First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs are off to Ohio for dual and tournament action this weekend. The squad faces Kent State Friday night before testing the field Saturday at the Kent State Open. It's the first trip to Kent since 2016.
 
Match Schedule
Friday, Dec. 19; at Kent State, 6 p.m. | Live Stream | Track
Saturday, Dec. 20: at Kent State Open | FloArena
 
Records: Chattanooga (3-3/0-0 SoCon) | Kent State (4-3/1-1 MAC)
Series: 7-11 | 1st Dual: L, 15-22, 1/6/1987 (Home) | Last: W, 38-3, 12/2/2023 (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
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The Breakdown

• Chattanooga is the third SoCon opponent this season for the Golden Flashes. They're 2-0 against the league with an 18-16 win over Bellarmine on Dec. 11 at home and 20-14 over Gardner-Webb in Buffalo on Dec. 13.
• Kent State won 10 of the first 11 matchups from 1987-2010. The Mocs are 6-1 since with six neutral site duals (5-1) and one on the road (1-0).
• Junior Billy Meiszner at 149 came to Chattanooga from Kent State over the summer. He is out with a knock and unable to wrestle this weekend.
• The two teams have one common opponent, No. 2 Ohio State. The Mocs lost 42-4 with Meisner's major being the lone win, while the Golden Flashes were flushed, 44-0.
• Top dual mark by weight class is shared by 133, 165 & 298 at 4-2.
• 285 Ethan Vergara leads the team with seven wins. Will Anderson (141), Cavarius Liddie (157), Billy Meiszner (149) and Ethan Uhorchuk (133) are all tied in second with six.
• Coach Kyle Ruschell is 9-7 against MAC opposition, 2-1 vs Kent State.

 
Probable Starters (Mocs ranking is highest in various outlets/Opponents are per FloWrestling)
125: #23 Cooper Flynn (3-3) OR Ty Tice (4-3)
133: Bryce Luna (3-3)
141: Hunter Mason (4-4)
149: Yuta Otero (2-4) OR Hayden Hughes (1-2)
157: Cavarius Liddie (6-4)
165: Mason Reiniche (4-3) OR Tavian Camper (3-3)
174: Kamdyn Munro (3-4) OR Brody Murray (2-2)
184: Landon Jones (5-4)
197: Kendrick Curtis (3-2) OR Logan Webster (2-1)
285: Ethan Vergara (7-3)
 
Kent State
125: Nico Calello OR Ruben Pina-Lorenzana
133: Nick Molchak
141: Landen Duncan
149: Silas Stits
157: Reese Stephen
165: Ty Deericks OR Chris Earnest
174: Ethan Barr
184: Trent Thomas
197: Blake Schaffer OR Mason Higley
285: Brentan Simmerman OR Corey Boerio
 
Kent State Open
125: Easton Cooper, Cooper Flynn, Ty Tice
133: Elijah Lowe, Bryce Luna
141: Will Anderson, Hunter Mason, Yuta Otero
149: Hayden Hughes
157: Alexander Hutchcraft
165: Tavian Camper, Mason Reiniche
174: Kamdyn Munro, Brody Murray
184: Landon Jones, Tre McTorry
197: Kendrick Curtis, Logan Webster
285: Ethan Vergara
 
Series
Kent State (7-11)
Home: 0-4, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 5-6
1-6-1987: Chattanooga, L, 15-22
1-23-1988: Kent, Ohio, W, 23-10
1-4-1989: Chattanooga, L, 17-18
2-24-1990: Kent, Ohio, L, 15-23
12-4-1999: Charleston, S.C., L, 18-19
12-2-2000: Charleston, S.C., L, 6-30
11-30-2001: Charleston, S.C., L, 14-24
12-11-2004: Chattanooga, L, 16-21
11-15-2008: West Lafayette, Ind., L, 10-32
11-7-2009: Chattanooga, L, 15-22
11-6-2010: Salem, Va., L, 12-24
11-15-2014: Ypsilanti, Mich., W, 23-15
1-10-2015: Hampton, Va., W, 27-9
12-18-2016: Kent, Ohio, W, 22-19
1-12-2018: Hampton, Va., W, 23-15
1-11-2019: Hampton, Va., W, 21-15
1-15-2022: Hampton, Va., L, 13-18
12-2-2023: Boiling Springs, N.C., W, 38-3
 
Upcoming Schedule
Jan. 3: Southern Scuffle Day 1 (All Day) | Tickets
Jan. 4: Southern Scuffle Day 2 (All Day) | Tickets
Jan. 16: at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
 
Tickets
Tickets are available on GoMocs.com here. All remaining duals and All-Session and Daily Passes for the Southern Scuffle are available.
 
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