GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- The Ferrum College wrestling team posted four pins and three decisions in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) win over Greensboro College, winning 33-14 tonight at Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Gym.

RECORDS
Ferrum (6-1, 2-0 ODAC)
Grteensborto (1-2, 0-1 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Greensboro opened with 3-0 lead after a win at 125 pounds, but Trent Proctor evened the score for Ferrum at 3-3 with a decision at 133 pounds. Greensboro defending national champ Josh Wilson picked up a tech fall at 141 pounds to bump the team score to 8-3. Cameron Curva, this week's ODAC Wrestler of the Week, earned a 5-1 decision at 149 pounds to trim Greensboro's lead to 8-6.

A trio of freshman came through big in the next three weight classes, all posting pins. Robert Owens Jr. (157 lbs) pinned Nick Menjivar in a time of 5:46, Gabriel Cortes (165) needed just 2:20 to put away Ethan Kring, then Avery Hall (174) took out Taalib Grier II at 4:32 to make the team score 24-8 in favor of the Panthers.

Joseph Toner (184) eked out a 9-7 win to make it 27-8, then Greensboro accepted up a forfeit at 197 pounds to trim the lead to 27-14. Rayshawn Dixon (285), currently ranked #2 in the nation among NCAA Division III wrestlers, pinned #17 Jacob Barlow in a time of 2:35 to close out the night.

MATCHES BY WEIGHT
125: Christopher Watson (GC) dec. Samson St. Germain (FC) 12-11
133: Trent Proctor (FC) dec. Ivan Benitez (GC) 7-2
141: #2 Josh Wilson (GC) tech fall over Jackson Lambert (FC) 19-3
149: Cameron Curva (FC) dec. Quadir Medley (GC) 5-1
157: Robert Owens Jr. (FC) pinned Nick Menjivar (GC) 5:46
165: Gabriel Cortes (FC) pinned Ethan Kring (GC) 2:20
174: Avery Hall (FC) pinned Taalib Grier II 4:32
184: Joseph Toner (FC) vs. Luke Gregory (GC) 9-7
197: Isaiah Manning (GC) win by forfeit
285: #2 Rayshawn Dixon (FC) pinned #17 Jacob Barlow (GC) 2:35

NEXT UP
Coach Logan Meister's team will break for the holidays and return to the mat Saturday, January 4, at the Jim Crytzer Memorial Tournament, hosted by fellow ODAC member Washington and Lee University.