With the dual starting at 141 pounds, Buckeye J Jaggers (So., Northfield, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel) got the Scarlet and Gray on the board first with a 10-1 major decision over Nick Bertucci. Jaggers never trailed in the match, leading 2-0 at the end of the first period before increasing his lead to 4-1 at the conclusion of the second session. As time expired in the third period, Jaggers notched a 3-point nearfall to take a 9-1 lead and added to his point total after the one minute riding time advantage.
Heading into the third period of his match leading 4-0, No. 19 Lance Palmer (Fr., Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edwards) (149) held on for the 4-3 win as time began to run out, as 10th-ranked Jake Patacsil was awarded a 3-point nearfall with :41 seconds left in the third period.
After Buckeye Jason Johnstone (So., Massillon, Ohio/Perry) dropped a close 6-4 decision to Jake Murphy at 157 pounds, No. 15 Chris Vondruska (Sr., Lakewood, Ohio/Hofstra) won his team-leading 17th match of the year at 165 pounds, defeating Justin Fraga, 8-3. Like several other Buckeyes, Vondruska never trailed, taking a 4-1 advantage at the end of the first period and increasing the margin to 7-2 at the conclusion of the second stanza. With the riding time advantage, Vondruska secured the victory.
Seeing action on the varsity Buckeye squad in a dual for the first time in his career, Tommy Priestley (Jr., Mount Rainier, Md.) earned a 5-1 sudden victory at 174 pounds, defeating Jason Martin. Replacing an injured Blake Maurer (So., Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei), Priestley was down 1-0 heading into the third period. After recording an escape of his own 1:52 into the session to tie the match, Priestley and Martin were headed into overtime. There was no scoring in the first minute of the extra period, forcing the match into two 30 second sessions. As it appeared the score would remain 1-1 going into the next 30 second period, Priestley scored a 3-point nearfall with one second left to take a 4-1 lead. Priestley then notched an escape in the second session with 14 seconds on the board to secure the 5-1 win.
With Ohio State up 13-3, No. 3 Mike Pucillo (Fr., Cuyahoga, Ohio/Hofstra) increased the OSU advantage to 19-3 after pinning Nick Skinner in 6:41. Prior to the pin, Pucillo had an 11-4 advantage over Skinner and now has moved to 10-0 on the season at 184 pounds.
Purdue earned three more points on the day, as No. 18 Nathan Moore scored a 7-2 decision over No. 3 J.D. Bergman (Jr., Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor) at 197 pounds.
Up 19-6, the Buckeyes closed out the day with wins in their final three matches. Down 2-1 after the first period, heavyweight Corey Morrison (So., Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) ended the day with a 7-3 win against David Pisarcik. Morrison scored two takedowns and an escape in the remainder of the match and was awarded a point after Pisarcik was handed his second warning.
Scoring the only points of the match with a takedown at the 1:22 mark in the first period at 125 pounds, Will Livingston (Fr., Stillwater, N.J./Kittatinny Regional) also earned a riding time advantage of 5:23 to win, 3-0, against Brandon Tucker.
T.J. Enright (Jr., Galloway, Ohio/Westland) concluded the day with a 3-1 overtime win over Sean Schmaltz. Tied 1-all at the end of the third, Enright scored a takedown with five seconds remaining in the extra session for the sudden victory.
Ohio State will travel to the northeastern part of Ohio where it will participate in the 18th annual Wendy's Big Classic Duals, hosted by Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. In the all-day event, the Buckeyes will face three Ohio schools in Ohio, Cleveland State and Ashland.
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