Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs put on a dominating performance in a 30-10 win at Gardner-Webb in the Southern Conference opener for both programs. The Mocs took eight wins in 10 matches.
 
Chattanooga took four of the first five matches for a 14-4 advantage. Tucker Cell gave the Bulldogs hope at 165 with a pin to close the gap to 14-10. Kamdyn Munro was nearly immediate in his response with a first period fall followed by a Landon Jones decision to slam the door shut on their hosts.

Quotable
"I think we wrestled hard and fought through adversity in some matches. We have plenty to work on individually, but overall our guys competed hard." - Coach Kyle Ruschell
 
"Proud of both of those guys (Munro/Jones) in stepping up for the team and keeping momentum on our side. We need to continue to do that kind of stuff moving forward to have a successful season." - Ruschell
 
Records: Chattanooga (4-4/1-0 SoCon) | Gardner-Webb (3-8/0-1)
Series: 22-0 | Resources: Results | History
 
Final Score: Chattanooga 30. Gardner-Webb 10
125: #17 Cooper Flynn (Chatt) 17-1 Tech Fall (5:30) over Matthew Rowland (GWU) – 5-0
133: #19 TK Davis (GWU) 17-6 MD over Ethan Uhorchuk (Chatt) – 5-4
141: Hunter Mason (Chatt) 3-2 dec. over Dominic DiTullio (GWU) – 8-4
149: Yuta Otero (Chatt) 4-2 dec. over Drew Pepin (GWU) – 11-4
157: Cavarius Liddie (Chatt) 5-0 dec. over Joseph Giordano (GWU) – 14-4
165: Tucker Cell (GWU) Fall (0:20) over Mason Reiniche (Chatt) – 14-10
174: Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) Fall (0:38) over Isaiah Guerrero (GWU) – 20-10
184: Landon Jones (Chatt) 7-3 dec. over Haydn Danals (GWU) – 23-10
197: Kade Rule (Chatt) 13-9 dec. over Josh McCutcheon (GWU) – 26-10
285: Ethan Vergara (Chatt) 15-1 MD over Edison Flores (GWU) – 30-10
 
The Breakdown

• The Mocs went 8-2 on the night with wins at 125, 141, 149, 157, 174, 184, 197 & 285. The Runnin' Bulldogs claimed 133 and 165.
• Cooper Flynn got it started with a dominant third period tech fall. He scored eight of his 17 points with an escape, takedown and 4pt near fall in the second. Earned the finish with a takedown 30 seconds into final frame.
• Hunter Mason had the most dramatic win. He was down 1-0 with riding time clinched for Dominic DiTullio. Mason got a deep shot and powered to a takedown with two seconds remaining for the 3-2 decision.
• Yuta Otero got a second period takedown to earn his first career SoCon dual win. He kept Drew Pepin from scoring more than an escape over the seven minutes in a 4-2 triumph.
• Liddie controlled his bout in a 5-0 decision. He showed great patience in a second period reversal and then padded the win with a late takedown in the third.
• Munro locked in the cradle and put away Isaiah Guerrero in just 38 seconds for his 50th career win and 17th pin.
• Jones earned two takedowns clinching the dual win with his 7-3 decision over Haydn Danals.
• Kade Rule registered his first career dual win with a 13-9 decision. The true freshman got the dub over G-W senior Josh McCutcheon.
• Ethan Vergara put the exclamation point on the triumph with a major decision. He completely dominated his matchup with Edison Flores earning 15 points with three takedowns, back points, an escape, penalty point for stalling and riding time bonus.

 
SoCon Standings
School: SoCon Record (Overall)
1) Chattanooga: 1-0 (4-4)
tie) App State: 1-0 (4-4)
tie) Davidson: 1-0 (3-9)
tie) Campbell: 1-0 (2-10)
tie) VMI: 0-0 (4-3)
tie) The Citadel: 0-0 (4-5)
tie) Bellarmine: 0-0 (2-4)
8) Gardner-Webb: 0-1 (3-8)
9) Presbyterian: 0-3 (0-8)
 
Upcoming Schedule
Jan. 23: Davidson, 7 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
Jan. 25: Presbyterian, 2 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
Jan. 31: The Citadel, 7 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
 
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