UTC 36, THE CITADEL 11
125 — Alonzo Allen (UTC) pinned Charles Kearney, 6:08; 133 — Chris DeBien (UTC) pinned Andrew Szalwinski, 1:33; 141 — Chase Zemenak (UTC) major dec. Douglas Gudenburr, 13-4; 149 — Tyler Buckiso (Cit) dec. Roman Boylen, 7-5; 157 — Aaron Walker (Cit) major dec. Dylanger Potter, 10-2; 165 — Justin Lampe (UTC) pinned Jason Carr, 4:59; 174 — Sean Mappes (UTC) tech. fall Martin Duane, 3:58; 184 — Bryce Carr (UTC) tech. fall Chandler Sambets, 2:09; 197 — Sawyeer Root (Cit) major dec. Clay Dent, 13-1; 285 — Jared Johnson (UTC) major dec. Joseph Bexley, 9-0. Records: UTC 7-9, 5-2 SoCon; The Citadel 2-10, 1-5.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s victory over The Citadel could have been sputtering rather than sparkling.
It was senior day against a struggling opponent, and the Mocs were heavy favorites going into Sunday afternoon’s meet at Maclellan Gym against one of their weaker Southern Conference wrestling brethren.
The Mocs won seven of the 10 matches – perhaps expected – and did so with a fiery exclamation, earning bonus points in each of the wins for a 36-11 team victory.
“We thought we’d get (bonus points), but I’m most proud that we’ve continued to get better each and every time out,” UTC coach Heath Eslinger said. “We’re continuing a steady climb when a lot of teams are maybe starting to head downhill.”