COLUMBIA, Ky.--No. 13 Cumberland wrestling goes on the road and picks up their second dominant Top 15 win of the week flexing their way to a 29-9 win over No. 12 Lindsey Wilson.

The match kicked off with a tight battle at 125, where fourth-ranked Conner Diamond of Lindsey Wilson secured a 7-2 decision over Chris Busutil, giving the home team an early 3-0 lead. However, Cumberland quickly countered when third-ranked Sammy Shires at 133 secured a decisive 5-0 victory against No. 17 Nate Becker, leveling the score at 3-3.

A battle ensued at 141, as No. 12 Jared Dinh and No. 3 Adrian Ayala had to go to sudden victory with Ayala coming out with the 4-1 win and giving the Blue Raiders a 6-3 advantage. 

11th-ranked Victor Guzman flipped the momentum to help Cumberland take control of the match with an impressive pin at 149, swinging the momentum in favor of Cumberland at 9-6. 

The momentum carried through the middleweights where the Phoenix really created separation. No. 16 ranked 165 lb wrestler Eli Clemmons wrestler down at 157 and picked up 9-5 decision.  No. 3 Cole Smith dominated No. 10 Cory Cannon with a tech fall and Rocco Horvath sealed the win for CU with a tech fall of his own putting Cumberland up 26-6 with two bouts left.

Tyler Rowland battled with No. 14 Nikolas Perovic, but dropped a close decision 9-7. 

Kawuan Deboe put the exclamation point on the match upsetting No. 9 Carlos Figueroa with a takedown in closing seconds of the match after trailing for a majority of the later periods for a 4-2 decision and a 29-9 Phoenix win. 

With this convincing performance, Cumberland remains perfect in Mid-South Conference action at 4-0 and improve to 8-1 in duals. Depending on the results of tomorrow night's No. 5 Campbellsville and No. 10 Cumberlands match, the Phoenix could be set up for a conference championship dual against the Patriots next Friday at home. 

No. 13 Cumberland 29, No. 12 Lindsey Wilson 9
125: Conner Diamond (LWC) over Chris Busutil (CU) (Dec 7-2) LWC 3-0
133: #3 Sammy Shires (CU) over #17 Nate Becker (LWC) (Dec 5-0) Tied 3-3
141: #3 Adrian Ayala (LWC) over #12 Jared Dinh (CU) (SV-1 4-1) LWC 6-3
149: #11 Victor Guzman (CU) over Drake Montelongo (LWC) (Fall 1:48) CU 9-6
157: #16 (165) Eli Clemmons (CU) over William George (LWC) (Dec 9-5) CU12-6
165: Cameron Nesbitt (CU) over Jesus Avila (LWC) (MD 15-2) CU 16-6
174: #3 Cole Smith (CU) over #10 Cory Cannan (LWC) (TF 20-5 6:45) CU 21-6
184: Rocco Horvath (CU) over John Sexton (LWC) (TF 16-0 4:52) CU 26-6
197: Nikolas Perovic (LWC) over Tyler Rowland (CU) (Dec 9-7) CU 26-9
285: Kawaun Deboe (CU) over #9 Carlos Figueroa (LWC) (Dec 4-2) CU 29-9