Chattanooga 28, #14 Ohio State 13

COLUMBUS, Ohio --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga won seven of 10 matches Sunday, including two pins and one major decision, to knock off No. 14 Ohio State 28-13 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

 

The Mocs, who improve to 5-0 in dual matches, jumped out to a 9-0 lead then took the lead for good, 15-13, on Matt Koz’s decision over Corey Morrison in the 285-pound match.

 

“This is a huge win for our program,” UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said.  “To come on the road and beat a ranked team in front of their home fans is a big accomplishment.  We had contributions from everyone in the lineup, and I am extremely proud.

 

“This win makes us even more hungry.  We will take a little bit of time off but get back to work quickly to prepare for the remainder of the season, the conference and the NCAAs.”

 

Aaron Martin, ranked as high as No. 13 nationally, set the tempo for the Mocs in the opening match of the afternoon.  Martin pinned Lance Palmer, ranked 19th for the Buckeyes, at 1:46 of the second period.

 

Jake Yost followed with a 3-2 decision over Jason Johnstone at 157 as UTC pulled out to a 9-0 advantage.

 

Eighteenth-ranked Chris Vondruska put OSU on the scoreboard with three points, defeating Seth Garvin, 8-3 at 165.

 

The two teams traded wins at 174 and 184.  Lloyd Rogers scored a 5-3 victory over Blake Maurer at 174, and third-ranked Mike Pucillo posted a 12-3 major over UTC’s Josh Edmondson, leaving UTC’s lead at 12-7.

 

The Buckeyes, 1-2, grabbed their first and only lead of the match at 197.  Sixth-ranked J.D. Bergman pinned Nick Lorenzano midway through the first period.

 

Koz, a transfer from Minnesota, was making his UTC debut at Sunday’s dual.  He scored eight points in the third period to pull away from Morrison and hand the Mocs a 15-13 edge.

 

Continuing their strong performances at the lighter weights, the Mocs dominated the final three matches of the day.  No. 17 Javier Maldonado held off Will Livingston at 125, 6-4.  All-America Matt Keller won his 10th straight match and remained undefeated on the year, pinning Owen Schaefer early in the third period.  Michael Keefe, ranked 17th, completed the team victory with an impressive 24-10 major over Matt Fleming.

 

UTC’s last win over a ranked opponent came at last year’s Lone Star Duals when the Mocs edged No. 18 Wisconsin, 19-18.  The last time UTC defeated an opponent ranked as high as 14 was Jan. 14, 2005 when the Mocs beat No. 12 Missouri, 19-16 at the Virginia Duals.

 

The Mocs return to action Dec. 29 and 30 at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C.

 

Ohio State vs. Chattanooga                                                                                         OSU     UTC

149 ? No. 13 Aaron Martin (UTC) pinned No. 19 Lance Palmer (OSU), 4:46                           0          6

157 ? Jake Yost (UTC) dec. Jason Johnstone (OSU), 3-2                                                     0          9         

165 ? No. 18 Chris Vondruska (OSU) dec. Seth Garvin (UTC), 8-3                                        3          9

174 ? Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. Blake Maurer, 5-3                                                              3          12

184 ? No. 3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) mdec. Josh Edmondson (UTC), 12-3                                   7          12

197 ? No. 6 J.D. Bergman (OSU) pinned Nick Lorenzano (UTC), 1:36                                  13         12

285 ? Matt Koz (UTC) dec. Corey Morrison (OSU), 13-7                                                     13         15

125 ? No. 17 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Will Livingston (OSU), 6-4                                  13         18

133 ? No. 2 Matt Keller (UTC) pinned Owen Schaefer (OSU), 6:33                                      13         24

141 ? No. 17 Michael Keefe (UTC) mdec. Matt Fleming (OSU) 24-10                                  13         28

 

 

 

Appalachian State 21, Duquesne 18

Pittsburgh 31, Appalachian State 9

Dec. 17, 2006 - Appalachian State managed a split in its tri-meet on Sunday, falling to Pitt 31-9 but bouncing back to defeat Duquesne 21-18. The Mountaineers move to 2-6 on the season in dual meets.

After a quick 6-0 lead courtesy of a Dave Hazell pin, ASU found itself in an 18-18 tie with Duquesne heading into the final match. In the deciding match at 197 pounds, Senior Josh Carroll stepped up for the Mountaineers, edging out a 5-4 decision over DU’s Tim Frank to give ASU three points and the win.

The Duquesne meet saw ASU’s Scott Ervin, ranked No. 14 nationally, return from an injury hiatus to pin Brandon Baldini in the 149-pound weight class. The pin is Ervin’s fourth of the season in six matches and came at the 2:11 mark. With the victory, Ervin improves to 6-0 in 2006.

In the first meet of the day, Pittsburgh outgunned ASU by a 31-9 margin. Alex Brown, Eddie Hutchinson, and Hazell all earned vicories by decision, but the rest of the Mountaineers couldn’t keep ASU in it. The No. 23 Panthers scored three pins.

Freshman Alex Brown made his first starts of the season Sunday, filling in for Terreyl Williams at 133 pounds. Brown registered his first career victory with a 4-2 decision over Pitt’s Zach Bowman, then dropped an 11-1 major decision to DU’s Brad Cipriani.

