The No. 22 Keiser wrestling team opened Southern States Athletic Conference play with a statement Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 24 Andrew College 50-6 in Cuthbert, Ga. The win is the program's first dual victory over a top-25 opponent. The Seahawks won nine of the 10 bouts, three by forfeit, and all six contested wins came with bonus points: three falls, two technical falls, and a major decision.
Keiser started the dual at 125 pounds, where No. 9 Patrick Jones earned a 14-4 major decision over Elijah England. Jeson Carbajal followed with a forfeit win at 133, and Isaac Santos pinned Clint Gilbert in 4:24 at 141. Anthony Santos added a fall in 1:53 at 149, and forfeit wins from Joshua Brown at 157 and Julian Gonzales at 165 stretched the Seahawks' lead.
Andrew's Wisdom Iheanacho picked up the Fighting Tigers' only points with a fall over Kalel Hernandez in 6:13 at 174. Keiser then closed the dual by winning the final three bouts. Brian Wright delivered the highlight of the day at 184, pinning No. 20 Carmichael Gonzalez in 2:28. No. 8 Sam Libby followed with a 16-1 technical fall at 197, and No. 12 Daguy Massillon closed the dual with a 17-2 technical fall at heavyweight.
Keiser improves to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in SSAC play, while Andrew falls to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
No. 22 Seahawks 50, No. 24 Andrew College 6
125: No. 9 Patrick Jones (Keiser) major decision over Elijah England (14-4)
133: Jeson Carbajal (Keiser) forfeit
141: Isaac Santos (Keiser) fall over Clint Gilbert (4:24)
149: Anthony Santos (Keiser) fall over Thawbaan As-Sidiq (1:53)
157: Joshua Brown (Keiser) forfeit
165: Julian Gonzales (Keiser) forfeit
174: Wisdom Iheanacho (Andrew) fall over Kalel Hernandez (6:13)
184: Brian Wright (Keiser) fall over No. 20 Carmichael Gonzalez (2:28)
197: No. 8 Sam Libby (Keiser) technical fall over Malcom Burris (16-1, 4:46)
285: No. 12 Daguy Massillon (Keiser) technical fall over Fred Toney (17-2, 3:41)
The boys wrestled great today! We know that team is probably going to be better in the spring semester, but we still had to overcome adversity and being down in a few of those matches to earn a very solid win over a top-25 opponent. We're going to take this momentum and learn from the areas where we can improve as we head into some of the big duals we have coming up.
The Seahawks stay in Georgia for the Georgia Open on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Franklin Springs, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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