Ohio State Hosts Maryland, Travels to Wisconsin This Weekend

No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 25 Maryland, at No. 17 Wisconsin
Dates/Times: Friday, Jan. 19 (7 p.m.)/Sunday, Jan. 21 (3 p.m.)
Locations: Columbus, Ohio/Madison, Wisconsin
Venues: Covelli Center/UW Field House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 7 Ohio State (9-1, 1-0) faces No. 25 Maryland (3-2, 1-1) at home Friday (7 p.m.) before making the trip up to Madison to take on No. 17 Wisconsin (6-1, 0-0) Sunday at UW Field House (3 p.m.). The match at the Covelli Center against the Terps will be streamed by B1G+. The Big Ten Network will televise the battle with the Badgers to a national audience.

Ohio State opened Big Ten Conference action Jan. 12 at the Covelli Center and came away with a 36-6 win over visiting Illinois. The Buckeyes built a quick 16-0 lead behind wins by technical fall from Luke Geog (197) and Nick Feldman (HWT) and a pin at 125 by Brendan McCrone.
Feldman orchestrated a come-from-behind win in the final bout against No. 8 Cornell Jan. 5 to help the Buckeyes win 21-20 in a thrilling dual at the Covelli Center in Columbus. Down 20-18 in the team competition, Feldman trailed No. 19 Lewis Fernandes of Cornell 4-3 with under 30 second to go in the third period. In front of 4,300 fans, Feldman got the match-winning takedown for a 6-4 triumph by decision to secure the team win, the second-consecutive Top 10 victory and third of the season.
Feldman's effort earned him the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor, his first and the third for the Buckeyes this season.
Bryce Hepner, a redshirt junior wrestling at 165, won the Bobby Kaufman Open in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, last Sunday with a record of 4-0. He recorded three pins and a win by major decision to secure the title. Freshman Vinny Kilkeary, wrestling unattached, took second at 125 with a 3-1 record.
Ohio State won a team title at the 2023 Collegiate Duals with three wins over No. 21 Northern Iowa (26-7), Lock Haven (28-9) and No. 2 NC State (21-20). Cornell also participated at the event. The Big Red defeated Little Rock (32-8) and No. 13 Pittsburgh (27-13). No. 6 Iowa State handed Cornell a 26-15 defeat in Nashville.
The Buckeyes won their opener 28-7 over the Panthers before a 28-9 win over Lock Haven. In the finale, Brendan McCrone (125), Nic Bouzakis (133) and Jesse Mendez (141) gave Ohio State an 18-0 lead over the Wolfpack with consecutive pins to start the dual. The Buckeyes, with a win by freshman Rocco Welsh (174), held on to defeat NC State 21-20 for the title.
Against the Wolfpack, McCrone upset No. 1 Jacob Camacho with a pin just 37 seconds into the first period. Bouzakis then needed just 51 seconds to pin No. 5 Kai Orine before Mendez put the Buckeyes up 18-0 with a pin against No. 4 Ryan Jack.
Against Maryland, Ohio State owns an 8-0 record in the series, including a 3-0 mark in Columbus. The Buckeyes have scored 30 or more points in all eight meetings with the Terrapins. In the series with Wisconsin, Ohio State is 24-29-1 all-time. Ohio State has won the last five matchups, the last being a 25-9 victory in 2021 in a match contested at Illinois.

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