"That's the kind of dominance you want to see. I don't know if I necessarily expected it. I thought it would be a dog fight and be a little bit closer than it was," said head coach Joel Greenlee. Greenlee continued "Nine out the ten matches we wrestled pretty darn hard and that's what you're looking for."
125 - No. 17 Shakur Laney vs. Derek Spann
In the first match of the day at 125 pounds, sophomore Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) defeated Derek Spann. Laney dominated the match by executing a takedown in each period and finished the match with a four-point near fall in the third en route to a 13-2 major decision victory. Laney is 3-0 in dual matches this season.
133 - Cameron Kelly vs. No. 17 Bryan Lantry
Sophomore Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) got the match started with a double-leg takedown with about one minute left in the first period and followed that up with another takedown with about 20-seconds left in the period, after Lantry escaped the first. Lantry started to make a comeback in the second, when he earned a point from an escape after starting the period on the bottom and followed that up with a takedown, but Kelly escaped to led 5-4 at the end of the second period. Kelly earned a point from an escape after starting on the bottom in the final frame. Lantry nearly had a takedown to force sudden victory, but Kelly held on for the 6-4 decision.
141 - Noah Forrider vs. Jason Estevez
Redshirt junior Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) had the pressure put on him early by Estevez rolling out of a near-pin as Estevez earned a two-point takedown. However, Forrider answered with an escape and a takedown with 40 seconds left in the first period. After no points being awarded in the second, Forrider earned an escape after starting out on the bottom in the third. Forrider hung on for the 4-2 decision to bring his dual record to 4-0 with 16-2 overall record.
149 - Kade Kowalski vs. Colt Cotton
The 149-pound match was a close one. Redshirt freshman Kade Kowalski (Nashport, Ohio) earned the first takedown of the match, but trailed Cotton, 3-2, at the end of the first. Cotton dominated the second earning his second escape and takedown, but Kowalski narrowed the lead in the third with a takedown with just under a minute to go, but fell to Cotton by a 7-5 decision.
157 - Cullen Cummings vs. Alex Smythe
After a scoreless first, Redshirt junior Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) earned an escape early in the second period and followed that up with a takedown in the third as he rode Smythe for the entire period to take a 3-0 decision.
165 - Austin Reese vs. Derek Holcomb
Redshirt sophomore Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) dominated his match at the 165-class. After a takedown 40-seconds into the match, Reese earned the victory by fall (0:44) less than two minutes later over Holcomb.
174 - Arsen Ashughyan vs. Muhammed McBryde
After a lot of back-and-forth in the first period, junior Arsen Ashughuan (Armenia) earned a point off an escape early in the second. McBryde earned an escape early in the third, but Ashughyan earned a takedown with 1:15 left to take the match by a 3-2 decision.
184 - Hunter Yeargan vs. Brett Perry
Freshman Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) led Perry 5-1 at the end of two periods, but Perry landed five takedowns in the final frame to takedowns in the final frame as Yeargan fell by a 11-9 decision.
197 - Bailey Faust vs. No. 17 James Benjamin
Redshirt freshman Bailey Faust earned an upset-victory over No. 17 James Benjamin. Faust dominated the match, including a takedown and 1:55 of riding time after the first. Then in the third Faust earned an escape and took the 4-0 decision.
285 - Zack Parker vs. Jake Gunning
In the heavyweight match, redshirt sophomore Zack Parker (Felton, Del.) started out hot with the first takedown, but Gunning earned a takedown in each period and two escapes to take the final match of the day 8-3 over Parker.
Results:
125: No. 17 Shakur Laney (OHIO) over Derek Spann (BUFFALO) (MD 13-2)
133: Cameron Kelly (OHIO) over No. 17 Bryan Lantry (BUFFALO) (Dec. 6-4)
141: Noah Forrider (OHIO) over Jason Estevez (BUFFALO) (Dec. 4-2)
149: Colt Cotton (BUFFALO) over Kade Kowalski (OHIO) (Dec. 7-5)
157: Cullen Cummings (OHIO) over Alex Smythe (BUFFALO) (Dec. 3-0)
165: Austin Reese (OHIO) over Derek Holcomb (BUFFALO) (Fall 0:44)
174: Arsen Ashughyan (OHIO) over Muhammed McBryde (BUFFALO) (Dec. 3-2)
184: Brett Perry (BUFFALO) over Hunter Yeargan (OHIO) (Dec. 11-9)
197: Bailey Faust (OHIO) over No. 17 James Benjamin (Dec. 4-0)
285: Jake Gunning (BUFFALO) over Zack Parker (OHIO) (Dec. 8-3)
UP NEXT
Ohio returns to action next Sunday (Dec. 11) when it takes on the No. 6 Missouri Tigers at the Convocation Center. Action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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