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ROANOKE, Va. -- Ferrum College's wrestling team, ranked #11 in the nation, posted a 21-18 comeback win over #3 Stevens Institute of Technology tonight at Roanoke Catholic High School. The Panthers had to overcome a 14-0 deficit after dropping the opening three matches.

RECORDS
#11 Ferrum (3-0)
#3 Stevens Tech (1-1)

THE BASICS
Carlos Leyva broke an 18-18 deadlock with his 4-0 win in the 285-lb weight class to lift Ferrum to the win. The Panthers won six of 10 weight classes in tonight's dual meet, which featured five top-10 ranked individuals. A highlight to the match was Ferrum's Andrew Tolbert's upsetting #5 Thomas Poklikuha 9-5 at 165 pounds, and Zach Shaffer's 8-7 tiebreak overtime win at 184 pounds. Blake Rosenbaum picked up a 25-10 technical fall at 174 pounds, while Hunter Goulart earned a 13-5 major decision at 197 pounds.

RESULTS: Ferrum 21, Stevens Tech 18
125: Yoseph Borai (Stevens) over Brett Binnix (Ferrum) (MD 11-2)
133: #1 Troy Stanich (Stevens) over Bailey Cooper (Ferrum) (Fall 4:13)
141: Brett Kaliner (Stevens) over Austin Smith (Ferrum) (MD 13-5)
149: #4 Collin Saunders (Ferrum) over Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens) (Dec 5-4)
157: #4 Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) over Clifford Harrison (Ferrum) (MD 12-4)
165: Andrew Tolbert (Ferrum) over #5 Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens) (Dec 9-5)
174: #9 Blake Rosenbaum (Ferrum) over Josh Smith (Stevens) (TF 25-10 6:31)
184: Zach Shaffer (Ferrum) over Mark Kimbrell (Stevens) (TB-1 8-7)
197: Hunter Goulart (Ferrum) over Bruce Parola (Stevens) (MD 13-5)
285: Carlos Leyva (Ferrum) over Colin Myles (Stevens) (Dec 3-0)

COACH'S THOUGHTS
"Our guys were impressive tonight," said Head Coach Nate Yetzer. "They rallied around each other and you always get the sense they that truly believe they can win against anyone. Stevens is a really good team, and very well-coached. I don't think we wrestled the best we could have and made some mistakes, but we overcame those by just working hard out there. Very proud of our effort tonight."

BACK ON THE MAT
Yetzer's team will be back in action Sunday, Nov. 19, hosting the Star City Tournament at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The tournament is being presented by the United State Marine Corps and is set to begin at 10 a.m. The finals are estimated to start at 4 p.m. and will be streamed live at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ferrum.