Chattanooga tops Nebraska-Kearney at Virginia Duals
HAMPTON, Va. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team went 1-2 in three matches at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., Friday. The Mocs dropped a 21-19 contest to West Virginia and 21-17 bout to No. 10 Edinboro before defeating Nebraska-Kearney 30-6.
Chattanooga (4-5) posted wins in five of 10 individual matches in both of its losses, but gave up too many bonus points. Senior Nick Soto, junior Austin Sams and sophomore Jared Johnson all went 3-0 on the day.
The Mocs got in a hole early against West Virginia when 10th-ranked senior Sean Boyle was pinned by Zeke Moisey at 125. Soto cut the lead in half with a win at 133, but the Mountaineers went up 9-3 after No. 10 Mike Morales posted a 9-3 decision over sophomore Michael Pongracz at 141.
UTC tied the score behind a pin by senior Shawn Greevy at 149 and went up 13-9 when Sams scored a major decision at 157. Another fall for WVU at 165 gave the Mountaineers a 15-13 lead, but senior Levi Clemons gave Chattanooga the lead back with a decision at 174.
West Virginia took the next two matches to all but secure the win. Johnson’s 2-0 decision at heavyweight closed the final tally to 21-19.
The Mocs ran out to an 8-0 lead against the 10th-ranked Fighting Scots, behind Boyle’s decision at 125 and Soto’s technical fall at 133. Back-to-back Edinboro major decisions tied the score at 8 after four matches.
Sams continued his impressive day with a 7-6 win at 157, but Edinboro tied the score again at 11 with a win at 165. Bonus points in the next two Edinboro wins sealed the team victory. UTC’s wins at 197 and heavyweight rounded out the 21-17 scoring.
Chattanooga posted four major decisions and a tech fall to down NCAA Division II third-ranked Nebraska-Kearney. Soto scored an 11-10 decision over DII No. 1 Daniel DeShazer at 133. Sophomore Scottie Boykin also defeated a DII No. 1 with his 15-6 major decision over Romero Cotton.
The Mocs are back on the mat Saturday against Kent State at 10 a.m.
West Virginia 21, Chattanooga 19
125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) – Fall 2:27 – No. 10 Sean Boyle (UTC) – WVU 6-0
133: No. 16 Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 7-2 - Cory Stainbrook (WVU) – WVU 6-3
141: No. 10 Mike Morales (WVU) – Dec. 9-3 – Michael Pongracz (UTC) – WVU 9-3
149: Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Fall 2:57 - Louis Colonna (WVU) – Tied 9-9
157: Austin Sams (UTC) – MD 13-4 - Roman Perryman (WVU) – UTC 13-9
165: Ross Renzi (WVU) – Fall 2:00 - Justin Lampe (UTC) – WVU 15-13
174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – Dec. 8-5 - Weston Vonegidy (WVU) – UTC 16-15
184: Jakob Scheffel (WVU) – Dec. 5-3 - John Shrader (UTC) – WVU 18-16
197: Jake A. Smith (WVU) – Dec. 3-2 - Scottie Boykin (UTC) – WVU 21-16
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 2-0 - Anthony Vizcarrondo (WVU) – WVU 21-19
No. 10 Edinboro 21, Chattanooga 17
125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (UTC) – Dec. 5-2 - No. 19 Kory Mines (Edinboro) – UTC 3-0
133: No. 16 Nick Soto (UTC) – TF 20-4 - Anthony Rivera (Edinboro) – UTC 8-0
141: No. 2 Mitchell Port (Edinboro) – MD 12-1 - Michael Pongracz (UTC) – UTC 8-4
149: No. 3 David Habat (Edinboro) – MD 14-5 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Tied 8-8
157: Austin Sams (UTC) – Dec. 7-6 - Kasey Davis (Edinboro) – UTC 11-8
165: Casey Fuller (Edinboro) – Dec. 8-6 - Justin Lampe (UTC) – Tied 11-11
174: Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) – Fall 2:25 - Levi Clemons (UTC) – Edinboro 17-11
184: No. 12 Victor Avery (Edinboro) – MD 13-1 - John Shrader (UTC) – Edinboro 21-11
197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – SV-1 6-4 - Vincent Pickett (Edinboro) – Edinboro 21-14
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 7-2 - Warren Bosch (Edinboro) – Edinboro 21-17
Chattanooga 30, No. 3* Nebraska-Kearney 6
125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (UTC) – MD 19-6 - Connor Bolling (UNK) – UTC 4-0
133: No. 16 Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 11-10 – No. 1 Daniel DeShazer (UNK) - UTC 7-0
141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 - Keith Surber (UNK) – UTC 10-0
149: No. 7 Destin McCauley (UNK) – Dec. 14-7 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) – UTC 10-3
157: Austin Sams (UTC) – Dec. 11-5 – No. 4 Chase White (UNK) – UTC 13-3
165: Devin Aguirre (UNK) – Dec. 16-9 - Justin Lampe (UTC) – UTC 13-6
174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – MD 14-3 - Chance Bila (UNK) – UTC 17-6
184: John Shrader (UTC) – MD 11-1 - Casey Powell (UNK – UTC 21-6
197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 15-6 – No. 1 Romero Cotton (UNK) – UTC 25-6
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – TF 16-0 - Ivan DeLeon (UNK) – UTC 30-6
*UNK rankings are NCAA Division II.
Binghamton rallied past Gardner-Webb
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Binghamton rallied for three consecutive decisions Friday night at Gardner-Webb and captured a 20-15 win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs in Paul Porter Arena.
