LIBERTY, Mo. – The No. 12-ranked University of Indianapolis Wrestling team picked up a pair of wins on the campus of William Jewell College, moving to 3-0 in GLVC action.
#12 UIndy 43 - William Jewell 6
The first match of the day was versus the host school in the Cardinals, in which the Hounds dominated on route to a 43-6 victory. The match started with a 125 forfeit by the Cardinals, putting the Hounds up by 6, but Jewell fought back with a win at 133.
Ray Rioux however, slammed the door shut on a Cardinal run with a fall in just 42 seconds. From there it was Hound-City, with
Nathan Conley winning 10-2 at 149, and then No. 3
Logan Bailey getting his eighth pin of the year at 157, this one in just 33 seconds.
No. 8
Jack Eiteljorge kept the pin train rolling with one of his own at 165 to give the Hounds a 28-3 lead.
Owen Butler grabbed a tech-fall before the Cardinals grabbed their second win of the dual at 184. A forfeit victory by No. 11 Blubaugh preceded a major by
Cale Gray at heavyweight securing the win.
#12 UIndy 35 - Ouachita Baptist 9
Aidan Sprague once again accepted a forfeit to get the ball rolling in the match against Ouachita Baptist. Like the William Jewell contest, the Tigers fought back at 133, getting a fall and evening the score up. Adding to the levels of Déjà vu the match was giving, Rioux got his second pin of the day, this one in 2:13.
A major by Conley at 149 led into another victory by No. 3 Bailey. Eiteljorge joined Rioux in the double pin crew with his own in 2:24. Butler,
Kyle Saez and Blubaugh's trio of victories put the dual out of reach.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds face one of the premier wrestling squads in the GLVC in the Maryville Saints on Wednesday, Jan 18 in St. Louis, Mo. The action is set to begin at 7 p.m.
