NEWBERRY, S.C. – The No. 2 Lander wrestling team rolled into Newberry College and quieted a sold-out Eleazer Arena with a dominant 31-6 victory Wednesday evening.

Lander moves to 19-2 overall and 9-0 in the SACC while Newberry falls to 9-5 overall and 7-2 in the SACC.

The Bearcats began the match up 13-0 with three straight victories. Lander first saw James Joplin record a first-period pin at 125 to establish a 6-0 edge before Elijah Lusk recorded a flawless 9-0 major decision to run the score to 10-0. Zeth Brower recorded a 7-3 win by decision to give Lander its 13-0 advantage to begin. Joplin now has five pins on the season along with 15 wins. Lusk is up to 24 wins on the season and has won by major decision four times while Brower moves to 26-0 on the season.

Newberry would take its first three points at 149 before Lander resumed its winning ways at 157. Gage Bernall recorded a 9-2 win that saw a reversal and a four-point near fall in the third period. David Hunsberger picked up his 25th win of the year after he took down his opponent with a 6-2 win by decision at 165 to put Lander up 19-3.

Newberry claimed its final three points at 174.

Logan Hall picked up his 28th win of the season with a 3-1 sudden victory at 184. After Hall and his opponent both earned points from escapes, Hall battled his way in overtime and took advantage of an opening to claim the win. With the victory, Hall has set a new program record for total wins in a season. Darius Parker previously held that title with 27 wins in the 2019-20 season.

Up 22-3, the Bearcats would see more points roll in as Anthony Yacovetti earned a 3-1 win by decision after getting a takedown in the second period and an escape in the third. Yacovetti now has 21 wins on the year and is one of five wrestlers to have 20 or more wins this season.

Juan Edmond-Holmes ended the match the same way it began. Tied 1-1 heading into overtime, Edmond-Holmes scored a pin for his 14th victory of the season and eighth pin of the season.

Lander will battle No. 18 UNC Pembroke at Horne Arena for its final regular season match of the year on February 9. The winner of that match will be crowned the SACC champion. The Bearcats and Braves are set to battle in Greenwood, S.C., at 7 pm.

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