(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 19)- The No. 4 McKendree University wrestling team won its last three matches of the evening to earn a 20-15 upset victory over No. 2 Campbellsville University (Ky.).

The Bearcats improved to 5-1 overall and will host No. 2 Missouri Valley College on Tuesday, November 23 at 7 p.m. Missouri Valley is tied in second place with Campbellsville in the NAIA preseason poll.

Due to a forfeit loss at 125 pounds, McKendree found itself in an early  six-point deficit, but a major decision win by senior Wade Lowe (Godfrey, Ill., Alton) at 133 pounds over Daphilo Succes cut the Tigers lead to 6-4. A decision loss at 141 pounds put the Bearcats down five, but a major decision by senior Ryan Jahn (Bolingbrook, Ill., Bolingbrook) at 149 pounds put McKendree back in a good position, but still trailing 9-8.

Following a decision loss at 157 pounds, sophomore Isaiah Gonzalez (Montgomery, Ill., Montini Catholic) scored a 5-2 decision win over Quinten Brooks to get the Bearcats trailing again by a point, 11-12, but in what was an up-and-down night early on, McKendree lost a decision at 174 pounds to trail 15-11 with three matches remaining.

Senior Tanner Wolk (Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Ste. Genevieve) earned a hard fought 7-2 decision over Allen Scruggs at 184 pounds and a win by sophomore Kyle Reid (Belleville, Ill., Belleville East) wrestling up a weight class at 197 pounds gave the Bearcats their first lead of the night 17-15. Senior Andrew Sanchez (Shiloh, Ill., O'Fallon), also wrestling up a weight class at heavyweight, earned a 7-4 decision win over Chris Daniels to clinch the 20-15 upset victory for McKendree.