Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs return to the mat Saturday night hosting The Citadel Bulldogs. The action is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., in Maclellan Gym and broadcast on ESPN+. It's a battle of Southern Conference co-leaders with both squads entering at 2-0 in league duals and tied atop the table with Bellarmine and App State.
 
Matchup: Chattanooga (5-4/2-0) vs. The Citadel (6-6/2-0)
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Quotable
"I just think it's a good test for our guys moving forward. After wrestling Gardner-Webb and Davidson the way we did, this is just another test for the guys just to see where we're at. We want to win the dual of course, and every guy wants to go out there and win their match, but we just need to continue to see the progress and see that we're getting better each week." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on the matchup
 
"I don't know if any one person has really stood out. From what I see of our guys as a whole, we are starting to compete the way that we expected them to all along and in the continued progress of seeing the stuff we work on each week." – Ruschell on who or what has caught his eye of late
 
Breakdown

• The first NCAA Coaches Individual Rankings were released on Thursday. The Mocs have two, #32 Cooper Flynn (125) & #32 Landon Jones (184). The Bulldogs boast three: #19 Thomas Snipes (165), #25 Kyrel Leavell (157) & #33 Carson DesRosier (149).
• Bulldogs have won last two dual meetings by one score. Their 2024 win here snapped the Mocs 19-match series win streak.
• 285 Ethan Vergara leads the squad in dual wins at 7-2. Jones is next at 6-3 while 125 and 141 is also 6-3 with multiple wrestlers.
• Jones and Cavarius Liddie (157) are the team leaders win wins overall with 16. Jones enters at 16-7, while Liddie is 16-8.
• Mocs wrestlers are 5-2 against The Citadel in 2025-26 tournament matchups. Possible rematches on the card?
  133 – Southern Scuffle: Bryce Luna 6-3 dec. over Teegan Vasquez
  157 – Southern Scuffle: Kyrel Leavell 10-2 maj. dec. over Cavarius Liddie

 
Projected Matchups
125: #32 Cooper Flynn or Ty Tice (Chatt) vs. Gylon Sims (Citadel)
133: Bryce Luna or Elijah Lowe (Chatt) vs. Teegan Vasquez (Citadel)
141: Hunter Mason (Chatt) vs. George Rosas (Citadel)
149: Yuta Otero (Chatt) vs. #33 Carson DesRosier (Citadel)
157: Cavarius Liddie (Chatt) vs. #25 Kyrel Leavell or Hayden Watson (Citadel)
165: Mason Reiniche or Tavian Camper (Chatt) vs. #19 Thomas Snipes (Citadel)
174: Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) vs Braxton Russell (Citadel)
184: #32 Landon Jones (Chatt) vs Brodie Porter (Citadel)
197: Kade Rule or Kendrick Curtis (Chatt) vs Adam Ortega (Citadel)
285: Ethan Vergara (Chatt) vs Christian Bell (Citadel)
 
SoCon Standings
School: SoCon Record (Overall thru Jan. 28)
1. Chattanooga: 2-0 (5-4)
tie. Bellarmine: 2-0 (5-4)
tie. The Citadel: 2-0 (6-6)
tie. App State: 2-0 (5-5)
5. Gardner-Webb: 1-1 (4-9)
tie. Davidson: 1-1 (3-10)
7. Campbell: 1-2 (2-15)
8. VMI: 0-2 (4-5)
9. Presbyterian: 0-5 (0-11)
 
Upcoming Schedule
Jan. 31: The Citadel, 7 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
Feb. 6: at VMI, 7 p.m.
Feb. 8: at Campbell, 1 p.m.
 
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