GREENWOOD – After coming away with two wins at the Coker tri-meet, the Lander wrestling team will host King University on Wednesday as it continues conference action.

QUICK HITTERS

Location: Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, S.C.)

Time: 7 pm

Lander's Record: 6-2, 4-0 SACC

King's Record: 5-5, 2-1 SACC

First Met: Jan. 24, 2020 (30-12 Lander)

Last Met: Jan. 27, 2021 (27-18 Lander)

Who's Next: vs Limestone + Newberry (Feb 3)

STORYLINES

• The Bearcats traveled to Hartsville, S.C., on January 23 and came away with wins over Queens and Coker.
• Lander first defeated Queens 29-18 while taking down Coker 27-15.
• Elijah Lusk, Randy Myers, Gage Bernall and Darius Parker all went 2-0 on the day.
• Lusk was named the SACC Wrestler of The Week. He won 17-1 for a tech fall against Queens while putting together a 10-4 win by decision against Coker.
• This will be the third time Lander and King have met for wrestling. The Bearcats are 2-0 in the previous meetings.
• The last meeting was last season at King. Lander won 27-18.
• After scoring the first nine points in the match, Lander was down 18-9 before holding King scoreless for the remainder of the match.
• Jack Bond put together a 25-10 tech fall against King last season while Parker earned a win by pinning his opponent.
• King is 5-5 on the season with a 2-1 record in the SACC.
• They hold wins over Emmanuel and then no. 22 Newberry.
• Lander hosts Limestone and Newberry in a tri-meet on February 3 for its next round of competitions.

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