BRISTOL, Tenn. – The 20
th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team racked up 16 individual victories, including 13 victories that came with bonus points, to roll past Allen and King on Wednesday afternoon inside King University's Student Center Complex. The Braves toppled the Yellowjackets, 47-3, before rallying past the host Tornado, 32-9, in the nightcap of the tri-meet.
Seniors
Nick Daggett and
Ryan Monk, sophomore
Logan Seliga and redshirt junior
Jovaun Johnson all registered a pair of wins on the day to lead the Braves (4-0) who remained unbeaten with the day's results as well. Daggett tallied a pair of bonus-point wins, as did Johnson and Monk.
UNCP recorded pins in each of the first four individual matchups of the day and eventually built a 28-0 lead over Allen before surrendering its only points of the dual in the 165-pound bout. That would be all she wrote for Allen (0-1), however, as the Black & Gold closed with four-straight wins, including pins by Johnson and Monk.
King (1-1) rattled off three-straight wins on the mat to build a 9-7 advantage midway through the nightcap, but the Black & Gold tacked up five-straight wins to blow past the Tornado. Freshman
Caleb Grau gave the visitors the lead for good with a 6-1 decision at 165 pounds, before
Garrett Hill, Johnson,
Bryce Walker and Monk all added bonus-point wins to close out the night.
The Braves will be back in action again on Saturday when they make the long trek to Elkins, W.Va., to take part in the Davis & Elkins Quad Meet. UNCP is scheduled to take on No. 6 West Liberty (4-0), No. 15 Notre Dame (0-0) and the host Senators (2-0) inside the McDonnell Center.