In the first bout of the day, junior transfer Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton/Nebraska) earned a takedown in the closing seconds of the third period to claim a 3-1 victory over Caleb Metcalf (19-14). Sportelli (24-8, 3-1 MAC) has won 14 of his last 17 matches at 125 pounds.
OU took the next two matches for an early 6-3 lead. Senior Drew Opfer (Sandusky/St. Mary) fell to Terry Jackson 7-0 at 133. Jackson (14-8) finished strong in a match that was scoreless after the first period. Sophomore Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Eastwood) dropped a 9-2 decision to Albert Madsen at 141 to give the Bobcats a three-point lead.
A third period takedown and escape gave senior Jason Bake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) a 4-3 victory over Aaron Gomoll at 149. Bake improved to 3-1 in MAC duals and tied the team score 6-6.
Sophomore Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) won his 12th consecutive match with a 7-3 decision of Jake Frerichs at 157. Frerichs's (13-7) only points came on escapes. Gross (25-6, 4-0 MAC) has not lost in 2006. His last defeat came at the Southern Scuffle.
Junior Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) pummeled Bobcat freshman Kent Smith 10-1 at 165. McGee improved 17-14 and 2-2 in the MAC. His two conference losses were a 10-9 thriller at Northern Illinois and a 7-5 overtime struggle Friday vs. Buffalo.
Junior Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapokoneta) won his seventh straight bout at 174 pounds, a 10-5 decision of Ryan Knapp. Miller (28-5, 4-0 MAC) extended the Flashes lead to double digits (16-6) with his second win over Knapp (18-17) this season.
Senior Alex Camargo (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea) crushed any hopes of a Bobcat comback with a 5-4 decision of Brian Cesear. Cesear (21-13) took a brief 1-0 lead before Camargo scored five points over two periods. Camargo (27-3, 4-0 MAC) earned career victory number 118, just three wins shy of Nick Nemeth's school record 121 victories. Camargo has won six straight and 11 of his last 12 at 184 pounds.
Junior Ardian Ramadani (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) improved to 3-1 in MAC duals with a 12-8 decision of Nick Terbay at 197. Terbay (15-11) closed an 8-2 gap to 8-6 before Ramadani (18-9) tallied a pair of third period takedowns.
Redshirt freshman Jermail Porter (Akron/Firestone) put the icing on the cake with a 5-1 decision of Marcus Adelman. Porter (17-9, 2-2) was held scoreless in the first period but earned takedowns in the second and third to finish off Adelman (10-10).
"OU knew we had the better wrestler at most weights so they slowed the matches down," said Head Coach Jim Andrassy. "That's why Chad, Jason (Bake) and Alex didn't have bigger margins of victory. Jermail and Jason McGee both did a good job of bouncing back after a couple of tough losses Friday."
The Bobcats had won five of their six previous dual meets. Gross, Miller and Camargo, who are all ranked #1 in the MAC Coaches' Poll, improved to 4-0 in conference duals. KSU has not lost a dual meet since falling to No. 10 Missouri (22-15) on Jan. 14. The only blemish on KSU's record since that day was a 16-16 tie at 24th ranked Northern Illinois.
The Golden Flashes will wrestle their final two dual meets of the season next weekend. KSU travels to Ashland Saturday (Feb. 18) and hosts MAC leader Central Michiagn Sunday, Feb. 19. The Chippewas were ranked 5th in the latest NWCA poll, while the Eagles were rated 7th in Divisioin II.
Kent State 25 Ohio 6
125: Sportelli (K) dec. Metcalf (O), 3-1
133: Jackson (O) dec. D. Opfer (K), 7-0
141: Madsen (O) dec.Lashaway (K) , 9-2
149: Bake (K) dec. Gomoll (O) , 4-3
157: Gross (K) dec. Frerichs (O), 7-3
165: McGee (K) maj. dec. Smith (O), 10-1
174: Miller (K) dec. Knapp (O), 10-5
184: Camargo (K) dec. Cesear (O), 5-4
197: Ramadani (K) dec. Terbay (O), 12-8
285: Porter (K) dec. Adelman (O), 5-1
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