Chattanooga hosted the tri-meet with a crowd of nearly 800 attending the matches.  Central Michigan opened the afternoon with a 22-13 win over the Cardinal.  Chattanooga then took on Stanford with senior Demetrius Johnson (Memphis, Tenn.) leading off at 125 for his first action of the season.  Despite wrestling with an injured knee, he posted his first win of the year, a 5-0 decision over Matt Sencenbaugh. 

"It was a good day.  It could have been a great day because we were right in that second one," stated head coach Heath Eslinger.  "I am proud of the guys.  I am extremely proud of Demetrius Johnson at 125 for overcoming some injuries.  He put himself out on the line for our team and really won us the dual meet.  He started us off right and got us some energy going."

True freshman Nick Soto (Spring Hill, Fla.) got the crowd behind him with his aggressive style in the opening period against All-American and sixth-ranked Ryan Mango at 133.  Mango proved to be too much in the end, winning a 14-6 major decision, but the fans in attendance appreciated Soto's effort. 

Ahead 4-3 after the bonus point, that was the only lead for Stanford in the dual.  Sophomore Shawn Greevy (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) gave UTC the lead right back with his 8-4 win over Alex Manley at 141.  Senior Kelly Felix (Franklin, Tenn.) followed that up with a 4-1 win over Timmy Boone at 149. 

Senior Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) gave UTC a bonus point of its own when he posted a 10-2 major decision over Josh Lauderdale at 157, increasing the Mocs' advantage to 13-4.  Senior Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.) added to that lead with a 4-1 win over Matt Schneider at 165. 

Josh Condon (Powder Springs, Ga.) had his hands full at 174, taking on All-American and No. 1-ranked Nick Amuchastegui.  Condon battled throughout the match and avoided the pin, but gave up five points on a technical fall.  Add in a win for the Cardinal at 184 and Chattanooga's lead shrunk to 16-12 with two matches remaining.

Junior Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) stepped out to face Alen Yen in the 197 match.  Less than two minutes into the match, Brown clinched the dual with a pin (1:55).  It was his team-high third pin of the year for Brown who improves to 5-2 overall.  Chattanooga freshman Kevin Malone (Carrollton, Ohio) dropped the heavyweight match, ending the dual the score 22-15 in favor of the Mocs. 

UTC knew Central Michigan would be a tough opponent with four individuals ranked in the top-10.  The match was much closer than the final score with Chattanooga dropping five matches by two points or less. 

"I thought we did a good job of winning the close matches against Stanford and I thought Central Michigan did a good job of winning the close matches against us," added Eslinger.  "There were five one (or two)-point matches (against CMU) and if we win three of them we win that dual meet."

Having just returned from a knee-injury, Johnson was not scheduled to go at 125 in the second match.  True freshman Cole Gallagher (Davidsonville, Md.) took his place and dropped a tough major decision to Joe Roth (12-3).  Soto posted a strong win over Tyler Keselring at 133 to close the team score to 4-3. 

Greevy had a gutsy performance at 141 against No. 20 Scott Mattingly.  Early in the match, he twisted his knee and was in serious pain.  It looked like he was unable to continue, but rather than surrender the full six points, he limped back out to the mat.  Mattingly chose down after the injury time, but Greevy shocked the crowd with a reversal.  He nearly pulled off the upset with a pin, coming away with two back points.  That was all the scoring he could muster on one good leg, but he did not give up any bonus points in the 8-4 loss. 

Felix closed the gap to 7-6 with a decision at 149, but things got chippy following the match.  Both he and CMU's Joey Kielbasa cost their team one point each with unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. 

The Chippewas would take the next three matches by one point each to open a 15-5 lead.  A technical fall by CMU at 184 clinched its second team win of the day.  Brown capped off an impressive afternoon with his second win at 197 for UTC, but it was not enough. 

"We are alright," said Eslinger.  "There is a lot of time left and we will keep getting better.  I think we have made progress in the last two weeks and we will keep making those two-week progressions."

