"It was a good win for us," said head coach Jim Andrassy. "We fought for our points. We also fought hard in the matches we didn't win to keep OSU close. It's always nice to go into Columbus and beat OSU. I know that their kids are probably thinking they're better than us, but we proved that we are up to the challenge."
Kent State jumped out to a 14-0 lead after four matches. Sophomore heavyweight Jermail Porter (Akron, Ohio/Firestone) began the match with a 10-2 major decision over Corey Morrison. Senior Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton) scored a 6-2 decision over Will Livingston at 125 pounds. This is the third meeting between Sportelli and Livingston this season. Sportelli has won two of the three meetings. Sophomore Danny Mitcheff (Lorain, Ohio/Elyria) extended the Golden Flashes lead to 11-0 with an 11-3 major decision over Owen Schaefer at 133 pounds. Classmate Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Eastwood) registered a 6-4 decision over Jeff Jaggers at 141 pounds to increase Kent State's lead to 14-0.
Ohio State got on the scoreboard when Lance Palmer scored a 5-0 decision over Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) at 149 pounds.
After the intermission, Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) scored a 5-4 decision over Jason Johnstone at 157 pounds for a 17-7 KSU advantage.
Chris Vondruska defeated Sli Bostelman (Tontogany. Ohio/Ostego) 16-6 at 165 pounds to make the score 17-7.
Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapakoneta) clinched the victory for the Golden Flashes with am 8-3 win over Blake Maurer at 174 pounds that increased Kent State's lead to 20-7.
Ohio State won the final two matches with a technical fall and a pin to bring the final score to 20-18.
Andrassy summed up the victory for the Golden Flashes. "You can't measure our team by our won/loss record. We wrestled as well as I have ever seen us wrestle and we beat a ranked opponent. I couldn't be prouder of them."
Kent State (5-0, 0-0 MAC) will travel to Hampton, Virginia to compete in the Virginia Duals on Friday (1/12) and Saturday (1/13).
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