Chattanooga 21, Oregon State 12
Chattanooga 23, Northern Iowa 15
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team trailed only once in two duals on the day and defeated two formidable foes on the road. The 17th-ranked Mocs improved their dual record to a perfect 7-0 with a 21-12 win over Oregon State and a 23-15 victory over Northern Iowa. Both matches were held on the UNI campus.
The Mocs received double victories from 15th-ranked Javier Maldonado at 125 pounds, No. 6 Matt Keller at 133, No. 14 Aaron Martin at 149, No. 19 Lloyd Rogers at 174 and Mat Koz at 285.
"I expected to beat Oregon State," UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said. "What was unexpected was beating three nationally-ranked wrestlers that Oregon State had. “We're just trying to set a standard. We didn't wrestle our best against Oregon State as a team. We looked flat in some places. We wrestled much better against Northern Iowa, but we had to."
UTC eased out to a 15-0 lead over previously unbeaten Oregon State before relinquishing a match. Maldonado edged Jake Gonzales 6-5, Keller defeated Bobby Pfennings 10-3 and Josh Keefe beat No. 15 Kyle Larson 8-3 at 141. Josh Keefe filled in for his twin brother, 17th-ranked Michael, at 141 who is suffering from a sore shoulder.
Martin followed Keefe at 149 with a 7-0 shutout of Derek Kipperberg, and Jake Yost scored a 6-0 win over Keegan Davis at 157.
The Beavers, 7-1, won three of the final five matches to cut into the lead. Brett Arand pinned Seth Garvin at 165, Kyle Bressler topped Mike Marable 10-9 at 184 and Travis Gardner recorded a 3-0 decision over Josh Edmondson at 197.
Rogers registered a one-point win over seventh-ranked Jeremy Larson at 174, and Koz ended the match with a sudden victory 4-2 win over No. 4 Ty Watterson.
"Rogers probably had the biggest win,” Bono said. “Their guy has been ranked as high as seventh in the nation. Lloyd has worked so hard and come so far. Koz stepping up and beating their ranked guy at heavyweight and then Josh upsetting Larson was gravy because the match came down to wins from Aaron Martin, Jake Yost and Rogers.”
UTC was nearly as impressive against the host Panthers, now 0-5. Maldonado and Keller spotted the Mocs an 8-0 lead with back-to-back major decisions. Maldonado beat Grant Ruge 10-2 and Keller was a 14-2 winner over Kyle Anson.
After a loss at 141, Martin turned in his second shutout of the day with a 2-0 decision over Ryan Osgood.
Moza Fay’s win over Yost at 157 and Nick Baima’s technical fall over Seth Garvin gave the Panthers a 12-11 lead. UTC retook the lead and closed out the match, winning three of the last four.
Rogers pinned Curt Zinnel, Edmondson defeated Danny Dunning 5-2 and Koz edged Andrew Anderson 4-3.
UTC is off to its best dual-record start since beginning the 1987-88 season 10-0.
The Mocs host highly-regarded American University Friday at 6 p.m. at Maclellan Gym.
No. 17 Chattanooga 21, Oregon State 12
125 ? Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Jake Gonzales (OSU), 6-5 3-0
133 ? Matt Keller (UTC) dec. Bobby Pfennings (OSU), 10-3 6-0
141 ? Josh Keefe (UTC) dec. Kyle Larson (OSU), 8-3 9-0
149 ? Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Derek Kipperberg (OSU), 7-0 12-0
157 ? Jake Yost (UTC) dec. Keegan Davis (OSU), 6-0 15-0
165 ? Brett Arand (OSU) pinned Seth Garvin (UTC), 1:53 15-6
174 ? Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. Jeremy Larson (OSU), 4-3 18-6
184 ? Kyle Bressler (OSU) dec. Mike Marable (UTC), 10-9 18-9
197 ? Travis Gardner (OSU) dec. Josh Edmondson (UTC, 3-0 18-12
HWT ? Matt Koz (UTC) dec. Ty Watterson (OSU), 4-2 sv 21-12
No. 17 Chattanooga 23, Northern Iowa 15
125 ? Javier Maldonado (UTC) maj. dec. Grant Ruge (UNI), 10-2 4-0
133 ? Matt Keller (UTC) maj. dec. Kyle Anson (UNI), 14-2 8-0
141 ? C.J. Ettelson (UNI) maj. dec. Josh Keefe (UTC), 17-7 8-4
149 ? Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Ryan Osgood (UNI), 2-0 11-4
157 ? Moza Fay (UNI) dec. Jake Yost (UTC), 9-5 11-7
165 ? Nick Baima (UNI) tech. fall Seth Garvin (UTC), 20-5 11-12
174 ? Lloyd Rogers (UTC) pinned Curt Zinnel (UNI), 6:09 17-12
184 ? Josh Edmondson (UTC) dec. Danny Dunning (UNI), 5-2 20-12
197 ? Dallas Mitchell (UNI) dec. Mike Marable (UTC), 7-0 20-15
HWT ? Matt Koz (UTC) dec. Andrew Anderson (UNI), 4-3 23-15
Davidson 18, Duke 17
Davidson 30, Princeton 18
DURHAM, N.C. -- Despite forfeiting two weight classes, the Davidson wrestling squad recorded its first two victories of the season on Saturday evening by pulling out a terrific 18-17 triumph over host Duke and a 30-18 match versus Princeton. Sophomore Kevin Cook had the deciding victory in each dual bout, plus had his first career pin in the win over Princeton. Davidson is now 2-3 on the season.
