No. 13 Gabe Flores finished a strong day with a decisive 6-1 victory over OSU's Ben Ashmore at 125, and No. 9 Jimmy Kennedy nearly pulled off an upset of top-ranked Coleman Scott at 133, but lost a 3-2 decision. Ryan Prater lost his first match of the weekend, getting pinned in 4:33 by No. 6 Nathan Morgan, but Grant Paswall scored an 8-5 decision at 149. Poeta then topped #13 Newly McSpadden, 8-2, to tie the dual at 9-9.
But OSU rattled off three consecutive wins at 165, 174 and 184. No. 15 Roger Smith-Bergsrud dropped a tough 3-2 decision to No. 5 Jake Dieffenbach, No. 16 John Dergo fell, 4-2, to No. 4 Brandon Mason, and Ben Friedl lost a 7-1 decision to Jack Jensen. No. 14 Patrick Bond capped a perfect weekend in his home state with a thrilling 6-5 win over Clayton Foster, cutting the deficit to 18-12. But No. 7 OSU heavyweight Jared Rosholt earned a 6-3 decision over No. 16 John Wise to cap the Cowboys' dual victory.
Earlier in the afternoon against Old Dominion, Flores started strong with a 4-1 win over No. 17 James Nicholson then Kennedy posted a 7-2 victory that gave the Illini an early 6-0 advantage. Prater (141) followed with his third win of the weekend and second-straight against a ranked opponent, dispatching No. 13 Ryan Williams by a 10-6 score. After ODU got on the board with No. 18 Kaylen Baxter's pin of Paswall at 149, Poeta improved to 18-0 on the season with a 14-6 major decision and a 13-6 Illini lead.
The Monarchs got within four points of Illinois when No. 20 Chris Brown earned a 7-2 decision over 15th-ranked Roger Smith-Bergsrud at 165, but No. 16 John Dergo gave the Illini some breathing room with his 12-2 dismantling of Nick Pullano. Redshirt-freshman Ben Friedl dropped a tough 6-5 decision at 184, but No. 14 Patrick Bond defeated David Mendoza by injury default and No. 16 John Wise finished off the dual meet victory with a 6-1 win over Roy Dragon III.
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