Referee John Mulgrave raises the hand of UTC wrestler Michael Pongracz after a victory last season. Pongracz is 16-2 this season and has helped the Mocs to a 3-0 start in their Southern Conference schedule.SoCon standings
(With overall, league records)Appalachian State (8-2, 3-0)UTC (8-3, 3-0)Gardner-Webb (3-4, 2-0)The Citadel (4-3, 1-0)Davidson (2-9, 0-1)Campbell (0-11, 0-2)VMI (2-6, 0-3)SIU-Edwardsville (1-7, 0-3)
It will be a battle of Southern Conference unbeatens when the Gardner-Webb wrestling team visits Maclellan Gym tonight.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs, 3-4 overall, have convincing SoCon victories over VMI (34-9) and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (35-6).
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga enters the 6 p.m. meet at No. 25 in the Intermat.com rankings. The Mocs are 8-3 overall and 3-0 in the SoCon after wins over VMI (31-6), Campbell (31-12) and SIUE (33-7). Their three losses are to Stanford, Ohio and Iowa State, each of which was ranked when it met UTC.
Gardner-Webb’s losses are to Cal State-Bakersfield, North Carolina, Buffalo and Bucknell. The Bulldogs were at UTC for the Southern Scuffle and finished with 28.5 points and in 22nd place, three spots behind the Mocs in the talent-laden tournament.