The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team hosts Gardner-Webb for Senior Day on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) in Maclellan Gym.  The Mocs are set to honor seven individuals who are wrapping up outstanding careers at UTC. 
 
Chattanooga will recognize Scottie Boykin, Bryce Carr, Dylan Forzani, Cody Hill, Justin Lampe, Michael Pongracz and Chad Pyke prior to the match on Sunday.
 
Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).  They are also available at the gate when doors open at 1:00 p.m.
 
UTC is currently 6-7 overall and 4-1 in SoCon action.  The Mocs only loss in league duals was an 18-16 setback to Appalachian State last week.  Five of UTC's other six losses were against ranked opponents.
 
Gardner-Webb is currently 1-9 on the year and 1-3 in SoCon matches.  The Bulldogs lone win was a 28-16 victory against VMI on Dec. 8. 
 
Live video is available for Sunday's action, along with live scoring through Trackwrestling.  Links for both are on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.  Live updates are also posted on the UTC twitter page @UTCWrestling.
 
Chattanooga Probable Lineup
125: Alonzo Allen (Jr. – 16-8, 4-1 SoCon)
133: Chris Debien (Jr. – 9-12, 3-1 SoCon)
141: Michael Pongracz (Sr. – 14-10, 4-0 SoCon)
149: Roman Boylen (Jr. – 14-10, 2-2 SoCon)
157: Jake Adcock (Fr. - 10-9, 1-1 SoCon)
      Dylan Forzani (Jr. – 5-12, 2-1 SoCon)
165: Chad Pyke (Sr. – 17-9, 4-1 SoCon)
174: Justin Lampe (Sr. – 14-11, 4-1 SoCon)
184: No. 16 Bryce Carr (Sr. – 21-5, 5-0 SoCon)
197: No. 14 Scottie Boykin (Sr. – 21-6, 4-1 SoCon)
285: Connor Tolley (Jr. - 7-6, 1-1 SoCon)
 
HEAD COACH HEATH ESLINGER
Head Coach Heath Eslinger is in his ninth year at UTC.  A two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, he owns a 99-61 (.619) career dual record, including a 51-5 (.911) tally in league matches.  He has guided the Mocs to six SoCon regular season and six SoCon tournament titles.

ESLINGER CHASING WIN NO. 100
Head Coach Heath Eslinger is closing in on 100 dual wins in his career.  He is currently 99-61 (.619), which is second on the Mocs all-time wins list.  Jim Morgan owns the career coaching wins record at UTC with a 209-70-3 (.746) mark in 16 seasons (1969-83).
 
MOCS IN THE RANKINGS
Senior Bryce Carr is No. 16 at 184, while senior Scottie Boykin is No. 16 at 197 in this week's Intermat rankings. 
 
GARDNER-WEBB BULLDOGS PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Forfeit
133: Philip Anderson (Sr. – 10-16, 2-2 SoCon)
141: Denton Spencer (Fr. – 16-7, 1-2 SoCon)
149: Joby Armenta (Sr. – 7-16, 2-2 SoCon
157: Tyler Marinelli (Jr. – 20-6, 3-1 SoCon)
165: Brett Stein (Sr. – 8-9, 1-2 SoCon)
174: Christian Maroni (Jr. – 7-15, 2-2 SoCon)
184: Cole Graves (Sr. – 7-15, 2-2 SoCon)
197: Anthony Perrine (Fr. – 11-13, 1-3 SoCon)
285: Lathan Bumgarner (Fr. – 6-13, 1-2 SoCon)
 
The Mocs are 12-0 in the all-time series against Gardner-Webb, including a 7-0 mark under head coach Heath Eslinger.  The Bulldogs joined the SoCon in 2012-13 as an affiliate member in wrestling. 
 
UTC first-year, volunteer assistant coach Hunter Gamble was a SoCon Champion during his collegiate career at GWU (2013-17). 
 
