No. 5 Buckeyes Cruise to 36-3 Win over Michigan State Ohio

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No. 5 Buckeyes Cruise to 36-3 Win over Michigan State
Ohio State takes on No. 1 Penn State Friday at Covelli on BTN (7 p.m.) 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 5 Ohio State (10-1, 4-0) earned its second win of the weekend with a 36-3 win over Michigan State (8-5, 1-5) Sunday at the Covelli Center (Att: 3,911).
 
How it Happened
 
125 | No. 10 Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. Tristan Lujan (MSU) | D, 3-2
After a scoreless first period, Lujan chose bottom and escaped for a 1-0 lead to open the second. That advantage held until Heinselman earned a reversal to open the third to gain a 2-1 lead. Lujan tied it at 2-all with an escape but with a point for riding time, Heinselman got the win by decision, 3-2.
 
133 | No. 9 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 18 Rayvon Foley (MSU) | MD, 10-2
With just over two minutes gone in the first, Mendez scored the bout's first takedown for a 2-0 lead. Mendez deferred and Foley chose bottom to start the second. Foley got the escape point but Mendez got it right back when Foley was called for a potentially dangerous hold. Leading 3-1, Mendez added a late takedown to lead 5-1 heading into the third. Another takedown with 40 seconds to go made it 7-1 Buckeyes. A takedown just before the final horn plus a point for riding time gave Mendez a win by major decision, 10-2.
 
141 | No. 18 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) | Fall, 6:23
D'Emilio escaped early in the second to earn the first point of the bout and quickly added a takedown for a 3-0 lead. After a Hamdan escape, D'Emilio added a takedown to lead 5-1 after two periods. D'Emilio then go the pin at 6:23 for six team points for the Buckeyes.
 
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Peyton Omania (MSU) | Fall, 4:35
A Sasso takedown followed but an Omania escape made it 2-1 Buckeyes. Another Sasso takedown at the midway point in the first made it 4-1. With a four-point near fall, Sasso increased the lead to 8-1 after three minutes. Sasso escaped to open the second then added a takedown to up his lead to 11-1. The pin came for Sasso at 4:35 for another six points to the Buckeyes.
 
157 | No. 13 Chase Saldate (MSU) def. No. 23 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) | D, 5-4
Saldate got the first points on a takedown and road out the first to lead 2-0. Choosing bottom to start the second, Saldate added a point with an escape for a 3-0 lead. Another takedown for Saldate made it 5-0 MSU. Gallagher escaped late in the second to head to the third trailing 5-1. Gallagher escaped and got a quick takedown to make it 5-4 and that's when it ended for a Saldate win by decision.
 
165 | No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. Caleb Fish (MSU) | D, 7-2
Both wrestlers butted heads 30 seconds into the first period and after a brief delay for evaluation, both returned to the mat to resume the bout. Kharchla got the late takedown to move to the second period with a 2-1 lead. Kharchla score a reversal and two-point near fall to go up 6-1 after two. With a point for riding time, Kharchla won by decision, 7-2.   
 
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Ceasar Garza (MSU) D, 3-1 (TB-2)
There was no score after the first period. Garza escaped to open the second for a 1-0 lead after five minutes. Wilcox, who weighed in at 165, quickly escaped to open the third to tie the bout at 1-all. The match then went to sudden victory and then to overtime where in the second overtime, Wilcox won by decision, 3-1 with a takedown.
 
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Lucas Daly (MSU) | TF, 21-6
Romero got out to a quick 6-1 lead and then added a takedown and four-point near fall to lead after the first, 14-2. The advantage increased to 18-6 after two before Romero earned the technical fall, 21-6.
 
197 | No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. No. 14 Cameron Caffey (MSU) | D, 3-2
Hoffman scored first with a takedown and led 2-1 after one. Caffrey tied it at 2-all with an escape. Hoffman added a point with an escape to start the third and held on for a 3-2 win by decision.
 
HWT | No. 16 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Ryan Vasbinder (MSU) | D, 6-3
Orndorff scored first late in the opening period with a takedown. Leading 2-1, Orndorff escaped halfway through the second for a 3-1 lead. A takedown in the third made it 5-2 Buckeyes. The bout ended with Orndorff winning by decision, 6-3.
 
Final Results                                                                                                                                       OSU       MSU
125 | No. 10 Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. Tristan Lujan (MSU) | D, 3-2                                  3              0
133 | No. 9 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 18 Rayvon Foley (MSU) | MD, 10-2                      7              0
141 | No. 18 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) | Fall, 6:23                             13           0
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Peyton Omania (MSU) | Fall, 4:35                                19           0
157 | No. 13 Chase Saldate (MSU) def. No. 23 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) | D, 5-4                    19           3
165 | No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. Caleb Fish (MSU) | D, 7-2                                          22           3
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Ceasar Garza (MSU) D, 3-1 (TB-1)                                            25           3
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Lucas Daly (MSU) | TF, 21-6                                         30           3
197 | No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. No. 14 Cameron Caffey (MSU) | D, 3-2                    33           3
HWT | No. 16 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Ryan Vasbinder (MSU) | D, 6-3                                  36           3
 
Up Next:
The Buckeyes play host to No. 1 Penn State Friday at sold out Covelli Center before traveling to take on No. 15 Northwestern next Sunday in Evanston (3 p.m.). The match with the Nittany Lions will be broadcast by the Big Ten Network. The match at Northwestern will be streamed live on B1G+).
 
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Dan Wallenberg
Associate Athletics Director-Communications
Department of Athletics