The Mocs, 9-6-1 and ranked 25th nationally by one national wrestling service, defeated the Bulldogs 29-7 last year in the meeting between the two squads. In the dual, UTC won at each weight class except 157 pounds and 285 pounds.
UTC Head Coach Joe Seay sends two former SoCon champions and three former NCAA Qualifiers to the mat with his lineup. The Mocs are led by local product and Nebraska transfer Matt Keller at 133 pounds. Keller is 27-7 overall and ranked as high as No. 7 in the national polls. He is a four-time SoCon Wrestler of the Week and competed for the Cornhuskers in last year's NCAA Championships.
Michael Keefe and John Davis earned automatic bids to the NCAAs as SoCon champions last year at 141 and 184 pounds respectively. Keller, Keefe and Davis are joined in the lineup by Javier Maldonado at 125, Virginia transfer Aaron Martin at 149, Jake Yost at 157, Daniel Peterson at 165, T.J. Sayers at 174, Lloyd Rogers at 197 and Israel Silva at 285.
"We have wrestled an extremely tough schedule this year, and it has gotten us ready for our Southern Conference schedule," Seay said. "Although this is my first year here, I know a lot about The Citadel program. They will be ready for us. It should be a great battle between both teams."
The Bulldogs, 4-6 overall, are also facing their first SoCon opponent. The Citadel is coming off a 1-1 weekend where the Bulldogs lost to nationally-ranked Pennsylvania 43-0 but defeated North Carolina 33-9.
Internet users will be able to listen to a live broadcast of the match by visiting TakeDownRadio.com.
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