"I thought our guys wrestled well and really stepped up and took more responsibility individually with us as we were down a couple starters," said head coach Steve Martin. "It's always about the next man up and taking advantage of opportunities when they're called upon."
Starting off the match, Michael McGee earned a 7-4 decision over Drew Hildebrandt to put the Monarchs on top first. The Chippewas answered at 133 to tie up the dual after a close 7-6 decision over Killian Cardinale.
Earning bonus points for the Monarchs, Perry put ODU back on top with a 12-3 major decision win. Making his dual debut this season at 149 pounds, Kevin Budock trailed through two periods but a takedown in the final frame earned him the 4-3 win over Dresden Simon.
At 157 pounds, Larry Early lost just his second match of the season to Logan Parks by a 4-0 decision. Old Dominion led CMU, 10-6 at the intermission.
Adding more bonus points for ODU, Jones secured a 14-4 major decision over Blake Montrie at 165 pounds. At 174, Wright earned a 14-5 major decision to extend the Monarch lead. Both Monarchs earned multiple takedowns in theirs bouts.
At 184 pounds, Antonio Agee earned a takedown in the first period but after two escapes from CMU's Jordan Atienza, the bout was tied 2-2 heading into the final period. In the third, Agee started on bottom and worked for the escape, which was the difference in the match as he took a 3-2 win by decision.
Collecting the fifth-straight ODU win, Tim Young worked for a last second takedown to earn a 4-2 decision at 197 pounds.
In the final match of the night, Ali Wahab battled No. 18 Matt Stencel to the very end but dropped a 4-1 decision.
ODU beat CMU for the first time since the 2014-2015 season.
Results:
125: #18 Michael McGee (ODU) dec. over Drew Hildebrandt (CMU), 7-4
133: Deven Perez (CMU) dec. over Killian Cardinale (ODU), 7-6
141: Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) MD over Drew Marten (CMU), 12-3
149: Kevin Budock (ODU) dec. over Dresden Simon (CMU), 4-3
157: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. over #3 Larry Early (ODU), 4-0
165: Shane Jones (ODU) MD over Blake Montrie (CMU), 14-4
174: #20 Seldon Wright (ODU) MD over Collin Lieber (CMU), 14-5
184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Jordan Atienza (CMU), 3-2
197: Tim Young (ODU) dec. over Landon Pelham (CMU), 4-2
285: #18 Matt Stencel (CMU) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 4-1
Up Next
The Monarchs travel southwest to face Northern Illinois on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The dual will be streamed on ESPN+.
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