FAIRFAX, Va. - Four straight wins in the latter half of the match fueled American University wrestling to an 18-14, come-from-behind win at George Mason in a road dual meet. The Eagles (4-7) twice scored bonus points while the Patriots (8-9) did so only once and also lost two team points for unsportsmanlike conduct.

MATCH RECAP

• No. 24 Sal Profaci (141) started off the meet with his eighth straight win and did so in shutout fashion, taking down ranked opponent No. 26 Alex Madrigal by 10-0 major decision.
• In an upset between two more ranked opponents, No. 7 Kizhan Clarke (149) suffered just his second loss of the dual season in a 4-1 decision against No. 19 Colston DiBlasi. 
• Three more AU losses followed, putting the Eagles down 13-4 halfway through the meet.
• No. 23 Tanner Harvey (184) brought the momentum back in the Eagles' favor against Paul Pierce. He led 17-5 after two periods, and a takedown just 33 seconds into the 3rd period ended it with a tech fall victory, 20-5.
• Facing Ali Salem, AU's William Jarrell earned his first collegiate dual win by decision, 4-2 at 197 pounds.
• The run continued with a 4-2 decision for Niko Camacho at 285, and No. 18 Gage Curry gave AU an 18-13 lead with a 3-1 decision at 125 pounds.
• The final match went to Mason at 133, but Joshua Vega did well to give up no bonus points for the Eagles, who won 18-14 after the two team points taken off George Mason's total.

RESULTS

• 141 - No. 24 Sal Profaci (AU) major dec. No. 26 Alex Madrigal (GMU), 10-0 (AU 4-0)
• 149 - No. 19 Colston DiBlasi (GMU) dec. No. 7 Kizhan Clarke (AU), 4-1 (AU 4-3)
• 157 - Kolby Ho (GMU) dec. Ethan Karsten (AU), 11-5 (GMU 6-4)
• 165 - Neil Schuster (GMU) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 7-4 (GMU 9-4)
• 174 - Anthony Lombardo (GMU) major dec. Anthony Wokasch (AU), 15-1 (GMU 13-4)
• 184 - No. 23 Tanner Harvey (AU) tech. fall Paul Pierce (GMU), 20-5 (GMU 13-9)
• 197 - William Jarrell (AU) dec. Ali Salem (GMU), 4-2 (GMU 13-12)
• 285 - Niko Camacho (AU) dec. Jake Slinger (GMU), 4-2 (AU 15-13)
• 125 - No. 18 Gage Curry (AU) dec. Talha  Farooq (GMU), 3-1 (AU 18-13)
• 133 - Josh Jones (GMU) dec. Joshua Vega (AU), 9-3 (AU 18-16)
  George Mason mat control violation -2.0 (Final: AU 18-14)

UP NEXT

• The final dual meet of the season will be the toughest yet for the Eagles, who travel to #2 Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.

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