Hartshorn entered the match 21-9 and ranked third in the MAC, while Tymoszczuk, a former Bobcat, had only seen action in one dual meet. Tymoszczuk shocked the hostile Bobcat crowd with the opening takedown and a two-point turn in the first period. He followed that with another two-point near fall in the second and never relinquished the lead. Hartshorn earned a late takedown, a riding time point for Tymoszczuk made the difference.
“Joe came out and did a great job for us.” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. “ I didn’t know if he had a chance. I didn’t think he had enough experience in this situation and he was giving up 44 pounds to him. He wrestles very hard for a heavyweight. He’s a competitor and shows a lot of heart.”
In a match that was just as close, Mallie Shuster (157) defeated Clay Tucker 2-1 in overtime. After no takedown in sudden victory, Shuster rode out Tucker for 30 seconds and stood up for the deciding escape.
“Mallie is technically sound,” Andrassy said. “He needs to open it up more, but he finds ways to win.”
Senior Danny Mitcheff (133) turned Michael Fennel to his back three different times on his way to a 16-0 technical fall. Mitcheff led 2-0 after the first period and unleashed nine points in the second and five quick points in the third.
“Danny is very focused right now and he came up big for us,” Andrassy said. “His technical fall made the difference.”
Ross Tice (165) was scoreless with Kevin Christensen after one period, before pulling out a 4-0 victory.
The fourth of five KSU victories came from Dustin Kilgore (184) in a battle of top 20 wrestlers. Kilgore claimed two takedowns in a 6-3 decision over Nick Purdue.
“The score was close, but Purdue never had a chance,” Andrassy said.
Ohio won five matches of its own including an upset at 125 to bring the Bobcat crowd to life. Gabe Ramos downed Troy Opfer 5-1, after falling to Opfer earlier in the season.
Marcel Clopton (149), Keith Witt (174) and Adam Cogar (197) also dropped close matches as the team lead changed hands seven times.
Winners of nine straight against conference opponents, Kent State (14-3, 3-0) returns to the mat Sunday to take on Eastern Michigan.
Results:
125- Gabe Ramos (OU) dec. Troy Opfer, 5-1 0-3
133- Danny Mitcheff (KS) tech. fall Michael Fennel, 16-0 5-3
141- Germaine Lindsey (OU) maj. dec. Chase Skonieczny, 13-4 5-7
149- Seth Morton (OU) dec. Marcel Clopton, 5-1 5-10
157- Mallie Shuster (KS) dec. Clay Tucker, 2-1 OT 8-10
165- Ross Tice (KS) dec. Kevin Christensen, 4-0 11-10
174: Jacob Ison (OU) dec. Keith Witt, 4-2 11-13
184: Dustin Kilgore (KS) dec. Nick Purdue, 6-3 14-13
197: Eric Schuth (OU) dec. Adam Cogar, 4-0 14-16
285: Joe Tymoszczuk (KS) dec. Andy Hartshorn, 11-10 17-16
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