RESULTS
 
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs 5-match win streak came to an end in Maclellan Gym Thursday night. The Mocs wrestlers dropped a 21-15 decision to The Citadel Bulldogs in front of a crowd of 335.
 
The home team got off to another strong start with major decisions at 125, 133 and 141 building a quick 12-0 advantage behind Brayden Palmer, Blake Boarman and Isaiah Powe. The tide began to turn, however, with the Bulldogs following with two majors of their own sandwiching a decision at 149-165 to close to within a point, 12-11.
 
Sergio Desiante responded with a hard-fought decision at 174 for a 15-11 lead that went back to one with another Bulldog decision at 184.
 
Then came a flurry of points at 197. David Harper took an early 3-0 lead before a reversal a quick four count flipped the script. He battled back to keep close before scrambling for points in the third saw him get caught off balance leading to a major for the visitors and an 18-15 lead.
 
The big boys closed the match. Despite being the aggressor throughout, Kaleb Snodgrass could not complete his offense seeing the bout head into extra time at 1-1 through three. He got caught with a takedown in the first OT for a sudden victory win and the 21-15 final for the Bulldogs.
 
The Mocs hit the road for a quick turnaround Saturday at Gardner-Webb. Match starts at Noon in Paul Porter Arena.
 
"They showed more fight than we did," Coach Kyle Ruschell explained. "We talk about it every day (in the room). We knew it would be close, and they would come in and wrestle hard with some experienced guys. We had to match that intensity and just didn't do it often enough throughout the match.
 
"Hopefully we can have short term memory and come out Saturday and try to get this bad taste out of our mouths at Gardner-Webb."
 
RECORDS – Chattanooga (8-3/2-1) | The Citadel (10-3/2-1)
 
SERIES
Chattanooga leads 43-4 | History
 
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

• Loss snaps a 19-match win streak in the series…the Mocs have wins in 40 of the last 43 meetings…last loss was Feb. 14, 2004 in Charleston (13-27).
• Loss snaps 5-match win streak dating back to Dec. 16.
• 40-4 (.909) at 125-149 classes…10-1 at all four.
• 125 leads the team with 50 points scored this season (4.6/match): Palmer (21), Ty Tice (17) & Chaz McDonald (12)…the trio has one decision, three majors, one tech fall, four falls & a forfeit with a 10-1 record.
• Palmer is now 10-1 overall, 5-0 in duals…tied for the team-high in major decisions (7) with Powe.
• Boarman is one of three Mocs to wrestle in every dual. Leads the team with a 10-1 dual mark along with his 44 points scored.
• Powe is the team leader with 15 wins overall (15-2)…14th time he's scored bonus points in a win...7-0 in duals.
• Desiante earned his first SoCon dual victory and 11th triumph overall.
• Bonus points in 56 of 74 dual wins…top 5: Boarman (14), Munro (13), Harper (12), Powe (12) & Ty Tice (8).
• First dual losses for Williams (3-1) and Heck (5-1).
• Now 67-7 (.905) when recording the first takedown…4-2 today

 
RESULTS
The Citadel 21, Chattanooga 15
Feb. 1, 2024 – Chattanooga, Tenn. – Attendance: 335
125: #29 Brayden Palmer (Chatt) 8-0 maj. dec. over Malik Hardy (Citadel) – 4-0
133: #31 Blake Boarman (Chatt) 9-1 maj. dec. over George Rosas (Citadel) – 8-0
141: Isaiah Powe (Chatt) 13-4 maj. dec. over Jacob Silka (Citadel) – 12-0
149: Jeff Boyd (Citadel) 18-4 maj. dec. over Matthew Williams (Chatt) – 12-4
157: Hayden Watson (Citadel) 7-4 dec. over Lincoln Heck (Chatt) – 12-7
165: Ben Haubert (Citadel) 11-2 maj. dec. over Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) – 12-11
174: Sergio Desiante (Chatt) 9-6 dec. over Brodie Porter (Citadel) – 15-11
184: Adam Ortega (Citadel) 8-1 dec. over Ryan Stein (Chatt) – 15-14
197: Patrick Brophy (Citadel) 20-11 maj. dec. over David Harper (Chatt) – 15-18
285: Ben Stemmet (Citadel) 4-1 dec. SV-1 over Kaleb Snodgrass (Chatt) – 15-21
 
NEXT 3 DUALS
Feb. 3: at Gardner-Webb
Feb. 9: Presbyterian (Tickets)
Feb. 11: Appalachian State (Tickets) – FINAL HOME MATCH
 
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