Dec. 29, 2003

GREENSBORO, NC - The Old Dominion wrestling team finished 18th at the inaugural UNC-Greensboro Southern Scuffle, with 19 points. The Southern Scuffle was a two-day event, ending Monday evening. In Monday's action, Derrell Lorthridge (Wilmington, DE) lost by a 6-2 decision to Ryan Adams of UNC in the 285 weight class, while Adam Wright (Dayton, VA) lost a 7-4 decision to Missouri's J.C. Russell. Missouri won the Southern Scuffle with 185 points. The Monarchs will return to action January 9-10 for the Virginia Duals in Hampton, VA.

Southern Scuffle Final Results:
1  Missouri                  185.00
2  Minnesota                 169.50
3  Edinboro                  108.50
4  Citadel                    68.00
5  V M I                      58.50
6  Virginia Tech              55.50
7  U N C                      47.00
8  Duke                       45.00
9  U V A                      44.50
10 East Stroudsburg           41.00
   Rider                      41.00
12 Appalachian                40.00
13 Columbia                   38.00
14 U N C G                    33.50
15 NC State                   32.00
16 Slippery Rock              23.00
17 Maryland                   21.00
18 Old Dominion               19.00    
19 Davidson                   16.00
20 Penn State                 15.50
21 Gardner Webb               10.50
22 Franklin & Marshall         4.00
23 Oklahoma                    3.50

ODU Results:
125:  	Lowe (Minnesota) maj. Dec. Smith (ODU) 14-3
	Vasquez (Maryland) dec. Smith (ODU) 15-9
141:	Brown (VT) pin Hayduk (ODU) :56
	Naylor (UVA) maj. Dec. Hayduk (ODU) 14-5
149:	Whitby (ODU) maj. Dec. Kightinger (Slippery Rock) 15-5
	Spates (Missouri) pin Whitby (ODU) 2:34
	Whitby (ODU) pin Berryman (UNC-G)
	Whitby (ODU) dec. LaRochelle (Davidson) 10-6
	Whitby (ODU) pin Floyd (Duke) 3:21
	Smith (E. Stroudsburg) pin Whitby 1:10
165:	Durkee (UVA-unattached) pin Adams (ODU) 1:09
	Giandomenico (E. Stroudsburg) pin Gosnell (ODU) 3:57
	Gosnell (ODU) maj. Dec. Flaherty (Minnesota) 9-0
	Adams (ODU) med. Forfeit Lowery (VMI)
	Atkinson (UNC) dec. Gosnell (ODU) 7-3
	Adams (ODU) maj. Dec. Seemuller (F&M) 10-2
	Cunningham (Rider) dec. Adams (ODU) 3-1
184:	Wright (ODU) dec. Rivera (Penn State) 2-1
	Morrison (Rider-unattached) dec. Wright (ODU) 6-4
	Russell (Missouri) dec. Wright (ODU) 7-4
197:	Cummings (Penn State) dec. Dolida (ODU) 9-7
	Gibson (Edinboro) dec. Dolida (ODU) 8-1
285:	Lorthridge (ODU) dec. Coughlin (F&M) 7-0
	Lorthridge (ODU) pin Yanetti (VMI) 5:48
	Mennis (Edinboro) dec. Lorthridge (ODU) 2-1, tiebreaker
	Adams (UNC) dec. Lorthridge (ODU) 6-2