Gardner-Webb @ The Citadel

The Citadel beat Gardner-Webb 29-14 in a SoCon dual at The Citadel in Charleston, SC on February 23, 2025. Bonus points were the deciding factor: Gardner-Webb collected a pair of big wins early, but Citadel answered with a string of bonus victories that swung the team score.

Gardner-Webb got two eye-catching outcomes from the lower weights. T.K. Davis pinned George Rosas at 133 pounds for six team points, and Todd Carter put up a 20-4 technical fall over Thomas Termini at 141 for five more. Those results kept the game competitive and forced The Citadel to respond in the middle and upper classes.

The turning point came in the upper middle weights, where The Citadel turned in multiple bonus performances. Thomas Snipes dominated Grant Kress with a 17-1 technical fall at 165, and the Bulldogs kept pouring it on, collecting additional bonus points in the 174 and 197 matches before Jonathan Chesser closed the dual with a pin at heavyweight. That run of bonus victories produced the margin Citadel needed to secure the 15-point team win.

In the end, Gardner-Webb’s two bonus results were not enough to overcome Citadel’s sustained bonus scoring through the middle and heavyweight bouts. The 29-14 final reflects how decisive extra-team points were on February 23 in Charleston.