RESULTS
 
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs took a 33-6 defeat at Campbell Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference wrestling. It was a tough day for scoring against a defensive Camels squad.
 
"We battled early and late," Coach Kyle Ruschell noted. "They wrestled very defensively and made it difficult to get into our offense. They dominated three classes and the other seven could've gone either way.
 
"It was disappointing to see us not score better. Ten matches, there were seven takedowns I think...that's not the type of dual we generally see. We needed more offense, but our guys were right there with the best team in the conference."
 
There were just two takedowns in the first four matches that started at the 149 weight class. The Camels captured a 12-0 lead in tight battles based mostly on escapes, riding points and referee decisions. The heat got turned up with three straight first period falls at 184-285 to clinch the win.
 
Brayden Palmer blanked Zander Phaturos at 125 to get his squad on the board. Blake Boarman was on the short side of a narrow decision to Domenic Zaccone in a nationally-ranked matchup at 133 before Isaiah Powe captured the final bout 2-1 in a match that mirrored the dual as a whole with two escapes and the riding time bonus earning the win for the true freshman.
 
The Mocs continue on the road to close the regular season next weekend at Indiana and Bellarmine.
 
RECORDS – Chattanooga (10-5/4-3) | #24 Campbell (12-3/6-0)
 
SERIES
Chattanooga leads 10-6 | History
 
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

• First match without bonus points for the Mocs.
• Powe is now 11-0 in duals…19-2 overall for most wins on the team…just his second win this season by decision.
• Palmer improved to 12-2 overall, 7-1 in duals…leads the team in riding time bonus earned (11).
• 125 is now 13-2 with a 63-9 scoring mark in 15 duals…tied with 141 for most points scored just ahead of 133 (59).
• 141 is now 14-1 with a 63-3 dual tally.
• Top 5 dual scoring leaders to date: Boarman (59-6), Powe (52-0), Munro (45-17), Desiante (41-12) & Noah Castillo (30-0).
• Double-digit wins (duals): Boarman (13-2), Powe (11-0), Desiante (11-4) & Munro (10-5).
• Double-digit wins (overall): Powe (19-2), Boarman (16-4), Munro (15-8), Desiante (14-7), Palmer (12-2), Castillo (12-2) & Austin Paradice (12-5).

 
RESULTS
Campbell 33, Chattanooga 6
Feb. 17, 2024 – Buies Creek, N.C.
149: Justin Rivera (CU) 2-1 dec over Matthew Williams (Chatt) – 0-3
157: Chris Earnest (CU) 3-2 dec. over Lincoln Heck (Chatt) – 0-6
165: #30 Dom Baker (CU) 5-0 dec. over Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) – 0-9
174: #27 Austin Murphy (CU) 4-2 dec. over Sergio Desiante (Chatt) – 0-12
184: #32 Caleb Hopkins (CU) Fall (5:14) over Landon Lewis (Chatt) – 0-18
197: #18 Levi Hopkins (CU) Fall (1:16) over Ryan Stein (Chatt) – 0-24
285: #11 Taye Ghadiali (CU) Fall (1:40) over Kaleb Snodgrass (Chatt) – 0-30
125: Brayden Palmer (Chatt) 3-0 dec. over Zander Phaturos (CU) – 3-30
133: #28 Domenic Zaccone (CU) 5-2 dec. over #26 Blake Boarman (Chatt) – 3-33
141: Isaiah Powe (Chatt) 2-1 dec. over Wynton Denkins (CU) – 6-33
 
NEXT UP
Feb. 23: at Indiana
Feb. 25: at Bellarmine
Mar. 9: SoCon Championships (Boone, N.C.)
Mar. 21-23: NCAA Championships (Kansas City)
 
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