Gardner-Webb (3-5) surged in front midway through, getting a quick pin from 165-pounder Austin Trott to go up 12-10. Trott finished off the Bearcats’ Zack Zupan in 44 seconds to improve to 16-4 overall with his team-best seventh pin of the season. The ‘Dogs pushed ahead 15-10 with another strong effort, this time from Brett Stein at 174 pounds. Stein battled to a 5-3 decision over Steven Schneider and gave GWU plenty of momentum.
Binghamton (3-4) pulled out its second overtime win of the night at 184 pounds, with Jack McKeever recording a takedown to defeat Gray Jones, 4-2, and pull the Bearcats within two team points (15-13) with two bouts remaining.
A 13-5 major decision by Binghamton’s Caleb Wallace over Boyce Cornwell was pivotal, putting the Bearcats in front 17-15 with ace heavyweight Tyler Deuel in line to finish the night’s action against Gardner-Webb’s Justin Kozera.
Deuel took a 10-5 decision to seal the win, improving to 12-3 individually in the process.
The first two bouts of the evening were grueling battles, with each going into overtime. Binghamton’s David White outlasted Cortez Starkes at 125 pounds, using a late escape to post a 4-3 win in the second overtime. The Runnin’ Bulldogs bounced back on the shoulders of Tyler Ziegler at 133, as his takedown in overtime resulted in a 3-1 win over Joe Nelson.
An 11-3 major decision by Nick Tighe over Ryan Hull at 141 pounds shifted momentum, but Gardner-Webb’s Ryan Mosley pulled the ‘Dogs back within one team point in the 149-pound bout, capturing a 6-1 decision over Dylan Caruana with a late flurry.
Gardner-Webb will return home next Friday for a pair of tough matches, hosting SoCon foe Chattanooga at 6 p.m. and ACC member North Carolina at 7:30 p.m.
Binghamton 20, Gardner-Webb 15
125 – David White (BING) dec. Cortez Starkes (GWU), 4-3 (TB-2) – 0-3
133 – Tyler Ziegler (GWU) dec. Joe Nelson (BING), 3-1 (SV-1) – 3-3
141 – Nick Tighe (BING) major dec. Ryan Hull (GWU), 11-3 – 3-7
149 – Ryan Mosley (GWU) dec. Dylan Caruana (BING), 6-1 – 6-7
157 – Vincent DePrez (BING) dec. Tyler Marinelli (GWU), 3-0 – 6-10
165 – Austin Trott (GWU) fall Zack Zupan (BING), 0:44 – 12-10
174 – Brett Stein (GWU) dec. Steven Schneider (BING), 5-3 –15-10
184 – Jack McKeever (BING) dec. Gray Jones (GWU), 4-2 (SV-1) – 15-13
197 – Caleb Wallace (GWU) major dec. Boyce Cornwell (GWU), 13-5 – 15-17
285 – Tyler Deuel (BING) dec. Justin Kozera (GWU), 10-5 – 15-20
The Citadel falls three times at Virginia Duals
Rider 26, The Citadel 26-12
125 - Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) over Gerald (JR) Wert (Rider) Dec 12-6
133 - Robert Deutsch (Rider) over Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) Maj 8-0
141 - Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) over Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) Dec 8-6
149 - Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) over B.J. Clagon (Rider) Dec 7-4
157 - Chad Walsh (Rider) over Aaron Walker (The Citadel) Dec 5-4
165 - Curt Delia (Rider) over Richard Hicks (The Citadel) TF 17-2
174 - Ryan Wolfe (Rider) over Kenneth Radford (The Citadel) Maj 15-5
184 - Clint Morrison (Rider) over Kendal Hennings (The Citadel) Maj 8-0
197 - Marshall Haas (The Citadel) over Ali Yildiz (Rider) Fall 4:47
285 - Greg Velasco (Rider) over Joe Bexley (The Citadel) SV-1 3-1
No. 16 Virginia 38, The Citadel 6
125 - Nick Herrmann (Virginia) over Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) Dec 5-2
133 - George DiCamillo (Virginia) over Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) Fall 1:35
141 - Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) over Justin VanHoose (Virginia) Dec 3-1
149 - Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) over TJ Miller (Virginia) Dec 8-3
157 - Andrew Atkinson (Virginia) over Aaron Walker (The Citadel) Fall 2:27
165 - Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia) over Will Connell (The Citadel) TF 17-2
174 - Blaise Butler (Virginia) over Kenneth Radford (The Citadel) Fall 5:56
184 - Tyler Askey (Virginia) over Kendal Hennings (The Citadel) TF 16-0
197 - Zach Nye (Virginia) over Marshall Haas (The Citadel) Dec 3-0
285 - Pat Gillen (Virginia) over Joe Bexley (The Citadel) Maj 13-1
Kent State 23, The Citadel 9
125 - Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) over Edilberto Vinas (Kent State) Dec 6-1
133 - Mack McGuire (Kent State) over Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) Dec 3-1
141 - Tyler Small (Kent State) over Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) Dec 6-1
149 - Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) over Michael Depalma (Kent State) Dec 7-4
157 - Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Nathan Valentine (Kent State) Dec 4-1
165 - Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) over Will Connell (The Citadel) TF 16-1
174 - Jerald Spohn (Kent State) over Kenneth Radford (The Citadel) SV-1 7-5
184 - Michael Vollant (Kent State) over Kendal Hennings (The Citadel) Dec 3-2
197 - Cole Baxter (Kent State) over Marshall Haas (The Citadel) Dec 3-0
285 - Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) over Joe Bexley (The Citadel) Dec 2-1