LEBANON, Tenn. – Sean Nguyen and Nate Croley each registered Major Decisions and John Oliveiri’s Decision at 165 gave Cumberland a one-point lead, but fourth-ranked Campbellsville University won the last four bouts in a 22-11 victory over the No. 18 Phoenix on Friday night in Campbellsville, Ky.
Nguyen gave Cumberland an early lead and back-to-back victories by Croley and Oliveiri provided CU with an 11-10 advantage with four bouts remaining, but the Tigers (16-7) posted Decisions in all four outings to take the overall match.
Nguyen collected the Major Decision, 8-0, at 125 versus Michael Beets, but Campbellsville’s Aaron Rugnao registered a 9-6 Decision over Josh Elpers at 133 and 13th-ranked Jayce Carr won a 7-3 Decision against Alema Favors at 141. Third-ranked Jaedin Sklapsky’s 14-4 Major Decision versus Austin Meyn at 141 gave the Tigers a 10-4 lead in the match.
Ninth-ranked Croley recorded a 13-3 Major Decision over Michael Diemer at 157, getting the Phoenix back into the match, and Oliveiri followed with an 8-5 Decision against Donnie Beyer at 165.
Campbellsville won each of the last four bouts, with 12th-ranked Justin Brown posting a 7-4 Decision over No. 16 Orlando Nawade at 165 and top-ranked Chuck Sharon winning an 8-4 Decision at 184 against No. 7 Kyle Delaune. Tyler Rowland won by the same score at 197 versus Matt Carroll and 15th-ranked Terrell Moore finished off the match with a 10-4 Decision over Jon Floyd at 285.
Cumberland ends the regular season this Wednesday, facing 14th-ranked University of the Cumberlands at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
#4 Campbellsville Univ. 22, #18 Cumberland Univ. 11
| Wt. Class | Winner | Result | Loser | CU | CAMP |
| 125 | Sean Nguyen (CU) | MD; 8-0 | Michael Beets (CAMP) | 4 | 0 |
| 133 | Aaron Rugnao (CAMP) | D; 9-6 | Josh Elpers (CU) | 4 | 3 |
| 141 | #13 Jayce Carr (CAMP) | D; 7-3 | Alema Favors (CU) | 4 | 6 |
| 149 | #3 Jaedin Schlapsky (CAMP) | MD; 14-4 | Austin Meyn (CU) | 4 | 10 |
| 157 | #9 Nate Croley (CU) | MD; 13-3 | Michael Diemer (CAMP) | 8 | 10 |
| 165 | John Oliveiri (CU) | D; 8-5 | Donnie Beyer (CAMP) | 11 | 10 |
| 174 | #12 Justin Brown (CAMP) | D; 7-4 | #16 Orlando Nawade (CU) | 11 | 13 |
| 184 | #1 Chuck Sharon (CAMP) | D; 8-4 | #7 Kyle Delaune (CU) | 11 | 16 |
| 197 | Tyler Rowland (CAMP) | D; 8-4 | Matt Carroll (CU) | 11 | 19 |
| 285 | #4 15 Terrell Moore (CAMP) | D; 10-4 | Jon Floyd (CU) | 11 | 22 |
D – Decision
MD – Major Decision
TF – Technical Fall
F – Fall
FOR – Forfeit
MFOR – Medical Forfeit
