The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team dropped a 39-0 match at No. 2 Iowa on Sunday afternoon.  The match drew 10,466 fans in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, one of the largest crowds UTC has ever competed in front of for a dual meet. 

Senior Rodney Jones had the most competitive match of the night against No. 4 Jacob Warner.  A takedown and penalty gave Warner a 3-1 lead after the first period.  A second stalling call on Jones and an escape by Warner in the second frame left Jones trailing 5-1.  Jones quickly escaped to start the third.  He then scored a takedown late, before losing the decision 5-4.

Junior Matthew Waddell was also competitive in his match against Nelson Brands.  He lost that one 8-4 at 184.  Sophomore Drew Nicholson battled hard in a 9-4 loss to No. 2 Alex Marinelli at 165, while sophomore Tanner Smith lost by the same score to No. 5 Pat Lugo at 149.

UTC is 1-3 overall while the Hawkeyes are 1-0.  Up next for the Mocs is a weekend road trip to Davidson (Nov. 22) and No. 17 North Carolina (Nov. 24).  The next home match is Sunday, Dec. 1, against Ohio.  Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com for the 2:00 p.m. dual. 

No. 2 Iowa 39 – Chattanooga 0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, Iowa
Sunday – Nov. 17, 2019
125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) (MD 16-5)
133: Paul Glynn (Iowa) over Wade Cummings (UTC) (Dec 11-7)
141: No. 2 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) over Aidan Murphy (UTC) (TF 23-4 0:15)
149: No. 5 Pat Lugo (Iowa) over Tanner Smith (UTC) (Dec 9-4)
157: No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) over George Carpenter (UTC) (MD 16-6)
165: No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) over Andrew Nicholson (UTC) (Dec 9-4)
174: No. 4 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Hunter Fortner (UTC) (TF 20-0 5:00)
184: Nelson Brands (Iowa) over Matthew Waddell (UTC) (Dec 8-4)
197: No. 4 Jacob Warner (Iowa) over Rodney Jones (UTC) (Dec 5-4)
285: No. 12 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) over Grayson Walthall (UTC) (Fall 1:45)