PEMBROKE, N.C. -- Ferrum College dropped a Conference Carolinas men's wrestling match to UNC Pembroke tonight on the road, falling 43-6 at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

RECORDS
UNC Pembroke 15-4, 8-2 CC
Ferrum 6-8, 2-7 CC

THE BASICS
The match began with the 157-pound weight class, where Andres Cortes dropped a 9-4 decision to UNC Pembroke's Tyler Nelson. The Braves picked up a tech fall at 165 pounds, then earned a forfeit at 174 to increase the lead to 14-0. Pembroke then picked up four consecutive tech falls at 184, 197, 285 and 125 to widen the gap to 34-0.

Josiah Canales Maldonado broke the ice with a pin over Samuel Hutchinson at 133 pounds, stopping the match at the 5:35 mark. Canales trailed 9-2, then rallied to tie the match at 9-9 before posting the fall to make the team score 34-6. The Braves accepted a forfeit at 141 pounds, then won a decision at 149 pounds for the final score. 

RESULTS BY WEIGHT 
157: Tyler Nelson (UNCP) over Andres Cortes (FER) (Dec 9-4)
165: Nick Williams (UNCP) over Robert Owens Jr. (FER) (TF 17-2 6:22)
174: Logan Hoffman (UNCP) win by forfeit
184: Jose Zambrano (UNCP) over Joseph Toner (FER) (TF 20-5 6:24)
197: Jackson Buck (UNCP) over Noah Harris (FER) (TF 18-1 3:26)
285: James Banlston (UNCP) over Braeden Fluke (FER) (TF 19-4 4:22)
125: Cooper Davis (UNCP) over Riley Conway (FER) (TF 15-0 2:49)
133: Josiah Canales Maldonado (FER) over Samuel Hutchinson (UNCP) (Fall 5:35)
141: Donovan Edwards (UNCP) win by forfeit
149: Land Bell (UNCP) over Cameron Curva (FER) (Dec 10-3)

UP NEXT
Coach Blake Roulo's team will be back on the mat Friday, February 13, at home in a Conference Carolinas match against Coker University. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and will be preceded by a Senior Night ceremony at 5:45 p.m.