The Citadel tops Campbell in SoCon opener
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Aaron Walker, Kenneth Radford and Joe Bexley won by fall to lead The Citadel to a 45-3 win over Campbell on Saturday at McAlister Field House.
Terrell Forbes added a decision and the Camels forfeited four matches (125, 133, 141 and 197) to contribute to the Bulldog victory. The Citadel is 2-0 in dual matches this season, while Campbell dropped to 0-3. It was the Southern Conference opener for each team.
Walker opened the action at 157 and built an 11-0 lead over Ryan Hall before recording his fall with nine seconds left in the opening period. Radford held a dominating 16-4 lead over Monte Britton at 174 before earning the fall 49 seconds into the third period.
In between, Forbes won 9-4 over Garrison Matthews at 165, and Bexley wrapped up the match by pinning Cody Ryba with 19 seconds remaining in the second period of the heavyweight bout. The Camels gained their lone points at 185 when Ville Heino picked up an 8-5 decision over Jack Duane.
The Bulldogs compete next at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 and the Virginia Duals on Jan. 9-10 before returning to McAlister Field House for a Jan. 14 match against Gardner-Webb beginning at 7 p.m.
The Citadel 45, Campbell 3
157: Aaron Walker (CIT) pinned Ryan Hall (CAM), 2:51
165: Terrell Forbes (CIT) dec. Garrison Matthews (CAM), 9-4
174: Kenneth Radford (CIT) pinned Monte Britton (CAM), 4:49
184: Ville Heino (CAM) dec. Jack Duane (CIT), 8-5
197: Marshall Haas (CIT) wins by forfeit
285: Joe Bexley (CIT) pinned Cody Ryba (CAM), 4:41
125: Joaquin Marquez (CIT) wins by forfeit
133: Aaron Hansen (CIT) wins by forfeit
141: Tyler Buckiso (CIT) wins by forfeit
149: Not contested
Chattanooga falls to No. 22 Old Dominion
NORFOLK, Va. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team dropped another hard-fought match against No. 22 Old Dominion on Saturday, 25-12. The loss is the third in a row for Chattanooga. who is 3-3 overall. The Monarchs improved to 3-2 with the victory.
The match was much closer than the final score indicated, with ODU winning six of 10 individual bouts. Chattanooga gave up two pins that allowed Old Dominion to distance itself in the dual.
The contest opened at 165, where ODU jumped out to a 6-0 lead following No. 14 Tristan Warner’s first-period pin against freshman Garrett Alexander. Senior Levi Clemons came right back with his first win of the season at 174. He scored a 3-1 decision over Austin Coburn.
Junior John Lampe had a strong outing against No. 4 Jack Dechow at 184. He scored a first-period takedown and controlled much of the match. Dechow fought back with a takedown in the third to force overtime. Lampe looked to seal in the win in OT, but Dechow scrambled out of Lampe’s grasp and scored two points of his own for the 6-4 win.
Sophomore Scottie Boykin continued his hot streak at 197 with an 8-6 win over Kevin Beasley. It was his third win in a row over a quality opponent. Beasley is just outside of the top 20 in most individual rankings.
Sophomore Jared Johnson also had a strong victory against No. 18 Jacob Henderson. He rode out Henderson in the second period and escaped in the third for the 2-0 decision. That tied the team score at 9-9 and gave Chattanooga all of the momentum after five matches.
The 125 bout pitted UTC’s 19th-ranked senior Sean Boyle against No. 20 Brandon Jeske. Boyle was leading 3-2 in the third when Jeske caught him on his back and scored a pin.
With UTC trailing 15-9, senior Nick Soto, ranked No. 18 at 133, tried to mount another comeback. He scored an 8-3 decision against Michael Hayes, but that would be the last win for the Mocs.
Sophomore Michael Pongracz gave up four points early to No. 9 Chris Mecate at 141 but battled the rest of the way in his 4-0 loss. UTC lost at 149 and 157 to end the dual.
The Mocs will take a brief break for the Christmas holiday and be right back in the room in preparation for the 2015 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle.
The Scuffle takes place in Chattanooga’s McKenzie Arena on Jan. 1-2.
No. 22 Old Dominion 25, Chattanooga 12
165: No. 14 Tristan Warner (ODU) – Fall (1:30) - Garrett Alexander (UTC) – ODU 6-0
174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 - Austin Coburn (ODU) – ODU 6-3
184: No. 4 Jack Dechow (ODU) – Dec. 6-4 (SV1) - John Lampe (UTC) – ODU 9-3
197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 8-6 - Kevin Beazley (ODU) – ODU 9-6
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 2-0 – No. 18 Jacob Henderson (ODU) – Tied 9-9
125: No. 20 Brandon Jeske (ODU) – Fall (5:58) – No. 19 Sean Boyle (UTC) – ODU 15-9
133: No. 18 Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 8-3 - Michael Hayes (ODU) – ODU 15-12
141: No. 9 Chris Mecate (ODU) – Dec. 4-0 - Michael Pongracz (UTC) – ODU 18-12
149: No. 12 Lenny Richardson (ODU) – MD 14-1 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) – ODU 22-12
157: TC Warner (ODU) – Dec. 2-1 - Austin Sams (UTC) – ODU 25-12