HARTSVILLE, S.C. — The Belmont Abbey wrestling team earned its third straight win to close out the regular season thanks to a 30-7 victory over Coker Friday evening at the Deloach Center.
 
With the win, Belmont Abbey officially clinched a share of the East Division title and earned a spot in the Conference Carolinas Tournament scheduled for Sunday, February 16th at Lander.
 
The Crusaders earned the victory over the Cobras on Friday night with wins in eight of the 10 bouts and six straight to close the night. Maxwell Kiel (174) was one of three Belmont Abbey wrestlers to earn wins via tech fall along with Kyler Pickard (184) and Caleb Moore (197).
 
Belmont Abbey closes the regular season with an 8-7 overall record, 8-1 in Conference Carolinas and a 5-1 mark in division play. Coker finishes the regular season 10-12 overall, 3-6 in the conference and 2-4 in the division.
 
RESULTS
125: Corey Gallivan (CU) def. Brett Balzan (BAC) (Dec 13-11)
133: Elijah Boyd (BAC) def. Stephen Spitko (CU) (Dec 6-5)
141: Luke Kunath (BAC) def. Frank Bianco (CU) (Dec 8-1)
149: Kymontae Wright (CU) def. Justin Knapp (BAC) (MD 21-8)
157: William Nix (BAC) def. Noah Korenoski (CU) (Dec 8-3)
165: Christian Arrington (BAC) def. Austin Collins (CU) (Dec 7-3)
174: Maxwell Kiel (BAC) def. Joshua Howell (CU) (TF 18-2 3:15)
184: Kyler Pickard (BAC) def. Cephus Deas (CU) (TF 15-0 5:35)
197: Caleb Moore (BAC) def. Kaleb Walley (CU) (TF 15-0 4:59)
 285: Mason Kump (BAC) def. Kevin Mood (CU) (Dec 4-1)
 
UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey will be the Number 2 seed from the East Division and will face top-seeded Lander in the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Sunday, February 16th in Greenwood, S.C.
• The full tournament times will be released at a later date.