BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey wrestling team competed against South Atlantic Conference Carolinas opponent Newberry Wednesday night inside the Wheeler Center. The Crusaders won three matches as Newberry won the match 27-15. The Abbey saw victories from Mitch Dean, Christos Avgeros, and Andrew Pegram. The Crusaders move to 2-3 on the year and 2-2 in league play. Newberry improves to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in conference matches.
Results
125         Zach Shupp (Newberry) over Brandon Crowder (Belmont Abbey) (Fall 5:28)
133         Austin Neal (Newberry) over Ben Fielding (Belmont Abbey) (MD 9-1)
141         Isaiah Royal (Newberry) over Tyler Pepe (Belmont Abbey) (MD 14-3)
149         Devan Moore (Newberry) over Tyler Gregor (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 7-6)
157         Will Evans (Newberry) over Justin Payne (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 10-3)
165         Mitch Dean (Belmont Abbey) over Trevor Mansfield (Newberry) (Fall 5:28)
174         Caleb Spears (Newberry) over Logan Branham (Belmont Abbey) (MD 14-3)
184         Christos Avgeros (Belmont Abbey) over Armando Acosta (Newberry) (Dec 9-6)
197         Andrew Pegram (Belmont Abbey) over Brandon Dickman (Newberry) (Fall 6:12)
285         Bowdy Boyce (Newberry) over Jordan Hawthorne (Belmont Abbey) (TB-1 4-2)
 
141         John Carayiannis (Belmont Abbey) over Rick Shores (Newberry) (Fall 3:42)
149         Stevie Chopek (Newberry) over Matt Daner (Belmont Abbey) (MD 9-1)
184         Des Marshall (Newberry) over Amir Joseph (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 9-5)

Up Next
The Crusaders will travel to face Lander Saturday at 2 PM.