The two-time All-American earned the important technical fall over Ryan Garringer to erase the Chippewas' (6-2, 1-0) 12-9 deficit and put them on top, 14-12.
Bennett jumped out in front, 4-1, in the first period with two takedowns, accumulating over a minute of riding time. With two more takedowns and an escape in the second period, the junior continued to dominate his opponent, eventually getting athree-point nearfall in the third period. Two stalling calls and Bennett's riding time point gave the Chippewas' the five bonus points to take control of the match.
“I was going out there to try to score points,†Bennett said. “I knew it was important to pick up bonus points and I was going to need to do that because it was pretty tight. I knew I was going to take a lot of takedowns and after getting my riding time up, I just wanted to get on my feet and get as many points as Icould.â€
Senior Chad Friend followed Bennett's lead, earning a decision, 4-1, over Kyle Sanders to extend the Chippewas' lead to five, 17-12, to secure the win. Friend earned a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second, while accumulating 2:03 of riding time for the victory.
The Chippewas opened the match with a quick lead, 6-0, with wins by Joe Roth and Christian Culllinan at 125 and 133 pounds. Roth bounced back from his loss Friday night versus Minnesota with a decision, 9-2, over Gabe Ramos, while Cullinan used a second period takedown and riding town to defeat Jake Wojcik, 3-1.
Freshman Mike Ottinger also earned his first true dual victory of his career, defeating the Bobcats' (0-1, 0-1 MAC) Miles Chapman by decision, 11-6.
“Our team is fighting as hard as we can fight,†head coach Tom Borelli said. “We have to do a lot of things better at a lot of positions, but our guys are battling pretty hard. There were a few guys that wrestled better today than they wrestled yesterday.â€
The Maroon and Gold continue MAC competition next Saturday when they travel to Buffalo to take on the Bulls at 1 p.m.
No. 19 Central Michigan 17, Ohio 15
Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Gabe Ramos, 9-2 (3:27 riding time); CMU 3-0
Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Jake Wojcik, 3-1 (2:16 riding time); CMU 6-0
Darrin Boin (Ohio) dec. Scott Mattingly, 4-3; CMU 6-3
Brad Squire (Ohio) dec. Joey Kielbasa, 4-0 (2:13 riding time); CMU 6, Ohio 6
Harrison Hightower (Ohio) dec. Jared Porter, 5-2 (3:02 riding time); Ohio 9-6
Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Miles Chapman, 11-6 (1:20 riding time); CMU 9, Ohio 9
No. 15 Nick Purdue (Ohio) dec. Anthony Bill, 3-0; Ohio 12-9
No. 9 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Ryan Garringer, 23-7; CMU 14-12
Chad Friend (CMU) dec. Kyle Sanders, 4-1 (2:03 riding time); CMU 17-12
No. 12 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) dec. No. 9 Peter Sturgeon, 5-0 (3:43 riding time); CMU 17-15
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