Mines got the night off to a flying start as he won a 13-5 major decision over Alfredo Gray at 125 lbs. Ranked 17th by InterMat and 18th by TheOpenMat.com, Mines became the sixth Fighting Scot with 20 wins as he improved to 20-7. He registered four takedowns and also had three near fall points to dominate the match.
Schopp followed with an 12-0 major decision over Mack McGuire (24-12), who came in ranked 19th by TheOpenMat.com. Schopp, ranked second at 133 lbs., picked up his 19th win with bonus points despite recording just one takedown. That came early in the first period, and he would tilt McGuire twice for an 8-0 lead after one period. He added three more near fall points in the second period. Schopp improved to 27-1 while claiming his 99th career win.
Top-ranked Mitchell Port followed with the lone pin of the night, winning by fall over former national qualifier Tyler Small (21-15) at 5:50 at 141 lbs. Port remained undefeated at 22-0 while picking up his 11th pin. That is one shy of Schopp's team-leading total.
In probably the most anticipated match of the night, Dave Habat, ranked 15th by InterMat and 18th by TheOpenMat.com at 149 lbs., edged former teammate Michael DePalma (21-17) 2-1 to give the Scots a 17-0 lead. DePalma was Edinboro's starter at 157 lbs. a year ago. Habat garnered the lone takedown of the match midway through the first period and rode DePalma out. DePalma would ride out Habat in the second period, but the only scoring in the third was a stalling point against Habat with 17 seconds to go. Habat is now 23-4.
Kent State would get on the board at 157 lbs. in a matchup of nationally-ranked wrestlers. Fourth-ranked Ian Miller improved to 24-4 with a 10-4 decision over Johnny Greisheimer, who came in ranked 15th. Miller recorded four takedowns while sending Greisheimer to 21-8.
Kasey Burnett-Davis rallied from an early deficit by win by a 10-5 decision over T.J. Keklak at 165 lbs. Keklak opened the scoring with a takedown 30 seconds into the match and led 2-1 after one period. But Burnett-Davis turned the match around in the second period with two takedowns, one with six seconds left followed by two back points at the buzzer, to take an 8-3 lead after two periods. Burnett-Davis is now 16-9.
Kent State closed to 20-6 after Caleb Marsh (17-8) claimed a 6-1 decision over Patrick Jennings (9-11) at 174 lbs. Vic Avery made up for it with a 10-4 decision over Mike Vollant at 184 lbs. Ranked 13th by TheOpenMat.com and 15th by InterMat, Avery improved to 19-4. He had four takedowns, two in the first period and two more in the third.
The two team would split the final two matches. Cole Baxter (22-15) won a 5-0 decision over Warren Bosch (2-3) at 197 lbs. Bosch was filling in for regular starter Vince Pickett.
Ernest James boosted his record to 23-5 with an 11-0 major decision over Jordan Marrero at heavyweight. James is ranked 12th by TheOpenMat.com and 16th by InterMat and won his 94th career match. He had two takedowns and picked up two near fall points.
Edinboro concludes its dual match season on Saturday night, hosting West Virginia. The match gets underway at 7 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse. Prior to the match seniors Bijan Banks, Andrew Church, Johnny Greisheimer and Ernest James will be honored.
Results:
125 lbs. -- #19 Kory Mines (EU) maj. dec. Alfredo Gray (KSU), 13-5
133 lbs. -- #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) maj. dec. Mack McGuire (KSU), 12-0
141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over dec. Tyler Small (KSU), 5:50
149 lbs. -- #15 David Habat (EU) dec. Michael DePalma (KSU), 2-1
157 lbs. -- #4 Ian Miller (KSU) dec. #15 Johnny Greisheimer (EU), 10-4
165 lbs. -- Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. T.J. Keklak (KSU), 10-5
174 lbs. – Caleb Marsh (KSU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 6-1
184 lbs. -- #15 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Mike Vollant (KSU), 10-4
197 lbs. – Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU), 5-0
Hwt. -- #16 Ernest James (EU) maj. dec. Jordan Marrero (KU), 11-0
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