Brian Cesear gave the Bobcats an early 4-0 lead with an 11-2 major decision over Jeremy Colbert at 184 pounds. The junior from Amherst, Ohio, leads the team with 14 wins this season against eight losses.
Ohio (5-4) jumped out to a 10-0 lead after Reichard pinned Josh Collins in the next match. The redshirt freshman from New Albany, Ohio, completely dominated the contest and was leading 13-0 when the pin occurred with 30 seconds remaining in the second period.
"Getting off to that start was huge for us," said Bobcat head coach Joel Greenlee, who improved his career coaching record to 94-64-4 over eight and a half seasons at Ohio. "Reichard has really stepped up since (starter Nick) Terbay has been hurt. We've got two guys at that weight who are awfully tough so that's a good situation to have."
At heavyweight, junior Marcus Adelman (Alliance, Ohio) lost a close match to the Wolfpack's Jainor Palma. A two-point reversal by Palma late in the second period proved to be the contest's only points.
The Bobcats answered back, though, with three straight wins. Junior 125-pounder Caleb Metcalf (Waterville, Ohio) managed an escape at the very beginning of the third period to squeak out a 1-0 decision over NC State's Jeremy Hartrum to start the Ohio run.
Terry Jackson (Uhrichsville, Ohio) followed with an impressive 4-0 shutout of Wolfpack 133-pounder Garrett Cummings. The redshirt freshman recorded a takedown 35 seconds into the match, scored an escape early in the second period and earned a point for riding time to pull out his sixth career victory and improve his dual record to 4-0.
In his first match since moving up a weight, Albert Madsen won a 6-2 decision over NC State's Jalil Dozier at 141. The redshirt freshman from Strongsville, Ohio, managed two escapes and two takedowns to come back from an early 2-0 deficit.
With the Bobcats leading 19-3 with just four matches left, the Wolfpack began to close the gap with wins at 149 and 157 pounds. True freshman Mike Grandominico (Delaware, Ohio) was leading the 157-pound match 6-5 with 25 seconds remaining but allowed two takedowns at the end- the last coming with just four seconds on the clock - in a 9-7 loss.
NC State (6-3) closed the gap to just six points with a 10-2 major decision by Obie Simpson over Ohio's Kent Smith (Bowling Green, Ohio) at 165 pounds. The Bobcat true freshman gave up a takedown on the edge of the mat with just one second remaining to award the bonus point.
Leading 19-13 with just one match remaining, Ohio could not afford a pin in the 174-pound match. With the intensity of the 500-plus crowd at a fever pitch, Bobcat sophomore Ryan Knapp (McConnelsville, Ohio) battled Wolfpack 174-pounder Rick Brownlee all over the mat.
After escaping from a dangerous position early, Knapp recorded two takedowns and a three-point near-fall to go up 7-1 after the first period. Just 10 ticks into the second period, Knapp took Brownlee down and then pinned him seven seconds later, securing the victory for Ohio.
"Knapp has a tendency to get out of control so the last thing I told him was to stay under control," said Greenlee. "Halfway through the first period, I knew somebody was going to get pinned but I wasn't sure who it was going to be. But Knapp kept in control and did a great job."
The Bobcats will host their second dual meet of the season this Friday, Jan. 20, against Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois. Ohio will square off against the nationally ranked Huskies at 7 p.m. in The Convo. The squad will then travel to Ashland, Ohio, on Jan. 22 for the Wendy's Duals, where they will face Cleveland State at 10 a.m., Lock Haven at 2 p.m. and Ashland at 4 p.m.
Ohio 25, NC State 13
184 - Brian Cesear (Ohio) major dec. Jeremy Colbert, 11-2
197 - Larry Reichard (Ohio) fall Josh Collins, 4:30
HWT - Jainor Palma (NC State) dec. Marcus Adelman, 2-0
125 - Caleb Metcalf (Ohio) dec. Jeremy Hartrum, 1-0
133 - Terry Jackson (Ohio) dec. Garrett Cummings, 4-0
141 - Albert Madsen (Ohio) dec. Jalil Dozier, 6-2
149 - Joe Caramanica (NC State) dec. Aaron Gomoll, 6-1
157 - Bryant Reams (NC State) dec. Mike Grandominico, 9-7
165 - Obie Simpson (NC State) major dec. Kent Smith, 10-2
174 - Ryan Knapp (Ohio) fall Rick Brownlee, 4:17
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