Dulany improved his record to 18-4 with today's pin.2016 Virginia Duals | Photo Gallery | Updated Ferrum Records HAMPTON, Va. -- Ferrum College, seeded #2 in the American College Division of the 2016 Virginia Duals, opened the tournament with a 38-12 win this morning over #7 Anderson (SC) College. Three Panthers won matches by pin. The two-day event is being held at the Hampton Coliseum, with the American Division an eight-team bracket.
RecordsFerrum (8-1), Anderson (1-8)
How It HappenedBailey Cooper (125) opened the match with a 7-0 win, then
Justin Zimmerman (133) picked up a forfeit win to put the Panthers on top 9-0. After losing the next weight by a pin, Ferrum's
Paul Biggs (149) started a four-match streak by earning a 15-0 tech fall.
Logan Meister (157) and
Josh Alston (165) recorded pins, and
Blake Rosenbaum (174) earned a forfeit. The Panthers dropped a pair of tight decisions at 184 and 197, before
Tate Dulany (285) closed things out with a pin. Meister improved to 16-1 with two pins this season, while Dulany upped his record to 18-4 with two pins.
Individual Match Scores125
Bailey Cooper (Fer) dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick (And) 7-0
133
Justin Zimmerman (Fer) win by forfeit
141 Zak Hale (And) pinned
Jacob Bonds (Fer) 3:00
149
Paul Biggs (Fer) dec. Dylan Crossland (And) TF 15-0
157
Logan Meister (Fer) pinned William Dickerson (And) 1:28
165
Josh Alston (Fer) pinned
Jared Costa (And) 5:51
174
Blake Rosenbaum (Fer) win by forfeit
184 Michael Gallagher (And) dec.
Hunter Goulart (Fer) 9-8
197 Stephen Washington (And) dec.
Adam Bresson (Fer) 11-7
285
Tate Dulany (Fer) pinned Timothy Williams (And) 4:54
Next MatchThe Panthers advanced to the semifinals, where they will face #3 seed Minnesota State University Moorhead (3-1) Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The winner moves on to Saturday's championship match at 8:30 p.m., while the loser drops into the consolations and competes at 4:00 p.m.
