Nationals Duals
Chattanooga 2, Penn State 37
Chattanooga 11, Northwestern 31
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The 16th-ranked Chattanooga wrestling team made an early exit Saturday in its first trip to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The Mocs fell to the nation’s top-ranked team, Penn State, 37-2 in the preliminary round then were defeated 31-11 by ninth-ranked Northwestern in the consolation bracket.
Chattanooga, now 5-4 overall, never led in either dual although it had better results against Northwestern, claiming three of the 10 matches.
Twelve of the Wildcats’ team points came from UTC forfeits. Junior Shawn Cordell, subbing for the injured Steve Hromada at 133 pounds, was injured in his earlier match against Penn State and was unable to compete against Northwestern. With the decision in hand heading into the heavyweight match, UTC forfeited the last position.
Cody Cleveland got the Mocs on the scoreboard at 141 pounds. The sophomore defeated Keith Sulzer 7-2 to trim Northwestern’s lead to 10-3. Seth Garvin’s 6-4 win over Kyle Bartin at 157 got UTC to within 13-6.
Josh Edmondson provided the Mocs with their highest individual point total on the day, pinning Adil Kolovic in the second period to slice the deficit to 22-12.
In the 197-pound match, UTC’s Matt Koz led third-ranked Mike Tamillow, 3-2 late in the third period. But Koz was docked a point for stalling with one second remaining in regulation. Tamillow gained the takedown in overtime for a 5-3 victory.
Chattanooga managed only one win against top-ranked Penn State in the opener. Senior Lloyd Rogers posted a 12-6 victory over David Erwin at 174 pounds for UTC’s lone points of the match. A team point was deducted from the Mocs after Phil Davis defeated No. 13 Koz, 4-2 at 197, giving the Lions a 31-2 margin with one match to go.
The Lions, 6-0, used two pins, a major decision and a forfeit for the lopsided victory.
Mark McKnight began the dual with a pin at 125 pounds over UTC’s Javier Maldonado. The Mocs lost six points at 133 and fell behind 12-0 when Cordell couldn’t finish the match because on an injury. Jake Strayer and Bubba Jenkins extended Penn State’s advantage to 18-0 with back-to-back decisions at 141 and 149 over Cleveland and Joey Knox respectively.
Dan Vallimont scored a 15-7 major decision over Garvin at 157, and Dave Rella defeated Nick Davis 5-1 at 165 for a 25-0 Lions lead before Rogers got the Mocs on the scoreboard.
The Mocs faced a No. 1-ranked team for the third time in five years. UTC took on top-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., in both 2003 and 2004.
Chattanooga travels to Norman, Okla., next week to face Oklahoma Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
No. 1 Penn State 37, No. 16 Chattanooga 2
125 ? No. 7 Mark McKnight (PSU) pinned No. 9 Javier Maldonando (UTC), 4:49 6-0
133 - Tim Haas (PSU) won by forfeit Shawn Cordell (UTC) 12-0
141 ? No. 2 Jake Strayer (PSU) dec. No. 18 Cody Cleveland (UTC), 8-4 15-0
149 ? No. 4 Bubba Jenkins (PSU) dec. No. 20 Joey Knox (UTC), 5-3 18-0
157 ? No. 10 Dan Vallimont (PSU) maj. dec. No. 20 Seth Garvin (UTC), 15-7 22-0
165 - Dave Rella (PSU) dec. Nick Davis (UTC), 5-1 25-0
174 ? No. 12 Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. No. 17 David Erwin (PSU), 12-6 25-3
184 ? No. 14 Phil Bomberger (PSU) dec. No. 20 Josh Edmondson (UTC), 11-5 28-3
197 ? No. 2 Phil Davis (PSU) dec. No. 14Matt Koz (UTC), 4-2* 31-2*
285 - John Lamboranti (PSU) pinned Matt Lettner (UTC), 4:42 37-2
(*one team point deducted)
No. 9 Northwestern 31, No. 16 Chattanooga 11
125 ? No. 4 Brandon Precin (NW) maj. dec. No. 9 Javier Maldonando (UTC), 9-0 4-0
133 - Eric Metzler (NW) won by forfeit 10-0
141 - No. 18 Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. Keith Sulzer (NW), 7-2 10-3
149 ? No. 5 Ryan Lang (NW) dec. No. 20 Joey Knox (UTC), 5-3 13-3
157 - No. 20 Seth Garvin (UTC) dec. Kyle Bertin (NW), 6-4 13-6
165 - Dominic Marella (NW) pinned Nick Davis (UTC), 2:48 19-6
174 ? No. 14 Nick Hayes (NW) dec. No. 12 Lloyd Rogers (UTC), 8-4 22-6
184 - No. 20 Josh Edmondson (UTC) pinned Adil Kolovic (NW), 4:53 22-12
197 ? No. 3 Mike Tamillow (NW) dec. No. 14 Matt Koz (UTC), 5-3* ot 25-11*
285 ? No. 1 Dustin Fox (NW) won by forfeit 31-11
(*one team point deducted)
Davidson 14, Duke 28
Davidson 35, Princeton 15
NEW YORK ? The Davidson wrestling team split a pair of dual meets in New York City Friday, topping Princeton 35-15 and falling 28-14 to Duke. The Wildcats moved their record to 1-2.
