Senior Terreyl Williams took a major decision over Bulldog Anthony Easter to help ASU to the 31-8 victory (Photo: Derek DeSha-The Appalachian)

ASU Wrestling Downs The Citadel, 31-8
by ASU Sports Information

Feb. 9, 2008 - CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Appalachian State wrestling team extended their winning streak to three-straight by winning seven bouts in the match to defeat The Citadel, 31-8, in Southern Conference wrestling action Saturday afternoon in McAlister Field House. With the loss, The Citadel falls to 4-7 (1-3 SoCon) in duals, while Appalachian goes to 10-7 (3-1 SoCon), moving into a second place tie with UNC Greensboro.

The match opened up at 197-pounds with The Citadel’s John Buck going ahead 3-2 with a takedown with 32 seconds left in the match. ASU freshman Dylan Temple escaped with 12 seconds left to tie the bout and send it to overtime. In the overtime, Temple tried to elude Buck’s takedown attempt and in the process caught Buck by surprise and scored a pin with only one-second remaining in the extra period. After the loss, Buck was charged with an unsportsmanlike penalty giving The Citadel -1 points to Appalachian’s 6.

At 285, Appalachian junior Jared Campbell defeated Aaron Brown 2-1 even though Brown scored the only active points of the match on an escape after starting the second period on the bottom. Campbell’s points both came off of stalling penalties on Brown in the first and second periods.

In the 125-pound match, Appalachian sophomore Frank Celorrio used two takedowns, a caution penalty, an escape and the riding bonus to defeat The Citadel’s Tyler Sim, 7-1.

Appalachian’s 133-pounder, senior Terreyl Williams, used six takedowns and riding time including one takedown with less than a second left in the match to secure a 13-4 major decision over The Citadel’s Anthony Easter.

The Bulldogs got on the positive side of the scoreboard at 141 pounds when Michael Arias used three takedowns, a reversal and an escape to defeat ASU sophomore Mark Maya, 9-5. Arias’ final takedown came with two seconds left in the third period. The Bulldog win made the score 16-2, Appalachian.

In the 149-pound match, App. State senior Scott Ervin took down Derek Royster 24 seconds in and added three near-fall points with 25 seconds left in the first period. Ervin chose the top position to start the second period, securing the pin 62 seconds into the period. Ervin, ranked No. 12 in the nation improves his record to 29-5 on the season with his fourth pin in his last six matches and sixth pin this season.

Appalachian’s 157-pound senior Eddie Hutchinson secured a takedown 40 seconds into the bout and pinned The Citadel’s Keith Koziel 45 seconds later at 1:25. The pin sealed the victory for the Mountaineers and made the team score 28-2.

At 165-pounds, Bulldog Brendan Prince used a takedown, a stalling point and riding time to defeat ASU senior Tommy Hutchinson, 4-1.

The Citadel’s Derek Sickel won the Bulldogs’ third match of the day with a 5-3 sudden victory over Appalachian’s senior Neal Martin at 174 pounds. Martin scored a takedown in the first period to go up 2-0. In the second period Sickel elected to start on the bottom and got an escape point 20 seconds in. Sickel then went ahead 3-2 when he scored a takedown of his own with 47 seconds left in the second. Martin took the bottom to start the third and tied the bout at 3-3 when he escaped with 23 seconds remaining in regulation. Sickel took Martin down with 42 seconds left in overtime to secure the 5-3 sudden victory.

In the match’s final bout, Appalachian freshman Austin Trotman used two takedowns, an escape and riding time to defeat The Citadel’s Darius Caldwell, 6-0 at 184 pounds.

The Mountaineers return this Wednesday to open their final home stand of the season. The Apps face Liberty on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. then VMI and Carson-Newman on Senior Day, Sunday Feb. 17, starting at 1 p.m.

The Citadel 8, Appalachian State 31
197: Dylan Temple (ASU) pins. John Buck (CIT), 7:59. CIT -1, ASU 6.
285: Jared Campbell (ASU) dec. Aaron Brown (CIT), 2-1. CIT -1, ASU 9.
125: Frank Celorrio (ASU) dec. Tyler Sim (CIT), 7-1. CIT -1, ASU 12.
133: Terreyl Williams (ASU) maj. dec. Anthony Easter (CIT), 13-4. CIT -1, ASU 16.
141: Michael Arias (CIT) dec. Mark Maya (ASU), 9-5. CIT 2, ASU 16.
149: Scott Ervin (ASU) pins. Derek Royster (Cit), at 4:02. CIT 2, ASU 22.
157: Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) pins. Keith Koziel (CIT), at 1:25. CIT 2, ASU 28.
165: Brendan Prince (CIT) dec. Tommy Hutchinson (ASU), 4-1. CIT 5, ASU 28.
174: Derek Sickel (CIT) dec. Neal Martin (ASU), 5-3 (OT). CIT 8, ASU 28.
184: Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. Darius Caldwell (CIT), 6-0. CIT 8, ASU 31.