WASHINGTON, D.C. – The George Mason wrestling team fell to American, 29-15, on Friday evening at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Mason (8-6, 3-3 EWL) fell behind when American (6-4, 4-2 EIWA) won the first bout of the evening by fall at 141 pounds.

At 149 pounds, Mason redshirt senior Tejon Anthony (26-8, 11-3) led 2-0 after the first period and 6-0 going into the third against American senior Michael Sprague.
 
Anthony went on to a 7-1 decision to cut the Eagles match-score lead to 6-3.

American increased the advantage to 12-3 with another first-period fall at 157 pounds.

Mason redshirt junior Colston DiBlasi (25-9, 9-2) responded with a pin at 2:20 of the first period against Eagles sophomore Anthony Wokasch.

At 174 pounds, Mason redshirt freshman Cornelius Schuster trailed American sophomore Connor Allhouse 2-0 going into the third period.  Schuster scored with an escape early in the third but dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision.

American registered a 23-7 technical fall at 184 pounds to increase the lead to 20-9.

Mason redshirt sophomore Eli Spencer (22-11, 4-5) pulled Mason closer when he notched a 6-1 decision over sophomore Abraham Correa-Medina at 197 pounds.

After a scoreless first period, Spencer built a 4-0 advantage going into the third on the way to the victory.

In the heavyweight matchup, Mason redshirt senior Matthew Voss (27-4, 12-1) and American freshman Niko Camacho were scoreless after the first two periods.

Voss scored an early escape in the third and added two takedowns for his team-leading 27th win of the season to cut the Eagles advantage to 20-15.

American picked up a 17-12 decision at 125 pounds to put the match out of reach at 23-15 and then won by fall at 133 pounds in the last bout of the night for the 29-15 victory over the Patriots.

The Patriots host Maryland on Senior Day on Sunday, Feb. 17 at noon at the Recreation Athletic Complex.

Mason will honor senior captains Tejon Anthony and Matthew Voss prior to the match.  After the match, the Mason wrestling team will hold an autograph session.

American 29, George Mason 15

141 | Jack Mutchnik (American) fall over Julio Alegria (Mason), 2:37 | 6-0 American
149 | Tejon Anthony (Mason) decision over Michael Sprague (American), 7-1 | 6-3 American
157 | Kizhan Clarke (American) fall over Kolby Ho (Mason), 2:27 | 12-3 American
165 | Colston DiBlasi (Mason) fall over Anthony Wokasch (American), 2:20 | 12-9 American     
174 | Connor Allshouse (American) decision over Cornelius Schuster (Mason), 2-1 | 15-9 American     
184 | Tanner Harvey (American) technical fall over Paul Pierce (Mason), 23-7 (6:41) | 20-9 American
197 | Eli Spencer (Mason) decision over Abraham Correa-Medina (American), 6-1 | 20-12 American
285 | Matthew Voss (Mason) decision over Niko Camacho (American), 5-0 | 20-15 American
125 | Gage Curry (American) decision over Talha Farooq (Mason), 17-12 | 23-15 American
133 | Josh Terao (American) fall over Spencer Reed (Mason), 2:07 | 29-15 American