Trebor Clavette led the way for the ?Cats, winning both his matches at 174. The senior scored a 19-4 technical fall over Aaron Glover of Duke and posted a 17-7 major decision over Travis Erdman of Princeton.
Sam O’Hair defeated Duke’s Robert Holbrook 1-0 at 197, the first match this season the junior has wrestled at that weight class. He also earned six points in a forfeit victory at 184 against Princeton.
Sophomore Carl Sandercock posted an 8-5 victory at 149 over Mike Bell of Duke and earned a forfeit win against Princeton. Freshman Vitaly Radsky picked up a 3-1 victory at 125 against Kellan McKeon of Duke in his only action, while twin brother Alex split a pair of matches. He wrestled at 141 against Duke and lost but pinned Robert Benitez of Princeton at 133, his usual weight class.
Sophomore Ben Altman also split two matches, earning a 6-5 victory at 125 against Princeton but falling at 133 against the Blue Devils. Freshman Joe McGinley also went 1-1 on the weekend, topping Princeton’s Aaron Casp 9-6 at 157 and dropping a 14-3 major decision against Duke.
Davidson returns to action Tuesday, Jan. 15, as the Wildcats host Gardner-Webb at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.
Duke 28, Davidson 14
125 - Vitaly Radsky, Davidson, dec. Kellan McKeon, 3-1
133 ? Bryan Gibson, Duke, pinned Ben Altman, 4:18
141 ? A.J. Guardado, Duke, dec. Alex Radsky, 6-2
149 ? Carl Sandercock, Davidson, dec. Mike Bell, 8-5
157 ? Voris Tejada, Duke, maj. dec. Joe McGinley, 14-3
165 ? Addison Nuding, Duke, dec. Kevin Cook, 7-2
174 ? Trebor Clavette, Davidson, won by tech. fall over Aaron Glover, 19-4
184 ? John Barone, Duke, won by forfeit
197 ? Sam O’Hair, Davidson, dec. Robert Holbrook, 1-0
Hwt. ? Mike Tunick, Duke, pinned Charlie Wolff, 3:41
Davidson 35, Princeton 15
125 - Ben Altman (D) dec. Tony Comunale 6-5
133 - Alex Radsky (D) pinned Robert Benitez, 4:38
141 - Jack Templeton (D) won by forfeit
149 - Carl Sandercock (D) won by forfeit
157 - Joe McGinley (D) dec. Aaron Casp, 9-6
165 - Mike Alvarez (P) dec. Kevin Cook, 7-5
174 - Trebor Clavette (D) maj. dec. Travis Erdman 17-7
184 - Sam O'Hair (D) won by forfeit
197 - Zach Morse (P) won by forfeit
HWT - Sam Ritter (P) won by forfeit
Appalachian State 22, UNC Greensboro 14
BOONE, N.C. - The Appalachian State wrestling team opened the home portion of the schedule in style, defeating UNC Greensboro 22-14 in front of a packed Varsity Gym. The Mountaineers, who fell to the Spartans last season, took the win to improve to 7-5 on the season and 1-0 in the conference. Greensboro falls to 3-4 on the season and 1-1 in the SoCon.
Freshmn Austin Trotman opened the match by capturing a 10-5 victory over Nick Clark to put ASU on top in the team match 3-0. Freshman Dylan Temple dropped his match at 197-pounds to No. 7 ranked Darren Burns by a 15-4 majority decision. Junior Jared Campbell and his opponent Ryan Hsu battled to a 1-1 draw in regulation at 285-pounds, exchanging escapes. In extra time, Hsu earned an escape to take the 2-1 victory giving UNCG the 4-3 lead after three bouts.
Sophomore Frank Celorrio used a reversal and riding time to his advantage to take a 5-2 decision over Mitchell Johnson at 125-pounds. With the victory, ASU cut the gap to 7-6. Senior Terreyl Williams dropped a majority decision at 133-pounds to Jeff Hedges, 12-1. With the win, UNCG extended the lead to 11-6. Junior Marcus Cox cut into the Greensboro lead by scoring a 5-2 decision over Ben Wilmore to bring to within two points at 11-9.
