The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team heads north for a two-match road trip this weekend.  The Mocs visit the Buckeye State for a pair of duals against Ohio and Kent State.

UTC takes on the Bobcats on Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T) in Athens, Ohio.  The Mocs then head to Kent for a Noon dual against the Golden Flashes on Sunday, Dec. 18.   

UTC brings a 2-2 record that includes wins over Southeastern (40-12) and VMI (41-5) and losses to No. 6 Virginia Tech (6-29) and current No. 24 Virginia (11-34).  

Ohio has two wins in five outings, including an impressive 25-11 victory at West Virginia on Nov. 6, and a 25-9 win against Buffalo on Dec. 4. They lost to No. 5 Missouri (7-35) last week and to Pittsburgh (16-21) and Campbell (15-23) earlier in the season. 

Kent State is 1-2 overall, with a win over Cleveland State (40-3) on Nov. 22 and losses to No. 4 Ohio State (13-36) and Buffalo (12-23).  The Flashes host Southern Conference for Gardner-Webb on Friday before taking on the Mocs.  

Live scoring and video have not been announced for either match, but fans can follow the Mocs results on Twitter @utcwrestling.  Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for a full recap.   

CHATTANOOGA MOCS PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Alonzo Allen (So. – 2-6)
133: Chris Debien (So. – 5-3)
141: Roman Boylen (So. – 4-3)
149: Dylanger Potter (Fr. – 5-3)
157: Trey Watson (So. – 3-5)
165: Justin Lampe (Jr. – 5-3)
174: Sean Mappes (Sr. – 6-4)
184: Bryce Carr (Jr. – 7-1)
197: Clay Dent (Sr. – 3-3)
285: No. 20 Jared Johnson (Sr. – 8-1)

HEAD COACH HEATH ESLINGER
Head Coach Heath Eslinger is in his eighth season at UTC.  A two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, he owns an 88-47 (.652) career dual record.  He has guided the Mocs to six SoCon regular season and six SoCon tournament titles and has a 42-2 record in SoCon duals.

OHIO BOBCATS PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 18 Shakur Laney (So. - 11-2)
133: Cameron Kelly (So. - 8-5)
141: Noah Forrider (Jr. - 16-3)
149: Kade Kowalski (Fr. - 4-3)
157: Cullen Cummings (Jr. - 6-8)
165: Austin Reese (So. - 7-4) 
174: Arsen Ashughyan (So. - 8-5) 
184: Hunter Yeargan (Fr. - 4-7)
    Nate Hall (So. - 0-1)
197: Bailey Faust (Fr. - 10-2)
    Devin King (So. - 0-1)
285: Zack Parker (So. - 13-6) 

OHIO SERIES NOTES
• The Mocs are 6-7 all-time against the Bobcats, including a 2-3 mark in Athens.  
• This is Chattanooga's first visit to Ohio since a 20-18 win on Jan. 3, 2011.  
• Ohio won last year's meeting 18-14 on Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, but the Mocs won the previous four duals.
• UTC is 3-1 against Ohio in head coach Heath Eslinger's tenure.   

LAST MEETING - NO. 17 OHIO 18, CHATTANOOGA 14
Dec. 18, 2015 - Chattanooga, Tenn.
125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) - Dec. 11-8 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Ohio 3-0
133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) – Dec. 7-6 - Cody Hill (UTC) – Ohio 6-0
141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Noah Forrider (Ohio) – Ohio 6-3
149: Cullen Cummings (Ohio) - Dec. 7-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) – Ohio 9-3
157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Spartak Chino (Ohio) – Ohio 9-6
165: Austin Reese (Ohio) – Dec. 5-4 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Ohio 12-6
174: Cody Walters (Ohio) – Dec. 8-3 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – Ohio 15-6
184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) – Dec. 4-1 - John Lampe (UTC) – Ohio 18-6
197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 11-2 - Nate Hall (Ohio) – Ohio 18-10
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – MD 11-0 - Jesse Webb (Ohio) – Ohio 18-14

KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Cory Simpson (Fr. - 8-6)
133: Anthony Tutolo (So. - 14-4)
141: Chance Driscoll (Jr. - 9-7)
149: Tim Rooney (Fr. - 8-9)
157: Casey Sparkman (So. - 11-3)
165: Isaac Bast (So. - 8-7) 
174: Jairod James (So. - 13-3) 
184: Shane Mast (Fr. - 9-5)
197: Stephen Suglio (Jr. - 9-7)
285: Devin Nye (So. - 9-7) 

KENT STATE SERIES NOTES
• The Mocs are 4-10 all-time against the Flashes, splitting two matches at Kent State.  
• This is Chattanooga's first visit to Kent, Ohio since 1990.
• These two teams met twice in the 2014-15 season, the Mocs winning each - 23-15 at the EMU Duals and 27-9 at the Virginia Duals.