LEXINGTON, Va. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team scored a 31-6 win at VMI on Thursday. The Mocs tallied bonus points in five matches and won three close bouts to improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Southern Conference action.
VMI dropped to 1-3 on the year and 0-3 in league matches.
After the Mocs fell behind with a loss at 125, freshman Cody Hill put Chattanooga on the board with an impressive major decision over Dominic Gallo at 133. He scored a takedown and four back points in the first period to get started on the right track. He gave up a takedown in the third but finished with a 13-2 win.
Junior Michael Pongracz followed with a 10-0 major at 141, but VMI struck back with a win at 149. Leading 8-6, UTC won three consecutive tight bouts to build a big lead.
Freshman Kamaal Shakur scored a takedown in overtime to beat Neal Richards 4-2. Freshman Dominic Lampe won 4-3 over Shabaka Johns at 165, while sophomore Justin Lampe scored a 7-6 win over Mark Darr at 174.
The oldest of the three Lampes, John, slammed the door on the Keydets with his 22-9 major over Derek Thurman at 184. Eighteenth-ranked junior Scottie Boykin posted a major at 197 and 12th-ranked junior Jared Johnson ended the night with a pin at heavyweight.
UTC stays on the road for a Saturday match at Campbell. Action begins at 2 p.m. VMI returns to action at Sacred Heart on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.
Chattanooga 31, VMI 6
125: Dalton Henderson (VMI) – Dec. 11-9 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – VMI 3-0
133: Cody Hill (UTC) – MD 13-2 - Dominick Gallo (VMI) – UTC 4-3
141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – MD 10-0 - Hunter Starner (VMI) – UTC 8-3
149: Emmitt Kelly (VMI) – Dec. 7-4 - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 8-6
157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 4-2 (SV1) - Neal Richards (VMI) – UTC 11-6
165: Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Shabaka Johns (VMI) – UTC 14-6
174: Justin Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 7-6 - Mark Darr (VMI) – UTC 17-6
184: John Lampe (UTC) – MD 22-9 - Derek Thurman (VMI) – UTC 21-6
197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 17-4 - Taylor Thomas (VMI) – UTC 25-6
285: No. 12 Jared Johnson (UTC) – Fall 2:35 - Sivaatasi Mathias (VMI) – UTC 31-6