Sophomore Demetrius Johnson opened the match up with a 7-3 decision over Richard Alacron. Johnson scored two takedowns and a reverse while improving his record to 12-6. Senior Josh Statum followed that up with an 8-0 major decision over Jordan Dix. Statum had a takedown, near-fall and reverse in his eighth win of the season, giving the Mocs a 7-0 lead.
The Citadel got on the board when Nick LeFevre scored a 10-0 major decision at 141 over freshman Chanse Hayes. The Bulldogs closed the lead to 7-4 with the win.
The 149 match was full of action with The Citadel's Derek Royster scoring a takedown and a nearfall in the opening minutes against freshman Dean Pavlou. Pavlou recovered with an escape and a takedown of his own to end the first period. Pavlou added an escape and a takedown in the second period take a 6-5 lead. Pavlou added two takedowns in the final period to post a 10-8 decision and extend the Mocs' lead to 10-4.
Citadel closed the gap to 10-7 when Turtogtokh Luvsandorj recorded a 3-1 decision at 157 over junior Bond Davis. UTC went back up 16-7 when sophomore Brandon Wright answered with pin in the first period against Justin Sparrow at 165.
Another great match took place at 174 when No. 16 Jake Young took on James Oddo. Oddo was primed for the upset, leading 5-1 in the third period. However, Young turned the tables on Oddo and scored a Fall at 5:55.
The match was put out of reach when sophomore Jason McCroskey recorded the Mocs' third consecutive pin over Kelby Smith at 184, giving UTC a 28-7 lead. Freshman Niko Brown and junior Matt Lettner both won by decisions in their matches at 197 and 285. Brown scored an 11-9 win over Andrew Delaney, the defending SoCon Champion at 197.
The Mocs are back in action tomorrow at Davidson. The match begins at 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) and can be followed via live stats on GoMocs.com.
Results:
125 - Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - Dec. 7-3 - Richard Alacorn (CIT) - UTC, 3-0
133 - Josh Statum (UTC) - MD 8-0 - Jordan Dix (CIT) - UTC, 7-0
141 - Nick LaFevre (CIT) - MD 10-0 - Chanse Hayes (UTC) - UTC, 7-4
149 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Dec. 10-8 - Derek Royster (CIT) - UTC, 10-4
157 - Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) - Dec. 3-1 - Bond Davis (CIT) - UTC, 10-7
165 - Brandon Wright (UTC) - Fall 2:53 - Justin Sparrow (CIT) - UTC, 16-7
174 - No. 16 Jake Young (UTC) - Fall 5:55 - James Oddo (CIT) - UTC, 22-7
184 - Jason McCroskey (UTC) - Fall 1:27 - Kelby Smith (CIT) - UTC, 28-7
197 - Niko Brown (UTC) - Dec. 11-9 - Andrew Delaney (CIT) - UTC, 31-7
285 - Matt Lettner (UTC) - Dec. 3-2 - Ivan Muller (CIT) - UTC, 34-7
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