LEBANON, Ill. - The Hawks closed out their GLVC slate of duals action for the season with a tough 33-8 loss at the seventh-ranked team in all of DII in the Bearcats of McKendree on Wednesday evening (Feb. 5). 

Sabian Russell and Easton Norris highlighted the evening for Quincy, picking up the lone Hawk wins of the contest. 

Russell defeated Gunnar LeGrand in his 141 match, taking the dual by a 15-0 tech fall at the 2:12 mark of the bout. Norris showed a lot of resilience in his 157 match, coming out on top in a very back-and-forth battle with Luke Kemper, taking the barn-burner of a match by 15-13 decision to secure the Hawks' final points of the match. 

Jackson Jones came up just short in his 165 matchup with Cory Peterson, dropping a tightly contested 8-7 decision. Maxim Ryner gave Ridge Schutte a run for his money before the Hawks' 197-pounder ultimately dropped his match by 3-1 decision. 

Other action included a 10-3 decision for Anthony Bernardo over Quincy's Isaac Bourge at 133 pounds along with Bearcats' victories for Joey Semerad over Zachary Harrington (MD 13-4) at 149, Jason Strope over Brian Farley (Fall 1:46) at 125, Matt Ortiz over Dalton Schell (TF 19-3) at 174, Shamon Handegan over Callan Ivy (MD 15-4) at 184 and Tyler Haynes over Caleb Groff (TF 21-3) in the heavyweight showdown. 

Next Up 

The Hawks back on the road for a busy weekend in Indianapolis, IN to close out their regular season slate. First, squaring up in the Greyhounds Duals on Saturday (Feb. 8) before taking part in the Greyhound Open on Sunday (Feb. 9) with both events hosted by UIndy.