All-Time VS. Gardner-webb (12-0)
Home: 4-0, Away: 4-0, Neutral 4-0
12-4-00 - Charleston, S.C. - W - 47-6
11-23-02 - Jefferson City, Tenn. - W - 40-9
1-21-07 - Chattanooga - W - 46-6
12-17-08 - Lebanon, Tenn. - W - 42-3
11-14-09 - Chattanooga - W - 47-0
11-20-10 - Boiling Springs, N.C. - W - 29-9
11-11-11 - Chattanooga - W - 40-3
2-1-13 - Boiling Springs, N.C. - W - 40-6
12-16-13 - Chattanooga - W - 35-3
1-16-15 - Boiling Springs, N.C. - W - 26-12
1-15-16 - Chattanooga - W - 24-13
2-3-17 - Boiling Springs, N.C. - W - 26-12
 
Last Time Against Gardner-Webb
Chattanooga 26 - Gardner-Webb 12
Feb. 3, 2017 - Boiling Springs, N.C.
125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) dec. Landon LoAlbo (GWU); 13-6 – 0-3
133: Chris Debien (UTC) dec. Philip Anderson (GWU); 6-2 – 0-6
141: Chase Zemenak (UTC) tech. fall Dallas Roemer (GWU); 16-0 (3:16) – 0-11
149: Chris Vassar (GWU) major dec. Roman Boylen (UTC); 9-1 – 4-11
157: Ryan Mosley (GWU) tech. fall Dalton Clark (UTC); 17-1 (3:32) – 9-11
165: Justin Lampe (UTC) dec. Tyler Marinelli (GWU); 7-3 – 9-14
174: Austin Trott (GWU) dec. Sean Mappes (UTC); 6-4 – 12-14
184: #19 Bryce Carr (UTC) dec. Hunter Gamble (GWU); 4-2 – 12-17
197: Clay Dent (UTC) dec. Kyle Ash (GWU); 10-5 – 12-20
285: #9 Jared Johnson (UTC) pinned Boyce Cornwell; (2:29) – 12-26
 
WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT NOTES
125: Junior Alonzo Allen is 16-8 overall and 3-1 in SoCon action.  He also has a fourth place finish at the Hokie Open and a runner-up showing at the Black Knight Invite.  GWU forfeited at this weight in their last outing against Ohio. 
 
133: Junior Chris Debien is the reigning SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier at this weight.  He has gone 6-6 at 141 and 0-3 at 149 this season.  He was 2-2 at the Virginia Duals in his first competition at 133 this season.  He is 2-1 in SoCon matches at 133.  He beat GWU's Phillip Anderson 6-2 in last year's dual.  He also scored a 5-1 decision over Anderson in the 2015 Wolfpack Open. 
 
141:  Senior Michael Pongracz is 14-10, placing at both the Hokie Open and the Black Knight Invite.  He is 4-0 in SoCon action.
 
149: Junior Roman Boylen had an outstanding run at the Southern Scuffle, placing eighth overall.  He missed the Virginia Duals but is back in the lineup with a 14-10 overall record.  He scored a 7-5 decision at the Scuffle against his likely opponent, GWU junior Joby Armenta.   
 
157: Either freshman Jake Adcock or junior Dylan Forzani will take the mat for the Mocs at 157.  Forzani is is 5-12 overall, while Adcock got the call against Appalachian State and is 10-9 on the year.
 
165:  Senior Chad Pyke brings a 17-9 record into the weekend.  He finished second at the Hokie Open and third at the Black Knight Invite, before going 2-2 at the Scuffle.  He was 3-1 at the Virginia Duals and is 4-1 in SoCon action.   
 
174:  Senior Justin Lampe is 14-11 overall, including a 3-2 mark at the Hokie Open.  He also placed third at the Black Knight Invite, but only won one match at the Scuffle and went 2-2 at the Virginia Duals.  He is currently 4-1 in SoCon matches.  
 
184:  Senior Bryce Carr is 21-5 overall and ranked No. 16 by Intermat this week.  His only losses are to Virginia Tech's No. 7 Zach Zavatsky (3-1) on Nov. 17, N.C. State's No. 3 Pete Renda (2-1) on Dec. 2, Ohio State's No. 2 Myles Martin (10-4) on Dec. 17 and Northern Iowa's No. 8 Drew Foster in the quarterfinals at the Scuffle and at the Virginia Duals. 
 
