Against the host Bulls, Ohio got wins from sophomore Caleb Metcalf (Waterville, Ohio) at 125 pounds and redshirt freshman Albert Madsen (Strongsville, Ohio) at 141. Metcalf began the meet by pinning Buffalo's Evan Veney with 34 seconds remaining in the opening period.
After redshirt freshman Terry Jackson (Uhrichsville, Ohio) lost a 3-1 decision to Mark Budd - the 13th-ranked 133-pounder in the country - Madsen pulled out a 6-2 decision over Cliff Smith to give the Bobcats an early 9-3 lead.
The Bulls (8-3, 1-1 MAC) took over from there, however, by winning the final seven matches to claim the 25-9 conference victory. It marked their first defeat of Ohio since a 25-14 win during the 1996-97 season, snapping a streak of eight straight losses to the Bobcats.
Ohio rebounded, though, with a 25-15 victory over traditional Division III power Ithaca. Metcalf again started the meet with a pin, this time over Macario Alvarez just 1:35 into the match.
Jackson then followed that up with a pin of his own against Tim Gammons at the 3:43 mark of the 133-pound match. Then, sophomore Frank Brown (Westerville, Ohio) delivered a 4-1 decision over Lance Dolson at the 141 spot and junior 149-pounder Aaron Gomoll (Bay Village, Ohio) posted a 10-4 win over Mike Toscano to give the Bobcats a commanding 18-0 advantage.
After Ithaca (6-6) won the next three matches to make it 18-9, junior Brian Cesear (Amherst, Ohio) won a 6-3 decision over Robert Stubbs at 184 pounds to give Ohio a 12-point cushion with just two matches left.
Ithaca's Nick Calandrino cut that gap in half by pinning 197-pound redshirt freshman Larry Reichard (New Albany, Ohio) but junior heavyweight Marcus Adelman (Alliance, Ohio) sealed the Bobcat win with an 8-0 major decision over Tyler Daffine in the final match.
Ohio (8-8, 1-2 MAC) finished off the day with a 51-0 pasting of Delaware State, who only had six wrestlers competing. The Hornets (0-14) forfeited the 125, 133, 157 and 174 contests and suffered an injury default at 184.
Brown, Gomoll, freshman 165-pounder Kent Smith (Bowling Green, Ohio) and Adelman all recorded major decisions in their matches while junior Nick Terbay (Dayton, Ohio) posted a 21-5 technical fall over Shawn Nowrey at 197 pounds.
Next weekend, the Bobcats will travel to Blacksburg, Va., to take on Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. Saturday before moving on to Charlottesville, Va., to meet James Madison at noon and Virginia at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Buffalo 25, Ohio 9
125: Caleb Metcalf (Ohio) fall Evan Veney, 2:26
133: Mark Budd (UB) dec. Terry Jackson, 3-1
141: Albert Madsen (Ohio) dec. Cliff Smith, 6-2
149: Pat Lloyd (UB) dec. Aaron Gomoll, 1-0
157: John Cummings (UB) dec. Jake Frerichs, 7-1
165: Mickey Moran (UB) dec. Kent Smith, 10-6
174: Mike Ragusa (UB) dec. SV-2 Kent Smith, 4-1
184: Garrett Hicks (UB) dec. Brian Cesear, 7-4
197: Kyle Cerminara (UB) major dec. Nick Terbay, 12-4
HWT: Harold Sherrell (UB) dec. Marcus Adelman, 3-0
Ohio 25, Ithaca 15
125: Caleb Metcalf (Ohio) fall Macario Alvarez, 1:35
133: Terry Jackson (Ohio) fall Tim Gammons, 3:43
141: Frank Brown (Ohio) dec. Lance Dolson, 4-1
149: Aaron Gomoll (Ohio) dec. Mike Toscano, 10-4
157: Jad Duca (IC) dec. Mike Grandominico, 5-4
165: Brian Lockard (IC) dec. Kent Smith, 8-5
174: Matthias Keib (IC) dec. Ryan Knapp, 8-2
184: Brian Cesear (Ohio) dec. Robert Stubbs, 6-3
197: Nick Calandrino (IC) fall Larry Reichard, 3:57
HWT: Marcus Adelman (Ohio) major dec. Tyler Daffine, 8-0
Ohio 51, Delaware State 0
125: Caleb Metcalf (Ohio) won by forfeit
133: Terry Jackson (Ohio) won by forfeit
141: Frank Brown (Ohio) major dec. Jerry Davis, 13-5
149: Aaron Gomoll (Ohio) major dec. Will Saylor, 11-3
157: Mike Grandominico (Ohio) won by forfeit
165: Kent Smith (Ohio) major dec. Ryan Gibbons,17-7
174: Ryan Knapp (Ohio) won by forfeit
184: Brian Cesear (Ohio) injury default Chris Woodall
197: Nick Terbay (Ohio) tech. fall Shawn Nowrey, 21-5
HWT: Marcus Adelman (Ohio) major dec. Sam Johnson, 11-1
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