ALMA, Mich. – The Alma College men's wrestling team hosted their first conference dual of the season inside Art Smith arena on Thursday, February 1st.  The Scots fell to the Thunder by a final score of 35-9.

Kicking off the night, Tyler Demory faced off against Tyler Beach and battled hard in the beginning to take an early lead. The early points paid off as Demory was able to score several more times throughout the match and ultimately defeated Beach by tech fall (19-3), giving Alma a 5-0 lead. The next Alma win came in the 184 match where Eddie Williams faced off against Xander Lachance where again Williams fought hard and had several near falls early in the match. Williams would rake up enough points to win by tech fall as well (17-1) bringing the Scots team score to 9. 

The Scots would drop the remaining matches of the night as look to rebuttal against Albion College in their next conference dual. The Scots will host the Britons on February 15th, inside Art Smith Arena for Senior night starting at 7:00 PM.