RESULTS
 
LOUISVILLE---The Chattanooga Mocs dropped an 18-16 decision at Bellarmine Sunday afternoon. It was the final dual match of the season.
 
The Mocs got off to a great start winning the opening three matches. The trio of Brayden Palmer, Blake Boarman and Isaiah Powe got the squad off to a 10-0 lead against a defensive Knights side at the 125-141 classes.
 
They split the next four matches with wins for Lincoln Heck (157) and Sergio Desiante (174) and losses by decision to Zac Cowan (149) over Matthew Williams and Grant O'Dell (165) against Kamdyn Munro. The 16-6 lead meant one more win and the match was clinched.
 
The Knight swept the final three bouts getting needed bonus point to get the victory. It started with a tight loss at 184 for Jackson Hurst. Hurst, wrestling up three classes from 157, took Sam Schroeder to the buzzer in a 9-6 loss. Andrew Liber sent the match to a decisive 285 with a pin at 197.
 
Thadd Huff got the lone takedown in that matchup. He scored a reversal as well to get the 5-3 win over Kaleb Snodgrass.
 
Chattanooga now heads to the Southern Conference Championships in Boone, N.C. The 1-day, all-day affair is in 13 days on Saturday, March 9. The Mocs are 29-time winners of the event.
 
"We have to look completely different in two weeks," Coach Kyle Ruschell commented. "Today was unacceptable. I take full responsibility. We did not wrestle through positions."
 
RECORDS – Chattanooga (10-7/4-4) | Bellarmine (9-6/3-5)
 
SERIES
Chattanooga leads 3-1 | History
 
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

• Palmer's victory was the 60th of his career (60-23)…it was the 35th dual triumph.
• Boarman's major at 133 puts him into a tie for first for bonus points with 21 on the campaign.
• Powe's win gave 141 the top record for the season at 16-1.
• Powe ended 2023-24 with a 13-0 dual mark…finished second in dual wins to Boarman (15-2)…Powe is 21-2 overall.
• 141 scored the most dual points with 71…125 and 133 tied for second with 66…174 (47(, 165 (45) & 149 (44) also topped 40 points.
• Heck's win was his eighth in 11 duals.
• Desiante followed up his top 20 win from Friday night with another strong decision…team leader with 54 takedowns on the season.
• Dayne Dalrymple finished fourth at 141 in the Wildcat Open today…won by fall and tech fall.
• Eli Knight finished third at 149 in the same event…lost his opening match then won four straight in the wrestlebacks to place.
• Top 5 dual scoring leaders to date: Boarman (66-6), Powe (60-0), Desiante (47-12), Munro (45-23) & Palmer (31-4).
• Double-digit wins (duals): Boarman (15-2), Powe (13-0), Desiante (13-4) & Munro (10-6).
• Double-digit wins (overall): Powe (21-2), Boarman (18-4), Desiante (16-7), Munro (15-9), Palmer (13-2), Noah Castillo (12-2) & Austin Paradice (12-5).

 
RESULTS
Bellarmine 18, Chattanooga 16
Feb. 25, 2024 – Louisville, Ky.
125: #29 Brayden Palmer (Chatt) 3-0 dec. over Damian Ryan (BU) - 3-0
133: #25 Blake Boarman (Chatt) 14-5 maj. dec. over Treyce Eckman (BU) - 7-0
141: #33 Isaiah Powe (Chatt) 6-1 dec. over AJ Rallo (BU) - 10-0
149: Zac Cowan (BU) 14-7 dec. over Matthew Williams (Chatt) – 10-3
157: Lincoln Heck (Chatt) 8-3 dec. over Gray Ortis (BU) – 13-3
165: Grant O'Dell (BU) 11-4 dec. over Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) – 13-6
174: Sergio Desiante (Chatt) 9-6 dec. over Cole Nance (BU) – 16-6
184: Sam Schroeder (BU) 9-6 dec. over Jackson Hurst (Chatt) – 16-9
197: Andrew Liber (BU) Fall (0:48) over Ryan Stein (Chatt) – 16-15
285: Thadd Huff (BU) 6-3 dec. over Kaleb Snodgrass (Chatt) – 16-18
184 (Extrat): Darian Huff (BU) Fall (2:38) over Wyatt Gibbs (Chatt)
197 (Extra): Kendrick Curtis (Chatt) 5-4 dec. over Kaleb Johnstone (BU)
 
NEXT UP
Mar. 9: SoCon Championships (Boone, N.C.)
Mar. 21-23: NCAA Championships (Kansas City)
 
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