The No.20 ranked UTC wrestlers (3-0) host Purdue of the Big 10 Friday in the home opener at 7 p.m. at Maclellan Gym. Tickets are $5.
The Mocs are 0-5 all-time vs. the Boilermakers (5-2) and then take on North Carolina (1-1) Sunday at.2 p.m. at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Nationally-Ranked Wrestlers: UTC is led by nationally-ranked Sean Boyle (No.
19, 125) and Nick Soto (No.14, 133), while Purdue is led by No.20 Nick Lawrence (141) and No 8 Braden Atwood (197).
High School/College Doubleheader: At 4:30 p.m., McCallie wrestles Thompson.
Southern Scuffle: The Mocs’ next action at home is the prestigious Southern Scuffle, Jan 1-2
Tentative Lineup
No.20 Chattanooga (3-0) vs. Purdue (5-2)
125 Aaron Assad (Purdue, 7-7) vs. No.19 Sean Boyle (UTC, 8-2)
133 – Danny Sabatello (Purdue, 13-1) vs. No.14 Nick Soto (UTC, 9-3)
141 – No.20 Nick Lawrence (Purdue, 12-5) vs Michael Pongracz (UTC, 10-3)
149 – Brandon Nelson (Purdue, 11-2) vs. Shawn Greevy (UTC, 6-4)
157 – Doug Welch (Purdue, 11-3) vs. Austin Sams (UTC, 4-7)
165 – Pat Robinson (Purdue 8-4) vs. Jared Presley (UTC, 0-4)
174 – Chad Welch (Purdue, 11-6) vs. Levi Clemons (UTC, 0-0)
184 – Patrick Kissel (Purdue, 12-5) vs. John Lampe (UTC, 9-4)
197 – No.8 Braden Atwood (Purdue, 9-1) vs.Scottie Boykin (UTC,7-5)
285 – Tyler Krai (Purdue, 7-8) vs. Jared Johnson (UTC, 10-4)
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