"Although it wasn't the level of competition we'll see later in the year, our guys wrestled really well," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "Team morale is good right now and a lot of the wins we got today were confidence builders that are going to help."
Tiffin, who is ranked No. 11 in Division II, won the opening match against the Flashes, who came roaring back with nine straight victories. Mack McGuire and Ian Miller each won by tech fall against the Dragons and Tyler Buckwalter notched his second pin of the year.
In the other semifinal of the dual tournament, Lake Erie edged Cleveland State. Ranked No. 8 in Division II, the Storm also won the opening bout against Kent State with Del Vinas resting a minor injury. The Flashes answered with eighth straight wins.
McGuire started the streak with a pin and Chance Driscoll followed with a 4-2 decision over Ian Ross.
"Chance has definitely improved," Andrassy said. "I don't know that he would have won that match a year ago."
Mike DePalma kept the momentum with a tech fall, while Miller and Cole Baxter each had pins.
Andrassy was particularly pleased with Buckwalter and Kyle Conel against Lake Erie. Buckwalter's opponent Matt Vandermeer was ranked No. 1 in Division II polls, but Buckwalter came away with an 8-0 major decision. Conel eanred a 10-3 win over Evan Rosborough, who was No. 7 in Division II polls.
"They both controlled the entire match," Andrassy said of Buckwalter and Conel. "And they are showing signs of great things to come this year."
Kent State returns to action Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Classic.
"We're pretty excited about next week," Andrassy said. "I think we can get three or four in the finals and have a lot of others place."
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