NEWBERRY, SC - The Newberry College men's wrestling team kept its momentum surging on Thursday night, delivering a commanding 45–3 victory over Emmanuel University. The Wolves controlled the dual from start to finish, winning nine of ten bouts and racking up bonus points across nearly every weight class.
The tone was set early at 125 pounds, where Gage Summers opened the night with a first-period pin in 1:49. Caiden Pelc followed at 133 with an even faster fall, sticking his opponent in just 1:10 to quickly make it 12–0 Newberry.
At 141, Cole McCullough added to the lead with a hard-fought 13–9 decision, and Bashir Rostami broke things open at 149 with a dominant 19–4 tech fall at 6:55. By the time Matt Hoelke stepped on the mat at 157, the Wolves were already rolling, and he added another first-period pin, this one in 1:17, to push the margin to 26–0.
Bo Perkins continued Newberry's bonus-point streak at 165, earning an injury default after building early momentum. Moments later, Josh Echeverria delivered the team's fastest fall of the night, sticking his opponent in just 49 seconds to extend the lead to 38–0.
Emmanuel picked up its lone win of the dual at 184 with a 4–2 decision, but Newberry closed the evening in strong fashion. John Parker-Wilson secured an 8–0 major decision at 197, and heavyweight Kale Schrader capped the dominant performance with a 4–1 sudden victory decision at 285.
After this commanding performance, the Wolves will hit the mat again on November 16th at the King Open.