LEXINGTON, Va. – It was a promising start for the Presbyterian College men's wrestling team in the eighth and final Southern Conference dual of the semester, although a 10-0 lead wasn't safe from an onslaught by the VMI Keydets on Thursday night which led to a 29-10 defeat.

Brayden Adams, Tyler Rodier, and Ryan Luna got the Blue Hose off to their best start of any league encounter this winter, claiming three straight W's by an added total of 25-5.

However, a 149-pound forfeit segued into an unstoppable VMI flurry from that point, collecting two major decisions, two technical falls, and six wins in a row altogether to flip the match in a 180-degree turn.

With Thursday's result, PC falls to 2-13 on the season and an unfortunate 0-8 against SoCon adversaries. The Scotsmen could not muster a victory away from Clinton this year in eight attempts.

Luna's four-point decision in the third bout was the junior's ninth win of the year (second on the club behind classmate Caleb Roe), although VMI morphed a suboptimal beginning into a double-digit triumph when the dust had settled.


 
RESULTS

 
125 – Brayden Adams (PC) def. Waylon Rogers (VMI) by Dec., 4-1
Presbyterian Leads, 3-0

133 – Tyler Rodier (PC) def. Cody Tanner (VMI) by MD, 16-3
Presbyterian Leads, 7-0

141 – Ryan Luna (PC) def. Wayne Rold (VMI) by Dec., 5-1
Presbyterian Leads, 10-0

149 – Patrick Jordon (VMI) wins by Forfeit
Presbyterian Leads, 10-6
**VMI deducted one point due to Unsportsmanlike Conduct**

157 – Raymond Cmil (VMI) def. Jamisen Colongione (PC) by Dec., 7-6
Presbyterian Leads, 10-8

165 – Logan Chambers (VMI) def. Joshua Roe (PC) by MD, 9-1
VMI Leads, 12-10

174 – Luke Hart (VMI) def. Brandon Jacoby (PC) by MD, 12-4
VMI Leads, 16-10

184 – Braxton Lewis (VMI) def. Caleb Roe (PC) by TF, 16-0
VMI Leads, 21-10

197 – Toby Schoffstall (VMI) def. Toler Hornick (PC) by TF, 15-0
VMI Leads, 26-10

285 – Josh Evans (VMI) def. Morvens Saint Jean (PC) by Dec., 10-3
VMI Wins, 29-10


 
UP NEXT
 
- The 19-point setback to the Keydets will signal the end of the road for the 2025 regular season, now focused on the SoCon Championships in two weeks. The nine-team tournament will be held in Asheville, North Carolina with NCAA bracket qualifiers up for grabs.

- Roe placed 4^th in the league tourney nearly 12 months ago, as anyone who procures an individual title at this event will receive an automatic bid to the big dance in Philadelphia on March 20.