Bulldogs Top Duke, Fall to No. 24 North Carolina at UNC Duals

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Odie Delaney earned wins in each of his two bouts on Sunday to move into a tie for second place in school history with 117 career wins as The Citadel wrestling team split a pair of matches at the UNC Duals. The Bulldogs downed Duke 19-17 before falling to North Carolina, 27-9.

With the Bulldogs down 17-15 heading into the final bout, heavyweight Odie Delaney earned a major decision victory over Duke's Brian Self to clinch The Citadel's seventh win of the season and eighth consecutive against the Blue Devils.

An 11-4 decision over Tar Heel heavyweight David Woody in the Bulldogs' second dual moved Delaney into a tie with Travis Piccard ('06) for second-most wins in Citadel history with 117. The redshirt senior is now just eight shy of tying Sean Markey ('06) for most in school history.

After dropping its first two matches, The Citadel's seventh-ranked Ugi Khishignyam earned a 5-1 decision over Duke's Tanner Hough to pull the Bulldogs within four, 7-3. The win was Ugi's conference-leading 35^th.

Following a Jordan Dix loss, Matt Frisch and Vincent Bellaran collected wins by decision and fall, respectively, to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the match, 12-10.

A Josh Tuck win by decision, in between losses at 174- and 197-pounds, left The Citadel down 17-15 heading into the heavyweight bout. Delaney sealed the victory by a 14-3 margin to earn his 33^rd win of the season and third by major decision.

It was all North Carolina in the second dual of the day as the 24^th-ranked Tar Heels notched wins in each of the first four bouts, including an overtime win by No. 6 Evan Henderson over No .7 Ugi Khishignyam at 141.

After a scoreless first period, the two ranked grapplers exchanged escapes to start the next two periods and closed out the seven minute regulation at a 1-1 tie.

Henderson earned a takedown in overtime to top the Mongolia native by a 3-1 score. Henderson has now edged out the Bulldog grappler twice this season in close matches.

Frisch put The Citadel on the board in the 157-pound bout with an 8-6 decision over UNC's Chris Mears. The redshirt freshman improved his record to 26-13 on the season.

A win by Marshall Haas at 197-pounds, followed by an 11-4 win in Delaney's regular season finale, concluded the match with the Tar Heels on top, 27-9.

The Citadel (7-6, 5-2 SoCon) will take the next three weeks to prepare for the Southern Conference Championships held on March 9 in Lexington, Va.

The Citadel 19, Duke 17

125- Peter Terrezza (Duke) wins by decision over Joaquin Marquez (Citadel), 8-3
Period 1- Takedown Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke, 2 pts. near fall,
Period 2- Citadel neutral, takedown Citadel, escape Duke
Period 3- Duke down, Stall warning Duke, Stall Duke (1 pt Citadel)

DUKE 3, CITADEL 0

133- Brandon Gambucci (Duke) defeats Aaron Hansen (Citadel) by major decision, 12-3

Period 1-takedown Duke, two-point near fall Duke,
Period 2-Citadel down, reversal Citadel, reversal Duke, 3-point near fall Duke,
Period 3-Duke neutral, takedown Duke, escape Citadel, riding time Duke

DUKE 7- CITADEL 0

141- #7 Ugi Khishignyam (Citadel) defeats Tanner Hough (Duke) by decision, 5-1

Period 1-Takedown Citadel
Period 2-Citadel neutral, stall warning Duke
Period 3-Duke down, escape Duke, takedown Citadel, riding time Citadel

DUKE 7- CITADEL 3

149- Marcus Cain (Duke) defeats  Jordan Dix (Citadel) by decision, 8-3

Period 1-takedown Duke,
Period 2-Duke neutral, technical violation Duke, takedown Citadel, technical violation Citadel, reversal Duke
Period 3-Citadel neutral, takedown Duke, riding time Duke

DUKE 10, CITADEL 3

157- Matt Frisch (Citadel) defeats Immnuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) by decision, 6-1

Period 1-takedown Citadel,
Period 2-down Citadel, escape Citadel, takedown Citadel
Period 3-down Duke, escape Duke, riding time Citadel

DUKE 10, CITADEL 6

165- Vincent Bellaran (Citadel) wins by pin (6:04) over Randy Roden (Duke)

Period 1-takedown Duke, 3-point near fall Duke, escape Citadel
Period 2-Duke neutral, takedown Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke, escape Citadel
Period 3-Citadel top, 3-point near fall Citadel, pin 6:04

