LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Holding a narrow lead, with one of the Division I pins leaders on deck for Bellarmine in the final match, App State Wrestling needed a clutch performance from Carson Floyd.
Floyd delivered, securing a second-period pin that gave the Mountaineers an insurmountable 10-point lead with one match remaining in a 23-19 road victory at Bellarmine on Friday night. App State improved to 5-3 overall and 4-0 in SoCon duals in advance of a trip to Gardner-Webb on Tuesday.
The 11th pin of the season from Bellarmine heavyweight Daulton Mayer to close the dual meant that the Mountaineers and Knights (1-3, 0-2 SoCon) split the 10 matches, but Floyd's pin and two tech falls among App State's four bonus-point wins made the difference.