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Hokie Open
Soto Leads Mocs at Hokie Open
11/6/2011 10:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Soto bounced back from a tough loss against Old Dominion in Friday's season-opener to post four wins today. He scored a pair of pins, a major decision and two decision wins in the tournament. His only loss was a pin against eventual champion Devin Carter from Virginia Tech.
Malone also rebounded from a tough outing on Friday against the Monarchs. He dropped his season-opener by one point, but responded with four wins today. His final bout was a rematch with ODU's Matt Tourdot who beat him 4-3 two days earlier. On Sunday, Malone scored 4-2 win to take fifth place.
The Mocs also had four wrestlers advance to the quarterfinals in their respective weight classes, including senior Kelly Felix (Franklin, Tenn.) at 149, junior Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) at 197, and sophomores Shawn Greevy (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) at 141 and Levi Clemons (Kissimmee, Fla.) at 174.
Junior Robert Prigmore (Westlake, Texas) scored a revenge win over ODU's Billy Curling with a 3-2 decision in the first round of the 185 bracket. Curling had defeated Prigmore 4-1 in the dual match on Friday night.
UTC is back in action on Friday, Nov. 11, hosting Southern Conference newcomer Gardner-Webb. The match is set for 6:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) at Maclellan Gym. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Live scoring for the match will also be available on GoMocs.com.
