FERRUM, Virginia – Ferrum College dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) wrestling match to visiting Washington and Lee University, falling 30-16 tonight at Swartz Gym.
 
RECORDS
Washington and Lee (11-5, 5-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (6-5, 3-3 ODAC)
 
THE BASICS
Adrian Samano (125 lbs) got Ferrum off to a good start with an 18-3 tech fall over W&L's Brad Singer. Zack Beckner (133) added five more team points with a 16-1 tech fall over Trey Custodio to spot Ferrum a 10-0 lead.
 
Beckner's tech fall was his ninth this season and improves him to 17-4 overall. Samano now has eight tech falls this season and boasts a 20-4 overall record.
 
Washington and Lee lit up its side of the scoreboard with four straight wins from 141 to 165 pounds, including a pair of pins at 149 and 165.
 
Franklin Melton (174) continued his winning ways with a 10-3 decision over Jak Krouse. The Generals picked up a win at 184 and a pin at 197 to seal the win.
 
Rayshawn Dixon (285) closed out the night with a 3-1 overtime win over John Ryan Sedovy. The win keeps Dixon, ranked 7th nationally, unbeaten at 27-0 this season.
 
MATCH BY MATCH
125: Adrian Samano (Ferrum) over Brad Singer (W&L) (TF 18-3 3:00)  
133: Zach Beckner (Ferrum) over Trey Custodio (W&L) (TF 16-1 3:16)  
141: Vincent Ziccardi (W&L) over Jonathan Ward (Ferrum) (MD 13-3)  
149: Evan Lindner (W&L) over Joseph Olalde (Ferrum) (Fall 2:24)  
157: Nic Zamaloff (W&L) over Mateo Villalobos (Ferrum) (TF 16-1 5:33)  
165: Mark Troni (W&L) over Tyler Ramirez (Ferrum) (Fall 4:16)  
174: Franklin Melton (Ferrum) over Jak Krouse (W&L) (Dec 10-3)  
184: Jacob Wright (W&L) over Joseph Toner (Ferrum) (Dec 15-8)  
197: John Santowski (W&L) over Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) (Fall 2:11)  
285: Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) over John Ryan Sedovy (W&L) (TB-1 3-1)  
 
UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back in action at the 2024 ODAC Wrestling Championships Saturday, February 17, at Averett University in Danville, Virginia.