First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs and Kent State Golden Flashes squared off in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio Friday night. The Mocs dropped a 28-12 decision to the Golden Flashes in the final dual match of 2025.
 
First Word
"We need to continue to develop. We are currently not great at finding ways to get our hands raised, and that's a skill." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on tonight's result
 
Records
Chattanooga (3-4) | Kent State (5-3)
 
The Breakdown

• The match started well with Hunter Mason getting a takedown in the opening seconds of his bout at 141. He got the squad on the board first with a 3-0 lead holding on for an 8-6 decision.
• Kent State took control of the match with three pins in the next four matches to build a 21-3 advantage. The falls sandwiched a tight 6-4 decision at 157 and included one in the final seconds at 165 in a match that looked destined for overtime.
• Landon Jones got the ship steadied with a 4-1 decision in overtime at 184. He got his takedown 34 seconds into the period for the win over Trent Thomas.
• The Golden Flashes clinched the match at 197 with Tre McTorry III majored, 14-6, by Blake Schaffer. It was a valiant effort from McTorry but the hole was already dug by the three falls.
• Ethan Vergara turned it around with a strong 5-1 decision at 285 over Corey Boerio. Cooper Flynn followed with one of his own at 125.
• The match ended with an overtime loss for Bryce Luna. He twice nearly finished the match in regulation with shot attempts in the final minute. He got the leg in overtime, but Nick Molchak out-maneuvered him for the win.

 
Results
Kent State 28, Chattanooga 12
141: Hunter Mason (Chatt) 8-6 dec. over Landen Duncan (Kent) – 3-0
149: Silas Stits (Kent) by Fall (6:25) over Will Anderson (Chatt) – 3-6
157: Reese Stephen (Kent) 6-4 dec. over Cavarius Liddie (Chatt) – 3-9
165: Chris Earnest (Kent) by Fall (6:58) over Mason Reiniche (Chatt) – 3-15
174: Ethan Barr (Kent) by Fall (2:45) over Kamdyn Munro (3-4) OR Brody Murray (Chatt) – 3-21
184: Landon Jones (Chatt) 4-1 dec. (SV-1) over Trent Thomas (Kent) – 6-21
197: Blake Schaffer (Kent) 14-6 MD over Tre McTorry III (Chatt) – 6-25
285: Ethan Vergara (Chatt) 5-1 dec. over Corey Boerio (Kent) – 9-25
125: #23 Cooper Flynn (Chatt) 5-1 dec. over Nico Calello (Kent) – 12-25
133: Nick Molchak (Kent) 5-2 dec. (SV-1) over Bryce Luna (Chatt) – 12-28
 
Quotable
"Tomorrow is a new day. I have faith that these guys will start to turn a corner." – Ruschell on tomorrow's return to the mat in tournament action
 
Notes

• Chattanooga is the third SoCon opponent this season for the Golden Flashes. They're now 3-0 against the league with an 18-16 win over Bellarmine on Dec. 11 at home and 20-14 over Gardner-Webb in Buffalo on Dec. 13.
• Kent State evens the series record on their home mat at 2-2 in Kent.
• The Mocs have won six of the last eight overall vs the Golden Flashes.
• Vergara earned his team-leading eighth win.
• Flynn's win was his first in a dual as a Moc. It's the 20th of his career including stops at Virginia Tech and Minnesota.
• Chattanooga is not done with Kent. Twenty Mocs are entered in Saturday's Kent State Open for the last competition of the year before setting sights on the New Year and the Southern Scuffle.

 
Series
Kent State (7-11)
Home: 0-4, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 5-6
1-6-1987: Chattanooga, L, 15-22
1-23-1988: Kent, Ohio, W, 23-10
1-4-1989: Chattanooga, L, 17-18
2-24-1990: Kent, Ohio, L, 15-23
12-4-1999: Charleston, S.C., L, 18-19
12-2-2000: Charleston, S.C., L, 6-30
11-30-2001: Charleston, S.C., L, 14-24
12-11-2004: Chattanooga, L, 16-21
11-15-2008: West Lafayette, Ind., L, 10-32
11-7-2009: Chattanooga, L, 15-22
11-6-2010: Salem, Va., L, 12-24
11-15-2014: Ypsilanti, Mich., W, 23-15
1-10-2015: Hampton, Va., W, 27-9
12-18-2016: Kent, Ohio, W, 22-19
1-12-2018: Hampton, Va., W, 23-15
1-11-2019: Hampton, Va., W, 21-15
1-15-2022: Hampton, Va., L, 13-18
12-2-2023: Boiling Springs, N.C., W, 38-3
12-19-2025: Kent, Ohio, L, 12-28
 
Upcoming Schedule
Dec. 20: Kent State Open (All Day)
Jan. 3: Southern Scuffle Day 1 (All Day) | Tickets
Jan. 4: Southern Scuffle Day 2 (All Day) | Tickets
 
Tickets
Home tickets are available on GoMocs.com here. All remaining duals and All-Session and Daily Passes for the Southern Scuffle are available.
 
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