Kent State won eight of 10 matches, including bonus points at 133,184 and 285-pound weight classes in a 31-7 win over the Bulls Saturday night in New York
Starting at 125, sophomore Nic Bedelyon got the Golden Flashes rolling with a 6-3 decision over Dan Bishop. Bedelyon recorded the first period takedown and rode Bishop out to end the period. In the second, he chose down and Bishop drained Bedelyon's advantage and even tied the score with two back points. However, Bedelyon took the lead for good with a reversal and a third-period takedown.
Before the match, head coach Jim Andrassy warned about Buffalo trying to slow the match down. At 133, junior redshirt Danny Mitcheff would take the fight to UB's Taylor Golba. Recording the takedown seconds into the match, Mitcheff added two three-point near falls before recording the fall 2:39 into the match. KSU led 9-0.
The match at 141 remained scoreless after one, but fifth-year senior Drew Lashaway got the takedown in the second and quickly over-matched freshman Mark Lewandowski. Lashaway started on defense in the second and quickly opened a 5-0 lead with an escape and takedown. In the third, Lewandoski started down and escaped to prevent the goose-egg, but Lashway won 6-1 on more than two-minutes of riding time.
Buffalo ended the three-match skid at 149 when redshirt junior Jeremy Depoy fell 16-5 to 21st-ranked Desi Green. The Golden Flashes maintained the 12-4 advantage.
The match was scoreless after one period at 157, but redshirt freshman Ross Tice quickly exerted his dominance in the second. Starting on offense, Tice rode Buffalo's John Martin-Cannon the whole time and added a cradle to for a 3-0 lead into the third. Cannon added a late takedown, but it was too little too late as Tice tallied two escapes in the final stanza and added the riding point for the 6-2 decision.
Two third-period takedowns by redshirt junior Obie Simpson proved to be the difference at 165. Buffalo's Ron Majerus rode Simpson the entire second period and essentially went up 2-0 after an escape to begin the third. Simpson tied the match with a takedown but Majerus quickly escaped to take a 3-2 lead with the riding point intact.
Majerus looked as if he would win with riding, but Simpson had other plans. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Majerus backed up and Simpson completed his shot for the 4-3 win. Kent State led 18-4.
It took three extra periods at 174, but Buffalo's Nate Rock got the winnng takedown for the 4-2 (TB) win.
Redshirt freshman and 5th-ranked Dustin Kilgore clinched the match with a dominating 11-1 win at 184. Kilgore fought for three takedowns and added an escape to race out to a 7-1 lead. He clinched the major with a cradle and three back points in the final 10 seconds to get the 11-1 major over 27th-ranked Micky Moran of Buffalo. Kent State led 22-7.
The heavyweights for Kent State put an exclamation point on the match. Fifth-year senior Eric Chine won 5-1 with a takedown in the first period and in the match clincher in the closing seconds. Fellow fifth-year senior Jermail Porter wasted no time at 285, pinning UB's Brett Correll in 1:31.
In open action at the Edinboro Open, freshman Mallie Shuster claimed the title at 157 pounds with a 5-0 record. In the semis, he beat Sean Nemec of Ohio State before defeating Alex Munoz of Pitt 6-2.
Kent State returns to action Friday night (Feb. 13), when they host Ohio in the final home match for six seniors, which made up Andrassy's first recruiting class.
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