The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team is back at home in Maclellan Gym for another Southern Conference match this weekend.  The Mocs welcome the Davidson Wildcats to campus on Sunday, Jan. 27.
 
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) at Maclellan Gym with the match set to start at 12:00 p.m. Reminder to all fans attending that UTC's Clear Bag Policy is in effect for Maclellan Gym.
 
Match time has been moved up two hours from the originally scheduled time due to the memorial service for former head coach Jim Morgan that afternoon.  Coach Morgan passed away on Jan. 19 and his service is Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Baylor Alumni Chapel at Chattanooga's Baylor School.  
 
Due to construction on Vine Street, only two doors are open for fan access to Maclellan.  These include the Douglas Street entrance across from the Boling Apartments and Terrell Owens Way entrance across from the UC. 
 
Live video for the match is available through MocsVision.  There is also live scoring via TrackWrestling and links for both are on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.  Live updates are posted on the UTC Twitter page @UTCWrestling.
 
The Mocs are 3-5 overall, and 1-0 in SoCon action, after last week's 32-8 win over VMI.  UTC also has wins against Kent State (21-15) at the Virginia Duals and Edinboro (23-15) on Dec. 18.  Three of the Mocs losses have come against ranked opponents, including No. 21 UNC (10-23) on Nov. 11 and No. 13 Virginia Tech (4-35) and No. 16 Arizona State (16-22) at the Virginia Duals.
 
Davidson is 2-7 overall and 0-1 in SoCon matches.  Their two wins came in November, over UNC Pembroke (31-17) and Greensboro College (41-3). 
 
Chattanooga is 26-0 all-time against Davidson. The Mocs won last year's meeting 43-3 on Dec. 2 in Davidson, N.C.
 
Chattanooga Probable Lineup
125: Alonzo Allen (Sr. – 18-6, 0-0 SoCon)
       or Fabian Gutierrez (So. – 16-4, 1-0 SoCon)
133: Jake Huffine (Jr. – 16-9, 1-0 SoCon)
141: Chris Debien (Jr. – 17-10, 1-0 SoCon)
149: Tanner Smith (Fr. – 6-4, 1-0 SoCon)
157: Ryan Resnick (Fr. – 6-10, 0-0 SoCon)
      or Mason Wallace (Fr. - 14-9, 1-0 SoCon)
165: Drew Nicholson (Fr. – 6-7, 1-0 SoCon)
174: Hunter Fortner (Fr. – 7-12, 0-1 SoCon)
184: Ben Stacey (Jr. – 4-5, 0-0 SoCon)
197: Rodney Jones (Sr. – 14-13, 1-0 SoCon)
285: Connor Tolley (Sr. – 12-12, 1-0 SoCon)
 
DAVIDSON PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Zamir Ode (Sr. - 1-11, 0-1 SoCon)
133: Kyle Gorant (Fr. - 11-8, 0-1 SoCon)
141: Caleb Ziebell (Fr. - 6-12, 0-1 SoCon)
149: Aidan Conroy (Sr. - 6-10, 1-0 SoCon)
157: Tony Palumbo (Sr. - 8-12, 1-0 SoCon)
165: Hunter Costa (Jr. - 6-9, 0-1 SoCon)
      Erik Eva (Fr. - 0-7, 0-0 SoCon)
174: Noah Satterfield (Jr. - 4-8, 0-0 SoCon)
184: Conor Fenn (Jr. - 10-11, 1-0 SoCon)
197: Finlay Holston (Fr. - 3-13, 0-1 SoCon)
285: Mitchell Trigg (Fr. - 12-8, 1-0 SoCon)
 
WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT NOTES
125: Senior Alonzo Allen is the returning starter and defending SoCon Champion at 125.  He is battling sophomore Fabian Gutierrez for the starting role.  Allen won SoCon Wrestler of the Week after placing fifth at the Scuffle.  He is 18-6 overall and has also placed at the Hokie Open (2nd), the Wolfpack Open (6th) and the Cougar Clash (3rd). 
 
Gutierrez beat Allen in the finals of the Hokie Open and is 16-4 overall.  He climbed into the Intermat Top-20 at 125 prior to the Scuffle, where he went 3-2.  He also has a SoCon Wrestler of the Week honor to his credit this season.
 
133: Jake Huffine is having a strong junior season.  He is 15-9 overall with two SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week honors and another SoCon Wrestler of the Week recognition.  He has a runner-up showing at the Cougar Clash and a sixth place finish at the Wolfpack Open.
 
