Reinhardt Opens Conference Play With Big 53-0 Shutout

Reinhardt Opens Conference Play With Big 53-0 Shutout
January 5, 2020

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

WALESKA, Ga. – Second-ranked Reinhardt rolled in its return to the mat in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) home opener inside the Brown Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon, as the Eagles posted a 53-0 decision against the Knights of St. Andrews (N.C.).

With the blanking, the hometown squad improved to 11-1 overall and 1-0 inside the AAC.

No. 2 Reinhardt opened the league battle with a pair of falls at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, as both Koby Milner and Jordan Pitt grabbed six points with pins. Jody McAlister followed that up with a 16-0 victory before a pair of decisions were earned by the Eagles compliments of Curtis Doctor and Nolan Saxton.

At 165 pounds, Cole Luallen got another fall in 2:05 – which was right before another major decision by Cole Tenety (17-5) – and then a 37-second fall followed from Michael Carew at 184 pounds. The event was then wrapped up by a pair of forfeits from the Knights.

Here is a breakdown of the matchup:

Reinhardt vs. St. Andrews (53-0)
125 Koby Milner (Reinhardt) over William Dudley (St. Andrews) (Fall 1:36) 6-0
133 Jordan Pitt (Reinhardt) over Kevin Mitchell (St. Andrews) (Fall 2:33) 6-0
141 Jody McAlister (Reinhardt) over Aidan McDonald (St. Andrews) (TF 16-0 4:33) 5-0
149 Curtis Doctor (Reinhardt) over Noah Walker (St. Andrews) (MD 10-2) 4-0
157 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt) over Josh Soliz (St. Andrews) (MD 14-5) 4-0
165 Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) over Jacob Arnold (St. Andrews) (Fall 2:05) 6-0
174 Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) over Chase Payne (St. Andrews) (MD 17-5) 4-0
184 Michael Carew (Reinhardt) over Tyler Godfrey (St. Andrews) (Fall 0:37) 6-0
197 Jacob Henderson (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 6-0
285 DeShaun Baker (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 6-0
Team Score: 53-0

Up next on the schedule is a trip to the National Duals, a two-day event in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 10-11.

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