The Buckeyes return to action in a doubleheader Sunday in Davidson, N.C., wrestling Davidson at 1 p.m. and George Mason at 3 p.m. at Belk Arena in the Davidson Duals. Both matches will be streamed live via the Davidson All-Access streaming platform. Please note, there is a fee for streaming.
Saturday night, the Scarlet and Gray jumped out to an 8-0 lead following the 141 and 149-pound matches. Stieber, a redshirt junior from Monroeville, Ohio, earned his second win of the season on a 17-1 technical fall at the three-minute mark vs. Xaviel Ramos. Senior Ian Paddock’s 6-4 win proved a little more dramatic as he won his ninth match of the season in sudden victory against Connor Bass. The Buckeye from Warsaw, N.Y., owned a 3-2 lead and riding time in the final moments of the match, but a takedown by Bass as time ticked off the clocked forced the bout into overtime. Within seconds of the extra session, Paddock scored a takedown for the victory.
Despite setbacks in the next two matches at 157 and 165 pounds, Ohio State still held an 8-6 advantage over the Blue Devils and soon increased their advantage with wins in five of the next six matches. Mark Martin, a sophomore from Strongsville, Ohio, edged Trey Adamson, 10-9, in the 174-pound match up to improve to 11-4 overall. Up next at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore and Harrisburg, Pa., native Kenny Courts held off Jacob Kasper, 11-5 and moved his record to 10-1. With those wins, the Scarlet and Gray were up, 14-6, with four matches remaining.
A 9-1 loss at 197 pounds did not derail the Buckeyes as Nick Tavanello (HWT), Nick Roberts (125 pounds) and DiJulius secured wins. Tavanello, redshirt freshman from Wadsworth, Ohio, was up 5-1 at the end of the first vs. Brian Self before scoring a final escape and compiling riding time for a 7-2 victory. Tavanello now owns a 10-4 mark in 2013-14. A final takedown in the second period by Roberts, a redshirt freshman from Hooversville, Pa., proved to be the difference maker in his 8-6 win over Evan Botwin. Up 7-3 at the start of the third period, Roberts relinquished an escape and takedown, but held on for the victory and 13-2 on the year.
In the final match of the evening, DiJulius tacked on bonus points for the Buckeyes when he posted a 15-0 technical fall against Alex Elsea. After scoring a pair of 3-point nearfalls, a 2-point nearfall and takedown in the first period, the redshirt sophomore from Aurora, Ohio, scored two more takedowns and an escape before the match was called. DiJulius improves to 7-1 overall.
Results:
141 – No. 1 Logan Stieber (OSU) tech fall Xaviel Ramos (Duke), 17-1, 2:55; Team Score 0-5
149 – Ian Paddock (OSU) dec. Connor Bass (Duke), 6-4, SV-1; TS: 0-8
157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) dec. Randall Languis (OSU), 7-5; TS: 3-8
165 – Marcus Cain (Duke) dec. Joe Grandominico (OSU), 5-2, TS: 6-8
174 – Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Trey Adamson (Duke), 10-9; TS: 6-11
184 – No. 8 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Jacob Kasper (Duke), 11-5; TS: 6-14
197 – No. 18 Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Josh Fox (OSU), 9-1; TS: 10-14
HWT – Nick Tavanello (OSU) dec. Brian Self (Duke), 7-2; TS: 10-17
125 – Nick Roberts (OSU) dec. Evan Botwin (Duke), 8-6; TS: 10-20
133 – No. 14 Johnni DiJulius tech fall Alex Elsea (Duke), 15-0, 5:18; TS: 10-25
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