Jan. 8, 2012

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Cleveland State's Ben Willeford picked up a win at 125 pounds in the Vikings 37-3 loss to host Tennessee-Chattanooga on Sunday (Jan. 8) afternoon.

CSU dropped four matches by three points or less to fall to 3-7 on the year. The Mocs improved to 4-3.

Willeford edged Blake Thomas on a 4-2 decision to improve to 12-10 and 4-6 in dual meets this season.

Nick Flannery, fresh off a seventh place finish at Tennessee-Chattanooga's Southern Scuffle last weekend, lost on a 12-9 count to UTC's Nick Soto, the runner-up at the Scuffle and 14th ranked wrestler in the nation according to InterMatWrestle.com.

Brandon Sommers, wrestling in his first match of the season, was edged 4-2 by Dan Waddell at 157 pounds.

Corey Carlo lost on a 2-0 decision at 165 pounds and Corbin Boone (184) fell 3-1 in an extra period.

The Vikings are back in action on Monday (Jan. 9) when they take on Appalachian State at 3:30 and Campbell at 5:15 in Campbell, N.C. Video of Monday's matches will be available on BigSouthSports.com.

Chattanooga 37 - Cleveland State 3
125 - Ben Willeford (CSU) def. Blake Thomas (UTC) via 4-2 Decision
133 - No. 14 Nick Soto (UTC) def. Nick Flannery (CSU) via 12-9 Decision
141 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) def. Josh Palivoda (CSU) via 10-0 Major Decision
149 - Kelly Felix (UTC) def. Mike Mencini (CSU) via 18-2 Tech. Fall (6:34)
157 - Dan Waddell (UTC) def. Brandon Sommers (CSU) via 4-2 Decision
165 - Brandon Wright (UTC) def. Corey Carlo (CSU) via 2-0 Decision
174 - Levi Clemons (UTC) def. Aric Thurn (CSU) via Fall (4:28)
184 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) def. Corbin Boone (CSU) via 3-1 Decision (OT)
197 - Niko Brown (UTC) def. Nick Anthony (CSU) via 18-5 Major Decision
285 - Kevin Malone (UTC) def. Garry Yarborogh (CSU) via Fall (5:45)