Carr won both the Hokie Open and the Black Knight Invite and placed third at the Scuffle for the second year in a row.  He is currently 5-0 in SoCon matches. 
 
197:  Senior Scottie Boykin is 21-6 with titles at both the Hokie Open and the Black Knight Invite.  He was ranked as high as No. 9 in 2015-16 before redshirting last season and is up to No. 16 this week. 
 
Boykin placed fifth at the Scuffle behind an 8-6 win over No. 11 Matt Williams from Cal State Bakersfield.  He is 89-41 in his career and is one win shy of tying Tom Sell (1986-89) on the Mocs' all-time wins list.  
 
285: Junior Connor Tolley is back in the lineup at heavyweight for just his second match since the Black Knight Invite in November.  He is currently 7-6 overall and 1-1 in SoCon matches. 
 
MOCS VS. RANKED TEAMS
The last time the Mocs beat a ranked team was a 19-18 win at No. 19 Virginia on Feb. 14, 2016.  Chattanooga is 3-38 against ranked teams under head coach Heath Eslinger.  The other two wins include a 23-15 victory against No. 25 Kent State in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Nov. 15, 2014 and 22-15 over No. 12 Stanford in Maclellan Gym on Nov. 20, 2011.
 
UTC has faced five ranked teams this season.  The Mocs have faced at least four ranked teams in seven of Eslinger's nine campaigns at UTC.
 
CARR NAMED SOCON WRESTLER OF THE MONTH (AGAIN)
For the second time this season and the third time in his career, senior Bryce Carr is the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month (January '18).  Posting a January record of 10-2 for Chattanooga, Carr's month included five pins and two technical falls in the 184-pound division. He finished third at the Southern Scuffle, going 5-1 with two pins and a technical fall. His only loss was a 2-0 decision to Northern Iowa's eighth-ranked Drew Foster, while he earned wins over No. 18 Dylan Gabel of Northern Colorado and No. 19 Michael Coleman of Navy.  Carr, a senior from Dublin, Georgia, also went 5-1 in the Virginia Duals, with his lone loss coming in overtime, again to Foster, then ranked 11th. Carr finished the month on a streak of three straight pins and holding an overall record of 20-5 (4-0 SoCon). He is currently the 10th-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds according to the NCAA Coaches Panel.  This is the second honor this season for Carr, who also took the award in November, and the third of his two-year career with the Mocs.  He is tied for second with Matt Keller (2006-07) and one behind Cody Cleveland (2006-11) for most all-time at UTC.
 
BOYKIN NAMED WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Senior Scottie Boykin was the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Jan. 10-16.  This is the league-high third Moc to win the honor this season.  It is the second career award for Boykin.  He went 4-0 in the Virginia Duals. Wrestling at 197 pounds, scored a technical fall over Kent State's Kyle Conel before edging out Northern Iowa's 19th-ranked Jacob Holschlag 8-7.  After picking up a win via forfeit, Boykin capped off the weekend with a 17-6 major decision over Old Dominion's Noah Bushman. 
 
CARR NAMED SOCON WRESTLER OF THE MONTH
Senior Bryce Carr was the SoCon Wrestler of the Month for November 2017.  He earned the honor after going 8-1, winning both the Hokie Open and the Black Knight Invite at 184 pounds.  This is his second career monthly award from the SoCon after winning the award in January of last season.  A senior from Dublin, Georgia, Carr had three major decisions, one technical fall and one pin.  His only loss in the opening month was to No. 7 Zach Zavatsky of Virginia Tech in sudden victory.
 
CARR IS A TWO-TIME WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Senior Bryce Carr has twice earned the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week honor.  His first award came after winning the Hokie Open on the first weekend of competition in November.  Most recently, he won the award after placing third at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2. 
 
MOCS GETTING THE JOB DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
UTC topped the 3.0 mark as a team for the third time with a 3.03 GPA in the Fall of 2017.  The Mocs put a program record 17 on the Dean's List, while 21 on the A.D. Honor Roll is second only to the 22 in the Fall of 2015.