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Wrestling Dominant In Win Over Newberry

| By: Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives
PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke wrestling team compiled 22 takedowns and a quintet of takedowns to fuel eight individual victories on the night, and the Braves registered their most lopsided win over Newberry since the series began in 2005 with a 30-9 victory over the Wolves on Tuesday at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
It was the 19th win in the last 20 home outings for the Braves (3-0, 3-0 SACC) who stayed unbeaten in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action with the 21-point win – the largest margin of victory for the Black & Gold in the 17-match series since a 37-16 rout of Newberry on Jan. 11, 2005. It was the first dual loss of the season for the Wolves (2-1, 2-1) who have now come away empty on their last two trips to Pembroke.
 
Logan Seliga (125 pounds) and Logan Robinson (133) both tacked up bonus-point victories to start the evening and give the Braves a quick 10-0 lead on the team scoreboard, but Newberry climbed back into the dual thanks to Fletcher Swindell's third-period pin in the 141-pound bout.
 
The Braves would respond, however, with seven-straight triumphs on the mat, including come-from-behind wins by 174-pounder Logan Hoffman and 197-pounder Garrett Steele. Hoffman was staring in the face of a 4-3 deficit before registering a reversal and ensuing 4-point nearfall to turn the table on Newberry's Dayton Fields. Steele trailed 4-2 early in the third period, but rallied for three takedowns in the final frame to dispel of John Parker-Wilson.
 
Will Lowery (157) and Shylik Scriven (184) both turned in victories with bonus points for the hosts as well, while Jake Piccirilli (149) and Caleb Grau (165) both registered wins via decision. Heavyweight competitor Chad Metikosh also grabbed a win in his extra match with Chance Jackson.
 
The Braves will open up a more-than one-month stretch away from home this weekend when they head to Berea, Ohio, for the Baldwin Wallace Tri-Meet. UNCP is scheduled to take on Tiffin in a 7 p.m. dual on Friday, before going head-to-head with Baldwin Wallace at 8:30 p.m.
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