No. 6 Ohio State Travels to Battle Pitt Friday

No. 6 Ohio State at Pittsburgh
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Friday, Dec. 13
Venue: Fitzgerald Field House (4,122)
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Rosters: Ohio State | Pittsburgh
Match Notes: Ohio State | Hofstra

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 6 Ohio State (3-0) takes to the road this week to battle Pittsburgh (2-0) at Fitzgeral Field House on the Pitt campus. Ohio State returns to dual competition following a third-place finish at the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite last weekend.

Match time between the Buckeyes and Panthers is set for 7 p.m. with ACCNX providing the live stream.

Jesse Mendez claimed the title at 141 Dec. 7 at the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Mendez went 3-0 with wins over No. 8 Joshua Koderhandt of Navy and No. 17 Latona Alabaster of Virgina Tech for the title.
Rocco Welsh (184), wrestling unattached, and Brandon Cannon (157) each won titles with 5-0 records at the 2024 Cleveland State Open Dec. 7.
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 got his 50th win in dual competition when the faced Kyle Mosher of Hofstra (W, 14-4). Sasso is 50-3 all-time in duals and has an overall record of 99-14. He is 34-0 in Big Ten duals over his career.
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 Pittsburgh have met 24 times previously with the Buckeyes owning a 14-10 record. The Panthers earned a 21-13 victory in Columbus in the last meeting in 2023.

Lineup vs. the Panthers

Wt.	No. 6 Ohio State vs. Pittsburgh	OSU	PITT
125	No. 6 Brendan McCrone (R-So.) vs. Matt Marlow (Fr.)
133	No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (R-So.) vs. Vinnie Santaniello (R-So.)
141	No. 2 Jesse Mendez (Jr.) vs. No. 21 Anthony Santaniello (R-Fr.)
149	No. 12 Dylan D'Emilio (Gr.) vs. Finn Solomon (R-So.)
157	No. 7 Paddy Gallagher (R-Jr.) vs. Dylan Evans (R-Fr.)
165	No. 8 Sammy Sasso (Gr.) vs. Jared Keslar (R-So.)
174	e'Than Birden (Fr.) vs. No. 17 Luca Augustine (R-Jr.)
184	Seth Shumate (R-So.) vs. No. 11 Reece Heller (Gr.)
197	No. 15 Ryder Rogotzke (So.) or Cayaen Smith (Fr.) vs. No. 16 Mac Stout (R-So.)
HWT	No. 9 Nick Feldman (R-So.) or Hogan Swenski (R-Jr.) vs. No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (R-So.)
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