Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs have a long road ahead with a trio of Southern Conference dual matches this weekend. It starts Friday night in Lexington, Va., and shifts to Buies Creek, N.C., on Sunday. It's a key 3-match set for the Mocs who are still in the thick of the SoCon title chase.
 
Match Setup
Friday: at VMI, 7 p.m.
Sunday: at Campbell, 1 p.m. | Presbyterian, 3 p.m.
 
Note: There is no streaming of any of the three matches coming up.
 
Resources: Stats | Match Notes | Series History (VMI) | Series History (Campbell) | Series History (Presbyterian) | Roster | Schedule
 
Quotable
"I think we need to just make little adjustments. I think our guys wrestled hard (last week). I think they wrestled forward. I think we did a lot of things that we've been practicing. It's just little small details...not giving up easy scores, stay in position a little bit better, but let that roll into this weekend and have more of a chip on our shoulders." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on heading into the weekend
 
"I think after watching film we got tied up in their ties a little too much. It's clearing ties and getting to ours, move the guy and get to our scores sooner. We needed more takedowns, and we didn't get to our offense enough specifically in the beginning but throughout the whole matchup. All of that is something that we focused on. So, move them and go early and often." – Ruschell on what they learned in film from last match
 
Breakdown

• This weekend's trip is good for frequent traveler miles. There's an 1,140-mile triangle ahead with 400+ between gyms from Maclellan to Cormack at VMI, nearly 250 between Cormack and Carter at Campbell before the close to 480-mile trek home on Sunday evening.
• Series Records: VMI (35-6) | Campbell (10-7) | Presbyterian (5-0). Check out full histories at the link above.
• Chattanooga has won 22 in a row against VMI & and all five meetings vs Presbyterian. The Mocs have lost the last six against Campbell. Last loss at VMI? Feb. 19, 1996 (13-27). Last win in Buies Creek? Feb. 17, 2018 (27-6).
• Senior Dayne Dalrymple returns to the roster. The 149 is "coming out of retirement" to work his way back into dual consideration. Junior Billy Meiszner has left the team.
• 125 Cooper Flynn is sitting on 68 career victories and is looking at topping the 70 mark during the trip. He is one of two ranked Mocs coming in as high as No. 17 (Open Mat). 184 Landon Jones is the other at #32 in the NCAA Coaches Poll.
• 157 Cavarius Liddie (17-8) leads the team in overall wins with 17 followed by Jones (16-8) and 141 Hunter Mason (14-7).
• 285 Ethan Vergara (7-3) is the leader in dual wins with seven. The quartet of Mason (6-3) Liddie (6-4), Jones (6-4) and Kamdyn Munro (6-4) are one behind.

 
Probable Lineup
125: #17 Cooper Flynn (10-4) or Ty Tice (10-9)
133: Ethan Uhorchuk (9-7) or Elijah Lowe (5-7)
141: Hunter Mason (14-7) or Will Anderson (10-6)
149: Yuta Otero (5-10)
157: Cavarius Liddie (17-8)
165: Mason Reiniche (7-8) or Tavian Camper (7-7)
174: Kamdyn Munro (11-7)
184: #32 Landon Jones (16-8)
197: Kade Rule (10-5) or Kendrick Curtis (5-6)
285: Ethan Vergara (12-5)
 
SoCon Standings
School: SoCon Record (Overall thru Feb. 4)
1. App State: 4-0 (7-5)
tie. The Citadel: 3-0 (7-6)
tie. Bellarmine: 3-1 (6-5)
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. | Presbyterian, 3 p.m.
Feb. 15: Appalachian State, 2 p.m.
 
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