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No. 2 Lander Too Much For No. 18 Wrestling

| By: Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Second-ranked Lander used three-straight bonus point wins to build an early 15-0 lead, and held the 18th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team at arm's length the rest of the way out to post a 30-7 win over the short-handed Braves on Thursday evening in Horne Arena.
 
The setback snapped an eight-match win streak for the Braves (12-1, 9-1 SACC) who were without the services of three starters on Thursday evening, including top-ranked Logan Seliga at 125 pounds. The triumph helped the Bearcats (20-2, 10-0) push their win streak out to 10 matches, as well as secure the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas championship for the second-straight season.
 
Lander got bonus-point wins from third-ranked James Joplin (125 pounds), sixth-ranked Elijah Lusk (133) and top-ranked Zeth Brower (141) to build a ton of early momentum, but the Braves got on the board with consecutive wins – 11th-ranked Jake Piccirilli's overtime triumph at 149 pounds and Rahsaan Vereen's 3-2 decision at 157 pounds.
 
Lander closed out the night with four wins – a streak that was interrupted by Shylik Scriven's 6-5 decision over fourth-ranked Logan Hall in the 184-pound matchup.
 
The Black & Gold will close out the regular season portion of its 2022-23 schedule on Saturday when it heads to central South Carolina for the Newberry Open inside NC's Eleazer Arena.
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