UTC Wrestlers Shutout Davidson 49-0
posted February 12, 2005
The UTC wrestling team posted its third shutout of the season Saturday with a 49-0 Southern Conference victory over Davidson.
The win clinches at least a share of the SoCon regular-season title for the Mocs, who improve to 13-9 overall and 4-0 in the league. It was the team’s fourth straight victory. Davidson falls to 7-6 overall and 0-4 in the conference.
“We had an opportunity to get ready today, and we didn’t let it slip away,” UTC Head Coach Terry Brands said. “We will continue to build on what we are doing. This gets us up for good postseason positioning and the shutout with help with our seedings.”
The Mocs recorded four pins on the day. Senior Matt Pitts started things off in the first match by pinning Patrick Coman. It was Pitts’ team-best 11th pin. Freshman Javier Maldonado (133) and sophomore Michael Keefe (141) followed with back-to-back decisions for a quick 12-0 lead.
Freshman Wayne French (149) extended UTC’s margin to 16-0 with a 16-8 major decision over the Wildcats’ Benjamin Graham. Sophomore Jake Yost added three points with a 7-4 victory over Matt Pendle.
The bottom half of the lineup combined for 30 team points. Senior Jon Sioredas, ranked sixth in the nation at 165 pounds, improved his overall record to 21-1 by pinning Trebor Clavette. Sioredas and Keefe each won their 10th consecutive match.
The Mocs earned 12 points on an injury default at 174 and a forfeit at 184. Junior Dan Peterson, who was ahead on points at 174, was the beneficiary of the injury default.
With UTC leading 37-0, senior Josh Ward and freshman Wes Taylor closed out the match with consecutive falls. Ward pinned Jayson Powers at 197, and Taylor recorded his first pin of the season over heavyweight Joseph Scognamiglio to provide the final margin.
The Mocs travel to nationally-ranked Missouri Wednesday and close out the regular season Feb. 20 with the finale against SoCon foe VMI. Davidson hosts The Citadel Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
CHATTANOOGA 49, DAVIDSON 0
125 Matt Pitts (UTC) pinned Patrick Coman (DAV), 3:21 6-0
133 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Jim Avola (DAV), 7-4 9-0
141 Michael Keefe (UTC) dec. Matt Leonard (DAV), 15-12 12-0
149 Wayne French (UTC) maj. dec. Benjamin Graham (DAV), 16-8 16-0
157 Jake Yost (UTC) dec. Matt Pendle (DAV), 7-4 19-0
165 Jon Sioredas (UTC) pinned Trebor Clavette (DAV), 2:00 25-0
174 Dan Peterson (UTC) inj. def. Morgan Koukopoulos (DAV), 1:06 31-0
184 John Davis (UTC) by forfeit 37-0
197 Josh Ward (UTC) pinned Jayson Powers (DAV), :36 43-0
285 Wes Taylor (UTC) pinned Joseph Scognamiglio (DAV), 2:09 49-0
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