Davidson led Duke 15-11 when Cook took the mat. But without a heavyweight, a six-point forfeit awaited the Wildcats after Cook's 197-pound bout. Cook delivered an 8-4 decision to clinch the first victory of the season for the Wildcats. Davidson also won the previous three bouts, including two one-point decisions, giving Cook the opportunity to come through in the clutch.
Both Princeton and Davidson forfeited two matches, but the Wildcats won four of the remaining six match-ups to score the 12-point triumph. Junior Trebor Clavette and senior Marcus Boyd posted major decisions at 165 and 174, respectively, before Cook pinned his opponent at 184, which clinched the victory for Davidson. Sophomore Sam O'Hair put the stamp on the victory with a major decision of his own at 197.
Davidson wrestles again next weekend at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., on Friday and Saturday.
Davidson 18, Duke 17
125 -- Ben Altman (Dav) dec. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 2-1 -- Dav 3, Duke ?1*
133 -- Spencer Jasper (Duke) dec. Chris Panfili (Dav), 3-0 -- Dav 3, Duke 2
141 -- Jim Avola (Dav) dec. Philip Wightman (Duke), 11-6 -- Dav 6, Duke 2
149 -- Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) dec. Scott Matthews (Dav), 7-3 -- Dav 6, Duke 5
157 -- Addison Nuding (Duke) won by forfeit -- Duke 11, Dav 6
165 -- Trebor Clavette (Dav) dec. Aaron Glover (Duke), 7-4 -- Duke 11, Dav 9
174 -- Marcus Boyd (Dav) dec. John Barone (Duke), 10-9 -- Dav 12, Duke 11
184 -- Sam O’Hair (Dav) dec. Dan Tulley (Duke), 2-1 -- Dav 15, Duke 11
197 -- Kevin Cook (Dav) dec. Patrick Keenum (Duke), 8-4 -- Dav 18, Duke 11
HWT -- Mike Tunick (Duke) wins by forfeit -- Dav 18, Duke 17
*Duke's Kellan McKeon was docked a point due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Davidson 30, Princeton 18
125 -- Ben Altman (Dav) won forfeit -- Dav 6, PU 0
133 -- Chris Panfili (Dav) won forfeit -- Dav 12, PU 0
141 -- Danny Scotton (PU) dec. Jim Avola (Dav), 12-10 -- Dav 12, PU 3
149 -- Jesse Palermo (PU) dec. Scott Matthews (Dav), 4-0 -- Dav 12, PU 6
157 -- Aaron Casp (PU) won by forfeit -- Dav 12, PU 12
165 -- Trebor Clavette (Dav) major decision Matt Collins (PU), 16-5 -- Dav 16, PU 12
174 -- Marcus Boyd (Dav) major dec. John Clore (PU), 18-6 -- Dav 20, PU 12
184 -- Kevin Cook (Dav) pins Olver Noteware (PU), 5:27 -- Dav 26, PU 12
197 -- Sam O’Hair (Dav) major dec. Zach Morse (PU), 10-2 -- Dav 30, PU 12
HWT -- Kris Berr (PU) won by forfeit -- Dav 30, PU 18