Davidson, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb wrestling team posted a 1-0-1 record on Saturday afternoon, battling Franklin & Marshall to a 20-20 tie and then bouncing back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat Davidson 31-23 on Saturday afternoon.

In the Bulldogs first dual match of the day, Gardner-Webb picked up wins at 133, 149, 157, 184 and at the heavyweight division, yet it wasn't enough battling to an even 20-20 match score.

GWU's first win came by way of a forfeit at 133, giving the Bulldogs Brett Kostern the victory and putting the Bulldogs up front early.

Yet redshirt-freshman Ryan Medved got things started for the Bulldogs, picking up a 10-2 major decision win over Eric Norgard at 149.  Ryan's twin brother, Alex Medved, followed is brother up with a 13-2 major decision win over Matt Gittleman, giving GWU a slight lead.

After the Bulldogs dropped back-to-back major decision losses at 165 and 174, GWU grappler Jonathan Velazquez held off Matt Latessa of Franklin & Marshall for the 8-3 win.

A forfeit at 197, put the Bulldogs behind heading into the final bout of the event. 

In the heavyweight bout, GWU redshirt-senior Dustin Porter edged out Colin Ely of Frankin & Marshall with a 4-3 win, knotting the team score up at 20-20.

Gardner-Webb rebounded from the 20-20 tie to come back from a 17-0 deficit to upend Davidson 31-23, the Bulldogs first dual match victory of the season.

Again it was the Medved brothers picking up back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 to get the Bulldogs on the board.  At 149, Ryan Medved picked up a tech fall win defeating Carl Sandercock of Davidson 18-3.  However, this time Alex Medved followed up his brother with a 3:53 pin fall win over Joe McGinley at 157, putting the Bulldogs back in the match with five bouts remaining.

The two teams then traded forfeit victories at 165 and 174 to keep the match tight, yet in favor of the Davidson Wildcats.

However, the Bulldogs took the final three matches rather easily, as Blake Salyer and Jonathan Velazquez each picked up major decision wins at 184 and 197, respectively, while Porter put the match away for the 'Dogs win a pin fall win at 2:38 over Charlie Woff in the heavyweight spot.

The Bulldogs improved to 1-6-1 after Saturday and will look to continue its recent dual match success as GWU will take on both No. 15 Virginia Tech and UNC Greensboro tomorrow afternoon in Blacksburg, VA.

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GWU 20, F &M 20

125: Forfeit
133: Brett Kostern (GWU) forfeit
141: Matt Murray (F) pinned Morgan McDaniel (GWU), 2:00
149: Ryan Medved (GWU) maj. dec. Eric Norgard (F), 10-2
157: Alex Medved (GWU) maj. dec. Matt Gittleman (F), 13-2
165: Anthony Bongarzone (F) maj. dec. David Pelsang (GWU), 14-4
174: Matt Followan (F) maj. dec. Blake Salyer (GWU), 14-4
184: Jonathan Velazquez (GWU) dec. Matt Latessa (F), 8-3
197: Dave Pucci (F) forfeit
HWT: Dustin Porter (GWU) dec. Colin Ely (F), 4-3

GWU 31, Davidson 23

125    Forfeit (Gardner-Webb )    NOMATCH    Ben Altman (Davidson )
133    Alex Radsky (Davidson )    TF5    Brett Kostern (Gardner-Webb )    22 - 5 ()
141    Vitaly Radsky (Davidson )    FALL    Morgan McDaniel (Gardner-Webb )    2:47
149    Ryan Medved (Gardner-Webb )    TF5    Carl Sandercock (Davidson )    18 - 3 ()
157    Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb )    FALL    Joe McGinley (Davidson )    3:53
165    Forfeit (Gardner-Webb )    NOMATCH    Tyler Mullen (Davidson )
174    David Pelsang (Gardner-Webb )    NOMATCH    Forfeit (Davidson )
184    Vincent Salyer (Gardner-Webb )    MD    Ike Crews (Davidson )    13 - 4
197    Jonathan Velazquez (Gardner-Webb )    MD    Mark Jeevratnam (Davidson )    10 - 0
285    Dustin Porter (Gardner-Webb )    FALL    Charlie Wolff (