[PAmedic]

Sorry I overlooked this- another very nice effort by Coach and the guys! This program is amazing: Pat Walker is a STUD

Flames Stay Alive At Virginia Duals With Win Over The Citadel

January 12, 2007
Hampton, Va.

Old Dominion dropped Liberty into the consolation bracket early after downing the Flames, 38-6, but Liberty stayed alive at the Virginia Duals after a come-from-behind win over The Citadel, Friday afternoon, at the Hampton Coliseum.

With the split in the first day’s action at the Virginia Duals, Liberty raises its season dual record to 8-5 in the program’s comeback tour.

The Flames opened the day against the Monarchs of Old Dominion, dropping a 38-6 decision to the in-state opponent. Old Dominion came into the event as one of the top programs at the Duals as the Monarchs last two recruiting classes have ranked in the Top 10 nationally. Liberty’s lone victory in the match-up came by forfeit at 184 pounds with Chris Daggett picking up the six points.

Kyle Hutter opened the meeting with a 6-3 decision over Christian Smith at 125 pounds, followed by Christian Staylor blanking Zac McCray, 13-0, in a major decision at 133 pounds. Ryan Williams kept things rolling for Old Dominion with a 9-4 decision over Tim Harner at 141 pounds and Kaylen Baxter added the Monarchs’ second win by major decision, 13-4, over Aaron Kelley at 149 pounds.

Liberty’s Shaun Smith dropped a 5-1 decision to Chris Brown at 157 pounds and Nick Pullano followed with a 10-3 decision over Chad Porter at 165 pounds. Old Dominion picked up wins by fall in the next two matches as Derek Coffey pinned Jonathan Campbell, 5:53, at 174 pounds and David Mendoza pinned Rory Bosek, 1:19 at 197 pounds. Old Dominion rounded out the victory with a win by forfeit at heavyweight for Matt Pellar to seal the win and advance in the championship bracket.

The loss dropped the Flames into the consolation bracket where they were able to pick up a back-and-forth 24-21 win over The Citadel to stay alive in the event.
Liberty won the first two weight classes, starting with a 6-4 win by Christian Smith over Tyler Sim at 125 pounds. Sam Walters followed with a close 3-2 decision over Matthew Leach at 133 pounds and Tim Harner pinned Matt Bullwinkel, 1:56, at 141 pounds to give Liberty an early 12-0 edge in the match.

The Citadel closed the gap over the next two weight classes as Levi Duyn won by fall, 3:59 over Aaron Kelley at 149 pounds, followed by Travis Piccard’s 2-0 decision win over Shaun Smith at 149 pounds, to narrow Liberty’s lead to three points, 12-9. Piccard entered the season ranked as high as eighth nationally in the NWCA preseason polls.

Chad Porter gave the Flames some breathing room as he pinned Zachary Filter, 4:35, at 165 pounds, but the Bulldogs came charging back to take their first lead, 21-18, after Darius Caldwell picked up a win by fall over Jonathan Campbell, 2:12, at 174 pounds. Prior to the match, the Flames’ Chris Daggett was injured during the warm up session and was unable to wrestle, forcing the Flames to forfeit at 184 pounds.

Josh Moore, a spring semester transfer, opened his Liberty career in grand fashion with a 10-5 decision win over Griffen Green at 197 pounds to even the overall match at 21-21, and Patrick Walker sealed the victory, 24-21, with a 5-0 decision over John Buck at heavyweight.

The victory over The Citadel helped the Flames advance to tomorrow’s continued consolation round action as Liberty squares off against Arizona State in the second day of the Virginia Duals.

Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Old Dominion defeated Liberty 38-6
125 - Kyle Hutter (Old Dominion) over Christian Smith (Liberty) Dec 6-3
133 - Christian Staylor (Old Dominion) over Zac McCray (Liberty) Maj 13-0
141 - Ryan Williams (Old Dominion) over Tim Harner (Liberty) Dec 9-4
149 - Kaylen Baxter (Old Dominion) over Aaron Kelley (Liberty) Maj 13-4
157 - Chris Brown (Old Dominion) over Shaun Smith (Liberty) Dec 5-1
165 - Nick Pullano (Old Dominion) over Chad Porter (Liberty) Dec 10-3
174 - Derek Coffey (Old Dominion) over Jonathan Campbell (Liberty) Pin 5:53
184 - Chris Daggett (Liberty) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
197 - David Mendoza (Old Dominion) over Rory Bosek (Liberty) Pin 1:19
HWT - Matt Pellar (Old Dominion) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #2 Cons. Round 1: Liberty defeated Citadel 24-21
125 - Christian Smith (Liberty) over Tyler Sim (Citadel) Dec 6-4
133 - Sam Walters (Liberty) over Matthew Leach (Citadel) Dec 3-2
141 - Tim Harner (Liberty) over Matt Bullwinkel (Citadel) Pin 1:56
149 - Levi Duyn (Citadel) over Aaron Kelley (Liberty) Pin 3:59
157 - Travis Piccard (Citadel) over Shaun Smith (Liberty) Dec 2-0, 12-9
165 - Chad Porter (Liberty) over Zachary Filter (Citadel) Pin 4:35, 18-9
174 - Darius Caldwell (Citadel) over Johnathan Campbell (Liberty) Pin 2:12 18-15
184 - John Dickerson (Citadel) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf, 18-21
197 - Josh Moore (Liberty) over Griffen Greene (Citadel) Dec 10-5, 21-21
HWT - Patrick Walker (Liberty) over John Buck (Citadel) Dec 5-0, 24-21

[PAmedic]

OH SO CLOSE !

we'll learn to finish these, though. Wonder where PW was?

