Not a bad start.
Geog with a tech fall.
Feldman with a tech fall.
McCrone feels he has to outdo them so he gets a fall in the 1st period.
Bouzakis must have felt some sympathy for Illinois, only got a 9-4 decision.
Mendez feels no such sympathy, with a 12-2 major decision.
D'Emilio drops a tough 4-1 match to #10 ranked Webster.
Wilcox with a 4-3 decision.
Hepner with the fall!
Welsh drops a very tough 2-1 match to #3 ranked Ruth. Difference was the RT point.
Shumate closes out the night with a 14-2 MD.
36-6 final.
6 matches with bonus points. Not too shabby!
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Here's how all 10 starters performed in the dual:
No. 23 Luke Geog, 197 pounds: Geog secured two quick takedowns in the first period. He turned the first into a four-point nearfall and the second into a two-point nearfall before he added a third takedown for a 15-2 lead. In the second period, Geog ended the match with a fourth takedown and put five points on the board for Ohio State.
No. 18 Nick Feldman, HWT: After he received Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors for a clutch performance vs. Cornell, Feldman earned a tech fall via a takedown clinic on Sungyup Ryu. He defeated Ryu 17-2 a minute into the third period.
No. 22 Brendan McCrone, 125 pounds: McCrone needed one minute and 23 seconds to pin Justin Cardani. The six points put Ohio State up 16-0 in the dual.
No. 12 Nic Bouzakis, 133 pounds: The bout was a little closer for Bouzakis, as it was the first of the dual to go all seven minutes. He led 6-2 after the first period, then earned two points for a reversal to start the second. Tony Madrigal escaped to start the third period to make it 8-4, but Bouzakis added a riding time point and won a 9-4 decision.
No. 3 Jesse Mendez, 141 pounds: Mendez had two quick takedowns in the first period and a stalling point. After a second period and escape and takedown, he led 11-2. A riding time point gave him a 12-2 major decision over No. 25 Danny Pucino to put the Buckeyes up 23-0.
No. 5 Dylan D'Emilio, 149 pounds: D'Emilio suffered the first loss of the dual for the Buckeyes, dropping his match 4-1 to No. 10 Kannon Webster. A Webster takedown late in the second period ended up being the difference in the bout, and the Illini scored their first points to trail 23-3.
Isaac Wilcox, 157 pounds: Wilcox moved down to 157 pounds from the 165-pound class for the rest of the season. His hard work to make weight paid off, as he battled to a 4-3 decision over Joe Roberts.
Bryce Hepner, 165 pounds: With Wilcox down a weight class, Hepner took over at 165 pounds and performed well in relief. The unranked wrestler pinned No. 25 Chris Moore in four minutes and put six points on the board for Ohio State.
Rocco Welsh, 174 pounds: Welsh, a freshman who has performed well with No. 8 Carson Kharchla out with an undisclosed ailment, faced off with the No. 3 wrestler in the 174-pound class, Edmond Ruth. The bout was scoreless after one period, and Welsh scored the initial point with an escape 90 seconds into the second. Ruth escaped in the third to tie the match, and with an advantage in riding time, he secured himself a win and Illinois its final three points of the dual.
Seth Shumate, 184 pounds: Shumate got the Buckeyes back on the board to finish the dual with a major decision over Caden Ernd, 14-2. Ohio State won the dual, 36-6.