The Mountaineers return to friendly North Carolina for their next trial: the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., a two-day event spanning Dec. 29 and Dec. 30.

Complete Results

Appalachian vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 17, 2006
HWT David Hazell (ASU) dec. Zach Shaeffer (UP), 5-2 (3-0)
125 Jimmy Controy (UP) pinned Frank Celorrio (ASU), 4:20 (3-6)
133 Alex Brown (ASU) dec. Zach Bowman (UP), 4-2 (6-6)
141 Joe Ciampoli (UP) maj. dec. Clinton Swango (ASU), 10-1 (6-10)
149 Joey Ecklof (UP) pinned Zack Martin (ASU), 4:10 (6-16)
157 Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) dec. Mark Generalovich (UP), 4-1 (9-16)
165 Sean Richmond (UP) pinned Tommy Hutchinson (ASU), 0:28 (9-22)
174 Keith Gavin (UP) dec. Neal Martin (ASU), 6-2 (9-25)
184 Mike Heist (UP) dec. Dan Carrasco (ASU), 3-1 (9-28)
197 Eric Cassidy (UP) dec. Josh Carroll (ASU), 7-2 (9-31)

Appalachian vs. Duquesne
Dec. 17, 2006
HWT Dave Hazell (ASU) pinned Joe D'Orsie (DU), 2:43 (6-0)
125 Jonathan Bittinger (DU) maj. dec. Frank Celorrio (ASU), 11-2 (6-4)
133 Brad Cipriani (DU) maj. dec. Alex Brown (ASU), 11-1 (6-8)
141 Clinton Swango (ASU) dec. Jayk Cobbs (DU), 6-4 (9-8)
149 Scott Ervin (ASU) pinned Brandon Baldini (DU), 2:11 (15-8)
157 Cody Midlam (DU) dec. Eddie Hutchinson (ASU), 5-2 (15-11)
165 Ryan Sula (DU) dec. Tommy Hutchinson (ASU), 6-0 (15-14)
174 Neal Martin (ASU) dec. Scott Black (DU), 6-0 (18-14)
184 Jared Ricotta (DU) maj. dec. Dan Carrasco (ASU), 15-1 (18-18)
197 Josh Carroll (ASU) dec. Tim Frank (DU), 5-4 (21-18)

 

 

 

 

Old Dominion 30, The Citadel 12

Charleston, S.C. ? Old Dominion earned victories in seven of the 10 weight classes as they topped The Citadel 30-12 in wrestling action at McAlister Field House on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Bulldogs to 1-1 on the season in dual action while the Monarchs improve to 2-1.  

 

Junior Levi Duyn at 149 pounds and junior Darius Caldwell at 174 both earned decisions for the Cadets while junior John Buck won by forfeit in the heavyweight class. Freshman Tyler Sim at 125 pounds and junior Michael Arias at 141 both narrowly lost by decision as they each came up short by a mark of 7-5. The Monarchs notched a major decision, a technical fall, and two forfeit victories.

 

Sim nearly came from behind to top another freshman in Kyle Hutter after earning two takedown points in the third period to close the deficit to 5-4. However, Hutter was able to hold on for the victory as Sim notched a stall point in the closing seconds but still lost the decision by a final of 7-5.

 

Duyn took control of his bout with Kaylen Baxter after a near fall gave him three points to make it 5-0 in the second period. Baxter inched closer at 7-4, but Duyn earned an escape point to expand his lead to 8-4 and added a riding point to secure a 9-4 decision to put the Bulldogs on the board and within seven at 10-3.

 

After a forfeit and a technical fall for Old Dominion at 157 and 165 pounds, The Citadel earned their second decision of the match thanks to an exciting victory by Caldwell. His opponent, Derek Coffey, broke a scoreless tie in the second period with two takedown points. After Caldwell tied the match at two with a riding time advantage point, he took the lead with two takedown points with under 30 seconds left in the bout and won by a final of 4-2 to make it a 21-6 Monarch lead.

 

Jesse Strawn earned a decision at 184 pounds and David Mendoza won by forfeit at 197 to expand the Old Dominion advantage to 30-6. Buck won by forfeit in the heavyweight class to make the final mark 30-12.

 

The Citadel will head to Nevada for the second time on the season this week. After competing in the Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 1-2, the Bulldogs will participate in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 20 in Reno, Nev. Results from Reno and the latest on The Citadel wrestling team will be available at www.CitadelSports.com.

 

Old Dominion 30 The Citadel 12

 

125 ?Hutter (ODU) dec. Sim, 7-5 (3-0)

 

133 ? Koballa (ODU) maj. dec. Easter, 19-6 (7-0)

 

141 ? Williams (ODU) dec. Arias, 7-5 (10-0)

 

149 ? Duyn (CIT) dec. Baxter, 9-4 (10-3)

 

157 ? Brown (ODU) fft. (16-3)

 

165 ? Pullano (ODU) tech. fall Filter, 15-0 (21-3)

 

174 ? Caldwell (CIT) dec. Coffey, 4-2 (21-6)

 

184 ? Strawn (ODU) dec. Dickerson, 6-1 (24-6)

 

197 ? Mendoza (ODU) fft. (30-6)

 

285 ? Buck (CIT) fft. (30-12)