.)
184: Nick Kendrick (HUND) over Joseph Toner (FER) (Dec 8-4)
 
Ferrum 40, Belmont Abbey 8
197: Colby Maxwell (BAC) over Sam Slate (FER) (SV-1 8-7)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (FER) over Marcus Harnarain (BAC) (MD 12-1)
125: Zach Beckner (FER) over Brett Balzan (BAC) (TF 15-0 3:24)
133: Zachary Bergman (BAC) over Trent Proctor (FER) (TF 18-0 5:19)
141: Josiah Canales (FER) over Will Cline (BAC) (Dec 9-5)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over Justin Knapp (BAC) (TF 15-0 5:08)
157: Robert Owens Jr. (FER) over Jorden Schlossman (BAC) (Fall 0:47)
165: Gabriel Cortes (FER) over Paul Jakub (BAC) (Fall 2:48)
174: Avery Hall (FER) over (BAC) (For.)
184: Joseph Toner (FER) over Edison Morales (BAC) (TF 19-4 4:56)
 
Coker 21, Ferrum 18
197: Kaleb Walley (CC) over Sam Slate (FER) (Dec 5-4)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (FER) over Kevin Mood (CC) (TF 17-1 6:04)
125: Zach Beckner (FER) over mason moody (CC) (MD 13-0)
133: Weston Bare (CC) over Trent Proctor (FER) (Dec 5-2)
141: Frank Bianco (CC) over Jackson Lambert (FER) (Dec 7-2)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over James Gonzalez (CC) (Dec 6-4)
157: Dustin Flinn (CC) over Robert Owens Jr. (FER) (Dec 5-4)
165: Austin Collins (CC) over Avery Hall (FER) (Dec 5-4)
174: Gabriel Cortes (FER) over Joshua Howell (CC) (Fall 1:35)
184: Cephus Deas (CC) over Joseph Toner (FER) (Fall 0:38)
 
Ferrum 36, Bluefield State 9
197: Sam Slate (FER) over (BSC) (For.)
285: Gregory Dennard (BSC) over Deondre Johnson (FER) (Dec 4-0)
125: Larry Rhodes (BSC) over Samson St. Germain (FER) (MD 8-0)
133: Trent Proctor (FER) over Calvin Roberts (BSC) (Dec 5-0)
141: Josiah Canales (FER) over Stephen Exum (BSC) (Fall 0:28)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over Moses Eads (BSC) (Fall 3:59)
157: Robert Owens Jr. (FER) over (BSC) (For.)
165: Gabriel Cortes (FER) over (BSC) (For.)
174: Sagbe Sieh (BSC) over Avery Hall (FER) (Dec 10-4)
184: Joseph Toner (FER) over Thomas Dolo (BSC) (Dec 6-1) (BSC USM -1.0)
 
UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's mat men will be back in action, Wednesday, December 18, at Greensboro College. The ODAC dual is set for a 7:00 p.m. start in Greensboro, North Carolina.