"This was a nice team win for us," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "We knew coming up here wouldn't be easy."
Senior Tyler Buckwalter (Mill Hall, Pa.) got the afternoon started with a 2-0 victory over Dakota Juarez. A first period takedown turned out to be the only scoring of the match. Buckwalter got in on a low single leg shot and after a brief scramble, used a Peterson to finish off the takedown just before time expired.
"That was a big win for Tyler," Andrassy said of topping Juarez. "He just needs to be more consistent."
Redshirt freshman Kyle Conel (Ashtabula, Ohio) earned his second win of the weekend over a Top 20 opponent with a 10-7 decision over Anthony Abro. Conel scored a pair of takedowns on blast double leg shots in the first to jump out to a 4-1 lead. Abro trimmed the lead to 8-7, before Conel scored a fourth takedown in the final seconds of the match.
Senior Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.) gave the Flashes their only major decision with a 10-2 win over Blake Caudill to start the rally at 133. McGuire turned Caudill for a two-count and finished the first period with a 4-0 lead. A third period reversal and riding time clinched the team bonus point.
Sophomore Anthony Tutolo (Concord, Ohio) came through with a big win for the second time in three days. In the third period, Tutolo countered a Kyle Springer attack and ended up behind him for a takedown in the final minute of the third period. Springer escaped late, but Tutolo hung on for the 3-2 decision.
"Anthony's learning how to win at this level," Andrassy said. "Springer came out with a lot of energy in the first. But Anthony was the one who looked energetic in the third."
Senior Mike DePalma (Jeannette, Pa.) continued the late heroics with a 10-7 comeback victory over Nick barber. DePalma trailed midway through the third period, before turning a double leg shot into a six-point move.
Senior Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) finished off the day with a convincing 9-2 victory over Mike Shaw. Miller tallied four takedowns and built up over four minutes of riding time.
Although Eastern Michigan has made things interesting in the Flashes' last few trips to the Convocation Center, Kent State has not lost to the Eagles since 1974.
Now 3-1 in MAC duals, Kent State returns to action Sunday, Jan. 23, hosting Old Dominion at 2 p.m., in what is expected to be another close conference battle.
Results:
165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) Dakota Juarex (EMU), dec. 2-0
174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Mike Vollant (KSU), dec. 5-1
184: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Jerald Spohn (KSU), dec. 11-7
197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Anthony Abro (EMU), dec. 10-7
285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Devin Nye (KSU), tech fall 16-0
125: Armando Torres (EMU) over Del Vinas (KSU), dec. 5-1 (SV)
133: Mack McGuire (KSU) over Blake Caudill (EMU), maj. dec. 10-2
141: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Kyle Springer (EMU), dec. 3-2
149: Mike DePalma (KSU) over Nicholas Barber (EMU), dec. 10-7
157: Ian Miller (KSU) over Mike Shaw (EMU), dec. 9-2
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