Final Results

Lourdes tallied bonus points in all nine matches in which the Gray Wolves contested on Thursday evening on the way to downing Siena Heights 45-6 inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center in the home and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference opener.

"This was a fantastic way to start our dual meet season," head coach Dock Kelly III said afterwards.  "I have to give credit to Coach Piszker for having our guys prepared to compete.  It showed in every individual bout.  I really love the intensity and sense of urgency that we wrestled with tonight."
 
The Gray Wolves wasted little time jumping in front as Nick Rodriguez (Toledo, Ohio/Clay H.S.) opened with a 21-5 tech fall.  The NAIA's fifth-ranked wrestler registered six first period takedowns before ending the contest just 10 seconds into the second stanza.
 
Siena Heights (0-1, 0-1 WHAC) picked up its lone victory via forfeit at 133 pounds to give the Saints a brief 6-5 lead overall.
 
From there it was all Gray Wolves.  Cole McKinley (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview H.S.) led 11-2 in the opening period at 141 before registering a fall just 1:54 into the match, the first of three first period pins recorded by Lourdes grapplers on the night. 
 
Cyle Wells (Springfield, Ohio/Tecumseh H.S.) and Drew Torres (Phoenix, Ariz./Tempe Union H.S.) followed with back-to-back major decisions at 149 and 157 pounds respectively.  Both led 9-2 after the opening period with Wells building a 16-4 lead after two on the way to a 21-7 triumph.  Torres, ranked 24^th nationally, was in front 13-7 after five minutes before finishing with a 21-8 win.
 
Derick Coleman (Clyde, Ohio/Clyde H.S.) led just 6-1 after three minutes before opening up a 16-3 edge after two periods.  He closed out his match just 20 seconds into the third with a 19-4 technical fall win at 165 pounds, pushing the team advantage to 24-6.
 
Niko Christo (Galion, Ohio/Northmor H.S.), making his season debut, used 3:55 of riding time in his 174-pound bout on the way to scoring a 17-5 major decision.  Will Speight (Bedford, Ohio/Bedford H.S.), ranked fourth at 184 pounds, needed just 1:40 to record seven takedowns on his way to a 21-6 tech fall win.
 
The Gray Wolves closed the match with back-to-back pins at 197 and 285 pounds.  Carter Kroll (Ontario, Ohio/Ontario H.S.), ranked 20^th in the country, needed just 1:55 for his first period fall while Tyler Cobb (Toledo, Ohio/Clay H.S.) needed just six fewer seconds to register his.
 
Lourdes (1-0, 1-0) will return to the mat on Wednesday evening for another WHAC battle.  The Gray Wolves will head to Rochester Hills, Mich. to face Rochester (Mich.) beginning at 6:30 p.m. inside Garth Pleasant Arena.