The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team closes out the 2019-20 dual season at home against Indiana on Friday, Feb. 20.  The Mocs host the Hoosiers for Senior Night at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in McKenzie Arena.
 
Chattanooga brings a 6-9 record to the final dual of the season.  The Mocs are currently in third in the SoCon race with a 4-2 league tally, trailing Campbell (10-2, 6-0 SoCon) and Appalachian State (8-3, 5-1 SoCon).
 
Indiana is 2-9 overall and 1-8 in Big 10 action.  The Hoosiers have several common opponents with the Mocs, including a 41-0 loss to No. 1 Iowa on Jan. 10, 32-3 loss to Illinois on Jan. 12 and a 24-11 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in their last outing on Feb. 16. 
 
Seniors appearing in their final home dual are George Carpenter, Chris Debien, Rodney Jones, Dominic Lampe and Ben Stacey.
 
Friday's match broadcasts live on ESPN+, with Chris Goforth (pxp) and Torrez Finney (analyst) on the call.  Links for the broadcast and TrackWrestling scoring are available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.
 
CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 16 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. – 16-7)
133: Wade Cummings (Jr. – 7-8)
      Colton Landers (So. - 10-6)
141: Mason Wallace (So. – 7-8)
        Aiden Murphy (So. – 4-12)
149: No. 23 Tanner Smith (So. – 221-7)
157: Tyler Shilson (So. – 8-13)
      George Carpenter (Sr. - 4-7)
165: Drew Nicholson (So. – 14-14)
174: Hunter Fortner (So. – 9-15)
184: No. 13 Matthew Waddell (So. – 20-7)
197: Rodney Jones (Sr. – 16-9)
285: Grayson Walthall (So. – 6-19)
 
HEAD COACH KYLE RUSCHELL
Kyle Ruschell was named head coach of the Mocs on Aug. 10, 2018, and is in his second season guiding the UTC program. He has an 13-16 dual record overall that includes sharing the SoCon Regular Season Title last season with a 7-7 mark and a 5-1 league tally.  He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at Wisconsin. A former member of the U.S. National Team (2014-15), he was a two-time All-American for the Badgers (2007-10).
 
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". After that, we prefer to be called "Chattanooga" or "UTC". Our nickname is "Mocs". Please do not use Tennessee-Chattanooga or the Moccasins.
 
SCOUTING THE MOCS
• UTC is led by its three ranked wrestlers in No. 13 Matthew Waddell (So. - 184 - 20-7), No. 16 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. - 125 - 16-7) and No. 23 Tanner Smith (So. - 149 - 22-7).  Rankings are from the Flo Feb. 18 release. 
• Six of Waddell's seven losses have come against ranked opponents. 
• Waddell leads the team with nine pins, including four in his last five matches.  
• Senior Rodney Jones is 15-9 at 197 and looking to make a return to the NCAA Championships.
• Jones and Gutierrez are the two Mocs to post 6-0 marks in SoCon action this season.
• Mason Wallace dropped down to 141 where he went 2-2 at the Scuffle and is 7-8 overall.
• Sophomore Colton Landers was No. 27 in the Feb. 13 NCAA RPI listings at 133 pounds. 
 
INDIANA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 22 Liam Cronin (Jr. - 13-11)
133: Cayden Rooks (Fr. - 20-11)
141: Eddie Bolivar (Fr. - 7-11)
149: No. 14 Graham Rooks (Fr. - 13-6)
157: Fernie Silva (Sr. - 8-18)
      Joey Snachez (Sr. - 14-10)
165: Dillon Hoey (Jr. - 5-10)
      Davey Tunon (Jr. - 6-15)
174: Diego Lemley (So. - 0-5)
184: Jacob Hinz (Sr. - 7-18)
197: Nick Willham (Fr.- 16-17)
      Spencer Irick (Jr. - 3-7)
285: Rudy Streck (So. - 3-15)
      Jake Kliemola (Jr. - 10-14)
 
SCOUTING INDIANA
• Indiana is 2-9 overall and 1-8 in Big 10 action.
• Hoosiers earned their first Big Ten win of the season, against Maryland, 19-16, on Jan. 26.  It was 16-16 going into the final match, where Rudy Streck won a 8-3 decision at heavyweight.
• The Hoosiers have 13 freshman on their 2019 roster.
• Graham Rooks has twice earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Honors. Rooks has won seven of his last nine matches and is ranked No. 14 by FloWrestling.
• Liam Cronin has won his last six matches, including two matches against ranked opponents. Cronin is currently ranked No. 22 by FloWrestling. Rooks and Cronin have won 14 of their last 16 matches.
 
ALL-TIME VS. INDIANA
The Mocs are 0-8 all-time against Indiana, including last year's 32-0 loss on Feb. 24.  This is Indiana's first trip to Chattanooga for a dual contest.  The Hoosiers have scored at least 24 pints in each of the eight previous meetings.   
 
ALL-TIME VS. INDIANA (0-8)
Home: 0-0, Away: 0-4, Neutral 0-4
1-24-81 - Bloomington, Ind. - L - 14-35
1-20-89 - Bloomington, Ind. - L - 11-24
1-5-02 - Columbus, Ohio - L - 10-35
1-12-03 - Ashland, Ohio - L - 14-30
1-15-05 - Hampton, Va. - L - 14-30
1-13-06 - Hampton, Va. - L - 11-29
11-28-09 - Bloomington, Ind. - L - 9-30
2-24-20 - Bloomington, Ind. - L - 0-32
 
LAST TIME VS. INDIANA
Indiana 32 – Chattanooga 0
Bloomington, Ind. – Sunday – Feb. 24, 2019
125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. Alonzo Allen (UTC) 8-5 (IU 3, UTC 0)
133: Paul Konrath (IU) dec. Jake Huffine (UTC) 3-2 (IU 6, UTC 0)
141: Kyle Luigs (IU) dec. Chris Debien (UTC) 12-8 (IU 9, UTC 0)
149: Fernie Silva (IU) dec. Mason Wallace (UTC) (IU 12, UTC 0)
157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Ryan Resnick (UTC) 6-0 (IU 15, UTC 0)
165: Bryce Martin (IU) maj. dec. Drew Nicholson (UTC) 16-6 (IU 19, UTC 0)
174: Jake Covaciu (IU) dec. Hunter Fortner (UTC) 8-3 (IU 22, UTC 0)
184: Norman Conley (IU) maj. dec. Ben Stacey (UTC) 13-5 (IU 26, UTC 0)
197: Jake Kleimola (IU) dec. Rod Jones (UTC) 4-0 (IU 29, UTC 0)
285: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Connor Tolley (UTC) 6-3 (IU 32, UTC 0)
 
HEAD TO HEAD VS. INDIANA
• Despite having just met in a dual at the end of last season, there are no rematches based on the probable lineups.