The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team scored a 31-6 win at VMI tonight.  The Mocs tallied bonus points in five matches, and won three close bouts to improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Southern Conference action.  VMI dropped to 1-3 on the year and 0-3 in league matches. 

After falling behind with a loss at 125, freshman Cody Hill put the Mocs on the board with an impressive major decision over Dominic Gallo at 133.  He scored a takedown and four back points in the first period to get started on the right track.  He gave up a takedown in the third, but finished with a 13-2 win.

Junior Michael Pongracz followed with a 10-0 major at 141, but VMI struck back with a win at 149.  Leading 8-6 UTC won three consecutive tight bouts to build a big lead. 

Freshman Kamaal Shakur scored a takedown in overtime to beat Neal Richards 4-2.  Freshman Dominic Lampe won 4-3 over Shabaka Johns at 165, while sophomore Justin Lampe scored a 7-6 win over Mark Darr at 174. 

The oldest of the three Lampes, John, slammed the door on the Keydets with his 22-9 major over Derek Thurman at 184. 18^th-ranked junior Scottie Boykin posted a major at 197 and 12^th-ranked junior Jared Johnson ended the night with a pin at heavyweight.

UTC stays on the road for a Saturday match at Campbell.  Action begins at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) with links for live scoring and live video on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.

Chattanooga 31 – VMI 6
125:  Dalton Henderson (VMI) – Dec. 11-9 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – VMI 3-0
133:  Cody Hill (UTC) – MD 13-2 - Dominick Gallo (VMI) – UTC 4-3
141:  Michael Pongracz (UTC) – MD 10-0 - Hunter Starner (VMI) – UTC 8-3
149:  Emmitt Kelly (VMI) – Dec. 7-4 - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 8-6
157:  Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 4-2 (SV1) - Neal Richards (VMI) – UTC 11-6
165:  Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Shabaka Johns (VMI) – UTC 14-6
174:  Justin Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 7-6 - Mark Darr (VMI) – UTC 17-6
184:  John Lampe (UTC) – MD 22-9 - Derek Thurman (VMI) – UTC 21-6
197:  No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 17-4 - Taylor Thomas (VMI) – UTC 25-6
285:  No. 12 Jared Johnson (UTC) – Fall 2:35 - Sivaatasi Mathias (VMI) – UTC 31-6