No. 7 Ohio State Falls to No. 18 Pittsburgh, 21-13

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No. 7 Ohio State Falls to No. 18 Pittsburgh, 21-13

12/10/2023 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 7 Ohio State (4-1) fell to No. 18 Pittsburgh (6-1) 21-13 Sunday at the Covelli Center in the last home dual of 2023.

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How it Happened

125-Colton Camacho (PITT) def. No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 14-9
Camacho scored the first takedown for a 3-0 lead. After a McCrone escape, Camacho added another takedown for a 6-1 advantage. McCrone made it 6-3 with a reversal. A Camacho escape made it 7-3 after the first three minutes. An early Camacho takedown followed by a McCrone escape made it 10-4. A McCrone takedown sent the bout to the third with Pittsburgh leading 10-7. A McCrone escape and a Camacho takedown made it 13-8 with a minute left in the bout. Pittsburgh finished off the bout to win by decision, 14-9.

133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (PITT) | D, 5-2
Bouzakis got the takedown with a minute left in the first for a 3-1 lead after three minutes. Santaniello escaped to open the second but gave the point right back after being called for stalling to make it 4-2 Bouzakis headed into the third. Bouzakis escaped to open the final period and finished off the bout for a 5-2 win by decision.

141-No. 20 Cole Mathews (PITT) def. No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) | D, 4-2
After three minutes neither wrestler put points on the board. Mendez chose down to start the second and quickly escaped for a 1-0 lead that held going into the third. Mathews escaped late and added a takedown to win by decision, 4-2.

149-No. 5 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. No. 19 Finn Solomon (PITT) | D, 12-11
Solomon scored a last-second takedown to end the first for a 3-0 lead. Solomon opened with a reversal in the second followed by a D'Emilio escape to make it 5-1. D'Emilio scored a takedown with a minute left in the second to trail 5-4. Solomon escaped and added a takedown to lead 9-4 with two minutes left. D'Emilio got a reversal and a takedown around two Solomon escapes. D'Emilio went ahead with a late takedown to win by decision 12-11.

157-No. 13 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. Jared Keslar (PITT) | MD, 17-3
Gallagher scored first with a takedown just over a minute into the first before adding another around a Keslar escape to make it 6-1. A three-point near fall made it 9-1 Gallagher after three minutes. An escape and late takedown upped the lead to 13-1 Buckeyes headed to the third. Gallagher finished off the match with a takedown to win by major decision, 17-3,

165-No. 8 Holden Heller (PITT) def. No. 20 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | MD, 10-2
Heller opened the scoring with a takedown before a quick Wilcox escape for a 3-1 Pittsburgh lead after three minutes. Heller opened the second with an escape and added a late takedown for a 7-1 lead. Wilcox opened the third with an escape between two takedowns by Heller, who won by major decision, 10-2.

174-No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. No. 19 Luca Augustine (PITT) | D, 11-7
Augustine took a 3-1 lead early in the first before a Kharchla takedown made it 4-3 Buckeyes. Augustine tied it at 4-all with an escape before a late Kharchla takedown put the Buckeyes back on top, 7-4 after three minutes. After a Kharchla escape and takedown, Ohio State improved the lead to 11-5 going to the third. Augustine escaped early in the third but Kharchla held on to win by decision, 11-7.

184-No. 20 Reece Heller (PITT) def. No. 15 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | MD, 12-2
The bout was scoreless after the first three minutes. Heller escaped to open the second and added a takedown and a four-point nearfall for an 8-0 lead after two periods. Hoffman escaped before a Heller takedown upped the lead to 11-1. Heller finished off the bout to win by major decision, 12-2.

197-No. 17 Mac Stout (PITT) def. No. 22 Luke Geog (OSU) | D, 7-1
Following a scoreless first period, Geog got the instant escape to open the second. Stout went up 3-1 with a second-period ending takedown. Stout escaped in the third for a 4-1 advantage. He added a takedown to win by decision, 7-1.

HWT-No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (PITT) def. Hogan Swenski (OSU) | MD, 12-2
Pitzer struck first with a takedown and after a Swenski escape, Pittsburgh led 3-1 after the first. Pitzer opened the second with an escape and takedown for a 7-1 lead. Pitzer led 8-1 after five minutes and finished off the match with a win by major decision,

Up Next:
Ohio State travels to Nashville, Tennessee, Dec. 19 for the Collegiate Duals. The Buckeyes will face No. 18 Northern Iowa (3 p.m.), Lock Haven (5 p.m.) and No. 2 N.C. State (7 p.m.). The event will be livestreamed by Rokfin and can be viewed HERE.

Wt.	No. 7 Ohio State vs No. 18 Pittsburg	OSU	PITT
125	Colton Camacho (PITT) def. No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) \| D, 14-9	0	3
133	No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (PITT) \| D, 5-2	3	3
141	No. 20 Cole Mathews (PITT) def. No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) \| D, 4-2	3	6
149	No. 5 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. No. 19 Finn Solomon (PITT) \| 12-11	6	6
157	No. 13 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. Jared Keslar (PITT) \| MD, 17-3	10	6
165	No. 8 Holden Heller (PITT) def. No. 20 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) \| MD, 10-2	10	10
174	No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. No. 19 Luca Augustine (PITT) \| D, 11-7	13	10
184	No. 20 Reece Heller (PITT) def. No. 15 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) \| MD, 12-2	13	14
197	No. 17 Mac Stout (PITT) def. No. 22 Luke Geog (OSU) \| D, 7-1	13	17
HWT	No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (PITT) def. Hogan Swenski (OSU) \| MD, 12-2	13	21
	Attendance: 3,643