The Match Facts:
Score: No. 7 Roanoke 33, Washington & Lee 7
Location: Lexington, Va.

The short story: The Roanoke College wrestling team opened the 2024-25 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) season in impressive fashion Saturday with a 33-7 win at Washington & Lee University. The Maroons, ranked No. 7 this week in dual matches by The Open Mat, won eight of 10 matches.

How it happened:
*The Maroons opened the evening with three-straight wins, starting at 174 pounds. Xavier Preston started the match off with a 20-8 major decision. Vincenzo Corvetto also had a major decision win at 184 and Lorenzo Pellot-Vázquez won via sudden victory at 197.
*Josh Noble pinned his General opponent at 125 pounds and Jonah Paulino had a 20-5 technical fall win at 133.
*Mark Samuel and Andrew McDougal had decision victories at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively.
*David Reid closed out the night with a pin at 165 pounds in 2:36.     

Next time:
The Maroons travel to Hoboken, N.J. next Saturday to face Castleton and Stevens at noon and 1:30 p.m. respectively.  
 
Complete results
174: Xavier Preston (Roa) over Jacob Wright (W&L) (MD 20-8)
184: Vincenzo Corvetto (Roa) over Jack McCusker (W&L) (MD 8-0)
197: Lorenzo Pellot-Vázquez (Roa) over John Santowski (W&L) (SV-1 11-8)
285: Carter Stack (W&L) over Brady Elswick (Roa) (MD 10-0)
125: Josh Noble (Roa) over Tony Urso (W&L) (Fall 7:00)
133: Jonah Paulino (Roa) over Vincent Ziccardi (W&L) (TF 20-5 7:00)
141: Mark Samuel (Roa) over Skyler Hickman (W&L) (Dec 5-0)
149: Evan Lindner (W&L) over Dustin Smith (Roa) (Dec 4-2)
157: Andrew McDougal (Roa) over Colin Bridges (W&L) (Dec 4-1)
165: David Reid (Roa) over Mark Troni (W&L) (Fall 2:36) (Roa Taunting 165 -1.0)