WINCHESTER, Virginia -- Ferrum College eked out a 27-20 Old Dominion Athletic Conference wrestling win over Shenandoah University Saturday, January 25, at James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-5, 3-2 ODAC)
Shenandoah (3-7, 1-3 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Zach Beckner (125 lbs) accepted a forfeit to open the night, then Trent Proctor (133) had a dominating 16-3 major decision to spot Ferrum the early 10-0 lead. Sean Rinebolt put Shenandoah on the scoreboard with a 7-3 decision at 141 to trim the lead to 10-3.

Cameron Curve (149) and Joseph Olalde (157) earned back-to-back major decisions for the Panthers to extend the lead to 18-3. Jalen Cornelius picked up a fall for the Hornets at 165, then Dylan Weaver earned a tech fall at 174 for the Hornets and Ferrum was assessed a team point for sportsmanship to make it a 17-14 team score.

Joseph Toner stemmed the time for Ferrum when he pinned SU's Dylan Weigert in a time of 5:30 to extend Ferrum's lead to 23-14. Tyler Tarallo picked up a pin for Shenandoah at 197 pounds, to trim the lead to 23-20 headed into the final match of the night. Ferrum's Rayshawn Dixon (285) came through with a 9-0 major decision o make it a 27-20 final score.

MATCH RESULTS
125: Zach Beckner (FER) over (Shen) (For.)
133: Trent Proctor (FER) over Xavier Ramsey (Shen) (MD 16-3)
141: Sean Rinebolt (Shen) over Josiah Canales (FER) (Dec 7-3)
149: Cameron Curva (FER) over Manny Lucas (Shen) (MD 13-1)
157: Joseph Olalde (FER) over Cannon Long (Shen) (MD 13-2)
165: Jalen Cornelius (Shen) over Gabriel Cortes (FER) (Fall 3:34)
174: Dylan Weaver (Shen) over Avery Hall (FER) (TF 17-2 5:35) (team point deduction, FC sportsmanship)
184: Joseph Toner (FER) over Dylan Wiegert (Shen) (Fall 5:30)
197: Tyler Tarallo (Shen) over Genowa Lane (FER) (Fall 1:22)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (FER) over Rives Hargis (Shen) (MD 9-0)

UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's mat men will be back in action Friday and Saturday, January 31 through February 1, at the Peat Willson Invitational. The tournament is hosted by Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.