COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Allen University men's and women's wrestling teams opened their home seasons in a tri-meet on Wednesday evening with the Men going 2-0 while the women finished 0-2.
Allen men defeated conference foe Lincoln Memorial 28-16 and NAIA foe St. Andrews 40-6 while the women fell 25-10 to LMU and 18-13 to St. Andrews.
Leading the men was senior All-Americans
Drevon Wallace (149) and MJ Jackson (184) with big wins in the dual against LMU while sophomore Emmanuel Velasquez (197) won the match for the Yellowjackets. He bumped up a weight class to pin his heavier foe at 285 lbs and clinched the match for AU with his third period fall that had the crowd roaring.
Junior transfer
Alex Dorce also had a big night as he won both of his matches by fall  at 174 lbs to grab 12 team points for AU on the night.
In the comeback win over LMU, Allen was led by a major decision win from
Nyshaad Hannon at 133 as he put up 22 points while Wallace won 7-3. Allen then won the final four matches of the dual after trailing 16-7 led by Dorce's first period fall and All-American MJ Jackson's 8-2 win.
Christian Poplous then won by forfeit at 197.Â
In the dominant win over St. Andrews, Allen was led again by Hannon as he pulled out a big first period fall to tie the match at 6 before junior transfer eric Caoin won by tech valla t 141. Wallace then won 16-2 at 149 before freshman
Dharrin Smith edge his foe 4-2 at 157 lbs. Junior
Ya'Donnis Hardaway also won by a 16-2 major at 165 while Dorce picked up another fall. Junior
Rubin Izzard then finished off the dual and the night at heavyweight with a 3-1 overtime victory.
Leading the women was
Cathia Timas (143) who went 2-0 in both of her matches winning by fall and decision.
JahMya Hill (155) and Stephanie Gonzales (191) also each went 1-1 and 2-0 respectively, winning their bouts via forfeits.
Allen men improve to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Conference Carolinas while the Ladies fall to 0-2. The women return to action Friday night with a match at Presbyterian College at 7 PM. The men will next be in action on Tuesday when they head to WV to face Bluefield State.
