George Mason defeats Gardner‑Webb 32-14 in Boiling Springs
George Mason opened the dual with three consecutive bonus-point results and closed with multiple tech falls and pins to secure a 32-14 road victory at Gardner‑Webb on Feb. 20.
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — George Mason defeated Gardner‑Webb 32-14 on Feb. 20 at Gardner‑Webb.
The Patriots seized control early, building a 17-0 advantage after the first three bouts. No. 30 Logan Messer opened the scoring with a technical fall at 174, Malachi DuVall recorded a pin at 184 and Jack Kelly followed with a fall at 197 to produce the early bonus cushion.
George Mason extended the margin through the middle weights. Drew Dickson finished by technical fall, 18-1, at 165, and Tate Hisey recorded a 13-2 major decision at 141. Ben Monn held a 4-1 decision at 125 after an opening-period 3-point takedown and a late escape preserved the margin.
No. 25 DJ McGee added a 7-2 decision at 157, opening the bout with a three-point takedown and adding a second-period takedown to put the match out of reach.
Gardner‑Webb supplied several bonus-point results of its own. No. 14 T.K. Davis won by technical fall, 21-5, at 133; a takedown at 0:18 of Period 2 produced the 16-point margin that ended the match. Charlie Sly scored a 13-2 major decision at 149 for Gardner‑Webb, and Josh McCutchen closed the lineup with a 17-2 technical fall at 285.
Messer’s technical fall featured an early first-period takedown and a four-point nearfall that built an early lead and helped trigger the opening swing in George Mason’s favor.
After the early string of bonus results and several midmatch tech falls and pins, George Mason finished with 32 team points to Gardner‑Webb’s 14 in the regular-season dual at Paul Porter Arena.