COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 9 Ohio State (7-1) opened the Big Ten Conference portion of the season with a 26-13 win at Indiana (4-1) Friday.
Pins by Sammy Sasso (149) and Kaleb Romero (184) along with major decision victories by Jesse Mendez (133) and Dylan D’Emilio (141) helped solidify the win.
How it Happened
125 | Jacob Moran (IU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 4-2
After a couple scrambles, neither wrestler was able to score in the opening period. Moran scored first with a reversal to open the second. McCrone then escaped before a Moran takedown made it 4-1 Indiana at the end of two. McCrone added a point for riding time but it was not enough in the 4-2 loss by decision to Moran.
133 | No. 15 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. Henry Porter (IU) | MD, 20-6
Mendez scored first with a takedown in his home state of Indiana. Mendez scored another takedown and then added a pair of back points for a 6-1 lead. Leading 8-2 after the first, Mendez added an escape to open the second. He then built a 15-5 lead midway through the third and finished off the match with a win by major decision, 20-6.
Jesse not in the business of wasting time.
Mendez leads 2-1 early in the first. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/TBwuBeaibB
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 7, 2023
141 | No. 17 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) def. Cayden Rooks (IU) | MD, 10-2
A takedown early gave D’Emilio the 2-0 lead after the first. An early escape increased the lead to 3-0 in the second. Another D’Emilio takedown put Rooks down 5-0 after two periods. With a couple takedowns and a point for riding time D’Emilio earned the win by major decision, 10-2.
149 | No. 4 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Graham Rooks (IU) | Fall, 0:53
Sasso wasted little time in earning the win with a pin 53 seconds into the first period to give the Buckeyes six team points.
149 | ʞƆ∩┴S🧷#GOBUCKS pic.twitter.com/3ci1JsgT67
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 7, 2023
157 | No. 20 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 18 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) | D, 5-4
Gallagher struck first two minutes into the first period with a takedown to lead 2-0. Gallagher added a point after an escape early in the second before a Gilcher takedown made it 3-2 Buckeyes. A Gilcher escape tied it at 3-all early in the third. He added a takedown for a 5-3 advantage. Gallagher earned an escape but Gilcher won by decision, 5-4.
165 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Nick South (IU) | D, 10-7
The first two points of the bout went to Wilcox with a takedown. He added another takedown following a South escape to make it 4-1 Buckeyes. Wilcox went up 6-3 with a takedown in the second. It was 7-4 Wilcox after an escape before another takedown made it 9-4 Ohio State. Wilcox held on to win by decision, 10-7.
165 | Wilcox for twooooo.
Wilcox ends P1 with a 4-2 lead. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/G2gq28Y9xu
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 7, 2023
174 | No. 8 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 18 D.J. Washington (IU) | D, 10-4
Smith scored first with a takedown to lead after the first, 2-0. Washington tied it at 2-all with a takedown in the second. Smith took a 3-2 lead with an escape. Another Smith escape in the third put the Buckeyes up 4-2 in the third. After adding a couple takedowns and then a point for riding time, Smith earned the win by decision 10-4.
174 | Early scramble! Indiana challenges the call but it stands, Smith awarded a takedown and leads 2-0 with 1:51 of riding time through the first!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/lzY69JSfno
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 7, 2023
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (r-Sr.) def. Drayton Harris (IU) | Fall, 3:59
Romero jumped to a quick 6-2 lead with three takedowns. He finished off the opening period with a 12-5 advantage. He got the win by fall 59 seconds into the second period.
184 | 🧷🧷🧷#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/9qkJQe7a4r
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 7, 2023
197 | Nick Willham (IU) def. Seth Shumate (OSU) | MD, 10-2
Neither wrestler scored in the opening period. Shumate scored with an escape to open the second but Willham got the reversal to take a 2-1 lead. Willham added a point for an escape in the third for a 3-1 lead. He increased the lead to win by major decision, 10-2.
HWT | Jacob Bullock (IU) def. No. 15 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | D, 7-2
After a scoreless first, Bullock escaped for a point to open the second. Bullock added a takedown for a 3-0 lead. The lead increased to 5-2 Indiana in the third for a Hoosier win by decision, 7-2.
Final Results
OSU IU
125 | Jacob Moran (IU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 4-2 0 3
133 | No. 15 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. Henry Porter (IU) | MD, 20-6 4 3
141 | No. 17 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) def. Cayden Rooks (IU) | MD, 10-2 8 3
149 | No. 4 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Graham Rooks (IU) | Fall, 0:53 14 3
157 | No. 20 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 18 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) | D, 5-4 14 6
165 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Nick South (IU) | D, 10-7 17 6
174 | No. 8 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 18 D.J. Washington (IU) | D, 10-4 20 6
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (r-Sr.) def. Drayton Harris (IU) | Fall, 3:59 26 6
197 | Nick Willham (IU) def. Seth Shumate (OSU) | MD, 10-2 26 10
HWT | Jacob Bullock (IU) def. No. 15 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | D, 7-2 26 13
UP NEXT
Ohio State is back home at the Covelli Center Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. vs. Rutgers.
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