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Around the Region: Three Mocs wrestlers honored by Southern Conference

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Chris DeBien and Justin Lampe have been named to the All-Southern Conference wrestling team, and Dylanger Potter was selected to the all-freshman team. DeBien went through the conference schedule undefeated and should be the No. 1 seed at 133 pounds for Saturday’s SoCon tournament in Charleston, S.C. Lampe, 6-1 in league matches at 165 pounds, also could receive a No. 1 seed for the tournament. Potter wrestled at 149 pounds before moving up to 157.

Golf

* UTC senior Wes Gosselin is the SoCon men’s golfer of the week for competition Feb. 6-28. Gosselin shared medalist honors with a 6-under-par 210 in pacing the Mocs’ third-place team finish in the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate tournament Feb. 20-21.

Basketball

* Georgia Northwestern sophomore Darrius Fugh has earned USCAA Division II All-America honorable mention for the 2016-17 basketball season, and Lady Bobcats sophomore Carrie Benedict is an Academic All-American. Benedict, from Adairsville High School, has maintained a 4.0 grade point average while taking 56 hours of classes in automotive technology. She attends the school’s Rome campus but practices and plays home games in Rossville. Pepperell graduate Fugh, the Bobcats’ all-time leading scorer and rebounder, broke his own single-season points average of 19.7 per game with 23 per game this season and set a single-game school record with 39 points against Hiwassee. “Darrius just had a phenomenal year, point-wise and rebounding-wise, and he picked up his shot-blocking as well,” GNTC coach David Stephenson said in a school release. “He’s a real multifunctional player. He can shoot the 3, but he’s got cat-like quickness and can take it to the basket. Plus he can defend.” Said Fugh: “It’s a blessing to get this honor. Really, it’s a blessing just to be nominated. I had a lot of fun just playing with my teammates. I never knew how much fun playing ball could be.”