UTC moves to 2-2 on the year while Stanford falls to 4-3 and Central Michigan improves to 2-0.  The Mocs are back in action on Monday, Dec. 12 when they host Ohio at 6:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Maclellan Gym.

Chattanooga 22, No. 12 Stanford 15
125:  Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - Dec. 5-0 - Matt Sencenbaugh (Stanford) - UTC 3-0
133:  No. 6 Ryan Mangno (Stanford) - MD 14-6 - Nick Soto (UTC) - Stanford 4-3
141:  Shawn Greevy (UTC) - Dec. 8-4 -Alex Manley (Stanford) - UTC 6-4
149:  Kelly Felix (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - Timmy Boone (Stanford) - UTC 9-4
157:  Dan Waddell (UTC) - MD 10-2 - Josh Lauderdale (Stanford) - UTC 13-4
165:  Brandon Wright (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - Matt Schneider (Stanford) - UTC 16-4
174:  No. 1 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) - Tec. Fall - 7:00 (17-2) - Josh Condon (UTC) - UTC 16-9
184:  Spence Patrick (Stanford) - Dec. 6-2 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - UTC 16-12
197:  Niko Brown (UTC) - Fall 1:55 - Alen Yen (Stanford) - UTC 22-12
285:  Dan Scherer (Stanford) - Dec. 2-0 - Kevin Malone (UTC) - UTC 22-15

Central Michigan 24, Chattanooga 8
125:  Joe Roth (CMU) - MD - 12-3 - Cole Gallagher (UTC) - CMU 4-0
133:  Nick Soto (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - Tyler Keselring (CMU) - CMU 4-3
141:  No. 20 Scott Mattingly (CMU) - Dec. 11-9 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) - CMU 7-3
149:  Kelly Felix (UTC) - Dec. 4-2 - Joey Kielbasa (CMU) - CMU 7-6
One point deduction to each team for unsportsmanlike conduct - CMU 6-5
157:  No. 20 Donnie Kirby (CMU) - Dec. 3-2 - Dan Waddell (UTC) - CMU 9-5
165:  Mike Ottinger (CMU) - Dec. 3-2 - Brandon Wright (UTC) - CMU 12-5
174:  Anthony Brill (CMU) - Dec. 6-5 - Levi Clemons (UTC) - CMU 15-5
184:  No. 9 Ben Bennett (CMU) - Tec. Fall 4:12 (15-0) - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - CMU 20-5
197:  Niko Brown (UTC) - Dec. 5-3 - Chad Friend (CMU) - CMU 20-8
285:  No. 15 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) - MD 10-2 - Kevin Malone (UTC) - CMU 24-8

Central Michigan 22, No. 12 Stanford 13
125:  Joe Roth (CMU) - MD - 14-4 - Matt Sencenbaugh (Stanford) - CMU 4-0
133:  No. 6 Ryan Mangno (Stanford) - Fall 3:48 - Tyler Keselring (CMU) - Stanford 6-4
141:  No. 20 Scott Mattingly (CMU) - Dec. 3-2 - Donovan Halpin (Stanford) - CMU 7-6
149:  Joey Kielbasa (CMU) - Dec. 3-1 - Timmy Boone (Stanford) - CMU 10-6
157:  No. 20 Donnie Kirby (CMU) - Dec. 11-4 - Josh Lauderdale (Stanford) - CMU 13-6
165:  Mike Ottinger (CMU) - Dec. 6-4 - Matt Schneider (Stanford) - CMU 16-6
174:  No. 1 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) - MD 10-2 - Anthony Brill (CMU) - CMU 16-10
184:  No. 9 Ben Bennett (CMU) - Dec. 5-0 - Spence Patrick (Stanford) - CMU 19-10
197:  Alen Yen (Stanford) - Dec. 8-6 - Chad Friend (CMU) - CMU 19-13
285:  No. 15 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) - Dec. 4-2 - Dan Scherer (Stanford) - CMU 22-13