Sunday didn’t go quite as University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Kyle Ruschell hoped it would for the Mocs on the mat.
Billy Meiszner at least provided a bright spot.
The 149-pounder had a trio of takedowns on his way to a 10-1 major decision against Ohio State’s Daxton Chase. It was the lone battle the Mocs won in a war the fourth-ranked Buckeyes dominated, 42-4, in front of a crowd of approximately 2,000 at McKenzie Arena.
Meiszner — a junior from Orland Park, Illinois, who transferred to UTC after going 28-13 in two years at Kent State — had a takedown in each period and a second-period escape against Chase, a redshirt freshman.
“I was just trying to calm myself down as much as possible when I walked out there and just treating it like a normal match, as if it was just in practice,” Meiszner said. “That’s really how I felt, I wasn’t too overwhelmed by it. In years past, I’ve gotten good at just walking on the mat and right when I walk out there just feeling like I have no other choice than to just feel super calm.”