The Eagles (7-6, 3-3 MAC) won seven of the ten bouts, including four via bonus points, while the Golden Flashes (11-8, 1-3 MAC) points came via three tight decisions. Redshirt senior Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) notched a technical fall in his final home match, while redshirt sophomore Sa'Derian Perry (Lakeland, Fla.-Lake Gibson) redshirt freshman Andrew McNally (Uniontown, Ohio-Lake) and redshirt senior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) all tallied pins.
EMU wrapped up its home dual season with a perfect 3-0 record, outscoring its opponents 88-22 in the three matches.
Starting at the top, redshirt freshman Tomas Gutierrez (Arvada, Colo.-Pomona) grabbed an early 4-2 lead after one. After coming out on the wrong end of a scramble in the second, he trailed 7-5 into the third. He got his escape, and worked a late takedown to grab the lead. With riding time intact, he secured the 9-8 decision.
Kent State tied the score at 133 lbs. after a tight 2-1 decision, but EMU responded with a pin from Perry at 141 lbs. After getting a near fall in the first period, Perry led 8-0 in the second before locking up the cradle, and getting the fall at 3:59. It was his third pin of the season and second in dual action.
EMU kept the pressure on at 149 lbs. as Springer came out of the gates with three takedowns in the first to lead 6-2. He extended the lead to 11-4 into the third and continued racking up points on his way to a 22-7 technical fall. In all, Springer tallied nine takedown on his way to his second tech fall of the year. The win moved his record to 17-12 on the season with 13 of his 17 victories coming with bonus points.
The Golden Flashes picked up another decision at 157 lbs. to tighten the score to 14-6 at the midway point before Eastern countered with a decision win at 165 lbs. for redshirt sophomore Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio-Lake). The score was deadlocked at three after one, and was tied at four late in the third, but the Akron native managed a late takedown to escape with the 6-5 win and keep EMU's comfortable lead, 17-6.
Eastern's advantage extended to 17 points with another fall at 174 lbs. McNally was in a back and forth affair, before getting the inside trip and turning the Kent wrestler on his back for the pin at 5:54. It was McNally's team-leading seventh fall on the season.
Redshirt junior Kayne MacCallum (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville) locked up the dual win at 184 lbs. with a hard fought 4-1 decision. A takedown in the first was enough to carry MacCallum through the match, and with riding time, gave him his ninth dual win of the season.
Kent picked up its third win at 197 lbs. to give them nine team points with one match to go. The dual ended on a high note for the Eagles as the senior Hutchison got EMU's third pin of the dual, this one coming in the first period. The nationally ranked veteran smothered his opponent, and put him in his back in 2:33, before saluting the fans as he stepped off the mat for the final time at home. His sixth pin on the season sealed the 32-9 dual victory for the Green and White.
Eastern returns to the mats next Friday, Feb. 9, for a dual against MAC rival Central Michigan University. Action in Mt. Pleasant is set to start at 7 p.m.
Results:
125: Tomas Gutierrez (EMU) over Jake Ferri (KSU) (Dec 9-8)
133: No. 31 Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Noah Gonser (EMU) (Dec 2-1)
141: Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) over No. 33 Tim Rooney (KSU) (Pin 3:59)
149: No. 33 Kyle Springer (EMU) over No. 30 Nick Monico (KSU) (TF 22-7)
157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over J.J. Wolfe (EMU) (Dec 8-3)
165: Zac Carson (EMU) over Isaac Bast (KSU) (Dec 6-5)
174: Andrew McNally (EMU) over Dylan Barreiro (KSU) (Pin 5:54)
184: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) over Colin McCracken (KSU) (Dec 4-1)
197: No. 24 Kyle Conel (KSU) over Jared Langley (EMU) (Dec 9-4)
HWT: No. 21 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Stephen Suglio (KSU) (Pin 2:33)
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