CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's wrestling team was defeated on Thursday afternoon by one of the most consistent programs in America – the Appalachian State Mountaineers – falling by a 54-0 final tally at the Christian Life Center right beside campus.

PC has been forced to battle through numerous injuries seemingly across the board, an issue that plagued a similar shutout to Gardner-Webb four days ago where an already-young roster was needed to bump up several weight classes.

Head coach Mark Cody's club endured four losses by pin and three other technical falls to the reigning Southern Conference champions, a result that pushed App State to their fourth divisional victory as the # 7 ranked team in the NWCA Mid-Major poll.

The Mountaineers' victory dropped the Blue Hose to an 0-5 mark within a SoCon setting, primed for three more league encounters the rest of the way. That sequence will start with the Fighting Camels of Campbell, an opponent that will enter Templeton Gymnasium on Sunday as the 24^th-ranked team in the nation.

 
RESULTS
 
APPALACHIAN STATE def. PRESBYTERIAN, 54-0
 
157 – Tommy Askey (APP) def. Dakota Price (PC) by TF, 17-1 – 5-0 APP
165 – Will Miller (APP) def. Michael Ramirez (PC) by Fall, 1:29 – 11-0 APP
174 – Luke Uliano (APP) def. Joshua Williams (PC) by Fall, 1:40 – 17-0 APP
184 – Tomas Brooker (APP) def. Caleb Roe (PC) by TF, 17-1 – 22-0 APP
197 – Carson Floyd (APP) def. George Hopkins (PC) by Fall, 0:52 – 28-0 APP
285 – Jacob Sartorio (APP) def. Morvens Saint Jean (PC) by Dec., 8-3 – 31-0 APP
125 – Chad Bellis (APP) Won by Forfeit – 37-0 APP
133 – Ethan Oakley (APP) def. Brayden Adams (PC) by Fall, 4:50 – 43-0 APP
141 – Ike Byers (APP) def. Ryan Luna (PC) by TF, 19-3 – 48-0 APP
149 – Cody Bond (APP) Won by Forfeit – 54-0 APP

 
UP NEXT
 
- Backed by an overall record of 11-3 (after winning 16 duals a season ago), Campbell has their sights set on a perfect SoCon trek after handing ASU their lone league loss while scoring at least 30 points in all but one of their five conference clashes.

- The Fighting Camels check in at # 6 among all Mid Major schools, advancing to 4-1 when playing the visiting side while their only loss in that environment came to ninth-ranked Nebraska.

- Campbell limited The Citadel and Bellarmine to single digits in those respective matches, squaring off with Chattanooga in Buies Creek later on Saturday afternoon.

- Presbyterian will hold their final home contest in three days' time, battling the nationally-ranked Fighting Camels at 1:00 PM.