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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men’s wrestling team came back from a deficit against Belmont Abbey College to take the Conference Carolinas opener 23-22 on criteria. The dual turned as Ashtan Hendricks pinned second-ranked John Carayiannis, starting a 22-0 run for the Tornado. King then held off three straight Crusader wins at the end of the dual and took the win on criteria.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 23, #18 Belmont Abbey 22
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-0, 1-0 Conference Carolinas; Belmont Abbey 0-1, 0-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Belmont Abbey took a 10-0 lead behind a pin at 125 pounds and a major decision at 133 pounds before the dual turned for the Tornado.
- In the second period, Hendricks came up with a reversal that turned into a pin, defeating second-ranked Carayiannis in 4:48 at 141 pounds.
- Demetri Teddlie followed with a tough 3-1 victory over Skylar Caban at 149 pounds before the Tornado took the lead.
- At 157 pounds, Bo Perkins got a late takedown to earn a 13-4 major decision over Tyler Pepe, putting the Tornado ahead 13-10.
- Seventh-ranked Trent Mahoney took a second-period pin in 4:47 over Dylan Crawford to give King a 19-10 lead.
- Vincent Galang extended the Tornado lead to 22-10 with a 9-6 victory over Caleb Moore at 174 pounds.
- Belmont Abbey then came up with a win in the final seconds at 184 pounds before a pin at 197 pounds pulled the Crusaders within three points.
- The Crusaders took an overtime win at 285 pounds, evening the dual at 22-22.
- The winner was decided by the most points scored in decisions, and the Tornado came out ahead to win the dual 23-22.
UP NEXT
- King is in action again on Sunday at the Georgia Open hosted by Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs, Ga.
- Belmont Abbey next hosts Bluefield State University on Wednesday.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
Vincent Galang
5′ 8″ Senior
Trent Mahoney
6′ 0″ Redshirt Junior
Bo Perkins
6′ 0″ Senior
Demetri Teddlie
5′ 6″ Senior
Ashtan Hendricks
5′ 10″ Freshman
