CLINTON, S.C. – Beginning a season at home for the first time in the program's six-year history, the Presbyterian College men's wrestling team was unable to make it back-to-back wins over Sacred Heart after defeating the Pioneers last fall. The final decision was 32-11 SHU on Sunday afternoon in Templeton Gymnasium.
Caleb Roe,
Ryan Luna, and
Trenton Donahue were all able to grab the W in the inaugural dual of the 2024-25 slate, although a match-starting 12-0 run by the visitors was enough to eventually grab the 19-point victory.
PC concluded the contest on an 8-0 run with Luna and Donahue's wins, not to mention a 20-5 technical by
Reed Douglass in an exhibition run against Owen Ayotte.
Head coach
Mark Cody's gang will now venture to Boone, North Carolina next weekend for the Appalachian State Invite, a rare tournament appearance on a schedule that is almost entirely made up of duals.
They'll begin the brackets in NC on Saturday, November 9 bright and early in the morning.
NOTABLES
- Roe started his individual season at 1-0 after finishing in 4
th place at the SoCon Championships over the spring, downing Hunter Perez via 9-4 decision to start his junior campaign off strong.
- Despite a 29-point hole, the Blue Hose never waived the white flag with a solid finish to the dual. Donahue engineered that flurry with a 15-0 tech opposite Jack Ice in six-and-a-half minutes.
- Bumping up two whole weight classes compared to his first two seasons at PC, Luna grinded out a 4-3 W over Vincent Milazzo to wrap up the dual on a high note. Douglass then kept the good vibes rolling with his TF in the extra-countable match.
RESULTS
157 – Felix Lettini (SHU) def.
Eli Holiday (PC) by TF, 16-1 (6:32)
SHU Leads, 5-0
165 – Mike McGhee (SHU) def.
Joshua Roe (PC) by Dec., 9-6
SHU Leads, 8-0
174 – Aidan Zarrella (SHU) def.
Reed Douglass (PC) by MD, 16-7
SHU Leads, 12-0
184 – Caleb Roe (PC) def. Hunter Perez (SHU) by Dec., 9-4
SHU Leads, 12-3
197 – Jake Trovato (SHU) def.
Toler Hornick (PC) by Fall, 0:31
SHU Leads, 18-3
285 – Brendan Gilchrist (SHU) def.
Nathan Carnes (PC) by Fall, 5:22
SHU Leads, 24-3
125 – Mikey Manta (SHU) def.
Brayden Adams (PC) by Dec., 11-4
SHU Leads, 27-3
133 – Andrew Fallon (SHU) def.
Tyler Rodier (PC) by TF, 18-3 (3:27)
SHU Leads, 32-3
141 – Trenton Donahue (PC) def. Jake Ice (SHU) by TF, 15-0 (6:31)
SHU Leads, 32-8
149 – Ryan Luna (PC) def. Vincent Milazzo (SHU) by Dec., 4-3
FINAL SCORE – Sacred Heart def. Presbyterian, 32-11
(Extra-Countable Match)
Reed Douglass (PC) def. Owen Ayotte (SHU) by TF, 20-5 (5:51)
UP NEXT
- The venue of Southern Conference powerhouse Appalachian State, Presby will turn their attention to a tournament next weekend as they iron out the kinks on a new campaign.
- ASU has been able to recover smoothly from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September, able to maintain the tourney in Boone.
- The Mountaineer Invitational is set for 9:00 AM in six days, the first of two visits to App State's campus this season for the Blue Hose (the other being in mid-January).
