SERIES HISTORY
vs. Cleveland State: CSU leads 1-0. Last met on Jan. 20, 2013; CSU won 21-13.
vs. West Virginia: leads 1-0. Last met on Jan. 9, 2015; WCU won 21-19.
UTC'S PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 20 Fabian Gutierrez
133: Brayden Palmer
141: Franco Valdes/Colton Landers
149: Noah Castillo/Grant Lundy
157: Weston Wichman
165: No. 32 Drew Nicholson/Caleb Waddell
174: Carial Tarter
184: Matthew Waddell/Landon Lewis
197: Thomas Sell
285: Matthias Ervin/Grayson Walthall
*Rankings are Intermat
SCOUTING THE MOCS
After nearly a month away from the mat, the Mocs returned to action last weekend in Illinois at a tri-meet with SIUE and No. 23 Illinois. The Mocs got out to a strong start vs. the ranked Power-5 foe, holding a 12-3 advantage through the first five matches. The Illini came through at the bottom of the lineup, posting four decisions and a major decision to take a 19-12 victory over the Mocs.
Following the Illinois dual, the Mocs took down SIU-Edwardsville 30-12 with wins at 125, 133, 149, 157, 165 and 184.
Fabian Gutierrez and Drew Nicholson enter the week ranked 20th and 32nd respectively in the latest Intermat rankings. Gutierrez is 4-0 this season, while Nicholson returned to the mat last weekend and went 1-1 with a narrow defeat to Illinois' No. 23 Braunagel, 6-2.
Noah Castillo and Franco Valdes are both 3-2 this season. The reigning SoCon Freshman of the Year, Weston Wichman is 3-2 after two wins last weekend, including his first pin of the season.
GETTING MORE ON GUTIERREZ
Fabian Gutierrez is coming off his first ranked win of the season last weekend as he moved to 4-0 on the year. The sixth-year senior defeated No. 26 Justin Cardani of Illinois, 6-0.
CLEVELAND STATE PROBABLE LINEUP
125-No. 31 Logan Heil
133-Jake Manley
141-Hunter Olson
149-Marcus Robinson
157-Daniel Patten
165-Riley Smucker
174-Anthony Rice
184-No. 32 De Andre Nassar
197-No. 28 Ben Smith
HWT-John Kelby/Daniel Bucknavich
SCOUTING CLEVELAND STATE
Cleveland State is 2-2 in duals this season with its two losses coming to No. 12 Rutgers and No. 21 Purdue. The team's two wins came vs. Binghamton and NJCU.
DeAndre Nassar, Marcus Robinson and Riley Smucker all have three wins in dual matches this season. Robinson leads the Vikings with eight wins overall this season. Earlier this season at the Cleveland State Open, Smucker captured an individual title at 165 pounds.
HEAD TO HEAD
There are no head-to-head results for this dual.
LAST TIME VS. CLEVELAND STATE - Jan. 20, 2013
Cleveland State 21, Chattanooga 17
174: Xavier Dye (CSU) - Dec. 7-5 - Jake Young (UTC) - CSU 3-0
184: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - Corbin Boone (CSU) - Tied 3-3
197: No. 18 Niko Brown (UTC) - MD 13-3 - Nick Anthony - UTC 7-3
285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Dec. 6-1 - Amon Willis (CSU) - UTC 10-3
125: Ben Willeford (CSU) - Dec. 5-4 - No. 15 Nick Soto (UTC) - UTC 10-6
133: Mike Carlone (CSU) wins by forfeit - CSU 12-10
141: Nick Flannery (CSU) - Dec. 5-3 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - CSU 15-10
149: Alex Hudson (UTC) - MD 10-2 - Mike Mencini (CSU) - CSU 15-14
157: Matt Donohoe (CSU) - Fall 1:10 - Trey Stavrum (UTC) - CSU 21-14
165: Josh Condon (UTC) - Dec. 10-6 - Corey Carlo (CSU) - CSU 21-17
WEST VIRGINIA PROBABLE LINEUP
125 – Colton Drousias -OR- No. 8 Killian Cardinale
133 – Michael Dolan -OR- Garett Lautzenheiser
141 – Caleb Rea
149 – Jeffrey Boyd
157 – Alex Hornfeck
165 – No. 13 Peyton Hall
174 – Scott Joll -OR- Dennis Robin
184 – Anthony Carman
197 – Jackson Moomau
HWT – No. 27 Michael Wolfgram
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia is 3-3 this year with two of its three losses coming to ranked opponents (No. 17 Oklahoma, 28-10; No. 5 NC State, 34-6). The Mountaineers' third loss of the season was to Ohio. WVU has defeated Davidson, Glenville State and VMI and have won two in a row. In all three of the team's wins, they have surrendered just one decision in each dual.
WVU's Peyton Hall (165) has won 11 matches in a row to start the season, while Michael Wolfgram (HWT) is 11-1 with a 6-0 dual record. All 10 of the team's starters have recorded at least one dual win, while seven of them have posted wins in half of the team's duals (3).
Last season, the Mountaineers placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships at 31st at the NCAA Tournament.
HEAD TO HEAD
There are no head-to-head results for this dual.
LAST TIME VS. WEST VIRGINIA - Jan. 1, 2015
West Virginia 21, Chattanooga 19
125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) – Fall 2:27 – No. 10 Sean Boyle (UTC) – WVU 6-0
133: No. 16 Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 7-2 - Cory Stainbrook (WVU) – WVU 6-3
141: No. 10 Mike Morales (WVU) – Dec. 9-3 – Michael Pongracz (UTC) – WVU 9-3
149: Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Fall 2:57 - Louis Colonna (WVU) – Tied 9-9
157: Austin Sams (UTC) – MD 13-4 - Roman Perryman (WVU) – UTC 13-9
165: Ross Renzi (WVU) – Fall 2:00 - Justin Lampe (UTC) – WVU 15-13
174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – Dec. 8-5 - Weston Vonegidy (WVU) – UTC 16-15
184: Jakob Scheffel (WVU) – Dec. 5-3 - John Shrader (UTC) – WVU 18-16
197: Jake A. Smith (WVU) – Dec. 3-2 - Scottie Boykin (UTC) – WVU 21-16
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 2-0 - Anthony Vizcarrondo (WVU) – WVU 21-19
CLOSING OUT THE CALENDAR
The Mocs have outscored their opponents 412-279 in dual competition throughout the 2021 calendar year en route to an 11-7 record while going 7-2 in league action.
COMING UP
Following a week off for the holidays, the Mocs are back in action hosting one of the largest in-season wrestling tournaments in the nation - the 2022 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. The Scuffle features 26 All-Americans, five national champions, 31 wrestlers in the top-10 and 74 ranked wrestlers. Top teams at The Scuffle include Oklahoma State, Missouri, NC State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Maryland.
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