Williamsburg, KY – UC men's wrestling defeated the fifth-ranked Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson College on Wednesday night 23-9. With this win, the Patriots earn first place of the MSC with a flawless 6-0 record in conference and 13-1 on the year, the Blue Raiders' record falls to 5-1 in conference and 7-4 overall. It's marks the second straight year that the Patriots have claimed at least a share of MSC regular season title, as they were co-champions last year with Lindsey Wilson.
Ranked first at 125 pounds,
Hayden Lee started the match with an 8-6 decision over 15
th-ranked Chad Lampe to push UC ahead first at 3-0. At 133 pounds, top-ranked
Jake Sinkovics notched a 12-1 major decision over tenth-ranked Brady Moser, increasing the Patriot lead to 7-0.
Trent Leon, ranking 16
th at 141 pounds, picked up an 8-4 decision over Lucas McCain for the score to go to 10-0. Second-ranked
Tres Leon, 149 pounds, then earned a 9-8 decision over top-ranked Cam Tessari to make it 13-0 UC. In the 157 pound weight class,
Bobby Ehman notched his own 8-4 decision over 18
th-ranked Bryce Hoffman to move the lead to 16-0.
After five matches, the Blue Raiders managed to sneak in a 4-2 decision win at 165 pounds to shorten the score to 16-3. At 174 pounds, Lindsey Wilson took another decision win in overtime to shrink down the lead to 16-6.
Cameron Jones, ranking first at 184 pounds, followed up with a 16-6 major decision win over Kohl Dodd to extend the lead to 20-4. The Blue Raiders notched a win at 197 pounds in overtime to cut UC's lead to 20-9. In the 285 pound weight class, 10
th-ranked
Quandre Chisolm earned a 5-1 decision win knocking off fifth-ranked Brandon Reed for the Patriots to win the match by a final score of 23-9.
The Patriots will return to the mat on Saturday, February 17 for the MSC Championship in Bowling Green, KY.
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