DANVILLE, Virginia -- Ferrum College's men's wrestling dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) dual meet to Averett University January 18 on the road, falling 36-7 at the E. Stuart James Grant Center.

RECORDS
Averett (18-5, 3-0 ODAC)
Ferrum (3-3, 0-1 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Adrian Samano spotted the Panthers a 5-0 lead after a decisive 17-0 tech fall over Averett's Alexander Logsdon at 125 pounds. Samano is currently ranked #6 in the Southeast Region by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).

The Cougars then rattled off eight straight wins to take an insurmountable 36-4 lead, including a one-point deduction against Ferrum for a misconduct.

Rayshawn Dixon posted a tight 5-4 decision over Trent Ragland at 285 pounds to remain undefeated at 17-0 this season. Dixon is currently ranked #5 nationally by the NWCA and #1 in the Southeast Region.

Bradley Sigmon and Trent Ray each posted an exhibition win for the Panthers. Sigmon had a tight 9-8 win at 149 points, while Ray posted a pin at 285 pounds.

RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
125: Adrian Samano (Ferrum) over Alexander Logsdon (Averett) (TF 17-0 6:11)
133: AJ Orlando (Averett) over Trent Proctor (Ferrum) (SV-1 10-7)
141: Mauricio Reyes (Averett) over Jonathan Ward (Ferrum) (Dec 11-6) 
149: Carter Shupert (Averett) over Perry Roller (Ferrum) (Fall 2:30) 
157: Xavier Swanson (Averett) over Joseph Olalde (Ferrum) (Fall 4:33)
165: Anthony Taylor (Averett) over Mateo Villalobos (Ferrum) (Fall 4:10)
174: Khalil Mitchell (Averett) over Franklin Melton (Ferrum) (Fall 0:38)
184: Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) over Joseph Toner (Ferrum) (Dec 13-7) 
197: Jamar Christian (Averett) over Johnny Black (Ferrum) (Dec 7-3)
285: Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) over Trent Ragland (Averett) (Dec 5-4) 
125 Extra: Patrick Burdshall (Averett) over Qwantez Watkins (Ferrum) (Fall 1:17)
149 Extra: Bradley Sigmon (Ferrum) over Olli Karjalainen (Averett) (Dec 9-8)
184 Extra: Jacob Jiminez (Averett) over Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) (TF 15-0 1:46)
197 Extra: Jaleel Jones (Averett) over Colt Oliver (Ferrum) (MD 15-5)
285 Extra: Trent Ray (Ferrum) over Braeden Fluke (Averett) (Fall 3:22)

UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back in the mat Saturday, January 20, at home against Shenandoah University. The ODAC dual scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start at Swartz Gym. Live stats and video will both be available to fans for the dual meet.