CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel wrestling team completes the 2014-15 regular season slate on Sunday at North Carolina when the two teams clash inside the Eddie Smith Field House at 3:30 p.m. Â
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The Bulldogs (7-5, 5-2 Southern Conference) recently garnered eight wins, including three by major decision, to close out the home slate with a dominating 36-9 victory over Southern Conference foe Davidson on Wednesday evening at McAlister Field House.
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Among the three wins by major decision included a 9-1 win in the 141 classification match between Tyler Buckiso and the Wildcats' Dustin Runzo.
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Later in the match, The Citadel posted an 8-0 major decision victory by
Jared Hemmings in the 184 match with Ryan Devlin.
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The final team points of the night were tallied by
Joe Bexley, who posted a 10-1 major decision over Ed Isola in the heavyweight battle.
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The No. 25 ranked Tar Heels suffered a recent setback at the hands of No. 9 Virginia Tech on Friday. Despite big upsets by Tar Heel wrestlers Troy Heilmann and Christian Barber, the Hokies defeated North Carolina, 21-12.
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With the loss, North Carolina (10-5, 2-3 ACC) dropped their second dual meet out of their last ten matches, while Virginia Tech secured a perfect ACC record for the year.
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