Dec. 9, 2006

HARRISONBURG, Va. - George Mason's wrestling team continued its road swing on Saturday, traveling to Harrisonburg, Va. for a tri-meet with both James Madison and Delaware State. The Patriots defeated both teams at the meet, downing the Dukes 32-12 and the Hornets 26-15.

Mason trailed CAA rival JMU 12-8 with five matches in the books but closed out the match in impressive fashion, winning the final five matches to earn the team's first conference dual meet victory of the season by a final margin of 20 points. Redshirt sophomore Tyler Tisdell started off the streak with a victory at 165 pounds against Jon DiVello. Junior Randy Oates followed with a technical fall at 174 pounds and after senior Jim Martin earned a decision at 184 pounds, redshirt junior Harry Zander and senior Ryan Kittrick closed out the meet with a major decision at 197 pounds and a fall at the heavyweight class, respectively.

Freshman Brian Wright (125 pounds), redshirt sophomore William Powars (133 pounds), redshirt junior David Emison (141 pounds), Tisdell (165 pounds), freshman Bill Widener (174 pounds) and senior Ryan Kittrick (heavyweight) all scored victories in Mason's 26-15 win against Delaware State. Emison earned a 17-0 technical fall win against Andre Bland, while Powars, Tisdell and Widener all earned decisions against their respective opponents. Wright and Kittrick won by forfeit.

In the day's other meet, host James Madison defeated Delaware State 34-12, winning matches in seven of the 10 weight classes.

After Saturday's action, the Patriots' record now stands at 4-2 overall and 1-1 in CAA dual meets. After taking the next two weekends off, George Mason wrestles again on Friday, Dec. 29 at the two-day Southern Scuffle tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

GEORGE MASON 32, JAMES MADISON 12
125 - Brian Wright (Mason) dec. Louis Sweet (JMU) 3-2; 3-0 Mason
133 - Brandon Luce (JMU) dec. Will Powars (Mason) 8-6; 3-3 tied
141 - David Emison (Mason) tech. fall Shawn Horst (JMU) 16-0; 8-3 Mason
149 - Nick Broccoli (JMU) fall Chris Cartella (Mason) 1:50; 9-8 JMU
157 - Scott Yorko (JMU) dec. Dan Cook (Mason) 8-3; 12-8 JMU
165 - Tyler Tisdell (Mason) def. Jon DiVello (JMU); 14-12 Mason
174 - Randy Oates (Mason) tech. fall Kwaku Duffour-Donkor (JMU) 19-3; 19-12 Mason
184 - Jim Martin (Mason) dec. Dan Rafeedie (JMU) 6-4; 22-12 Mason
197 - Harry Zander (Mason) m. dec. Marcus Bartley (JMU) 11-3; 26-12 Mason
HWT - Ryan Kittrick (Mason) fall Zack Winfrey (JMU) 0:22; 32-12 Mason

GEORGE MASON 26, DELAWARE STATE 15
125 - Brian Wright (Mason) forfeit; 6-0 Mason
133 - Will Powars (Mason) dec. James Garrett (DSU) 9-8; 9-0 Mason
141 - David Emison (Mason) tech. fall Andre Bland (DSU) 17-0; 14-0 Mason
149 - Will Saylor (DSU) dec. Chris Cartella (Mason) 5-3; 14-3 Mason
157 - Joshua McGregor (DSU) fall Dan Cook (Mason) 1:40; 14-9 Mason
165 - Tyler Tisdell (Mason) dec. Brandon Gardner (DSU) 3-2; 17-9 Mason
174 - Bill Widener (Mason) dec. Zumarr Archer (DSU) 10-4; 20-9 Mason
184 - Chris Woodall (DSU) dec. Randy Oates (Mason) 8-5; 20-12 Mason
197 - Shawn Nowrey (DSU) dec. Jim Martin (Mason) 8-7; 20-15 Mason
HWT - Ryan Kittrick (Mason) forfeit; 26-15 Mason