DAVIDSON, N.C. - The opening three bouts and the final four bouts all went to American University wrestling as the Eagles picked up their fourth straight win with a 25-9 road victory at Davidson College on Sunday afternoon. AU scored two bonus-point wins including a 16-second fall by Raymond Lopez at 133 pounds.

Notable

• The pin for Lopez was his fifth of the young season, and he stands at 7-1 overall with five wins by fall. The only loss so far for Lopez was a medical forfeit on Dec. 8. His 11 career pins are now tied for 16th all-time in program history.
• Starting off the dual was redshirt freshman Coen Bainey with an 11-2 major-decision victory over Luke Passarelli at 125 pounds. Bainey scored three takedowns including two in the third period to earn the bonus-point win for the Eagles.
• After Lopez's 16-second pin of Enis Ljikovic at 133, the Eagles got a third straight win at 141 pounds from sophomore Cael McIntyre. He led 7-0 after the opening period and held on for an 8-3 win to put AU up 13-0.
• The Wildcats won three straight bouts to come within four team points at 13-9, but the Eagles closed out with four straight wins by decision.
• With a second-period escape and a riding time point, Caleb Campos won 2-0 at 174.
• Senior Breon Phifer used a late, third-period takedown to help secure his first dual win of the season, 5-4 over Ian McGehee at 184 pounds.
• Carsten Rawls was tied up late with Savoy New, but got a takedown in the final 10 seconds for an exciting, 5-2 victory.
• Wrapping up the dual was redshirt freshman Emmanuel Ulrich at heavyweight, who needed just one escape point in the second period to hold on for a 1-0 win against DJ Spring II.

Thoughts from Coach Borrelli

• We were gutsy in some key moments, and it was big in the final outcome. Breon bumped up a weight and scored a takedown with 10 seconds left to win. Carsten stayed composed and found a way to score late in a tough match.
• Ray continues to walk on the mat with extreme confidence and secured his second pin in under 20 seconds this season which is just remarkable.
• We really needed today's dual coming off finals. It was important to make weight, knock off the rust from exams, and compete hard prior to facing Navy next weekend.

Davidson (W, 25-9 - Dec. 15, 2024)

• 125 - Coen Bainey (AU) major dec. Luke Passarelli (DC), 11-2 (AU 4-0)
• 133 - Raymond Lopez (AU) pinned Enis Ljikovic (DC), 0:16 (AU 10-0)
• 141 - Cael McIntyre (AU) dec. Joshua Viarengo (DC), 8-3 (AU 13-0)
• 149 - Tyler-Xavier McKnight (DC) dec. Gage Owen (AU), 11-4 (AU 13-3)
• 157 - Tanner Peake (DC) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 4-2 (AU 13-6)
• 165 - Bryce Griffin (DC) dec. Kaden Milheim (AU), 8-2 (AU 13-9)
• 174 - Caleb Campos (AU) dec. Marc Koch (DC), 2-0 (AU 16-9)
• 184 - Breon Phifer (AU) dec. Ian McGehee (DC), 5-4 (AU 19-9)
• 197 - Carsten Rawls (AU) dec. Savoy New (DC), 5-2 (AU 22-9)
• 285 - Emmanuel Ulrich (AU) dec. DJ Spring II (DC), 1-0 (AU 25-9)

Next Up

• The Eagles will be on the road again next weekend in their first EIWA match of the year as they head to Navy for a 2 p.m. dual on Saturday, Dec. 21.

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