SALEM, Va. – The Cardinal wrestling team wrapped up another positive trip down south in Virginia over the weekend, going 2-2 in dual matches but then capping the weekend with a repeat victory in the Star City Classic on Sunday afternoon.

Otterbein opened at the Southeast Duals with four head-to-head showdowns on Saturday in Roanoke, beginning with a tough 25-13 defeat to Washington and Lee. The Cards then responded with victories over Liberty (31-13) and Southern Virginia (48-0) before a 24-13 loss to host Ferrum.

Seniors Corbin Bunsold (184) and Drew Kasper (285) both went a perfect 4-0 on the day. Bunsold had a first-round pin and major decision included in his effort, while Kasper knocked off his second top-10 opponent this season with a 16-6 major over Nico Ramirez from Southern Virginia.

Kasper, ranked as the top heavyweight in the nation, took Sunday off following his victory over the No. 9 ranked Ramirez. He is 9-0 so far this season.

Otterbein then defended its title at the Star City Classic, winning six weight classes and ultimately compiling 160.5 points to comfortably finish atop the standings of 13 schools. Ferrum took runner-up status with 126 points collectively.

Jackson Lakso (133), Ryan Whitten (157), Willy Plaisir (165), Donny Didion (174), Bunsold (184) and Jarrod Setliff (197) all won their respective brackets.

The No. 18-ranked Lakso went a clean 4-0, including a 73-second pin the semifinals, while Whitten also posted a 4-0 mark with two bonus-point results (a pin and tech fall in the semis). Whitten, now 13-3 this year, went 7-1 on the weekend with his only loss coming in extra time.

Plaisir went 4-0 with three bonus-point wins, including a fall in the finals over Justin Guy of Ferrum, while Didion scrapped his way through with four close decisions.

Bunsold eased through as the top seed with three victories, one being a 93-second pin, and Setliff was dominant with four-straight falls to defeat the 197-pound bracket. All four of those decisive pins came in the first round, and he now has seven on the young schedule.

A handful of other Cardinals also jumped on the mat and took part in various bouts. Santino DiSabato went 4-4 on the weekend as a whole, including one loss as a narrow 1-0 decision in the Washington and Lee dual. Mason Sparks, Jacob Williams, Braden Neuberger and Chris Martinez also had multiple victories by bonus points.

Otterbein will be back in action with a pair of road duals this week, opening the conference slate Tuesday night at Wilmington before a Saturday matchup at Rochester in Michigan. The latter event has been moved up to 2 p.m.