WPU Drops Home Opener to Missouri Valley
William Penn University Athletics
by Wade Steinlage
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen wrestling team was unable to pull off an upset Wednesday as it fell 36-13 to #11 Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual-meet action.
WPU (1-1, 0-1 Heart) lost the opening match by fall, but trimmed the deficit to two when 133-pounder Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) thumped Eric Arias via an 18-5 major decision.
Unfortunately, the margin ballooned as MVC (1-0, 1-0 Heart) claimed the next five bouts. Alex Pham (Fr., Ackworth, Ga.) finally stopped the bleeding by taking down Tyler Crow 7-2 at 184 pounds.
197-pounder Sheldon Rodriguez (Jr., Tampa, Fla., Biology) then caught Dayton Brown in a move and pinned him in a time of 1:47 for the last Statesmen victory. The heavyweight matchup went to the Vikings to conclude the evening.
Next Up: William Penn travels to Indianola Saturday to compete in the Simpson Luther L. Hill Invitational. Action begins at 9 a.m.
125–Robert Rosser (M) won by fall over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre, 2:45 (0-6)
133–Darquell Pierre (W) won by major decision over Eric Arias, 18-5 (4-6)
141–Hunter Wagner (M) won by major decision over Gilberto Rodriguez, 16-2 (4-10)
149–Seth Johnson (M) won by fall over Tyshon Cannon, 2:53 (4-16)
157–Marcus Thompson (M) won by technical fall over Dennis Simmons, 15-0 (4-21)
165–Austin Purtle (M) won by fall over Ben Freese, 2:33 (4-27)
174–Elias Vaoifi (M) won by decision over Austinn Goin, 10-4 (4-30)
184–Alex Pham (W) won by decision over Tyler Crow, 7-2 (7-30)
197–Sheldon Rodriguez (W) won by fall over Dayton Brown, 1:47 (13-30)
285–Jesse Gomez (M) won by fall over Gerardo Suarez, 2:13 (13-36)
