The Keiser wrestling team earned a 31–20 victory over Brewton-Parker Christian University on Thursday night inside the Student Life Center, securing another strong home dual win. The Seahawks won six of the 10 contested bouts, five of which came by fall, as Keiser continued to build momentum heading into the heart of the dual season.
Keiser jumped out to an early lead with back-to-back pins at 125 and 133 pounds. Patrick Jones opened the dual with a fall at 6:23, followed by Josiah Fernandez, who picked up a second-period pin to put the Seahawks firmly in control. Anthony Santos added a gritty 2–1 decision at 141 before Brewton-Parker responded with wins at 149 and 157 to close the gap.
Momentum swung back in Keiser's favor at 165, as Julian Gonzales delivered a late pin to spark the crowd. After a setback at 174, the Seahawks answered again with consecutive bonus-point victories. Rocco D'Ascoli posted a 14–3 major decision at 184, and Sam Libby followed with a first-period fall at 197 to help secure the team victory before the heavyweight bout.
Keiser also collected an additional highlight in an exhibition match, as Jake Wyatt earned a quick pin at 141 to close out the evening.
(RV) Keiser 31, (RV) Brewton-Parker 20
125: Patrick Jones (Keiser) fall Timothy McLean (6:23)
133: Josiah Fernandez (Keiser) fall Bryan Cates (4:39)
141: Anthony Santos (Keiser) decision Kullum Irvin (2-1)
149: Blake Walker (BPC) fall Joaquin Tanabe (2:26)
157: Arthur Reed (BPC) fall Shai Keery (6:41)
165: Julian Gonzales (Keiser) fall Justin Whitney (6:28)
174: Sean Houston (BPC) technical fall Viliam Piekh (19-1, 3:00)
184: Rocco D'Ascoli (Keiser) major decision Gailan Wilds (14-3)
197: Sam Libby (Keiser) fall Zahquel Davis (2:55)
285: Ja'Quavian Daniels (BPC) decision Daguy Massillon (4-1)
Exhibition Matches
141: Jake Wyatt (Keiser) fall Conner Wright (1:19)
174: David Washington (BPC) fall Viliam Piekh (3:31)
Tonight we found a way to win. It wasn't the prettiest way to do it, but being able to find a way to win as a team was huge. We talk about reaching our maximum potential and I don't think we wrestled to our maximum potential tonight so we gotta go back to work tomorrow to figure out how we can reach it in the future. There were a few standout individuals who did a really good job tonight over coming adversity and not letting the circumstances of the match effect our effort but we gotta have everyone from 125 to 285 having that same type of fight. Excited to get back to work and get better tomorrow
Keiser will return to action on Friday, January 23, when the Seahawks travel to Marshall, Mo. to compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational hosted by Missouri Valley
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