CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Chattanooga handed No. 25 Campbell its first dual loss of the season, topping the visiting Camels 18-12 Sunday at Maclellan Gym.
Chattanooga moved to 6-6 on the season and finishes out its SoCon slate at 5-1, clinching at least a share of the conference's regular season championship. Campbell, meanwhile, drops to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in conference action. With two SoCon duals remaining, the Camels can still notch a share of the conference regular season title.
After Chattanooga took a 12-6 lead on Drew Nicholson's 3-2 decision at 165 pounds, the Camels stormed back to tie the match, starting with No. 16
Andrew Morgan's 9-4 win at 174 pounds. At 184,
Chris Kober knotted it up at 12-12 with another decision, 9-6.
At 197 pounds, Rod Jones secured a 6-5 win over
Austin McNeill, picking up a late takedown. McNeill scored an escape with seconds to go, but time expired without further points for the CU senior. Another final minute third period takedown decided the day's final match, with Connor Tolley defeating
Odgerel Batkhishig 7-4, giving the Mocs an 18-12 win.
The teams traded decisions through the match's first five bouts, starting with Alonzo Allen topping
Korbin Meink 7-2, handing the sophomore his first career SoCon loss, coming into the bout 9-0 all-time.
No. 14
Noah Gonser put Campbell on the board and tied the match 3-3, using a late third period reversal to top Jake Huffine 5-2. After Chris Debien defeated
Nathan Boston, giving the Campbell redshirt senior his first SoCon loss of the 2018-19 season, No. 8
Josh Heil answered with a 7-4 decision over Tanner Smith.
The win marked Heil's 19
th of the season, and moved the redshirt sophomore to a perfect 6-0 in dual bouts and 4-0 in SoCon matches.
The Camels close out the regular season with a pair of home matchups, hosting VMI on February 16 and Davidson on February 24. The 2019 SoCon Championships will be March 10 in Boone, N.C., hosted by Appalachian State.
Chattanooga 18, Campbell 12
125: Alonzo Allen (Chattanooga) def.
Korbin Meink (Campbell) Dec. 7-2 (3-0)
133: #14 Noah Gosner (Campbell) def. Jake Huffine (Chattanooga) Dec. 5-2 (3-3)
141: Chris Debien (Chattanooga) def.
Nathan Boston (Campbell) Dec. 6-2 (6-3)
149: #8
Josh Heil (Campbell) def. Tanner Smith (Chattanooga) Dec. 7-4 (6-6)
157: Ryan Resnick (Chattanooga) def.
Benjamin Barton (Campbell) Dec. 7-6 (9-6)
165: Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) def.
Cameron Pine (Campbell) Dec. 3-2 (12-6)
174: #16
Andrew Morgan (Campbell) def. Hunter Fortner (Chattanooga) Dec. 9-4 (12-9)
184:
Chris Kober (Campbell) def. Dominic Lampe (Chattanooga) Dec. 9-6 (12-12)
197: Rod Jones (Chattanooga) def.
Austin McNeill (Campbell) Dec. 6-5 (15-12)
285: Connor Tolley (Chattanooga) def.
Odgerel Batkhishig (Campbell) Dec. 7-4 (18-12)
Records: Chattanooga (6-6, 5-1 SoCon),
Campbell (5-1, 3-1 SoCon)