BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Carried by six straight individual wins stretching from Carson DesRosier (149 lbs) to Adam Ortega (197 lbs) and highlighted by a sudden victory stunner courtesy of Jacob Silka (174 lbs), The Citadel (8-6, 4-0 SoCon) showcased late-season resiliency in the team's penultimate road clash at Gardner-Webb (4-11, 1-3 SoCon), rallying from an early double-digit deficit en route to an eventual 19-13 victory Friday evening at Paul Porter Arena.

"In the six years I have been apart of the program here at The Citadel, Gardner Webb has always fought really hard against us and they have always brought their best," interim head coach Luke Welch said. "Gardner Webb beat Air Force at the beginning of the year and we lost to Air Force. Knowing that and the history, I told the guys we needed to be ready to go, but we weren't and found ourselves in a dogfight. Fortunately, we found a way to get the win but have to learn from this match and get better from it. I do think it's a positive for our guys to experience a dogfight before getting into post season play."

Next up, the four-event roadtrip concludes in dramatic fashion as The Citadel travels north to Boone, N.C., for a SoCon dual against fellow league unbeaten Appalachian State on Sunday, Feb. 8, start time set for 2 pm ET.


FINAL RESULTS
The Citadel def. Gardner-Webb, 19-13
Friday, Feb. 6 | Paul Porter Arena | Boiling Springs, N.C.

125 -- Tyson Lane (GWU) over Gylon Sims (CIT), DEC (2-1)
133 -- T.K. Davis (GWU) over Teegan Vasquez (CIT), MD (16-7)
141 -- Dominic DiTullio (GWU) over Marcus Wright (CIT), DEC (8-2)
149 -- Carson DesRosier (CIT) over Drew Pepin (GWU), DEC (11-4)
157 -- Kyrel Leavell (CIT) over Joseph Giordano (GWU), DEC (10-4)
165 -- Thomas Snipes (CIT) over Luke Murray (GWU), DEC (8-2)
174 -- Jacob Silka (CIT) over Isaiah Guerrero (GWU), DEC (4-1 SV-1)
184 -- Brodie Porter (CIT) over Hadyn Danals (GWU), MD (10-2)
197 -- Adam Ortega (CIT) over Edison Flores (GWU), DEC (7-0)
285 -- Josh McCutchen (GWU) over Christian Bell (CIT), DEC (8-1)