ILLINOIS 30, UTC 6125 — Jesse Delgado (I) won by tech. fall over Cole Gallagher, 5:45;133 — Nick Soto (UTC) dec. B.J. Futrell, 8-2;141 — Daryl Thomas (I) dec. Shawn Greevy, 11-10;149 — Eric Terazas (I) dec. Kelly Felix, 9-3;157 — Guy Kirby (I) dec. Dan Waddell, 3-1;165 — Jackson Morse (I) dec. Brandon Wright, 11-4;174 — Jordan Blanton (I) major dec. Levi Clemons, 19-6;184 — Tony Dallago (I) pinned Robert Prigmore, 1:37;197 — Mario Gonzalez (I) dec. Niko Brown, 4-3;285 — Kevin Malone (UTC) dec. Pat Walker, 6-3.Records: Illinois 7-1; UTC 3-4.
There must be something about ranked wrestlers that brings out the best in freshman Nick Soto.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman knocked off his second top 10 opponent Sunday although the Mocs fell to seventh-ranked Illinois 30-6.
Soto defeated fourth-ranked B.J. Futrell 8-2 for one of two UTC wins at Champaign, Ill.
“That was a huge win for him,” Mocs coach Heath Eslinger said.