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CHATTANOOGA---It was an absolutely dominating day for the Chattanooga Mocs. The wrestlers ended the home portion of the schedule with two shutout wins in Maclellan Gym. It started with a 47-0 triumph over VMI before upping the ante with a 49-0 victory against Presbyterian.

How did the day go? In 21 matches, the Mocs had the first takedown. It started with a fall by Fabian Gutierrez at 125 against the Keydets and ended with one by Matthias Ervin at 285 versus the Blue Hose. There were eight pins, four tech falls and four major decisions. Ninety-six out of a possible 120 points were claimed.
 
"You can't be upset about two shutouts," Coach Kyle Ruschell noted before adding, "but there's some things we need to continue to work on. We let some points go at the end of periods. You can't do that in the postseason. They're huge…you can't make them up.
 
"I'm proud of our guys. They're not sitting back and waiting. They see what it takes. It's just a matter now of going out and putting it all on the line and win."
 
Gutierrez (1:08) and Palmer (0:56) had the Mocs up 12-0 on VMI barely two minutes into the proceedings. It continued with majors by Franco Valdes and Noah Castillo before Lincoln Heck's tech fall made it 25-0 just five matches in after 157.
 
Matthew Waddell added another quick fall at 197 with a headlock takedown immediately into pinning position. It was a blink and you missed it moment. Ervin closed VMI out with a pin just before the second period buzzer for the 47-0 triumph.
 
After Gutierrez opened with a 5-0 win at 125, Palmer (4:32) and Valdes (2:32) added pins. Back-to-back tech falls for Castillo and Heck got the tally to 25-0 again through 157. Thomas Sell and Ervin added pins down the stretch in the 49-0 win.
 
The 49 points against the Blue Hose was the most since 49 against Cumberland on Nov. 14, 2015 with the margin of victory the highest since that match as well. Against DI competition? Most points and largest margin since a 50-0 win over VMI on Feb. 20, 2005. Palmer and Ervin had 12 points apiece, while Waddell (11), Valdes (10) and Heck (10) also registered double figures.
 
The Mocs return to the mat Friday at Bellarmine in the SoCon finale before traveling to Indiana for a Sunday showdown with the Hoosiers. Chattanooga is now 7-10 on the year, 5-2 in the SoCon. VMI dropped to 3-9, 2-5 in the conference, while Presbyterian falls to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in the league.
 
Chattanooga 47, VMI 0
125: Fabian Gutierrez (CHAT) over Cam Chicella (VMI) (Fall 1:08) - 6-0
133: Brayden Palmer (CHAT) over Patrick Maglathlin (VMI) (Fall 0:56) - 12-0
141: Franco Valdes (CHAT) over Frederick Junko (VMI) (MD 14-3) - 16-0
149: Noah Castillo (CHAT) over Luke Fegly (VMI) (MD 14-2) - 20-0
157: Lincoln Heck (CHAT) over Seth Fillers (VMI) (TF 16-1 7:00) - 25-0
165: Andrew Nicholson (CHAT) over Blake Showers (VMI) (MD 11-2) - 29-0
174: Carial Tarter (CHAT) over Jon Hoover (VMI) (Dec 10-5) - 32-0
184: Thomas Sell (CHAT) over Maxwell Gourley (VMI) (Dec 9-2) - 35-0
197: Matthew Waddell (CHAT) over Tyler Mousaw (VMI) (Fall 1:51) - 41-0
285: Matthias Ervin (CHAT) over Josh Evans (VMI) (Fall 4:57) - 47-0
 
Chattanooga 49, Presbyterian 0
125: Fabian Gutierrez (CHAT) over Benny Gomez (PRES) (Dec 5-0) - 3-0
133: Brayden Palmer (CHAT) over Dominic Chavez (PRES) (Fall 4:32) - 9-0
141: Franco Valdes (CHAT) over Khalid Brinkley (PRES) (Fall 2:32) - 15-0
149: Noah Castillo (CHAT) over Reid Stewart (PRES) (TF 21-6 7:00) - 20-0
157: Lincoln Heck (CHAT) over Michael Ramirez (PRES) (TF 17-2 4:26) - 25-0
165: Andrew Nicholson (CHAT) over Zachary Phillips (PRES) (Dec 6-0) - 28-0
174: Carial Tarter (CHAT) over Sean Getty (PRES) (MD 15-4) - 32-0
184: Thomas Sell (CHAT) over David Bertrand (PRES) (Fall 3:36) - 38-0
197: Matthew Waddell (CHAT) over Aiden Jean (PRES) (TF 20-4 5:23) - 43-0
285: Matthias Ervin (CHAT) over Will Pontoon (PRES) (Fall 3:29) - 49-0
 
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