The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team opens the 2015-16 regular season this weekend. UTC welcomes No. 24 Stanford to Maclellan Gym on Saturday, Nov. 7, and then hits the road for the Hokie Open in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at 423 266-MOCS (6627). Live scoring for the match is available on the schedule page on GoMocs.com, along with a link to a free live broadcast. Danny Gilbert has the play-by-play call for the Stanford match.
CHATTANOOGA MOCS (0-0, 0-0 SOCON)
Chattanooga is picked to win the Southern Conference race for the 30th time since joining the league in 1978.
The Mocs return six starters and four NCAA qualifiers from last year's team that went 13-6 overall and 7-0 in league action.
Head Coach Heath Eslinger is entering his seventh season at UTC. A two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, he owns a 74-41 (643) career dual record.
CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Alonzo Allen – Fr.
133: Chris Debien – Fr.
141: Michael Pongracz – Jr. or Roman Boylen – Fr.
149: Andrew Webb – Fr. or Austin Sams – Sr.
157: Kamaal Shakur – Fr. or Trey Watson – Fr.
165: Dominic Lampe – Fr.
174: Sean Mappes – Jr.
184: John Lampe – Jr.
197: No. 14 Scottie Boykin – Jr.
285: No. 20 Jared Johnson – Jr.
The Mocs are young at the top of their lineup, with eight freshmen listed among the probables in the first six weight classes. Junior Scottie Boykin is the highest ranked Moc, starting the season at No. 14 in the Intermat Top-20 at 197 pounds. Junior Jared Johnson is also ranked No. 20 at heavyweight according to Intermat.