Sun Devils End Flames Run At Virginia Duals

January 13, 2007
Hampton, Va.
» Box Score

Arizona State posted a historic win in the annals of its program as the Sun Devils picked up their 450th dual meet win in a come-from-behind 31-16 victory over Liberty, Saturday morning, to eliminate the Flames from the Virginia Duals.

With the loss, the Flames’ record falls to 8-6 on the season and Arizona State raises its record to 4-7 on the year. With the victory, the Sun Devils advance to a match-up with Bloomsburg as Arizona State continues in the consolation bracket.

John Espinoza gave Arizona State an early lead, 3-0, after a 5-2 decision win over Christian Smith at 125 pounds. However, Liberty won four out of the next five matches to take a double-digit lead.

The Flames started their run as Sam Walters won in a 4-0 decision over Angel Alegre at 133 pounds, followed by Tim Harner’s 9-4 decision win over Robert Galvan at 141 pounds.

Aaron Kelley kept things going for the Flames with a 16-7 major decision win over Chris Remsen at 149 pounds. Brian Stith, last year’s national runner-up and who currently ranks fifth in the latest NWCA poll at 157 pounds, ended the Flames run with a 14-3 major decision win over Shaun Smith, but Chad Porter came back to pin Cam Smith, 3:20, to give the Flames a 16-7 lead.

However, the Sun Devils closed out the match-up strong with four-straight victories, including three-straight falls to secure the comeback victory.

Alex Pavlenko started the Devils closing stretch with a win by fall over Jonathan Campbell, 2:01, at 174 pounds, followed by Greg Gifford’s pin of Chris Daggett, 3:53, at 184 pounds.

Jason Trulson gave Arizona State its three-straight win by fall as he pinned Josh Moore, a spring semester transfer for the Flames, just 15 seconds into the match at 197 pounds. Thor Moen closed out the match picking up a win by forfeit to secure the win for the Sun Devils.

Liberty finishes its appearance at the Virginia Duals with a 1-2 record after falling to Old Dominion, 38-6, and downing The Citadel, 24-21, in yesterday’s action.

The Flames return to action next weekend with a pair of tri-matches. Liberty takes on Bucknell and Millersville on Friday at Bucknell, followed by a tri-match with Messiah and Wilkes at Wilkes on Saturday.

Match #3 Cons. Round 2: Arizona State defeated Liberty, 31-16
125 - John Espinoza (Arizona State) over Christian Smith (Liberty) Dec 5-2
133 - Sam Walters (Liberty) over Angel Alegre (Arizona State) Dec 4-0
141 - Tim Harner (Liberty) over Robert Galvan (Arizona State) Dec 9-4
149 - Aaron Kelley (Liberty) over Chris Remsen (Arizona State) Maj 16-7
157 - Brian Stith (Arizona State) over Shaun Smith (Liberty) Maj 14-3
165 - Chad Porter (Liberty) over Cam Smith (Arizona State) Pin 3:20
174 - Alex Pavlenko (Arizona State) over Jonathan Campbell (Liberty) Pin 2:01
184 - Greg Gifford (Arizona State) over Chris Daggett (Liberty) Pin 3:53
197 - Jason Trulson (Arizona State) over Josh Moore (Liberty) Pin 0:15
HWT - Thor Moen (Arizona State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit

[SuperJon]

Christian Smith lost? Wow.

[PAmedic]

Yes- was sorta surprised to see your homie lose one, but not a big deal in the long run (maybe to him)

Decisions never bothered me (well, not after a couple hrs), unless I did something stupid- like giving up a late reverse

those Pins- hmm. that's another story.

and how you get dropped 15 seconds in- wow. that stings. I feel very badly for the kid, though I dont' know what happened.

not good.

[PAmedic]

Majors are bad too, and forfeits- well, thats just ridiculous.

maybe ridiculous is too strong- again, I don't know the situation.

maybe someone close to the program can drop in and clarify- Coach C stopped replying my emails, wonder why

Maybe I'm not as important as I thought.

nah- can't be that.

[SuperJon]

HWT - Thor Moen (Arizona State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit

Where was Walker?

[PAmedic]

that was my question as well (first sentance of that post)

Wonder where PW was

[SuperJon]

Sorry. I overlooked it.