With the Buckeyes and Hokies even at 10-all going into the 141-pound bout, Enright (So., Galloway, Ohio/Westland) was able to snag a 5-3 sudden victory win over No. 14 David Hoffman to help OSU take a 13-10 lead midway through the dual. From that point the Buckeyes never looked back. Prior to Enright's match-up, the Scarlet and Gray had taken a 6-0 advantage in the opening match at 197 because of a Virginia Tech forfeit. However, the Hokies were able to cut into the Buckeye lead at heavyweight when No. 10 Mike Faust beat Josh Bartholomew, (So., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) 18-9. Up 6-4, OSU's lead became a deficit after the Hokies' Justin Staylor earned his team six points because of a Buckeye forfeit at 125 pounds. Reece Humphrey (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) helped Ohio State tie the score when he tallied a 13-1 major decision against Sheridan Moran at 133.
With Virginia taking another forfeit at 149, the Buckeyes went up 19-10 and preceded to earn their fifth dual victory of the year. At 157, Steve Sommer (Sr., West Carrollton, Ohio/Dayton Carroll) notched a 14-5 major decision over Dave Kiley and Nathaniel Augustson (Sr., Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho) recorded a fall against Tucker Michels at the 3:54 mark in the second period at 165. Blake Maurer (Jr., Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei) and Alex Picazo (Jr., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) completed the Buckeye win, with Maurer scoring a 5-3 decision over Steve Ratley at 174 and Picazo pinning Mark Czarny in 5:57 at 184.
Ohio State returns to St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and Big Ten action when it hosts Minnesota Jan. 27 and Illinois Jan. 29. The Buckeyes will meet the Gophers at 7 p.m. and will face the Fighting Illini at 1 p.m.
Ohio State 38, Virginia Tech 10 OSU Va. Tech
197 – Corey Morrison (OSU) forfeit (Va. Tech) 6 0
HWT – No. 10 Mike Faust (Va. Tech) mdec. Josh Bartholomew (OSU), 18-9 6 4
125 – Justin Staylor (Va. Tech) forfeit (OSU) 6 10
133 – Reece Humphrey (OSU) mdec. Sheridan Moran (Va. Tech), 13-1 10 10
141 – T.J. Enright (OSU) svdec No. 14 David Hoffman (Va. Tech), 5-3 13 10
149 – No. 8 J Jaggers (OSU) forfeit (Va. Tech) 19 10
157 – Steve Sommer (OSU) mdec. Dave Kiley (Va. Tech), 14-5 23 10
165 – Nathaniel Augustson (OSU) fall Tucker Michels (Va. Tech), 3:54 29 10
174 – Blake Maurer (OSU) dec. Steve Ratley (Va. Tech), 5-3 32 10
184 – Alex Picazo (OSU) fall Mark Czarny (Va. Tech), 5:57 38 10
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