No. 22 Ohio State Falls to No. 5 Penn State, 42-3 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | General, Wrestling
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In the Big Ten Conference opener for both squads, the match pitting the No. 22 Ohio State wrestling team against No. 5 Penn State turned out to be a tough contest for the Buckeyes as they dropped a 42-3 decision to the Nittany Lions Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall in University Park, Pa.
Ohio State will resume action in the New Year at the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Wrestling Duals Jan. 8-9 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Redshirt sophomore C.J. Magrum was the lone Buckeye to win a match on the day. The Oak Harbor, Ohio, native beat Justin Ortega, 8-2, at 197 pounds.
Ohio State was well aware the match at Penn State would be a challenge as the Nittany Lions boast six Top 20 wrestlers, including No. 3 David Taylor at 157 pounds. Taylor’s 14-1 major decision over Buckeye senior Colt Sponseller seemingly summed up the day for the Scarlet and Gray. Sponseller had entered the match 11-1 overall, outscored his opponents 77-30 and pinned two before losing to Taylor.
Penn State quickly jumped out a 7-0 lead after the 125 and 133 bouts. Redshirt-junior Bo Touris, who received his second start of the season at 125 pounds dropped a 9-1 major decision to No. 18 Frank Martellotti. It appeared sophomore Ian Paddock would possibly bring the Buckeyes to within one in the 133-pound bout after taking a 4-3 lead in the second period. However, Martellotti scored an escape, takedown, 2-point nearfall and owned riding time in the final period to win, 9-4.
Still very much in the match, the Buckeyes found themselves in a deeper hole following consecutive pins at 141 and 149 pounds. Freshman Randy Languis was pinned in 31 seconds, while redshirt-junior Sean Nemec was taken down in 5:56.
At 165 pounds, redshirt-sophomore Jared Kusar lost by four points to Nick Fischer and the Nittany Lions increased their lead to 26-0. A Buckeye forfeit at 174 pounds gave Penn State another six team points before the 184-pound bout between Buckeye redshirt-freshman Peter Capone and No. 12 Ed Ruth. Capone dropped an 18-6 major decision before Magrum gave the Scarlet and Gray its first team points of the afternoon.
Wrapping up the day, No. 6 Cameron Wade pinned redshirt-junior Zach Stolarsky in 2:06.
No. 22 Ohio State (1-3; 0-1 Big Ten) 3, No. 5 Penn State (7-0; 1-0 Big Ten) 42
Dec. 19, 2010
Rec Hall
University Park, Pa.
Individual Matches
125 Frank Martellotti (Penn State) MD Bo Touris (Ohio State) 9 – 1
133 Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) DEC Ian Paddock (Ohio State) 9 – 4
141 Andrew Alton (Penn State) FALL Randy Languis (Ohio State) (:31)
149 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) FALL Sean Nemec (Ohio State) (5:56)
157 David Taylor (Penn State) MD Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) 14 – 1
165 Nick Fischer (Penn State) DEC Jared Kusar (Ohio State) 5 – 1
174 Jake Kemerer (Penn State) For Forfeit (Ohio State)
184 Edward Ruth (Penn State) MD Peter Capone (Ohio State) 18 – 6
197 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) DEC Justin Ortega (Penn State) 8 – 2
285 Cameron Wade (Penn State) FALL Zach Stolarsky (Ohio State) (2:06)
