George Mason University's wrestling team met difficult opposition at the Virginia Duals Friday morning but was able to salvage a victory in their third match of the day against Campbell, 26-10. Stand-outs for the Patriots included redshirt freshman Tejon Anthony(141), redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy(157) and redshirt freshman Matt Voss(HWT).

Mason started out the day against a tough Kent State team boasting three wrestlers ranked in the top 25, #2 Ian Miller(157), #11 Mack McGuire(133) and #13 Michael Depalma(149). Anthony was able to win his match by decision, 4-3, giving the Patriots an opportunity to compete only down 6-3 after three matches.

Although the rest of the matches did not go Mason's way, Voss still held his own and defeated Stephen Suglio by decision 5-2. The Patriots would eventually fall to Kent State by a final score of, 32-6.

#18 Iowa State was the next team that Mason wrestled against at 11:00 a.m., and after a slow start the Patriots were able to salvage some team points thanks to Flournoy. The captain was down 4-0 before scoring eight unanswered points consisting of two escapes, two take-downs and a near-fall before winning by decision, 9-5.

Iowa State's lineup included #14 Earl Hall(133), #16 Gabe Moreno(149), #11 Tanner Weatherman(165), #18 Lelund Weatherspoon(174) who all earned victories in the dual. The Cycloness would take the dual, 39-2.

After the morning's pool play, the Patriots then faced Campbell University in the Bronze Bracket. The Patriots would go on to win seven out of ten matches against the Camels and built a commanding 17-3 lead with only five matches remaining.

Freshman Cameron Houston earned his first victory of the year by decision, 8-2. The freshman has battled hard all season and was finally rewarded for his efforts with a dual victory. Flournoy defeated Quinton Perez by technical fall, 19-4 to bring his record to 2-1 on the day. Anthony and Voss also had 2-1 records on the day, both winning by decision, 12-7 and 9-5, respectively.

Mason will now compete against Grand Canyon University Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the finals of the Bronze Bracket. This match-up represents a rematch from when the two teams wrestled against each other in the Mason Duals, with Mason prevailing 22-9.

Results:

Match #1 Round 1: Kent State University defeated George Mason University 32-6

125 - Edilberto Vinas (Kent State University) over Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason University) Dec 4-2

133 - Mack McGuire (Kent State University) over Vince Rodriguez (George Mason University) Dec 4-2

141 - Tejon Anthony (George Mason University) over Anthony Tutolo (Kent State University) Dec 4-3

149 - Mike DePalma (Kent State University) over Konbeh Koroma (George Mason University) TF 15-0

157 - Casey Sparkman (Kent State University) over Gregory Flournoy (George Mason University) Dec 8-6

165 - Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State University) over Patrick Davis (George Mason University) Dec 7-0

174 - Mike Vollant (Kent State University) over Ryan Forrest (George Mason University) Maj 16-6

184 - Cole Baxter (Kent State University) over Luke Ludke (George Mason University) Fall 5:54

197 - Kyle Conel (Kent State University) over Cameron Houston (George Mason University) TF 17-2

285 - Matt Voss (George Mason University) over Stephen Suglio (Kent State University) Dec 5-2

Match #2 Round 2: Iowa State University defeated George Mason University 39-2

125 - Kyle Larson (Iowa State University) over William Prochniewski (George Mason University) Dec 8-4

133 - Earl Hall (Iowa State University) over Vince Rodriguez (George Mason University) Dec 8-3

141 - John Meeks (Iowa State University) over Ryan Renkey (George Mason University) Maj 15-7

149 - Gabe Moreno (Iowa State University) over Konbeh Koroma (George Mason University) Fall 4:15

157 - Gregory Flournoy (George Mason University) over Logan Breitenbach (Iowa State University) Dec 9-5

165 - Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State University) over Blake Roulo (George Mason University) DQ 

174 - Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State University) over Daniel Mika (George Mason University) Maj 10-2

184 - Dane Pestano (Iowa State University) over Austin Harrison (George Mason University) Maj 15-2

197 - Marcus Harrington (Iowa State University) over Cameron Houston (George Mason University) Fall 2:21

285 - Quean Smith (Iowa State University) over Matt Voss (George Mason University) Dec 12-5

George Mason University's team score was adjusted by -1.000 for Throwing headgear

Bronze Round

Match #1 Semifinal: George Mason University defeated Campbell 26-10

125 - Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason University) over Collin Stewart (Campbell) Maj 13-5

133 - Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) over Vince Rodriguez (George Mason University) Dec 5-4

141 - Tejon Anthony (George Mason University) over Luke Stewart (Campbell) Dec 12-7

149 - Blake Roulo (George Mason University) over Zane Knight (Campbell) TF 16-1

157 - Gregory Flournoy (George Mason University) over Quentin Perez (Campbell) TF 19-4

165 - Paul Duggan (Campbell) over Patrick Davis (George Mason University) Dec 3-2

174 - Ryan Forrest (George Mason University) over Matthew Olauson (Campbell) Dec 6-4

184 - Ville Heino (Campbell) over Luke Ludke (George Mason University) Maj 18-6

197 - Cameron Houston (George Mason University) over Austin McNeil (Campbell) Dec 8-2

285 - Matt Voss (George Mason University) over Jere Heino (Campbell) Dec 9-5