CITADEL 12, DUKE 10

174- Trey Adamson (Duke) defeats Jack Duane (Citadel) by major decision, 19-5

Period 1- takedown Duke, 3-point near fall Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke
Period 2- Duke down, escape Duke, takedown Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke
Period 3- Citadel down, 2-point near fall Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke, escape Citadel, takedown Duke, escape Citadel, riding time Duke

DUKE 14, CITADEL 12

184- Josh Tuck (Citadel) defeats Dylan Ryan (Duke) by decision, 5-2
Period 1-
Period 2-Duke down, escape Duke
Period 3-Citadel down, escape Citadel, takedown Citadel, escape Duke,takedown Citadel, riding time Citadel

DUKE 14, CITADEL 15

197- Diego Bencomo (Duke) defeats Marshall Haas (Citadel) by decision,   5-3

Period 1-
Period 2-Citadel neutral, takedown Citadel, reversal Duke
Period 3- Duke down, escape Duke, takedown Duke, escape Citadel

DUKE 17, CITADEL 15

HWT-#13 Odie Delaney (Citadel) defeats Brian Self (Duke) by major decision, 14-3

Period 1- takedown Citadel, escape Duke, takedown Citadel, escape Duke, takedown Citadel, 2-point near fall Citadel
Period 2- takedown Citadel, technical violation Duke, takedown Citadel, technical violation Citadel, riding time Citadel

CITADEL 19, DUKE 17

North Carolina 27, The Citadel 9

125 – #7 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by major decision over Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel), 10-1

Period 1 – takedown UNC, 2-point near fall

Period 2 – UNC down, escape UNC, takedown UNC, escape The Citadel

Period 3 – neutral, takedown UNC, riding time UNC

UNC 4, THE CITADEL 0

133 – #19 Joey Ward by fall over Steven Cox (The Citadel), 2:14

Period 1 – takedown UNC, 3-point near fall UNC, 3-point near fall UNC, pin UNC 2:14

UNC 10, THE CITADEL 0

141 - #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) by decision over #7 Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel), 3-1

Period 1 –

Period 2 – UNC down, escape UNC

Period 3 – The Citadel down, escape The Citadel

Overtime 1 – takedown UNC

UNC 13, THE CITADEL 0

149 – Christian Barber (UNC) by decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel), 3-0

Period 1 –

Period 2 – The Citadel down

Period 3 – UNC down, reversal UNC, riding time UNC

UNC 16, THE CITADEL 0

157 – Matt Frisch (The Citadel) by decision over Chris Mears (UNC), 8-6

Period 1 – takedown The Citadel

Period 2 – The Citadel down, escape The Citadel, takedown UNC, escape The Citadel

Period 3 – neutral, takedown UNC, escape The Citadel, takedown UNC, stalling UNC, point The Citadel, escape The Citadel, riding time The Citadel

UNC 16, THE CITADEL 3

165 – John Staudenmayer (UNC) by technical fall over RJ Hicks (The Citadel), 5:22

Period 1 – takedown UNC, 2-point near fall UNC, 2-point near fall UNC

Period 2 – UNC down, escape UNC, takedown UNC, 2-point near fall UNC, 3-point near fall UNC

Period 3 - neutral, takedown UNC, technical fall 5:22

UNC 21, THE CITADEL 3

174 – Tanner Eitel (UNC) by decision over Jack Duane (The Citadel), 7-4

Period 1 – takedown UNC, escape The Citadel, takedown UNC

Period 2 – UNC down, reversal UNC, escape The Citadel, The Citadel down, escape The Citadel

Period 3 – The Citadel down, escape The Citadel, riding time UNC

UNC 24, THE CITADEL 3

184 – Alex Utley (UNC) by decision over Josh Tuck (The Citadel), 6-2

Period 1 –

Period 2 – UNC down, escape UNC, takedown UNC, 2-point near fall UNC

Period 3 – The Citadel down, reversal The Citadel, escape UNC

UNC 27, THE CITADEL 3

197 – Marshall Haas (The Citadel) by decision over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4-0

Period 1 – takedown The Citadel

Period 2 – UNC down, escape UNC

Period 3 – The Citadel down, reversal The Citadel

UNC 27, THE CITADEL 6

HWT – #13 Odie Delaney (The Citadel) by major decision over Jake Barnhart (UNC), 11-4

Period 1 – takedown The Citadel

Period 2 – The Citadel down, escape The Citadel, takedown The Citadel, escape UNC, takedown The Citadel, escape UNC

Period 3 – UNC down, escape UNC, takedown The Citadel, escape UNC, riding time The Citadel

UNC 27, THE CITADEL 9