Senior Scott Ervin dominated Marcus Hannah of UNCG at 149-pounds, shutting out the Spartan before earning the pin with only six seconds remaining in the match. Ervin’s six points gave ASU the 15-11 lead. Senior Eddie Hutchinson, reigning SoCon Wrestler of the Week bested Spartan senior Mark Ring 4-2. With the win, ASU extended the lead to 18-11.
Senior Tommy Hutchinson dropped a tough bout to UNCG’s Byron Sigmon 5-3, allowing UNCG to cut into the Mountaineer lead at 18-14. Senior Neal Martin scored a majority decision over Mikal McKee (10-2) to give ASU the final 22-14 victory.
Appalachian continues their two-match home stand next Saturday (Jan. 19) against ACC foe, Virginia. The Mountaineers face the Cavillers at the Holmes Convocation Center at 6 p.m. The match will follow the Men’s Basketball game against Georgia Southern and be ASU’s first ever single dual match at the Holmes Center.
Appalachian State 22 UNCG 14
184: Austin Trotman (ASU dec. Nick Clark (UNCG), 10-5. ASU 3, UNCG 0.
197: Darren Burns (UNCG) maj. dec. Dyalan Temple (ASU), 15-4. ASU 3, UNCG 4.
285: Ryan Hsu (UNCG) dec. Jared Campbell (ASU), 2-1. ASU 3, UNCG 7.
125: Frank Celorrio (ASU) dec. Mitchell Johnson (UNCG), 5-2. ASU 6, UNCG 7.
133: Jeff Hedges (UNCG) maj. dec. Terreyl WIlliams (ASU), 12-1. ASU 6, UNCG 11
141:Marcus Cox (ASU) dec. Ben Wilmore (UNCG), 5-2. ASU 9, UNCG 11.
149: Scott Ervin (ASU) pins. Marcus Hannah (UNCG), 6:33. ASU 15, UNCG 11.
157: Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) dec. Mark Ring (UNCG), 4-2. ASU 18, UNCG 11.
165: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) dec. Tommy Hutchinson (ASU), 5-3. ASU 18, UNCG 14.
174: Neal Martin (ASU) maj. dec. Mikal McKee (UNCG), 10-2, ASU 22, UNCG 14.
VMI 21, Campbell 14
VMI 12, George Mason 29
FAIRFAX, Va.- Freshman Jayme Gordon pinned both opponents he faced to lead the VMI wrestling team to a tri-meet split in non-conference wrestling action Saturday afternoon at the George Mason Field House. The Keydets (4-2) scored a 21-14 win against Campbell in the opening match and dropped a 29-12 decision to Mason in the nightcap.
In the opening match against Campbell, senior Jeremy Adams began the afternoon at 125 pounds, scoring three takedowns in the first period and holding on for a 9-6 victory against sophomore C.J. Gittens. At 133, Ryan Goodsell broke a scoreless tie midway through the opening period with a takedown, before junior Trevour Smith cut the margin to 2-1 with an escape early in the second. Takedowns late in the second and third periods pushed the final margin to 6-1 in favor of the Keydet freshman, marking Goodsell’s second win over Smith this season and giving the Keydets a 6-0 advantage.
In the 141-pound match, VMI senior Tyler Anthony dropped a 5-2 decision to CU’s Kelin Bidelspach, before redshirt senior David Metzler rode a strong first-period performance, including over two minutes of riding time, on his way to a 6-3 victory despite a late charge from CU’s Robert Matthews, giving VMI a 9-3 lead through four matches.
Senior Vince Cole dropped an 11-0 major decision at 157 to CU freshman Jake Fose, cutting VMI’s lead to 9-7. However, the momentum swung back to the Keydets over the next two matches, thanks to wins at both 165 and 174. At 165, Gordon posted his second pin of the season, coming at the 5:49 mark against sophomore Chris Mazzatta, giving the Keydets a 15-7 lead with four matches remaining. Senior Dustin McCabe followed with a convincing 8-1 triumph against CU sophomore Dillon Landi at 174, while freshman Curtis Moore suffered an 8-3 loss to CU junior Kyle Higgins at 184, pushing the score to 18-10 in favor of the Keydets with two matches remaining.
At 197, CU freshman Parker Burns scored a 9-0 major decision against VMI freshman Ronnie Ellsworth to cut the VMI lead to 18-14 heading to the heavyweight match, however, Keydet junior Leon Barrow used takedowns in each of the first two periods, along with over three minutes of riding time to secure the dual victory for VMI with a 5-2 decision against CU senior Rob Yoder.
The win against the Camels marked the eighth win in nine tries in the series between the two schools, while it marked the first meeting between the teams in five years.
