Statesmen Fall 31-9 to Waldorf

William Penn University Athletics

Forest City–The William Penn wrestling team was not at full strength Tuesday and struggled due to that with a 31-9 dual meet loss to Waldorf.

The Statesmen (0-2) claimed only three wins against the Warriors (1-4) and fell behind quickly by forfeiting at 125 pounds.

Joao Vicente (Fr., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education) got his team on the board with a 7-5 decision over Raymond McQueen at 133 pounds, but then the home team reeled off three more wins to go up 18-3 at the midway point.

Christian Padilla (So., Tampa, Fla., Secondary Education) helped the navy and blue cause with the only shutout of the evening, dropping Cameron Childs 5-0 at 165 pounds to narrow the deficit to 18-6.

Unfortunately losses at 174 and 184 pounds put the meet out of reach.

Kyle Soderblom (So., Newton, Iowa, Biology) picked up the final William Penn victory with a 10-3 decision against Marshall Williams at 197 pounds. The Statesmen dropped the final match of the night.

Next: William Penn travels to Pella Saturday to compete in the Central Invitational.

Waldorf def. William Penn, 31-9

125–Bo Bettinson (W) won by forfeit (6-0)
133–Joao Vicente (P) won by decision over Raymond McQueen, 7-5 (6-3)
141–Dillon Spates (W) won by decision over Marshawn Lacy, 6-2 (9-3)
149–Martin Lopez (W) won by decision over Charlton Benjamin, 6-2 (12-3)
157–Bryce Robbins (W) won by fall over Lane Colwell, 3:50 (18-3)
165–Christian Padilla (P) won by decision over Cameron Childs, 5-0 (18-6)
174–Anthony Pike (W) won by major decision over Joe Sumner, 8-4 (21-6)
184–James Gomez (W) won by fall over Nick Wise, 3:31 (27-6)
197–Kyle Soderblom (P) won by decision over Marshall Williams, 10-3 (27-9)
285–Angel Gomez (W) won by major decision over Nathan Veverka, 11-1 (31-9)