No. 6 Ohio State Welcomes Hofstra Sunday

No. 6 Ohio State vs. Hofstra
Time: Noon
Date: Sunday, Nov. 24
Venue: Covelli Center (4,185)
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Watch: B1G+
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Rosters: Ohio State | Hofstra
Match Notes: Ohio State | Hofstra

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 6 Ohio State (2-0) returns to the Covelli Center for a dual against visiting Hofstra Sunday after starting the season with wins over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (36-6) and at Edinboro (40-4).

Match time between the Buckeyes and Pride is noon with B1G+ providing the live stream.

Sammy Sasso returned to the mat after missing the 2023-24 season while recovering from wounds sustained during a robbery attempt in August of 2023. Sasso had last wrestled in the 2023 NCAA Championships, where he finished second with a 4-1 record. The four-time All-American owns a pair of Big Ten Titles at 149 (2021, 2023).
He opened the 2024-25 season with a 12-6 win at 165 in the UT at Chattanooga home dual followed by a 13-9 victory in a dual at Edinboro. The Buckeyes defeated UTC 36-6 and Edinboro, 40-4.
Sasso will be going for his 50th win in dual competition when the faces Kyle Mosher of Hofstra. Sasso is 49-3 all-time in duals and has an overall record of 96-12. He is 34-0 in Big Ten duals over his career.
Junior Jesse Mendez and redshirt sophomore Nick Feldman took part in the 2024 NWCA All Star Classic Nov. 16 at Rec Hall in State College, Pennsylvania. No. 2 Mendez defeated No. 3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 4-1. No. 3 Feldman fell to No. 7 Taye Ghadiali of Campbell, 8-3.
Ohio State and Hofstra have met seven times previously with the Buckeyes owning a 7-0 record. The teams met a season ago in Hempstead, New York. Ohio State won that one 51-0.

Lineup vs. the Pride

Wt.	No. 6 Ohio State vs. Hofstra	OSU	HOF
125	No. 10 Brendan McCrone (OSU) vs. Dylan Acevedo (HOF)/Teague Strobel (HOF)
133	No. 17 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) vs. Chase Liardi (HOF)
141	No. 2 Jesse Mendez (OSU) vs. Justin Hoyle (HOF)/Joe Sparacio (HOF)
149	No. 11 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) vs. Noah Tapia (HOF)
157	No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) vs. Jurius Clark (HOF)/Frank Volpe (HOF)
165	No. 11 Sammy Sasso (OSU) vs. Kyle Mosher (HOF)
174	T.J. Schierl (OSU) or e'Than Birden (OSU) vs. Greyson Harris (HOF)
184	Gavin Bell (OSU) vs. Ross McFarland (HOF)
197	No. 11 Luke Geog (OSU) vs. Nik Miller (HOF)
HWT	No. 8 Nick Feldman (OSU) vs. Danny Church (HOF)
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