FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College picked up an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) wrestling victory at home over Southern Virginia University, winning 45-6 tonight at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Ferrum (10-6, 4-3 ODAC)
Southern Virginia (2-7, 1-6 ODAC)

THE BASICS
No. 8 ranked Zach Beckner (125 lbs) started the night off with a bang, earning a tech fall at the 5:11 mark. Trent Proctor (133) and Josiah Canales (141) each followed with pins to push the Panther lead to 17-0.

Cameron Curva (149) picked up his 22nd win of the season with a 16-1 tech fall, then Joseph Olalde (157) rolled through a lightning-fast tech fall in just 1:47 to make it a 27-0 match.

Tyson Hoopes scored the only Southern Virginia points of the night when he earned a pin at 165 pounds. Joseph Toner (184) stopped the Knights' momentum, picking up a pin, then Sam Slate (197) earned a hard-fought 8-4 decision.

Rayshawn Dixon (285) closed things out with a 16-1 tech fall to earn his 23rd win this season. Dixon remains ranked No. 2 in the NWCA coaches poll and The Open Mat rankings.

FINAL SCORES
125: Zach Beckner (Ferrum) over Matthew Papa (Southern Virginia) (TF 15-0 5:11)
133: Trent Proctor (Ferrum) over Francisco Ramirez (Southern Virginia) (Fall 5:45)
141: Josiah Canales (Ferrum) over Richie Kulessa (Southern Virginia) (Fall 5:18)
149: Cameron Curva (Ferrum) over Porter Kinne (Southern Virginia) (TF 16-1 6:11)
157: Joseph Olalde (Ferrum) over Corbin Mecham (Southern Virginia) (TF 15-0 1:47)
165: Robert Owens Jr. (Ferrum) over Noah James (Southern Virginia) (MD 15-6)
174: Tyson Hoopes (Southern Virginia) over Gabriel Cortes (Ferrum) (Fall 1:48)
184: Joseph Toner (Ferrum) over Hank Svedin (Southern Virginia) (Fall 5:32)
197: Sam Slate (Ferrum) over Britton Sorenson (Southern Virginia) (Dec 8-4)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) over Porter Trapp (Southern Virginia) (TF 16-1 4:29)

UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back on the mat Saturday, February 15, at at the 2025 ODAC Championships, hosted by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.