Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs and The Citadel Bulldogs entered Maclellan Gym tied in the Southern Conference standings. After 70 minutes on the mat, they remained tied 18-18. The Bulldogs got the tiebreaker point by virtue of more pins (1) to get a 19-18 win.
 
Records: Chattanooga (5-5/2-1) vs. The Citadel (7-6/3-0)
Resources: Results | Series History
 
Quotable
"We gotta get some more scores. We got stung early I think in a lot of matches, but then I think we were the aggressors for the most part in all the matches. I don't think we were backing up very much, so I think we're doing the right things. I like how we fought back, but we just gotta find points too, not just to rely on stall calls." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on tonight's dual
 
"Just little details like anything else, win or lose. We were in on a lot of shots to win the match. There were three or four weight classes where we were on the leg or close to scoring, we just didn't. So finishing shots. We're getting to the legs, we just gotta do it more and often." – Ruschell on the focus moving forward into a 3-dual weekend
 
The Citadel 19, Chattanooga 18 | Jan. 31, 2026 | Maclellan Gym | Att: 472
149: #33 Carson DesRosier (Citadel) Fall (4:36) over Yuta Otero (Chatt) – 0-6
157: Cavarius Liddie (Chatt) 11-5 dec. over #25 Kyrel Leavell (Citadel) – 3-6
165: #19 Thomas Snipes (Citadel) 5-3 dec. over Mason Reiniche (Chatt) – 3-9
174: Kamdyn Munro (Chatt) 3-2 dec. over Jacob Silka (Citadel) – 6-9
184: Brodie Porter (Citadel) 4-2 dec. over #32 Landon Jones (Chatt) – 6-12
197: Kade Rule (Chatt) 21-6 TF (6:27) over Adam Ortega (Citadel) – 11-12
285: Christian Bell (Citadel) 7-4 dec. (SV-1) over Ethan Vergara (Chatt) – 11-15
125: Gylon Sims (Citadel) 4-1 dec. (SV-1) over Ty Tice (Chatt) – 11-18
133: Ethan Uhorchuk (Chatt) 9-4 dec. over Teegan Vasquez (Citadel) – 14-18
141: Hunter Mason (Chatt) 9-1 MD over George Rosas (Citadel) – 18-18
The Citadel gets tiebreaker point (most falls)
 
Breakdown

• The two teams split the dual 5-5 on matches with each getting three bonus points. The Bulldogs got all three on DesRosier's pin, while the Mocs got two by Rule's tech fall and one via Mason's major decision.
• It was a hard-fought bout with the Mocs just missing major decisions late in periods finishing off shots, while the Mocs survived the buzzer at 174.
• Liddie's win over No. 25 Kyrel Leavell was his second ranked win, first in a dual. It was also his team-high 17th of the season.
• The tally through six matches was 11-12 through 197 after Rule's dominant performance. The Bulldogs took control after back-to-back sudden victory OT wins at 285 and 125.
• Uhorchuk got the bout turned back in the right direction just missing a major decision. Mason closed it out with a major.
• The Mocs had 11 takedowns to the Bulldogs eight and scored eight points during the dual on stall penalties. The match points scored went 63-44 Chattanooga's way.
• Liddie's win over Leavell avenged a major decision loss in the Southern Scuffle.

 
SoCon Standings
School: SoCon Record (Overall thru Jan. 31)
1. Bellarmine: 3-0 (6-4)
tie. App State: 3-0 (6-5)
tie. The Citadel: 3-0 (7-6)
4. Chattanooga: 2-1 (5-5)
5. Davidson: 2-2 (4-11)
6. Gardner-Webb: 1-2 (4-10)
7. Campbell: 1-3 (2-16)
8. VMI: 0-2 (4-5)
9. Presbyterian: 0-5 (0-11)
 
Upcoming Schedule
Feb. 6: at VMI, 7 p.m.
Feb. 8: at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Feb. 8: Presbyterian (at Campbell), 3 p.m.
Feb. 15: App State, 2 p.m. | Tickets
 
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