Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs and Appalachian State Mountaineers are back at it on the wrestling mat. The two most successful programs in Southern Conference history collide with everything on the line Sunday in Maclellan Gym. The match is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
App State currently leads the league with an 8-5 mark, 5-0 in SoCon action. They meet Davidson tonight before heading to the Scenic City. The Mocs also enter at 8-5, 5-1 in league duals with two to wrestle.
 
Match Setup
Sunday: Chattanooga (8-5/5-1) vs. Appalachian State (8-5/5-0), 2 p.m. | Tickets
 
Resources: Stats | Match Notes | Series History | Scoring
 
Quotable
"It's rivalry week. It's our Michigan-Ohio State, Auburn-Alabama. It's that for us. Our guys know how important this weekend is as a whole, but also it's another match that we can go out there and just wrestle our hardest and continue to build off those lessons learned." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on heading into the weekend
 
"I think it's a great time to do both of them now. These guys will be alumni next year. Now, they can start to see themselves coming back when they're done. It's a good just family atmosphere. We're gonna need some intensity for this weekend, but it's just a cool time for our alumni to come back." – Ruschell on senior day and alumni weekend
 
"It's always a good thing to be in those rankings. It lets you know that your schedules hard, but also your guys are being successful. It's good to see six guys, but of course you want all ten. Our guys have done a pretty decent job of winning some good matches to put themselves in this position." – Ruschell on six earning spots on first NCAA RPI report
 
Breakdown

• Series Records: 35-28-1. Check out full history at the link above.
• The Mocs have six ranked in the second NCAA RPI. There are 21 total from SoCon schools: Chattanooga (6), App State (6), The Citadel (3), Bellarmine (3), Davidson (1), Gardner-Webb (1) & Campbell (1).
• Chattanooga has 29 tournament & 17 regular season SoCon titles. Both are league records. Second? App State: 11 tourney & 14 regular season.
• A win puts Mocs in position for at least a share of the SoCon title with a trip to Bellarmine next weekend looming. An App State win clinches at least a share of the title for the Boone boys with next week's Gardner-Webb home finale ahead.
• 32 straight match wins after three shutouts in a row. 32-match streak is a program record, while the trio of shutouts ties the mark from 2022.
• 145 dual points scored over last three matches. Most in 4-match period against DI competition? 199, 1980: 60-0 (Furman), 53-3 (Tenn. Tech), The Citadel (41-9) & App State (45-9).
• Ethan Vergara leads the team with a 10-3 dual mark. Hunter Mason (9-3), Cavarius Liddie (9-4) & Landon Jones (9-4) are a win behind. Liddie's 20 wins holds the overall lead.
• Bonus points leaders: Liddie (16), Mason Reiniche (14), Mason (12), Jones (12), Vergara (12), Cooper Flynn (11) & Kam Munro (11).
• Liddie (Nov. 26), Jones (Dec. 23), Flynn (Jan. 7) & Reiniche (Feb. 11) own SoCon Wrestler of the Week awards in 2025-26. 7th time with four or more in a season: 6-2005-06 & 2013-14; 5-2004-05; 4-2014-15, 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2025-26. 3rd time with four different winners: 2004-05, 2018-19 & 2025-26.

 
Probable Matchups (Ranking is NCAA RPI)
125: #27 Cooper Flynn (13-4) or Ty Tice (10-9) vs Cooper Foster (15-13)
133: #33 Ethan Uhorchuk (12-7) or Elijah Lowe (5-7) vs #23 Jarvis Little (18-10)
141: #30 Hunter Mason (17-7) or Will Anderson (10-6) vs Aldo Hernandez (14-13) or Joe Fongaro (10-11)
149: Yuta Otero (8-10) vs #31 Kaden Keiser (23-8)
157: Cavarius Liddie (20-8) vs Jeremiah Price (20-15) or Kai O'Dell (19-10)
165: Mason Reiniche (10-8) or Tavian Camper (9-7) vs #30 Anthony Conetta (20-10)
174: #28 Kamdyn Munro (12-7) vs Colt Campbell (19-14) or Joe Zovistoski (5-7)
184: #31 Landon Jones (19-8) vs #23 Tomas Brooker (20-8)
197: #20 Kade Rule (13-5) or Kendrick Curtis (5-6) vs #32 Logan Eller (23-9)
285: Ethan Vergara (15-8) vs #22 Stephan Monchery (17-6)
 
SoCon Standings
School: SoCon Record (Overall thru Feb. 11)
1. App State: 5-0 (8-5)
4. Chattanooga: 5-1 (8-5)
tie. The Citadel: 4-1 (8-7)
tie. Bellarmine: 4-2 (7-6)
5. Davidson: 3-2 (5-11)
6. Gardner-Webb: 2-3 (5-11)
7. Campbell: 1-5 (2-18)
8. VMI: 0-4 (4-7)
9. Presbyterian: 0-6 (0-12)
 
Upcoming Schedule
Feb. 15: Appalachian State, 2 p.m.
Feb. 22: at Bellarmine, 2 p.m.
March 6-7: SoCon Championships (Asheville, N.C.)
 
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