The Citadel Finishes Day One of Southern Scuffle at No. 22

Monday, January 1

Chattanooga, Tenn.

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The Citadel Finishes Day One of Southern Scuffle at No. 22

1/2/2018 7:30:00 AM | Wrestling

Day 1 Results

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Citadel wrestling team earned 22nd place overall after tallying eight total points on Monday, Jan. 1 during the first day of the 2018 Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn.

No. 1 Penn State leads the group at the top spot with 101 points, followed by No. 14 Northern Iowa with 81.5 points.

Senior Ty Buckiso led the Bulldogs with three wins on the day, starting with a 10-1 major decision in the 149-pound bracket over top-ranked Penn State's Bo Pipher. Buckiso continued with a 16-0 technical fall in 4:27 over Connor Muli from Hofstra and a pin in 3:36 over Air Force's Dane Robbins.

Buckiso fell in the quarterfinal to fifth-ranked Sam Krivus from Virginia by a 3-1 decision and will compete in the consolation bracket on day two of the tournament against host-Chattanooga's Roman Boylen

Day two is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Live video is available via FloWrestling, live stats are available through FloArena and full tournament results will be available at CitadelSports.com.

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