Chattanooga 33, The Citadel 12
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Despite giving up a forfeit and a pin, the 19th-ranked Chattanooga wrestling team dominated The Citadel 33-12 Tuesday in the Mocs’ Southern Conference opener.
Wrestling in their sixth-straight dual away from the Chattanooga campus, the Mocs used two technical falls and five major decisions to move to 1-0 in the SoCon and halt a five-match losing skid.
Senior Javier Maldonado began the parade of bonus-point victories in the 125-pound opening match, scoring a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Sim.
Sophomore Cody Cleveland recorded a second-period tech fall over Kirby Thompson at 141, and senior Seth Garvin was an 11-1 major winner over Keith Koziel at 157 pounds.
The Mocs, 6-5 overall, earned three major decisions in the last half of the dual. Junior Nick Davis defeated Brendan Prince, 12-4 at 165, senior Josh Edmondson beat Darius Caldwell, 10-1 at 184, and senior Matt Koz notched a 14-5 win over John Buck at 197.
Senior Lloyd Rogers outpointed Derek Sickel at 174 with a 24-9 tech fall, and freshman Matt Lettner closed out the scoring with a 3-2 victory over Aaron Brown at 285.
The Citadel, 2-3 and 0-1 in the SoCon, led twice in the match. Chattanooga Head Coach Chris Bono forfeited the 133-pound match because of injuries to senior Steve Hromada and junior Shawn Cordell, allowing the Bulldogs a 6-4 lead. In the 149-pound division, Mocs’ freshman Carlos Baron filled in for sophomore Joey Knox and was pinned by Derek Royster in the third period, allowing The Citadel a 12-9 lead.
Garvin’s major in the fifth match pushed the Mocs ahead for good, 13-12 and started the string of wins.
Chattanooga returns home Sunday to host Appalachian State at 2 p.m. in a SoCon dual.
No. 19 CHATTANOOGA 33, THE CITADEL 12
125: Javier Maldonado (UTC) maj. dec. Tyler Sim (Citadel), 12-3 4-0
133 ? Anthony Easter (Citadel) won by forfeit 4-6
141 ? Cody Cleveland (UTC) tech fall Kirby Thompson (Citadel), 15-0 (4:07) 9-6
149 ? Derek Royster (Citadel) pinned Carlos Baron (UTC), 6:10 9-12
157 ? Seth Garvin (UTC) maj. dec. Keith Koziel (Citadel), 11-1 13-12
165 ? Nick Davis (UTC) maj. dec. Brendan Prince (Citadel), 12-4 17-12
174 ? Lloyd Rogers (UTC) tech fall Derek Sickel (Citadel), 24-9 (7:00) 22-12
184 ? Josh Edmondson (UTC) maj. dec. Darius Caldwell (Citadel), 10-1 26-12
197 ? Matt Koz (UTC) maj. dec. John Buck (Citadel), 14-5 30-12
285 ? Matt Lettner (UTC) dec. Aaron Brown (Citadel), 3-2 33-12
The Citadel 28, VMI 10
Charleston, S.C. ? The Citadel Wrestling team recorded their third straight home dual meet victory Tuesday night, Jan. 22, in McAlister Field House defeating VMI 28-10. The Bulldogs were then bested by No. 19 Chattanooga in their second dual of the evening.
Seven Bulldogs posted victories in their dual against the Keydets of VMI. True freshman Kirby Thompson made his dual meet debut stepping up into the 141-pound spot for the Dogs. Thompson recorded a win by way of forfeit to begin his collegiate campaign, which put six points on the board for The Citadel.
Junior 133-pound grappler Anthony Easter went 2-0 on the night recording an 8-4 decision against his VMI foe Ryan Goodsell and taking a forfeit for the Bulldogs to finish off the Chattanooga dual. The victories improved Easter to 2-1 in conference action.
The Citadel’s 149-pound grappler Derek Royster wrestled a tough match against VMI’s David Metzler, but was able to come back and defeat his Chattanooga opponent. The redshirt freshman recorded a late third period pin against Carlos Baron at the 6:10 mark. Royster’s fifth pin of the season improved his dual meet record to 5-2.
True freshmen Keith Koziel and Brendan Prince added three and four points respectively to the Bulldogs team score in their dual with VMI. Koxiel notch almost two and a half minutes riding time en route to his 8-4 win over the Keydets’ John Held. Prince added a riding time point to his score as well, make it an eight point spread to secure the major decision.
Both Darius Caldwell and John Buck recorded their tenth victory of the season during the evenings matches. Caldwell wasted little time in his 184-pound bout scoring a quick takedown and first period fall against VMI’s Curtis Moore at the 2:35 mark. Buck wrestled a strong match against his VMI foe, defeating Ronal Ellsworth 6-2.
Heavyweight Bulldog Aaron Brown wrestled two very intense matches against fellow Southern Conference grapplers Leon Matt Lettner of Chattanooga and Leon Barrow of VMI. The Cadets’ big guy came through with a big win in his first dual of the night. His two takedowns were enough to secure the 5-2 victory and three team points. The redshirt junior was able to tie the score at two going into the third period of his match-up with Lettner. The Mocs heavyweight edged out Brown in the final period to take the match 3-2.
The Bulldogs will travel to Lynchburg, Va. this Saturday, Jan. 26 for a quad meet hosted by Liberty. The Bulldogs will face-off against both Liberty and Bucknell. The Citadel will return home on Saturday, Feb. 9 when they host Appalachian State in McAlister Field House. For complete coverage of Bulldog Wrestling, visit the official home of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.
