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FERRUM, Va. -- Corbin Ramos (184), Nick Rodriguez (197) and Tate Dulany (285) scored pins in the final three matches of the night to give Ferrum College a 47-6 wrestling win over Southern Virginia University tonight at Swartz Gym. The non-conference match was the Panthers' 2014-15 home-opener.

Neither team had a wrestler at 125 pounds, resulting in a double forfeit. Paul Ambrose (133) accepted a forfeit, as did Austin Jenkins (141). Paul Biggs (149) got things rolling whe he posted a 16-1 technical fall over the Knights' Harris Day to put Ferrum out in front 17-0. The Knights (0-9) got their only points of the night when Rhett Honeycutt (157) pinned Ferrum's Daniel Reynolds at the 1:20 mark. Dustin Santmyers (165) and Adam Fitzwater (174) accepted forfeits to make the team score 29-6.

Ramos led 5-0 before pinning SVU's Michael Kilstrom at 4:17, and Rodriguez led 8-1 before pinning Nate Rogers at the 2:09 mark. Dulany scored a takedown early in the first period and put Caleb West directly to his back to collect a 22-second pin in closing out the night.

Ferrum (7-7) will be on the road Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Builder Open, hosted by The apprentice School. Coach Nate Yetzer's team will look to defend its title run from a year ago. Wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. in Newport News, Virginia.

Final Results
125 Double Forfeit
133 Paul Ambrose (FC) won by forfeit
141 Austin Jenkins (FC) won by forfeit
149 Paul Biggs (FC) tech fall Harris Day (SVU) 16-1
157 Rhett Honeycutt (SVU) pinned Daniel Reynolds (FC) 1:20
165 Dustin Santmyers (FC) won by forfeit
174 Adam Fitzwater (FC) won by forfeit
184 Corbin Ramos (FC) pinned Michael Kilstrom (SVU) 4:17
197 Nick Rodriguez (FC) pinned Nate Rogers (SVU) 2:09
285 Tate Dulany (FC) pinned Caleb West (SVU) 0:22 Final score: 47-6