The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team is on the road this weekend for a pair of matches in Virginia. The Mocs visit the Cavaliers in Charlottesville on Friday, Jan. 17, and VMI in Lexington on Sunday, Jan. 19.
Match time at Virginia is set for 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Memorial Gym. The event broadcasts on the ACC Network Xtra and a link is on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.
Sunday’s action at VMI starts at Noon in Cormack Hall.
Catch this one on the SoCon Digital Network through the link on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Live scoring is also available via TrackWrestling.
The Mocs are 4-6 overall and in second place in the SoCon race with a 2-0 league tally. UTC is coming off a 34-5 win over Gardner-Webb in McKenzie Arena last Sunday.
Virginia was ranked most of the season, but dropped out after a second place finish at the Virginia Duals in Hampton last weekend. The Cavaliers defeated Kent State (23-12) and Old Dominion (23-9) but lost in the finals to No. 23 Rider (12-20). Virginia is 5-2 overall.
VMI is 4-7 overall and 1-0 in SoCon matches. The Keydets travel to Virginia on Saturday before hosting the Mocs on Sunday.
CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 20 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. – 10-6, 2-0 SoCon)
133: Colton Landers (So. – 6-3, 1-0 SoCon)
Wade Cummings (Jr. – 3-5, 1-0 SoCon)
141: Mason Wallace (So. – 5-7, 0-0 SoCon)
Aiden Murphy (So. – 1-10, 1-1 SoCon)
149: No. 23 Tanner Smith (So. – 16-6, 2-0 SoCon)
157: Tyler Shilson (So. – 5-7, 2-0 SoCon)
George Carpenter (Sr. – 4-7, 0-0 SoCon)
165: Drew Nicholson (So. – 8-11, 1-1 SoCon)
174: Hunter Fortner (So. – 5-10, 2-0 SoCon)
184: No. 21 Matthew Waddell (So. – 13-7, 2-0 SoCon)
197: Rodney Jones (Sr. – 10-7, 2-0 SoCon)
285: Grayson Walthall (So. – 4-12, 2-0 SoCon)