“Our team competed hard today with the lineup we placed on the mat,” said Head Coach Steve Martin. “We had several guys put up bonus points which was good to see. Jake Henderson had a major decision built off of several takedowns. Tristan Warner had several leg attacks and turns and was one point away from a tech fall. Austin Coburn and Kevin Beazley were dominating their opponents when they pinned them. Lenny Richardson and Dechow were very offensive and put points on the board. We had a tough loss at 125 where Jeske lost to No. 16 Terao. Brandon had several scoring opportunities that he was close to converting on. We are now looking forward to competing at home for the next three weekends, as we start our MAC schedule. We are looking forward to competing against Buffalo on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Kent State on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
The match started with the heavyweight bout, featuring No. 29 Jake Henderson for the Monarchs and Scot Augustine for the Eagles. Henderson set the tone of the match early by defeating Augustine by a 10-2 major decision to give ODU a 4-0 lead.
American bounced back, winning the next three bouts over the Monarchs. No. 20 Brandon Jeske fell by a narrow 2-0 decision to NCAA qualifier, No. 15 David Terao. Michael Hayes fell to Josh Terao at 133 pounds, while Jacob Kingett dropped his match to Michael Sprague in sudden victory. The Eagles led ODU by a 12-4 margin.
No. 12 Lenny Richardson ended the Eagles’ run at 149 pounds, claiming an 8-4 decision over Tom Page, bringing the American lead down to five points. In the 157-pound bout, Devin Geoghegan fell by a narrow 4-0 decision to No. 17 John Boyle.
With American leading 15-7, the Monarchs went on to win the last four bouts to claim the 26-15 victory. No. 14 Tristan Warner took care of business at 165 pounds, earning a 16-2 major decision over Brad Mutchnik, while Austin Coburn defeated Nicholas Carey by fall at the 1:51 mark at 174 pounds.
No. 2 Jack Dechow and No. 22 Kevin Beazley closed out the day with a win over their respective opponent. Dechow took down Jason Grimes by a 7-5 decision, while Beazley earned a fall (4:29) over Brett Dempsey.
The Monarchs will be back in action on Friday when they host Mid-American Conference rival, Buffalo, for a 7:30 p.m. match. Live stats will be available through trackwrestling.com. Fans can also watch through Monarch Media, with a subscription, and follow along on Twitter or the ODU wrestling Cover It Live blog.
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Results:
285 - Jacob Henderson (ODU) over Scot Augustine (American), MD 10-2
125 – David Terao (American) over Brandon Jeske (ODU), Dec 2-0
133 – Josh Terao (American) over Michael Hayes (ODU), Fall 1:49
141 – Michael Sprague (American) over Jacob Kingett (ODU), SV-1 3-1
149 – Alexander Richardson (ODU) over Tom Page (American), Dec 8-4
157 – John Boyle (American) over Devin Geoghegan (ODU), Dec 4-0
165 – Tristan Warner (ODU) over Brad Mutchnik (American), MD 16-2
174 – Austin Coburn (ODU) over Nicholas Carey (American), Fall 1:51
184 – Jack Dechow (ODU) over Jason Grimes (American), D 7-5
197 – Kevin Beazley (ODU) over Brett Dempsey (American), Fall 4:29
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