DANVILLE, Va. -- #25 Ferrum College rallied from a 13-7 deficit with five straight wins in posting a 32-13 comeback win over Averett University in men's wrestling action tonight at the Grant Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (11-2)
Averett (6-10)

THE BASICS
Averett jumped out to an 8-4 lead after three matches with a pair of major decisions at 125 and 141. Ferrum's Levi Englmen (133) had a major decision. The Panthers closed the gap to 8-7 when Caden Dalton (149) posted a decision, but Averett's Jared Lough secured a second-period technical fall at 157 and the Cougars led 13-7 after the first five matches.

The Panthers roared back, reelng off five straight wins to secure their 11th win of the season. Christian Hite (165) started the comeback with a decision to close the gap to 13-10, then Andrew Tolbert (174) had a pin to give Ferrum its first lead at 16-13. Blake Rosenbaum (184) kept it rolling with a major decision to widen the gap to 20-13, then Braden Homsey (197) and Tyrique Nolen (285) capped the night with back-to-back pins to help Ferrum finish the match with a 25-0 run.

RESULTS
125: Sam Braswell (AVE) over CJ Cramma (FECO) (MD 16-6)
133: Levi Englman (FECO) over Korpesh Gootee (AVE) (MD 11-1)
141: Brandon Woody (AVE) over Mario Vasquez (FECO) (MD 14-5)
149: Caden Dalton (FECO) over Caleb Harmon (AVE) (Dec 8-1)
157: Jared Lough (AVE) over Malik Barr (FECO) (TF 15-0 3:24)
165: Christian Hite (FECO) over Logan Howell (AVE) (Dec 9-6)
174: Andrew Tolbert (FECO) over William Merritt (AVE) (Fall 4:10)
184: Blake Rosenbaum (FECO) over Craig Lewis (AVE) (MD 22-8)
197: Braden Homsey (FECO) over Jonathan Bishop (AVE) (Fall 4:49)
285: Tyrique Nolen (FECO) over John Reid (AVE) (Fall 3:28)

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Overall the dual went well, but we got out wrestled in a few situations. We're building and these guys are fighting really hard. We have leaders and capable guys deep throughout the lineup that we can depend on. Everyone is improving and we will be at our best this post season." --Associate Head Coach Ryan Riggs

BACK ON THE MAT
Coach Nate Yetzer's team will be back in action Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Southeast Wrestling Conference Tournament, being hosted by Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama. Also competing with Ferrum and Huntington will be Averett, Greensboro College, University of the Ozarks and Southern Virginia University.