The two wins helped Edinboro capture the James River Pool and advance to Saturday's semifinals. They will face 16th-ranked Virginia in a rematch of last year's finals. The Cavaliers edged Edinboro 20-19 a year ago. Virginia Tech, ranked sixth, faces 24th-ranked Old Dominion in the other semifinal.
The Fighting Scots had been missing Austin Matthews at 157 lbs. for over a month, and Zach Towers, the starter at 174 lbs., has missed several matches recently. Now they must also make up for the loss of two-time All-American A.J. Schopp at 133 lbs.
Jennings won by fall over Chattanooga's Levi Clemons, pinning the Moc at 2:25. He then rallied for a 7-6 decision over West Virginia's Weston Vonegidy, gaining the winning point on riding time after knotting the match with a takedown with 33 seconds remaining.
The Fighting Scots also received the usual strong efforts from Mitchell Port, Dave Habat and Vic Avery. Port and Habat won by major decisions against Chattanooga and picked up falls against the Mountaineers. Avery added a major decision against the Mocs.
#10 EDINBORO 21, CHATTANOOGA 17
Edinboro lost the first two matches and the last two, but in between won five of six to edge Chattanooga. Four of those five wins were by bonus points, with Jennings winning by fall at 174 lbs. and Mitchell (141 lbs.), Dave Habat (149 lbs.) and Vic Avery (184) claiming major decisions.
The lone match pitting ranked wrestlers got the match underway, with tenth-ranked Sean Boyle defeating 19th-ranked Kory Mines 5-2 at 125 lbs. Boyle won thanks to takedowns in the first and second periods.
Nick Soto, ranked 16th at 133 lbs., rudely welcomed Anthony Rivera to the Edinboro lineup as Rivera suffered a 20-4 loss by technical fall in his first match replacing All-American A.J. Schopp.
Port, ranked second at 141 lbs., followed with a 12-1 major decision against Mike Pongracz and third-ranked Dave Habat won a 14-5 major decision at 149 lbs. over Shawn Greevy.
Kasey Burnett-Davis, who made his return to the lineup after missing the Midlands Championships, lost 7-6 on a takedown with three seconds to go to Austin Sams to make give the Mocs an 11-8 lead.
Casey Fuller returned the favor with a takedown with 26 seconds to go plus riding time for an 8-6 decision over Justin Lampe at 165 lbs. Jennings followed with his fall at 2:25 over Clemons to give Edinboro the lead for good.
Avery, ranked 12th at 184 lbs., followed with 13-1 major decision over John Schrader. That gave the Scots the necessary cushion as Chattanooga won the final two bouts. Vince Pickett dropped a 6-4 decision in sudden victory to Scottie Boykin, and Jared Johnson handed Warren Bosch a 7-2 defeat at heavyweight.
#10 EDINBORO 21, CHATTANOOGA 17
125 -- #10 Sean Boyle (UTC) dec. #19 Kory Mines (EU) 5-2
133 -- #16 Nick Soto (UTC) tech. fall Anthony Rivera (EU) 20-4
141 -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) maj. dec. Mike Pongracz (UTC) 12-1
149 -- #3 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Shawn Greevy (UTC) 14-5
157 -- Austin Sams (UTC) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 7-6
165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Justin Lampe (UTC) 8-6
174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) fall over Levi Clemons (UTC) 2:25
184 -- #12 Vic Avery (EU) maj. dec. John Shrader (UTC) 13-1
197 – Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 6-4 sv
Hwt – Jared Johnson (UTC) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 7-2
#10 EDINBORO 21, WEST VIRGINIA 16
Mines got the Scots off to a fast start with a 6-4 sudden victory decision over Zeke Moisey at 125 lbs. Moisey had defeated Boyle earlier in the day. Mines improved to 20-6 thanks to a takedown five seconds into overtime. It was his 75th career win.
Cory Stainbrook won a 10-2 major decision over Rivera (3-6), but Port and Habat won by second period falls. Port, now 22-0 and 118-15 for his career, disposed of 11th-ranked Mike Morales at 4:26. Habat boosted his records to 21-1 and 119-25, respectively, with a fall at 4:52 over Louis Colonna.
West Virginia would close to 15-10 with decisions at 157 and 165 lbs. Brutus Scheffel won a 5-2 decision over Burnett-Davis (10-8) and Ross Renzi won a 6-4 decision over Fuller (14-8) with a takedown with 13 seconds to go.
Jennings trailed 6-4 late in his match with Weston Vonegidy. He would use the takedown with 33 seconds to go to barely gain riding time while improving to 20-7. Avery is now 18-5 after using a first period takedown, a third period escape and riding time for a 4-1 decision over Bubba Scheffel.
West Virginia was unable to come up with the necessary falls in the last two matches to upset the Scots, winning both by decision. Pickett would lose his sixth straight match to fall to 12-10 with a 5-2 loss to Jake A. Smith, and Warren Bosch (10-1) was a 6-4 loser to Anthony Viczcarrondo at heavyweight.
#10 EDINBORO 21, WEST VIRGINIA 16
125 -- #19 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Zeke Moisey (WVU) 6-4 sv
133 – Cory Stainbrook (WVU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 10-2
141 -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over #11 Mike M orales (WVU) 4:26
149 -- #3 Dave Habat (EU) fall over Louis Colonna (WVU) 4:52
157 – Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 5-2
165 – Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 6-4
174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Weston Vonegidy (WVU) 7-6
184 -- #12 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU) 4-1
197 – Jake A. Smith (WVU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5-2
Hwt – Anthony Viczcarrondo (WVU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 6-4
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