"We wrestled about as good as we could wrestle tonight," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "I was very happy with our performance. It was a great crowd and our guys love being in that atmosphere."
Bedelyon brought the crowd to its feet with a first period pin of Gabe Ramos. Bedelyon was not fazed by a Ramos shot, needing just one free leg to spin himself into a position where he could cradle up Ramos and flatten him.
"Nic's the ignitor that gets his teammates going," Andrassy said. "And when he's on, the team's usually on."
With the Flashes already leading 21-6, Kilgore introduced No. 11 Erik Schuth to the Kilgore cradle. Staying aggressive throughout the match, Kilgore gradually wore down Schuth and put him on his back with 10 seconds left in the second period.
"Dustin went up against a nationally ranked kid and got him so tired that he couldn't function," Andrassy said. "The kid rolled over because he had nothing left. That was very impressive."
Freshman Tyler Small claimed a 3-0 victory over Jake Wojcik at 133. Small scored a first period takedown and was never threatened.
All-American Germane Lindsey got the Bobcats on the board with a 7-3 victory over Chase Skonieczny at 141. Skonieczny was within a point in the third, before surrendering a stalling point and a takedown.
A five-point throw gave junior Marcel Clopton early command in his 9-3 victory over Darrin Boing. With the match scoreless late in the first, Clopton tossed Boing at the edge line, dragged him back in bounds to score his takedown and got his five count, just before the buzzer.
The only point scored at 157 was riding time in Matt Cathell's 1-0 victory over Chris Kline. Cathell rode Kline for the entire second period, but could not convert several turn attempts.
Junior Ross Tice (165) made it three straight wins for the Flashes in an 8-2 decision over Steve Wilson. Tice's signature tilt in the first period extended his lead to 4-0.
Ohio's second win came at 174 as Nick Purdue topped freshman Brandonn Johnson 7-1.
Sophomore Casey Newburg kept KSU's convincing decisions coming, downing Ryan Garringer 7-3. Newburg led 5-0 after two periods.
Junior Brendan Barlow sent the Bobcats home with a 3-2 win over Jeremy Johnson. Barlow's first period takedown made the difference as he tugged a fleeing Johnson back in bounds five different times before scoring.
Ranked No. 15 by the NWCA, the Golden Flashes have won 11 of their last 12 dual meets.
Three-time MAC champion Nick Nemeth, now known as WWE superstar Dolph Ziggler, sat on the KSU bench and represented the Flashes during the opening coin toss.
Kent State can clinch a share of the MAC regular season title Sunday at Eastern Michigan. Action begins at 2 p.m. in Ypsilanti.
Results:
125: Nic Bedelyon (KS) pin Gabe Ramos, 1:12
133: Tyler Small (KS) dec. Jake Wojcik, 3-0
141: Germane Lindsey (OU) dec. Chase Skonieczny, 7-3
149: Marcel Clopton (KS) dec. Darrin Boing, 9-3
157: Matt Cathell (KS) dec. Chris Kline, 1-0
165: Ross Tice (KS) dec. Steve Wilson, 8-2
174: Nick Purdue (OU) dec. Brandonn Johnson, 7-1
184: Casey Newburg (KS) dec. Ryan Garringer, 7-3
197: Dustin Kilgore (KS) pin Erik Schuth, 4:50
285: Brendan Barlow (KS) dec. Jeremy Johnson, 3-2
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