Results
The Citadel 28, VMI 10
125: Jeremy Adams (VMI) Dec. Tyler Sim (Cit), 2-0
133: Anthony Easter (Cit) Dec. Ryan Goodsell (VMI), 8-4
141: Mike Fenton (Cit) Forfeit
149: David Metzler (VMI) Dec. Derek Royster (Cit), 9-3
157: Keith Koziel (Cit) Dec. John Held (VMI), 8-4
165: Brendan Prince (Cit) M. Dec. Jayme Gordon (VMI), 11-3
174: Dustin McCabe (VMI) M. Dec. Derek Sickel (Cit), 11-3
184: Darius Caldwell (Cit) Pin Curtis Moore (VMI), at 2:35
197: John Buck (Cit) Dec. Ronald Ellsworth (VMI), 6-2
HWT: Aaron Brown (Cit) Dec. Leon Brown (VMI), 5-2
Chattanooga 32, The Citadel 12
125: Javier Maldonado (UTC) Dec. Tyler Sim (Cit), 12-3
133: Anthony Easter (Cit) Forfeit
141: Cody Cleveland (UTC) T. Fall Kirby Thompson (Cit), at 4:07 (15-0)
149: Derek Royster (Cit) Pin Carlos Baron (UTC), at 6:10
157: Seth Garvin (UTC) M. Dec. Keith Koziel (Cit), 11-1
165: Nick Davis (UTC) M. Dec. Brendan Prince (Cit), 12-4
174: Lloyd Rogers (UTC) T. Fall Derek Sickel (Cit), at 7:00 (24-9)
184: Josh Edmondson (UTC) M. Dec. Darius Caldwell (Cit), 10-1
197: Matt Koz (UTC) M. Dec. John Buck (Cit), 14-5
HWT: Matt Lettner (UTC) Dec. Aaron Brown (Cit), 3-2
UNC Greensboro 23, American 17
BUIES CREEK, NC ? The UNC Greensboro wrestling squad recorded its sixth dual victory on Tuesday night as they defeated the American University Eagles, 23-18, in Buies Creek, NC.
With the win, the Spartans hold a 6-5 overall dual record and are 3-1 in the Southern Conference. The Eagles dropped down to 2-10 overall with a 1-3 EIWA record.
The leader-board was in a constant shift throughout the match as the advantage was never held by either team long.
The Eagles took the early lead as 125-pound Jasen Borshoff (10-11) defeated sophomore Mitchell Johnson (8-12, 2-2 SoCon) with a 10-8 decision. An 8-2 victory over Matt Mariacher (11-9) at the 133-pound weight class gave 10th-ranked senior Jeff Hedges (17-9, 4-0 SoCon) and the Spartans three points to break even with American.
AU took the lead once more as Kyle Borshoff (16-6) won a 7-4 decision over senior Ben Wilmore (3-10, 2-2 SoCon) in the 141-pound bout, but UNCG once again evened the score as 149-pound junior Marcus Hannah (10-5, 3-1 SoCon) defeated Chris Clarke (2-9), 7-4.
In the 157-pound bout, American took the lead once more and held on through the 165-pound round.
Senior Mark Ring (5-10, 2-1 SoCon) dropped a 10-2 major decision to Christopher Stout (12-10) and redshirt freshman Byron Sigmon (11-10, 3-1 SoCon) fell in similar fashion as he was defeated by No. 7 Mike Cannon (16-3), 10-2.
With American at a 14-6 advantage, freshman Mikal McKee (10-12, 1-3 SoCon) won a commanding victory at 174 pounds as he defeated Johnathan Powell (0-16) with a 23-8 technical fall to give the Spartans five points. Sophomore Nick Clark (5-10, 2-2 SoCon) gave UNCG a 17-14 lead with a 2:32 fall victory over Andy Semple (2-14).
It was a battle between two of the nation’s best at 197-pounds as UNCG’s 11th-ranked Daren Burns (24-5, 4-0 SoCon) took on top-ranked Josh Glenn (9-0). It was Glenn who came out with the victory as he defeated Burns in a 10-5 decision and tied the teams at 17.
With the outcome resting on the final match of the evening, UNCG’s Ryan Hsu (17-8, 4-0 SoCon) stepped it up once again as he won his sixth match in a row with a 3:54 fall victory over Brooks Keefer (2-13). Hsu’s pin gave UNCG the lead and the win as they defeated the American Eagles, 23-17.
On Wednesday evening the Spartans travel to Boiling Springs, NC to battle on the mats against Gardner-Webb starting at 7pm.
For more news on UNCG wrestling, ticket prices, a complete season schedule, and all other Spartan athletic information log onto www.UNCGSpartans.com.
AGATE
UNC Greensboro 23, American 17
125: Jasen Borshoff (AU) dec. Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) 10-8, American 3-0
133: No. 19 Jeff Hedges (UNCG) dec. Matt Mariacher (AU) 8-2, Tied 3-3
141: Kyle Borshoff (AU) dec. Ben Wilmore (UNCG) 7-4, American 6-3
149: Marcus Hannah (UNCG) dec. Chris Clarke (AU) 11-5, Tied 6-6
157: Christopher Stout (AU) maj. dec. Mark Ring (UNCG) 10-2, American 10-6
165: No. 7 Mike Cannon (AU) maj. dec. Byron Sigmon (UNCG) 10-2, American 14-6
174: Mikal McKee (UNCG) tech fall Jonathan Powell (AU) 23-8, American 14-11
184: Nick Clark (UNCG) fall 2:32 Andy Semple (AU), UNCG 17-14
197: No. 1 Josh Glenn (AU) dec. No. 11 Daren Burns (UNCG) 10-5, Tied 17-17
Hwt: Ryan Hsu (UNCG) fall 3:54 Brooks Keefer (AU), UNCG 23-17