The Keydets forfeited the 125-pound match to open up the match against the Patriots, before Goodsell fell behind early against Mason’s Joel Coughlin and couldn’t recover, suffering a 16-6 major decision loss at 133 to give Mason a 10-0 advantage.
Anthony fought through a scoreless first period against Mason’s Will Powars at 141, before an escape gave Powars a 1-0 advantage early in the second. Anthony answered by escaping early in the third to knot the match at one, and that is how it stayed at the end of regulation. In the first overtime period, Anthony twice nearly scored a takedown before Powars recorded the points with seven seconds remaining to win, 3-1. The win avenged an earlier loss by Powars to Anthony, and gave Mason a 13-0 advantage.
In the 149-pound match, Metzler suffered a 9-4 setback against Mason freshman Brandon Bucher. At 157, freshman John Held took a 6-5 lead with a takedown 20 seconds into the third period and remained in control throughout the rest of the period, until a two-point reversal was awarded just as time expired to give Mason’s Aaron Keeton a 7-6 win. The win was the second in a week for Keeton over Held, as the two had wrestled to an 8-6 overtime decision at the Virginia Intercollegiates last Saturday.
VMI scored their first win of the match at 165, when Gordon pinned freshman Andrew Rock at the 2:20 mark, cutting the Patriot lead to 19-6. At 174, McCabe took a 2-1 advantage into the second period in his fourth match this season against Randy Oates, having come up empty on each occasion. Oates tied the match at two early in the second, then took down McCabe midway through the period to take a 4-2 lead into the third period. The final two minutes passed without a score, while the riding time point gave Oates a 5-2 win to extend Mason’s lead to 22-6.
In the 184-pound match, Moore entered the third period tied at two against Mason sophomore Bill Widener, but suffered a takedown with one minute remaining while Widener rode him out, bringing the final tally to 5-2. Mason freshman Cayle Byers scored a 14-4 major decision against Ellsworth at 197, before Mason forfeited the heavyweight match to wrap up the day, bringing the final margin to 29-12.
“We still have a ton of work to do,” said VMI head coach John Trudgeon. “We’re throwing a lot of freshmen out there, and they’re working hard, but they’re just not necessarily doing all of the things that we’d like to see. We’d rather be throwing juniors and seniors out there, but that’s just not what we have right now. But we had some guys step up today, Ty and Dave both wrestled out of their weight classes, and Jayme Gordon put himself in good positions to give us 12 points.”
The Keydets return to action on Wednesday evening, opening up their Southern Conference schedule at UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m.
VMI 21, Campbell 14
125- Jeremy Adams (VMI) dec. C.J. Gittens (CU), 9-6; VMI 3-0
133- Ryan Goodsell (VMI) dec. Trevour Smith (CU), 6-1; VMI 6-0
141- Kelin Bidelspach (CU) dec. Tyler Anthony (VMI), 5-2; VMI 6-3
149- David Metzler (VMI) dec. Robert Matthews (CU), 6-3; VMI 9-3
157- Jake Fose (CU) maj. dec. Vince Cole (VMI), 11-0; VMI 9-7
165- Jayme Gordon (VMI) pins Chris Mazzatta (CU), 5:49; VMI 15-7
174- Dustin McCabe (VMI) dec. Dillon Landi (CU), 8-1; VMI 18-7
184- Kyle Higgins (CU) dec. Curtis Moore (VMI), 8-3; VMI 18-10
197- Parker Burns (CU) maj. dec. Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI), 9-0; VMI 18-14
285- Leon Barrow (VMI) dec. Rob Yoder (CU) ?, 5-2; VMI 21-14
George Mason 29, VMI 12
125- Brian Wright (Mason) wins by forfeit, Mason 6-0
133- Joe Coughlin (Mason) maj. dec. Ryan Goodsell (VMI), 16-6; Mason 10-0
141- Will Powars (Mason) dec. Tyler Anthony (VMI), 3-1 (SV); Mason 13-0
149- Brandon Bucher (Mason) dec. David Metzler (VMI), 9-4; Mason 16-0
157- Aaron Keeton (Mason) dec. John Held (VMI), 7-6; Mason 19-0
165- Jayme Gordon (VMI) pins Andrew Rock (Mason), 2:20; Mason 19-6
174- Randy Oates (Mason) dec. Dustin McCabe (VMI), 5-2; Mason 22-6
184- Bill Widener (Mason) dec. Curtis Moore (VMI), 5-2; Mason 25-6
197- Cayle Byers (Mason) maj. dec. Ronnie Ellsworth (VMI), 14-4; Mason 29-6
285- Leon Barrow (VMI) wins by forfeit, Mason 29-12
Exhibition:
149 - Jimmy Kaden (Mason) pins Vince Cole (VMI), 5:43