Moc beat #8 ranked Ohio State

[texas23]

Not a great day for Ohio State,,,as the football and wrestling team both lost......Go Mocs...

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_116790.asp

 

Moc Wrestlers Knock Off No. 8 Ohio State

posted November 10, 2007

 

 

 

Matt Koz scored an 11-2 major decision over Ohio State’s John Weakley in the 197-pound match Saturday to secure Chattanooga’s 19-16 victory over the No. 8-ranked Buckeyes.

 

Koz, an Ohio native ranked as high as No. 11 nationally, extended the 19th-ranked Mocs’ lead from 15-10 to 19-10, an insurmountable lead with one match left.

 

“This is big, huge for us,” UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said. “But we can’t look at it like this made our season. It’s the first match of the year. I wish they would practice like they came out to wrestle tonight. I’m going to expect this from them every day.”

 

 

 

UTC, which defeated the Buckeyes last year, 28-13 in Columbus, Ohio, earned victories in six of the 10 matches. Sophomore Joey Knox pulled off perhaps the surprise of the dual with a 6-3 victory over third-ranked Lance Palmer at 149.

 

Javier Maldonado, ranked as high as No. 8 at 125 pounds, got the scoring going for the Mocs, 3-0, with a 7-1 decision over Nikko Triggas. OSU, 3-1, took a 6-3 lead on the strength of back-to-back decisions by Reece Humphrey at 133 and No. 6 J Jaggers at 141.

 

After Knox tied the score, UTC strung together three consecutive wins. Seth Garvin edged Jason Johnstone 8-7 on a riding time point at 157, Nick Davis recorded a 16-6 major over Robel Campbell at 165 and No. 16 Lloyd Rogers defeated Alex Picazo 11-5 at 174.

 

Mike Pucillo held true to his No. 4 national ranking with an 18-2 technical fall over Josh Edmondson in the 184-pound match. Fourth-ranked J. D. Bergman closed out the match following Koz’s win with a pin of UTC’s Ben O’Neill in the heavyweight final.

 

Earlier in the day, the Mocs registered a 42-3 victory over Cumberland University and a 44-4 win over Anderson University. The Buckeyes defeated Anderson 44-3 and Cumberland 39-16.

 

UTC picked up three pins, two tech falls and two major decisions in the win over Cumberland and recorded the same amount of bonus wins over Anderson. Picking up pins in the first two matches were Koz and Rogers with two apiece, and Maldonado and Garvin.

 

The Mocs will compete at the Pennsylvania Open Nov. 18 in Philadelphia.

 

No. 19 Chattanooga 19, No. 8 Ohio State 16

125 – No. 8 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Nikko Triggas (OSU), 7-1 3-0

133 – Reece Humphrey (OSU) dec. Steve Hromada (UTC), 8-4 3-3

141 – No. 6 J Jaggers (OSU) dec. Cody Cleveland (UTC), 10-7 3-6

149 – Joey Knox (UTC) dec. No. 3 Lance Palmer (OSU), 6-3 5-5*

157 – Seth Garvin (UTC) dec. Jason Johnstone (OSU), 8-7 8-5

165 – Nick Davis (UTC) maj. dec. Robel Campbell (OSU), 16-6 12-5

174 – No. 16 Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. Alex Picazo (OSU), 11-5 15-5

184 – No. 4 Mike Pucillo (OSU) tech fall Josh Edmondson (UTC), 18-2 (6:29) 15-10

197 – No. 11 Matt Koz (UTC) maj. dec. John Weakley (OSU), 11-2 19-10

285 – No. 4 J.D. Bergman (OSU) pinned Ben O’Neill (UTC), :28 19-16

(*one team point deducted from both teams)

 

No. 19 Chattanooga 42, Cumberland University 3

125 – Javier Maldonado (UTC) pinned DeSean Willis (CU), 6:30; 6-0

133 – Steve Hromada (UTC) tech. fall Josh Choppa (CU), 6:38 (22-7) 11-0

141 – Cody Cleveland (UTC) tech. fall Eddie Sanchez (CU), 1:51 (16-1) 16-0

149 – Theo Dotson (CU) dec. C.J. Baron (UTC), 11-7 6-3

157 – Seth Garvin (UTC) major dec. Corey Bleaken (CU), 15-5 20-3

165 – Nick Davis (UTC) major dec. David Wiese (CU), 14-4 24-3

174 – Lloyd Rogers (UTC) pinned Stephen Medina (CU), :28 30-3

184 – Josh Edmondson (UTC) dec. Jordan Powers (CU), 9-2 33-3

197 – Matt Koz (UTC) pinned Kyle Studer (CU), 1:49 39-3

Hwt – Matt Lettner (UTC) dec. B.J. Stewart (CU), 4-3 42-3

 

