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The Terrier Twelve: No. 5 - Roberts Tops Nation's Best at Southern Scuffle
July 2, 2008 Coming in at No. 5 in The Terrier Twelve is junior Mike Roberts' run to the 149-pound championship at the 2007 Southern Scuffle on Dec. 29-30. Roberts upset the first- and third-ranked wrestlers in the country en route to the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler honor. In the championship match, Roberts posted a 3-2 victory over previously undefeated and top-ranked Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota. He opened his run with a 17-6 major decision against William Powell (App. St.) and followed that up by pinning No. 3 Darrion Caldwell (N.C. State) in the closing seconds of their match to advance to the round of 16. He reached the quarterfinals with a 9-3 triumph over Matthew Fittery (Lock Haven) before qualifying for the semifinals by posting a 5-3 victory against Joey Metzler of Old Dominion. Sixth-seeded Kaylen Baxter (Old Dominion) was the only wrestler in the way of a spot in the championship match, but Roberts came out on top, 9-6. In the title bout, Roberts earned a takedown against Schlatter in the opening minute of action. After cutting Schlatter free, Roberts continued to be aggressive but settled for the 2-1 lead after one. Each wrestler opened the next two periods (Roberts in the 2nd, Schlatter in the 3rd) with an escape and that would be the end of the scoring, as Roberts capped his unseeded run to the title. Roberts, who was named TheMat.com National Wrestler of the Week for his performance, went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year and finished the year with a record of 28-11. The Terrier Twelve No. 12 - Men's Soccer Defeats Brown No. 10 - Anderson Hat Trick Lifts Women's Ice Hockey over BC No. 9 - Waresmith Qualifies for NCAA Championships No. 8 - Holland Erupts for 38 vs. Hartford |
