ARLINGTON, Va. — No. 19 Averett University men's wrestling lost a tight 28-16 battle with Division I Morgan State University but rebounded for a 33-11 win over host Marymount University on Sunday at the Marymount quad.

Averett (3-1), nationally ranked in the dual and tournament rankings, picked up several key wins against Morgan State, including nationally ranked Mason Barrett earning a 7-3 decision over Morgan State's Treshaun Tecson at 125 points. Nationally ranked Anthony Taylor also earned a 15-5 major decision over Eric Tecson at 157, while regionally ranked junior Xavier Swanson won 6-5 at 165. At 197, junior Jacob Jimenez also won by forfeit to earn six points for the Cougars.

Against Marymount, Averett won seven of the 10 matches against the Saints. Barrett dominated Ian Morales with a 15-0 technical fall at 125, and regionally ranked sophomore A.J. Orlando won by a 12-7 decision at 133. Averett also picked up a win by fall (4:58) from junior Carter Shupert at 149 to go ahead 14-3 in the matchup. Swanson also earned a 12-9 sudden victory win at 165, junior Michael Gabbard got the fall (1:34) at 174, Jimenez earned an 11-2 major decision at 197 and junior Braeden Fluke also won by fall (1:33) at heavyweight to account for Averett's points.

Originally, Averett was also scheduled to face off with Division I Virginia Military Academy, but the Keydets chose to cancel the match.

Averett returns home for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference dual with Southern Virginia University on Thursday.


Division I Morgan State 28, No. 19 Averett 16
285: Rasheen Duncan (Morgan State) def. Braeden Fluke (Averett), Fall (0:35)  
125: Mason Barrett (Averett) def. Treshaun Tecson (Morgan State), Dec 7-3)
133: Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) def. A.J. Orlando III (Averett), MD 12-3
141: Myrin Nixon (Morgan State) def. Mauricio Reyes (Averett), TF 19-3 (5:46)  
149: Yannis Charles (Morgan State) def. Carter Shupert (Averett), TF 21-6 (3:27)  
157: Anthony Taylor (Averett) def. Eric Tecson (Morgan State), MD 15-5
165: Xavier Swanson (Averett) def. Cooper Lockhart (Morgan State), Dec 6-5
174: Darrien Roberts (Morgan State) def. Michael Gabbard (Averett), MD 8-0
184: Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) def. Nolan Gerwitz (Averett), MD 15-5
197: Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. (Morgan State), Forfeit

Extra Matches
125: Julian Dawson (Morgan State) def. Dominic Pascoe (Averett), Fall (0:44)


No. 19 Averett 33, Marymount 11
125: Mason Barrett (Averett) def. Ian Morales (Marymount), TF 15-0 (1:37)  
133: A.J. Orlando III (Averett) def. Dylan Coward (Marymount), Dec 12-7
141: Temuujin Erdenetuya (Marymount) def. Wyatt Parker (Averett), Dec 7-2
149: Carter Shupert (Averett) def. Pahris Petalas (Marymount, Fall (4:58)  
157: Tallion Elliott (Marymount) def. Anthony Taylor (Averett), TF 23-5 (6:33)  
165: Xavier Swanson (Averett) def. Julian Schott (Marymount), SV-1 12-9
174: Michael Gabbard (Averett) def. Marcus Lewis (Marymount), Fall (1:34)  
184: Rylan Moose (Marymount) def. Nolan Gerwitz (Averett), Dec 7-2
197: Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. Joseph Redden (Marymount), MD 11-2
285: Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Edgar Lagos (Marymount), Fall (1:33)

Extra Matches
133: Jesse Leom (Averett) def. Max Connell (Marymount), MD 15-4
141: Wyatt Parker (Averett) def. Jared Galang (Marymount), Fall (4:36)
157: Roman Perna (Averett) def. Valentino Antoine (Marymount), Inj. (0:58)
165: Cooper Comer (Averett) def. Henry Lunsford (Marymount), TF 17-0 (6:04)
165: Cooper Comer (Averett) def. Adam Razzaq (Marymount), TF 15-0 (4:07)
174: Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett) def. Edward Lewis (Marymount), Fall (4:34)
197: Noah Harris (Averett) def. Cody Freer (Marymount), Fall (6:06)
197: Carter Erickson (Averett) def. Cody Freer (Marymount), TF 20-3 (2:36)
285: Johnatan Argueta (Averett) def. Edgar Ibarra (Marymount), Dec 5-1
285: Johnatan Argueta (Averett) def. Steven Ramirez (Marymount), Fall (3:43)