THE MATCH FACTS

• Score:  Roanoke 18, No. 15 Washington and Lee 15
• Records:  Maroons 1-0, 1-0 ODAC; Generals 0-1, 0-1 ODAC
• Location:  Lexington, Va.
• The Short Story: The Roanoke wrestling team opened its dual match portion of the season on the road by knocking off No. 15 Washington and Lee 18-15 in their ODAC opener. The ODAC reinstated wrestling as a conference sport this year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the Generals won the opening bout at 125 lbs., the Maroons bounced back winning at 133, 141, and 149. Mark Samuel won a major decision with both Morgan Robinson, the reigning ODAC light wrestler of the week, and Jarrod Pominville each picking up decisions.
• Kyle Lee picked up six points for Roanoke after his opponent was forced to stop due to injury at 174 lbs. Mahlic Sallah, a 2022 All-American, picked up where he left off last season with a 9-3 decision at 184 lbs. Despite the Generals winning decisions at 197 lbs. and Hwt., the Maroons held on for their first win of the season.

125 - Riley Parker (WLU) dec. over Josh Noble (RC), 5-2 (WLU leads 3-0)

133 - Mark Samuel (RC) maj. dec. over Evan Lindner (WLU), 11-2 (RC leads 4-3)

141 - Morgan Robinson (RC) dec. over Harris Foad (WLU), 5-2 (RC leads 7-3)

149 - Jarrod Pominville (RC) dec. over Colin Bridges (WLU), 3-0 (RC leads 10-3)

157 - Nic Zamaloff (WLU) dec. over Andrew McDougal (RC), 4-1 (RC leads 10-6)

165 - Mark Troni (WLU) dec. over David Reid (RC), 7-3 (Score tied 9-9) *

174 - Kyle Lee (RC) inj. over Ray Hutton (WLU), 5:34 (RC leads 15-9)

184 - Mahlic Sallah (RC) dec. over Cameron Blizard (WLU), 9-3 (RC leads 18-9)

197 - John Ryan Sedovy (WLU) dec. over Cam Cavins (RC), 3-1 (SV1) (RC leads 18-12)

285 - Matt Majoy (WLU) dec. over Joshua Mancia (RC), 3-1 (RC wins 18-15)

* Following the 165 lbs. match, Roanoke was a assessed a 1-point misconduct penalty

UP NEXT

• The Maroons return home on Sunday, November 20 when they host the Star City Classic at the Cregger Field House. All the action gets underway starting at 9 a.m.