Top 10 Battle Set: No. 6 Buckeyes vs. No. 8 Cornell Friday at Covelli

No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Cornell
Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 5/8 p.m.
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Venue: Covelli Center
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 6 Ohio State (7-1) begins 2024 with a Top 10 battle with No. 8 Cornell (3-1) Friday at the Covelli Center. The match is scheduled for 8 p.m. with the Big Ten Network providing the national telecast.

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 the Big Red, Ohio State owns a record of 9-7-1 all-time. The Buckeyes have won the last three duals in the series, including a 22-14 win a year ago at the Spartan Classic in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 18, 2023. This is just the third meeting in Columbus. Ohio State won the first dual in the series in 1929, 15-13, in Columbus and then most recently came away with a 23-9 win Dec. 1, 2019.

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