BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey wrestling team returned to the mat for an East Division match against Mount Olive Thursday at the Wheeler Center.
The Crusaders won three outs but it was the Trojans who came away with the 31-12 victory.
Maxwell Kiel won at 157 pounds for the Crusaders, earning a 7-4 win over Jake Nicolosi of the Trojans. Kiel earned the win thanks to a pair of takedowns in the third period.
Justin Wright closed the match with a 3-0 decision over Jalyn McClammy. At 133,
Elijah Boyd won his bout via forfeit.
Belmont Abbey is now 5-5 overall and 3-3 in the conference standings. Mount Olive is now 9-1 overall and 4-1 in league competition.
RESULTS
Mount Olive 31, Belmont Abbey 12
Weight Individual Result Running Score
125 Lens Mathurin (UMO) def.
Ethan McCullough (BAC) (Fall 1:54) UMO 6, BAC 0
133
Elijah Boyd (BAC) won by forfeit BAC 6, UMO 6
141 Taylor Robinson (UMO) def.
Will Cline (BAC) (MD 10-2) UMO 10, BAC 6
149 Dallas Wilson (UMO) def.
Skyler Caban (BAC) (Dec 9-5) UMO 13, BAC 6
157
Maxwell Kiel (BAC) def. Jake Nicolosi (UMO) (Dec 7-4) UMO 13, BAC 9
165 Aaron Bancroft (UMO) def.
Connor Weeks (BAC) (Dec 7-2) UMO 16, BAC 9
174 Calan Staub (UMO) def.
Christian Arrington (BAC) (Fall 3:22) UMO 22, BAC 9
184 Noah Williams (UMO) def.
Kyler Pickard (BAC) (Dec 15-9) UMO 25, BAC 9
197 Devon Bell (UMO) def.
Mason Kump (BAC) (Fall 4:43) UMO 31, BAC 9
285
Justin Wright (BAC) vs. Jalyn McClammy (UMO) UMO 31, BAC 12
UP NEXT
- Belmont Abbey heads on the road to face Newberry next Wednesday in a Conference Carolinas match scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
- Following that, The Abbey will head to Pennsylvania to compete in the Shippensburg Duals on Jan. 20.
