Match Week

CHATTANOOGA—It’s Match Week No. 3 in the Southern Conference schedule for the Chattanooga Mocs. The squad begins a stretch of four in a row on the road with the “Palmetto State road swing”. It starts Friday night at Presbyterian in Clinton, S.C., before heading to the low country to square off with The Citadel Sunday in Charleston.
 
Resources for the Week Ahead: Notes | Stats | Presbyterian | The Citadel
 
A Look Back
The Mocs jumped on VMI early and often in a 28-10 win over the Keydets Saturday at the Jones Wrestling Center at Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tenn. The match was clinched by the seventh bout as No. 9 Sergio Desiante’s major decision provided a 23-3 start. The Mocs got bonus points from Ty Tice (2-125), Eli Knight (1-141) and Noah Castillo (1-157) along the way. Kamdyn Munro put an exclamation point on the victory with a 34-second fall at 184, the fastest of his career.
 
Match Slate This Week
Friday, Jan. 31: at Presbyterian | Clinton, S.C. | 6 p.m. | Series History
Sunday, Feb. 2: at The Citadel | Charleston, S.C. | 2 p.m. | Series History
 
What They’re Saying
Coach Kyle Ruschell on what stuck out most reflecting on VMI win:
“Just how hard our guys worked for bonus points. We’re going to continue to look to score more points. We tried to find bonus points when we could with guys looking for majors, techs and pins. That’s what it’s going to come down to at the conference tournament, and the dual meets the rest of the year. We need to avoid them (against us), and we need to go get them when we can.”
 
Ruschell on how well this team comes together on the road and how it sparked a tighter camaraderie:
“I’ve talked about the last few weeks. They’re wrestling more for each other than themselves. They understand that wrestling hard makes good things happen. The bench is completely different from when we wrestled Princeton and Purdue. It goes back to Norman. From when we were out there to this last weekend, our bench is excited for each other and support each other to go out there and compete.”
 
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