RESULTS
 
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs and Campbell Fighting Camels met Sunday afternoon in Maclellan Gym. The Mocs got off to a slow start it could not overcome in a 24-13 loss.
 
The Camels built a 15-3 lead through the first five bouts. Weston Wichman started the comeback with a winning decision at 165. Rocky Jordan and Matthew followed suit closing the gap to 15-13, but the Mocs could not finish it off.
 
"I think Weston went out there to make a point not only to himself, but also his teammates," Coach Kyle Ruschell explained. "If you just move forward and are the aggressor, good things happen. That was a complete seven minutes…it was fun to watch.
 
"I was more disappointed Friday night, a dual we won, because of how our guys competed. They went out there and created more action especially in our middle and upper weights. Those guys went out there with a purpose."
 
The Mocs close out the duals season next weekend in Maclellan Gym. They take on Bellarmine Friday at 7 p.m., in a SoCon regular season finale before hosting Indiana on Senior Day Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT
125: Logan Ashton 3-0 loss to Anthony Molton
The duo battled through a scoreless first period before Ashton built riding time into the second with Molton starting on bottom. Molton worked a reverse and then rode Ashton out in the third.
 
133: Brayden Palmer 4-2 loss to Domenic Zaccone
Palmer scored first in the second with an escape in the second. He built riding time in the third before Zaccone worked a reversal to send it to overtime. They both nearly completed the first takedown when Zaccone was awarded the two and the sudden victory.
 
141: Franco Valdes 8-2 loss to Shannon Hanna
Hanna got the takedown late in the first to open the scoring. Valdes escaped quickly to begin the second to slice the lead in half. Hanna got a second takedown just past the midpoint of the second. It became 5-1 with a Hanna escape in the third. His final takedown was followed by a quick Valdes escape ended the scoring.
 
149: Noah Castillo 4-1 win over Chris Rivera
The first period ended scoreless with Castillo the aggressor throughout. Rivera started on bottom in the second and eventually got his escape to avoid riding deficit. The second ended with a stall warning on Rivera as Castillo continued to pressure. Castillo escaped quickly to begin the third and maintained pressure. That work led to a stall point midway through the third for a 2-1 lead before Castillo finished him off with a late takedown.
Notes: 19th career dual win in 25 matches for the Orlando native
 
157: Lincoln Heck lost by fall at 3:39 to Troy Nation
This match bucked the trend of scoreless firsts. Heck got the first takedown. Nation got his and caught Heck on his back for a near fall bonus. Heck earned points for penalty and escape for a 7-4 opening 3:00 in favor of the Camels. Nation caught a cradle as Heck worked to escape in the second and got the fall.
 
165: Weston Wichman 5-2 win over Dom Baker
A scoreless first with Wichman as the aggressor saw the same in the second. Baker escaped and was accessed a stall penalty late in the period. Wichman escaped and got the first takedown. He earned another stall point before an escape by Baker finished the scoring with a riding bonus for Wichman.
Notes: 3rd career win over the Camels over three different wrestlers

165: Wichman's hard work pays off in the 3rd. 1st takedown of the match pic.twitter.com/vALYIBXSFm

— ChattanoogaWrestling (@UTCWrestling) February 12, 2023

 
174: Rocky Jordan 10-1 win over Riley Augustine
Jordan grabbed two takedowns in the first building more than two minutes of riding time. He kept the pressure on throughout with another takedown and two stall points to go along with riding bonus for the major decision and odd celebration by Augustine.
Notes: 10th straight win for Jordan with eight earning bonus points (45 dual points)
 
184: Matthew Waddell 4-3 win over Caleb Hopkins
Waddell got the reverse in second to draw first scoring. Hopkins escaped in second and again to open the third to tie it up. Waddell quickly countered a Hopkins shot and completed the takedown for the winning points in the third.
Notes: 70th career win for Waddell
 
197: Jake Boyd 6-4 loss to Levi Hopkins
Boyd out-wrestled Hopkins for the first takedown early in a first period of hand-fighting. Hopkins scored from escapes in first and two to start second with an injury time for Boyd in between. Boyd then put Hopkins down late in the second to take a 4-3 lead into the third. Hopkins worked his own takedown with 29 seconds remaining to get the win.
 
285: Logan Webster pinned at 1:46 by Taye Ghadiali
Webster, a true freshman, wrestled up from 197 against Ghadiali. The seasoned veteran got an early takedown on the Mocs upstart and then again working him into a pinning predicament Webster could not get out of.
Notes: 1st career start for Webster
 
Campbell 24, Chattanooga 13
125: #25 Anthony Molton (CU) 3-0 dec. over Logan Ashton (UTC) – 0-3 .
133: #29 Domenic Zaccone (CU) 4-2 SV-1 over #13 Brayden Palmer (UTC) – 0-6
141: #32 Shannon Hanna (CU) 8-2 dec. over Franco Valdes (UTC) – 0-9
149: Noah Castillo (UTC) 4-1 dec. over Chris Rivera (CU) – 3-9
157: Troy Nation (CU) by fall (3:39) over Lincoln Heck (UTC) – 3-15
165: Weston Wichman (UTC) 5-2 dec. over Dom Baker (CU) – 6-15
174: #11 Rocky Jordan (UTC) 10-1 maj. dec. over Riley Augustine (CU) – 10-15
184: #26 Matthew Waddell (UTC) 4-3 dec. over #28 Caleb Hopkins (CU) – 13-15
197: #29 Levi Hopkins (CU) 6-4 dec. over Jake Boyd (UTC) – 13-18.
285: #13 Taye Ghadiali (CU) by fall (1:46) over Logan Webster (UTC) – 13-24.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga: 8-10/5-2 Southern Conference
Campbell: 16-8/7-0 SoCon
 
SERIES
10-5 | In Chattanooga: 6-3
 
QUOTABLE
"We have a couple of weights that need to develop more confidence and create more wrestling positions. Fans get off their feet in those moments, but it also gives you chances to score. But I like where we are today over Friday" – Ruschell on the road ahead
 
"It was a slow start to getting back to being myself (on the mat). Had some injuries that were tough to work through. My teammates and coaches really got me through it. Today, I wanted to go out , move forward the entire time and what happens, happens." – Wichman on getting back in the groove
 
NEXT 3 MATCHES
Feb. 17: Bellarmine, 7 p.m.
Feb. 19: Indiana, 2 p.m.
March 4: Southern Conference Championships (Boone, N.C.)
 
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