No. 8 Ohio State 44, Anderson 3

125 – Nikko Triggs (OSU) pinned Nick Moreira (AND), 1:11 6-0

133 – Reece Humphrey (OSU) pinned Chris Francis (AND), 2:07 12-0

141 – J Jaggers (OSU) tech. fall Tim Crocken (AND), 2:46 17-0

149 – Lance Palmer (OSU) pinned Nick DiCarlo (AND), 1:18 23-0

157 – Jason Johnstone (OSU) major dec. T.J. Selke (AND), 13-4 27-0

165 – Trevor Sanford (AND) dec. Robel Campbell (OSU), 4-1 27-3

174 – Tommy Priestly (OSU) dec. Josh Hambrick (AND), 4-1 30-3

184 – Wes Bergman (OSU) dec. Luis Audelo (AND), 3-2 33-3

197 – John Weakley (OSU) tech. fall, Logan Watson (AND), 2:54 (16-0) 38-3

HWT – J.D. Bergman (OSU) by forfeit 44-3

 

No. 19 Chattanooga 44, Anderson 4

125 – Javier Maldonado (UTC) tech. fall Joshua Barnes (AND), 3:33 (15-0) 5-0

133 – Steve Hromada (UTC) tech. fall Bradley Benton (AND), 6:04 (21-6) 10-0

141 – Tony DiCarlo (AND) major dec. T.J. Hannah (UTC), 18-8 10-4

149 – Joey Knox (UTC) major dec. Nick DiCarlo (AND) 12-2 14-4

157 – Seth Garvin (UTC) pinned T.J. Selke (AND), 4:50 20-4

165 – Mark Rogers (UTC) dec. Trevor Sanford (AND), 6-0 23-4

174 – Lloyd Rogers (UTC) pinned Zach Anderson (AND), 4:41 29-4

184 – Josh Edmondson (UTC) dec. Luis Audelo (AND), 8-5 32-4

197 – Matt Koz (UTC) pinned Logan Watson (AND), 1:20 38-4

HWT – Matt Lettner (UTC) by forfeit 44-4

 

No. 8 Ohio State 39, Cumberland 16

125 – Josh Choppa (CU) pinned Nikko Triggas (OSU), 5:59 0-6

133 – Reece Humphrey (OSU) tech. fall Desean Willis (CU), 16-1 5-6

141 – J Jaggers (OSU) pinned Eddie Sanchez (CU),:34 11-6

149 – Theo Dotson (CU) by forfeit; 11-12

157 – Jason Johnstone (OSU) pinned Pat Blanks (CU), 4:21 17-12

165 – Corey Bleaken (CU) major dec. Robel Campbell (OSU), 12-3 17-16

174 – Alex Picazo (OSU) pinned Stephen Medina (CU), 2:16 23-16

184 – Mike Pucillo (OSU) pinned Jordan Powers (CU), 4:10 29-16

197 – Nickolai Timbs (OSU) major dec. Kyle Studer (CU); 8-0 33-16

HWT – J.D. Bergman (OSU) pinned B.J. Stewart (CU), 1:16 39-16

[BayouBear]

Awesome.Huge wins for Garvin and Knox

[wrestlemom]

I was there! It was the most exciting match I have been to. What an awesome experience, being there. The energy was so high in that gym. The guys looked great. I am so proud of all the guys on our team. Great job to the coaches as well. You could see the positive energy coming from them.

 

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[mtnman]

I really wanted to see Lettner wrestle and didn't come until the Ohio State match.

 

Great win for UTC.

[Hamm]

I was there! It was the most exciting match I have been to. What an awesome experience, being there. The energy was so high in that gym. The guys looked great. I am so proud of all the guys on our team. Great job to the coaches as well. You could see the positive energy coming from them.

 

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Wrestlemom, your boy looked awesome this weekend!!! You HAD to be proud of him!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOO CHATTANOOOOOOOOGA!!!!!

[wrestlemom]

He looked a little nervous to me, first official match and all, he will do better in the future. He can wrestle better then he did in this match. However I am always VERY PROUD of my boys. He did very well in my book. Thanks.