LEBANON, Tenn. – Sean Nguyen, Sammy Rosario and Kyle Delaune each posted a pair of victories and 17th-ranked Cumberland jumped ahead early in both duals en route to a 23-13 win against No. 19 Southeastern University and a 27-15 victory over Ouachita Baptist in wrestling action on Saturday in Lakeland, Fla.
Nguyen collected a 12-6 Decision over Southeastern’s Olson Delisca and an 18-6 Major Decision versus Ouachita’s Tyson Hume at 125, getting the Phoenix (10-3) off to good starts in both matches.
Rosario, ranked fifth at 133, followed with a 14-3 Major Decision against Southeastern’s Jaaziel Santana and pinned Ouachita’s Weston Cronan at 4:49.
Seventh-ranked Delaune picked up a Forfeit at 184 versus Southeastern and recorded a 19-1 Technical Fall over Ouachita’s Aaron Clayton.
Nguyen and Rosario gave Cumberland a 7-0 lead in the match against Southeastern, but SEU’s Caleb Rudisill registered a 8-6 Decision in Sudden Victory versus 15th-ranked Austin Meyn at 141, though CU’s Evan Cole followed with a 9-1 Major Decision at 149 against 10th-ranked Adrian Hughes.
Southeastern’s ninth-ranked Giovanny Bonilla tallied a 14-7 Decision over No. 12 Nate Croley at 157 and SEU’s fifth-ranked Tim Dinsdale posted a 12-2 Major Decision versus No. 16 Peter Donchev at 165. The Fire pulled ahead in the match, 13-11, with 13th-ranked Zach Colgan’s 11-6 Decision against No. 11 Orlando Nawade at 174.
Delaune’s Forfeit put the Phoenix back ahead and Matt Carroll followed with a 14-8 Decision at 197 over Zechariah Rives. Tommie Turner finished off the match with a 3-2 Decision in a tiebreaker against Silas Root.
Victories by Nguyen and Rosario gave Cumberland a 10-0 lead versus Ouachita and Brandon Weber added three more points with a 5-4 Decision over Harrison Bamman at 141.
The Tigers got on the board at 149, with third-ranked Blake Clevenger pinning Javon Walker at 4:02, but Croley registered an 8-1 Decision against Connar Loderhose at 157.
Ouachita pulled within 16-12 with a pin by Jonathan Woods at 165 over John Oliveiri at 4:28, but Nawade won an 8-6 Decision over Kaleb Rippy at 174 and Delaune destroyed Aaron Clayton at 184 for an almost insurmountable 24-12 advantage.
OBU’s Austin Hailey posted a 2-1 Decision against Tony Crowell at 197, but Cumberland freshman Jon Floyd ended the day with a 3-2 Decision against Jerhett Lett.
Cumberland heads to Marshall, Mo., next weekend for the two-day Missouri Valley College Invitational before getting back into Mid-South Conference action at home January 27 versus Truett-McConnell.
#17 Cumberland Univ. 23, #19 Southeastern Univ. 13
| Wt. Class | Winner | Result | Loser | CU | SEU |
| 125 | Sean Nguyen (CU) | D; 12-6 | Olson Delisca (SEU) | 3 | 0 |
| 133 | #5 Sammy Rosario (CU) | MD; 14-3 | Jaaziel Santana (SEU) | 7 | 0 |
| 141 | Caleb Rudisill (SEU) | SV-1; 8-6 | #15 Austin Meyn (CU) | 7 | 3 |
| 149 | Evan Cole (CU) | MD; 9-1 | #10 Adrian Hughes (SEU) | 11 | 3 |
| 157 | #9 Gionvanny Bonilla (SEU) | D; 14-7 | #12 Nate Croley (CU) | 11 | 6 |
| 165 | #5 Tim Dinsdale (SEU) | MD; 12-2 | #16 Peter Donchev (CU) | 11 | 10 |
| 174 | #13 Zach Colgan (SEU) | D; 11-6 | #11 Orlando Nawade (CU) | 11 | 13 |
| 184 | #7 Kyle Delaune (CU) | FOR | 17 | 13 | |
| 197 | Matt Carroll (CU) | D; 14-8 | Zechariah Rives (SEU) | 20 | 13 |
| 285 | Tommie Turner (CU) | TB-1; 3-2 | Silas Root (SEU) | 23 | 13 |
#17 Cumberland Univ. 27, Ouachita Baptist 15
| Wt. Class | Winner | Result | Loser | CU | OBU |
| 125 | Sean Nguyen (CU) | MD; 18-6 | Tyson Hume (OBU) | 4 | 0 |
| 133 | #5 Sammy Rosario (CU) | F; 4:49 | Weston Cronan (OBU) | 10 | 0 |
| 141 | Brandon Weber (CU) | D; 5-4 | Harrison Bamman (OBU) | 13 | 0 |
| 149 | #3 Blake Clevenger (OBU) | F; 4:02 | Javon Walker (CU) | 13 | 6 |
| 157 | #12 Nate Croley (CU) | D; 8-1 | Connar Loderhose (OBU) | 16 | 6 |
| 165 | Jonathon Woods (OBU) | F; 4:28 | John Oliveiri (CU) | 16 | 12 |
| 174 | #11 Orlando Nawade (CU) | D; 8-6 | Kaleb Rippy (OBU) | 19 | 12 |
| 184 | #7 Kyle Delaune (CU) | TF; 19-1 | Aaron Clayton (OBU) | 24 | 12 |
| 197 | Austin Hailey (OBU) | D; 2-1 | Tony Crowell (CU) | 24 | 15 |
| 285 | Jon Floyd (CU) | D; 3-2 | Jerhett Lett (OBU) | 27 | 15 |
D – Decision
MD – Major Decision
TF – Technical Fall
F – Fall
FOR – Forfeit
MFOR – Medical Forfeit
