A large crowd of 2,753 warmed the inside of McComb Fieldhouse on a day when temperatures were below zero outside, in part to recognize Edinboro's eight seniors on Senior Day. The eight seniors included Kasey Burnett-Davis, Dave Habat, Trevor and Nathan Hartless, Kory Mines, Mitchell Port, A.J. Schopp, and Alex Schulmann.
Ohio State took control immediately with a pair of major decisions at 125 and 133 lbs. In one of four matchups between nationally-ranked wrestlers, seventh-ranked Nathan Tomasello won a 13-2 major decision over Kory thanks to a strong third period. Tomasello led 2-0 after one period and 5-0 after two before registering two takedowns and picking up three back points in the final period. Tomasello improved to 23-5 while Mines saw his eight-match winning streak come to an end while falling to 27-7.
Tenth-ranked Johnni DiJulius (23-3) followed with a 12-1 major decision over Anthony Rivera (3-14) at 133 lbs. Rivera continues to fill in for injured Schopp, who is ranked second.
The highlight match of the day lived up to its billing, but it did not go in Edinboro's favor as top-ranked Logan Stieber won a 6-3 decision over second-ranked Port at 141 lbs. Stieber would record the first of two takedowns in the match at 1:16, with Port escaping at the buzzer for a 2-1 score after one period. A Steiber escape at 1:24 was the lone scoring in the second period.
The third period began with an escape by Port twenty second in to close the gap to 3-2. Stieber would clinch the victory with a takedown with 51 seconds to go, with Port escaping with four seconds left in the match. Stieber added a point for riding time.
Port suffered his first loss of the season while falling to 29-1 and 125-16 for his career. Stieber remained perfect at 20-0 and is now 110-3 for his career.
Trailing 11-0, Habat got Edinboro on the scoreboard with a 10-0 major decision over Randy Languis (9-11). The top-ranked wrestler at 149 lbs., Habat opened up the scoring in the second period with a reversal at 1:36, followed by three back points in the final seconds for a 5-0 lead.
He would add a takedown midway through the third period for a 7-0 advantage, and ten seconds later picked up two points for the nearfall. He owned 2 minutes, 14 seconds in riding time.
Habat improved to 29-1 with his tenth straight win, and is now 127-25 for his career. That moves him into sole possession of ninth place for career victories.
The Buckeyes would run off three wins in a row to boost their lead to 23-4. Chase Delande (12-10) dropped a 7-0 decision to 12th-ranked Josh Demas (12-4) at 157 lbs., with third-ranked Bo Jordan (15-0) pinning Casey Fuller (14-15) at 3:46 at 165 lbs.
The third matchup of nationally-ranked wrestlers saw Ohio State's Mark Martin, ranked 13th at 174 lbs., win a 5-2 decision over 20th-ranked Patrick Jennings. Following a scoreless first period Jennings' escape made it 1-0 midway through the second, but Martin would take Jennings down with six seconds left. Martin added a quick reversal in the third for a 4-1 lead. Jennings would cut the lead in half with an escape with 30 seconds to go, but Martin gained a point for riding time.
Martin improved to 15-8 with the victory, while Jennings fell to 26-9 while seeing his six-match winning streak come to an end.
After numerous close losses to six wrestlers in the top eight at 184 lbs., Vic Avery turned in an impressive performance while improving to 25-6. The redshirt junior handed tenth-ranked Kenny Courts a 4-1 defeat while dominating the match on top. After a scoreless first period, Avery got on the board with an escape with just under a minute left in the second period. He added a takedown with 44 seconds left for a 3-0 lead.
Courts chose down to begin the third period, and Avery would ride out the Buckeye until ten seconds remained in the period. He would finish with 1:25 in riding time. Courts dropped to 19-5.
Ohio State closed out the match with wins at 197 lbs. and heavyweight. Kyle Snyder, ranked third at 197 lbs., improved to 23-2 with a 25-9 technical fall at 6:04 over Vince Pickett (14-15). Ray Gordon (1-7) outlasted Warren Bosch (13-18) 3-1 at heavyweight.
Results:
125 lbs. – #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) maj. dec. #18 Kory Mines (EU) 13-2
133 lbs. – #10 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 12-1
141 lbs. -- #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) dec. #2 Mitchell Port (EU) 6-3
149 lbs. -- #1 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU) 10-0
157 lbs. – #12 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Chase Delande (EU) 7-0
165 lbs. – #5 Bo Jordan (OSU) fall over Casey Fuller (EU) 3:46
174 lbs. – #13 Mark Martin (OSU) dec. #20 Patrick Jennings (EU) 5-2
184 lbs. – #11 Vic Avery (EU) dec. #10 Kenny Courts (OSU) 4-1
197 lbs. – #3 Kyle Snyder (OSU) tech. fall Vince Pickett (EU) 25-9 (6:04)
Hwt. – Ray Gordon (OSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 3-1
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