For the second week in a row, Huffine will have a strong test at 133.  Davidson freshman Kyle Gorant is 11-8 overall.
 
141:  Junior Chris Debien posted a sixth place finish at the Southern Scuffle earlier this month.  He also was runner-up at the Cougar Clash and two wins in dual action.  He is 17-10 overall, including a  fourth place finish at the Wolfpack Open.  The 2016 SoCon Champion has won 10 of his last 15 matches, including 2-2 at the Virginia Duals.
 
149:  Freshman Tanner Smith went 2-1 at the Virginia Duals, his first action since the Wolfpack Open.  He continued his hot streak with a pin against VMI in last week's dual.  He is 6-4 overall and in the starting spot a 149 again this week. 
 
157:  Freshman Ryan Resnick went 3-4 with a third place showing at 157 in the Hokie Open Fr/So bracket.  He is 6-10 overall with a 9-4 decision at Edinboro and a 2-2 mark at the Scuffle.  He has not competed since the opening day of the Virginia Duals. 
 
Resnick lost to Davidson's projected starter, Tony Palumbo D, 4-2), at the Wolfpack Open on Nov. 18. 
 
Freshman Mason Wallace is 14-9 overall after placing fifth at the Wolfpack Open.  He was starting at 149, but moved up to 157 for the last three duals where he is 2-1.
 
165:  Freshman Drew Nicholson is 6-7 overall.  He was back in the lineup at the Virginia Duals for the first time since withdrawing from the Cougar Clash. He also scored a win over VMI last week.   
 
174:  Freshman Hunter Fortner is 7-12 overall.  He had to move up to 184 for two matches at the Virginia Duals due to injuries and went 1-1.
 
184:  Junior Ben Stacey has dropped down to 184 for the first time in his career.  He was 4-3 at 197 prior to going 0-2 at the Scuffle at 184.  This will be his first action in a dual at 184. 
 
197:  Senior Rodney Jones has a third place finish at the Cougar Clash and a pair of sixth place showings at the Wolfpack Open and the Hokie Open.  He is 14-13 overall after a win over VMI last week.
 
Jones is matched against Davidson freshman Finlay Holston.  Jones scored a tech fall (16-1) over Holston at the Wolfpack Open on Nov. 18. 
 
285: Senior Connor Tolley was runner-up in the Wolfpack Open, falling to former NAIA All-American Ceron Francisco in the finals.  He also has a third place at the Cougar Clash and a sixth place finish at the Hokie Open.  Tolley evened his overall record at 12-12 with a win over VMI last week. 
 
Tolley is set to go against Davidson freshman Mitchell Trigg.  Trigg leads the Wildcats with a 12-8 overall record and a 1-0 mark in SoCon action.  Tolley posted a major decision over Trigg (14-4) at the Wolfpack Open on Nov. 18.  
 
DAVIDSON SERIES
The Wildcats have scored nine points twice in the last five meetings.  Those numbers tie for the most allowed by UTC against Davidson.    
 
All-Time Against Davidson (26-0)
Home: 11-0, Away: 10-0, Neutral 5-0 - last five below
2-9-14 - Davidson, N.C. - W - 37-9
1-30-15 - Chattanooga - W - 36-3
1-31-16 - Davidson, N.C. - W - 37-9
1-28-17 - Chattanooga - W - 44-3
12-2-17 - Davidson, N.C. - W - 43-3
 
LAST TIME: UTC 43 AT DAVIDSON 3 -  DEC. 2, 2017
125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Tech. Fall 20-2 (3:41) – Michael McClelland (DAV)
133: Wade Cummings (UTC) – Tech. Fall 17-1 (2:49) – Zamir Ode (DAV)
141: Chris Debien (UTC) – Dec. 10-8 – Dylan Runzo (DAV)
149: Roman Boylen (UTC) – MD 18-4 – Aidan Conroy (DAV)
157: Dylan Forzani (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 – Tony Palumbo (DAV)
165: Chad Pyke (UTC) – Tech. Fall 17-1 (2:25) – Hunter Costa (DAV)
174: Justin Lampe (UTC) – Fall (1:21) – Noah Satterfield (DAV)
184: No. 13 Bryce Carr (UTC) – Fall (2:29) – Conor Fenn (DAV)
197: No. 20 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Forfeit – (DAV)
285: Will Cooley (DAV) – Dec. 5-1 – Jared Walker (UTC)