Ohio (3-4), which had been competing most of the season so far with four of its starters in the lineup, suffered another blow this week when 197-pound junior Nick Terbay underwent surgery to repair a torn MCL in his knee. The Dayton, Ohio, native will be out of action for at least three weeks, according to Bobcat head coach Joel Greenlee.
"This is obviously not the team we expected to have this year but a lot of our young guys are getting experience much earlier than we thought they would," said Greenlee. "Those guys are getting better and making significant improvements. We're moving in the right direction."
Against Eastern Michigan (1-4), Ohio will be represented by four freshmen, three sophomores, two juniors and senior heavyweight Dave Campbell, unless junior starter Marcus Adelman is ready to compete for the first time since injuring his leg on Nov. 26.
The Eagles are led by 149-pound junior Jermain Thompson and freshman 125-pounder Sean Clair. Thompson, ranked 17th in the nation by W.I.N. Magazine, holds a 6-2 record, including an 11-7 decision over sixth-ranked Doug Withstandley of Purdue on Dec. 10. At 19-8, Clair holds EMU's best record and boasts a fourth-place finish at the Dec. 29-30 Southern Scuffle, where he scored an 11-2 major decision over 19th-ranked Andrew Dominguez of Minnesota.
"This is going to be a closely contested dual meet so we can't afford to give up big points and they can't afford to give up big points," Greenlee said. "If one team gets on a roll and wins two or three matches in a row, that could determine it."
Complete match-by-match results for Thursday's dual will be posted on ohiobobcats.com as soon as they become available.
Ohio's tentative lineup for Thursday's dual meet:
125 - Caleb Metcalf (10-9)
133 - Terry Jackson (4-4)
141 - Frank Brown (3-5)
149 - Aaron Gomoll (9-8)
157 - Mike Grandominico (1-5)
165 - Kent Smith (3-8)
174 - Ryan Knapp (12-10)
184 - Brian Cesear (12-8)
197 - Larry Reichard (5-6)
HWT - Dave Campbell (1-6) or Marcus Adelman (5-3)
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