Sunday, February 16
Charleston, S.C.
2:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
39
at
9
The Citadel
Sophomore Tanner Smith.
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Mocs Score 39-9 SoCon Win at The Citadel
2/16/2020 3:36:00 PM | Wrestling
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team scored a 39-9 Southern Conference win at The Citadel today. The Mocs improve to 6-9 overall and 4-2 in league duals. The Citadel dropped to 4-5 and 2-4 in SoCon action.Â
Sophomore Mason Wallace opened action with a major decision at 141. He improved to 7-8 and 2-2 in league matches at that weight on the year. Sophomore Tanner Smith followed that with the first of three pins for the Mocs on the day. He moved to 22-7 overall and 5-1 in league action at 149.Â
The Citadel got on the board with a pin at 157, but sophomore Drew Nicholson picked up a nice win at 165 over Dazjon Casto. Casto came into the match No. 26 in the NCAA RPI, but Nicholson's 6-5 decision moved his record to 14-14 and 3-3 in league matches.Â
Sophomore Hunter Fortner was impressive with a 9-0 major at 174, followed by Matthew Waddell's ninth pin of the year at 184. A forfeit by the Bulldogs at 197 all but sealed the team win for the Mocs.
The Citadel added three points at heavyweight, but junior Fabian Gutierrez scored bonus points with a major decision at 125. He moved to 16-7 overall and 6-0 in SoCon matches. Junior Wade Cummings closed out the dual with his first pin of the year at 133.  Â
Up next for the Mocs is Senior Night against Indiana on Friday, Feb. 21. Action begins at 7:00 p.m. in McKenzie Arena and tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com.Â
Chattanooga 39 – The Citadel 9
McAlister Field House – Charleston, S.C.
Sunday – Feb. 16, 2020
141: Mason Wallace (UTC) over Jacob Dado (CITADEL) (MD 14-4)
149: Tanner Smith (UTC) over Selwyn Porter (CITADEL) (Fall 6:26)
157: Douglas Gudenburr (CITADEL) over Tyler Shilson (UTC) (Fall 3:37)
165: Andrew Nicholson (UTC) over Dazjon Casto (CITADEL) (Dec 6-5)
174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Cole Burke (CITADEL) (MD 9-0)
184: Matthew Waddell (UTC) over Robert Tywater (CITADEL) (Fall 2:47)
197: Rodney Jones (UTC) over (CITADEL) (For.)
285: Michael McAleavey (CITADEL) over Grayson Walthall (UTC) (Dec 5-3)
125: Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Jordie White (CITADEL) (MD 10-2)
133: Wade Cummings (UTC) over Nathan Orosco (CITADEL) (Fall 6:46)
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Sophomore Mason Wallace opened action with a major decision at 141. He improved to 7-8 and 2-2 in league matches at that weight on the year. Sophomore Tanner Smith followed that with the first of three pins for the Mocs on the day. He moved to 22-7 overall and 5-1 in league action at 149.Â
The Citadel got on the board with a pin at 157, but sophomore Drew Nicholson picked up a nice win at 165 over Dazjon Casto. Casto came into the match No. 26 in the NCAA RPI, but Nicholson's 6-5 decision moved his record to 14-14 and 3-3 in league matches.Â
Sophomore Hunter Fortner was impressive with a 9-0 major at 174, followed by Matthew Waddell's ninth pin of the year at 184. A forfeit by the Bulldogs at 197 all but sealed the team win for the Mocs.
The Citadel added three points at heavyweight, but junior Fabian Gutierrez scored bonus points with a major decision at 125. He moved to 16-7 overall and 6-0 in SoCon matches. Junior Wade Cummings closed out the dual with his first pin of the year at 133.  Â
Up next for the Mocs is Senior Night against Indiana on Friday, Feb. 21. Action begins at 7:00 p.m. in McKenzie Arena and tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com.Â
Chattanooga 39 – The Citadel 9
McAlister Field House – Charleston, S.C.
Sunday – Feb. 16, 2020
141: Mason Wallace (UTC) over Jacob Dado (CITADEL) (MD 14-4)
149: Tanner Smith (UTC) over Selwyn Porter (CITADEL) (Fall 6:26)
157: Douglas Gudenburr (CITADEL) over Tyler Shilson (UTC) (Fall 3:37)
165: Andrew Nicholson (UTC) over Dazjon Casto (CITADEL) (Dec 6-5)
174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Cole Burke (CITADEL) (MD 9-0)
184: Matthew Waddell (UTC) over Robert Tywater (CITADEL) (Fall 2:47)
197: Rodney Jones (UTC) over (CITADEL) (For.)
285: Michael McAleavey (CITADEL) over Grayson Walthall (UTC) (Dec 5-3)
125: Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Jordie White (CITADEL) (MD 10-2)
133: Wade Cummings (UTC) over Nathan Orosco (CITADEL) (Fall 6:46)
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