Jan. 12, 2008

FAIRFAX, Va. - It was a successful Saturday afternoon at the Fieldhouse for the George Mason wrestling program as the team scored a pair of dominating dual meet victories. The Patriots were never seriously tested in defeating Campbell by 26 and VMI by 17 points.

The Patriots won their first conference dual meet of the season in dominating fashion, defeating Campbell by a final score of 38-12. The Camels only won two matches during the entire meet, one by forfeit. Senior Joe Coughlin (133 pounds), freshman Greg Scott (165 pounds) and freshman Cayle Byers (197 pounds) all earned their victories by fall. Brian Wright earned a major decision at 125 pounds, while Brandon Bucher and Randy Oates won by technical fall at 149 and 174 pounds, respectively.

The success carried over into Mason's second meet of the afternoon, as the Patriots immediately seized control by winning the first five matches to take a commanding 19-0 lead before VMI won its first match with a fall by Jayme Gordon at 165 pounds. After the loss, Mason rebounded by winning the next three matches before forfeiting at the heavyweight class to take a 29-12 win in the team scoring.

In the opening meet of the day, VMI downed Campbell by a final score of 21-14. The Keydets scored big at the 165-pound weight class, earning six points when Jayme Gordon pinned Chris Mazzatta at 5:49.

George Mason returns to the mat next weekend when it hosts the CAA Duals at the Fieldhouse on Jan. 18-19. All nine CAA wrestling programs will be in action at the two-day event.

VMI 21 Campbell 14
125: Jeremy Adams (VMI) dec. CJ Gittens (CU), 9-6, 3-0 VMI
133: Ryan Goodsell (VMI) dec. Trevour Smith (CU), 6-1, 6-0 VMI
141: Kelin Bidelspach (CU) dec. Tyler Anthony (VMI), 5-2, 6-3 VMI
149: David Metzler (VMI) dec. Bob Matthews (CU), 6-3, 9-3 VMI
157: Ryan Ham (CU) maj. dec. Vince Cole (VMI), 11-0, 9-7 VMI
165: Jayme Gordon (VMI) fall Chris Mazzatta (CU), 5:49, 15-7 VMI
174: Dustin McCabe (VMI) dec. Dillon Landi (CU), 8-1, 18-7 VMI
184: Kyle Higgins (CU) dec. Curtis Moore (VMI), 8-3, 18-10 VMI
197: Parker Burns (CU) maj. dec. Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI), 9-0, 18-14 VMI
285: Leon Barrow (VMI) dec. Rob Yoder (CU), 5-2, 21-14 VMI

Campbell and George Mason Exhibition Matches
157: Dan Cook (Mason) dec. Ryan Ham (CU), 5-3 (SV)
174: Zach Ulm (Mason) maj. dec. Matthew Hawksworth (CU), 10-0
George Mason 38 Campbell 12
125: Brian Wright (Mason) maj. dec. CJ Gittens (CU), 14-3, 4-0 Mason
133: Joe Coughlin (Mason) fall Trevour Smith (CU), 6:43, 10-0 Mason
141: Kelin Bidelspach (CU) fall Will Powars (Mason), 3:46, 10-6 Mason
149: Brandon Bucher (Mason) tech. fall Bob Matthews (CU), 16-1, 15-6 Mason
157: Jimmy Kaden (Mason) dec. Jake Fose (CU), 4-3, 18-6 Mason
165: Greg Scott (Mason) fall Chris Mazzatta (CU), 3:28, 24-6 Mason
174: Randy Oates (Mason) tech. fall Dillon Landi (CU), 20-3 (5:45), 29-6 Mason
184: Bill Widener (Mason) dec. Kyle Higgins (CU), 8-7, 32-6 Mason
197: Cayle Byers (Mason) fall Parker Burns (CU), 2:24, 38-6 Mason
285: Rob Yoder (CU) wins by forf., 38-12 Mason

George Mason and VMI Exhibition Matches
149: Jimmy Kaden (Mason) fall Vince Cole (VMI), 5:43
George Mason 29 VMI 12
125: Brian Wright (Mason) wins by forf., 6-0 Mason
133: Joe Coughlin (Mason) maj. dec. Ryan Goodsell (VMI), 16-6, 10-0 Mason
141: Will Powars (Mason) dec. Tyler Anthony (VMI), 3-1 (SV), 13-0 Mason
149: Brandon Bucher (Mason) dec. David Metzler (VMI), 9-4, 16-0 Mason
157: Aaron Keeton (Mason) dec. John Held (VMI), 7-6, 19-0 Mason
165: Jayme Gordon (VMI) fall Andrew Rock (Mason), 2:20, 19-6 Mason
174: Randy Oates (Mason) dec. Dustin McCabe (VMI), 5-2, 22-6 Mason
184: Bill Widener (Mason) dec. Curtis Moore (VMI), 5-2, 25-6 Mason
197: Cayle Byers (Mason) maj. dec. Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI), 14-4, 29-6 Mason
285: Leon Barrow (VMI) wins by forf., 29-12 Mason