The Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 40, Southern Virginia 9
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short story: The Roanoke College wrestling team defeated Southern Virginia University 40-9 Thursday night in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference match from the Cregger Center. It was the 2023-24 home opener for the Maroons.

How it happened:
*Mac Cafurello, Jude Robson, Dustin Smith scored technical fall victories in the first three matches before SVU won the 149-pound bout.
*Ryan Foutz and David Reid won via technical fall at 157 and 165, respectively, before Matthew Wirth needed just 30 seconds to pin his opponent at 174.
*Roanoke closed out the match with wins at 197 by Cam Cavins by decision and at 285 by Brady Elswick with a pin in 1:10.


Up Next:
*The Maroons (9-3/3-0 ODAC) host Washington & Lee University Saturday in an ODAC match at 6 p.m. from the Mill Mountain Theater.

Complete results
Roanoke 40, Southern Virginia 9
125: #14 Mac Cafurello (RC) over Quinn Richards (SVU) 20-4 tech fall
133: #19 Jude Robson (RC) Joseph Comaduron (SVU) 24-8 tech fall 2:36
141: Dustin Smith (RC) over Porter Kinne (SVU) 18-3 tech fall 5:16
149: Eli Blackwell (SVU) over Zachary Turner (RC) 9-2
157: Ryan Foutz (RC) over Will Haight (SVU) 20-4 tech fall 4:27
165: David Reid (RC) Calvin Fillmore (SVU) 18-1 tech fall 3:53
174: Matthew Wirth (RC) over Tyson Hoopes (SVU) pin 0:30
184: Hank Svedin (SVU) win by forfeit
197: Cam Cavins (RC) over Loyal Holm (SVU) 10-4
285: Brady Elswick (RC) Porter Trapp (SVU) pin 1:10