No. 8 Buckeyes Close Out Dual Season vs. No. 1 Penn State Friday at Covelli

Logan Stieber, Ohio State assistant coach

No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Penn State
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Venues: Covelli Center
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Rosters: Ohio State | Penn State
Match Notes: Ohio State | Penn State

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 8 Ohio State (13-2, 5-2) closes out the 2024-25 dual season against No. 1 Penn State (12-0, 6-0) Friday at the Covelli Center (7 p.m./BTN).

The No. 4 Buckeyes split matches last weekend at home against No. 7 Minnesota (L, 20-17) and then at No. 25 Indiana (W, 27-13) heading into the final dual of the season Friday at the Covelli Center against No. 1 Penn State. Jesse Mendez (141), Dylan D'Emilio (149) and Carson Kharchla (174) all went 2-0 against the Golden Gophers and Hoosiers. The match at the Covelli Center against Minnesota was a sellout (4,626).
No. 4 Ohio State won for the third-consecutive time, including twice in Ann Arbor, with a 25-14 win over the Wolverines Feb. 1. Six Buckeyes won their matchups, four of those by bonus points. Ryder Rogotzke earned a pin at 184, Nic Bouzakis won by technical fall while Brendan McCrone and Jesse Mendez each had major decision victories.
Sophomore Rocco Welsh competed for Team USA Feb. 6 at the 2025 Zagreb Open in Zagreb, Croatia. He earned a Bronze Medal at the event in the 79kg freestyle bracket.
The No. 4 Buckeyes traveled to face No. 2 Iowa Jan. 25. The Hawkeyes earned a 24-13 victory for the first defeat of the year in dual competition for Ohio State. Freshman Ben Davino (133) and junior Jesse Mendez (141) earned technical fall victories while graduate Carson Kharchla won his match by decision for the combined 13 points for the Buckeyes.
Behind seven bonus-point victories, including three by fall, No. 4 Ohio State defeated No. 25 Purdue 24-10 last Sunday in Columbus. The Buckeyes improved to 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes opened the 2025 Big Ten dual season with wins over No. 10 Illinois (24-9) in Champaign and then 17-15 over No. 17 Rutgers in Columbus. Against the Illini, freshman e'Than Birden upset No. 10 Braeden Scoles by decision, 9-4, while redshirt sophomore Seth Shumate earned an 11-9 decision victory over No. 11 Zac Braunagel at 197. Both upsets helped the Buckeyes secure the road win.

Ohio State vs. Penn State Lineups
125-No. 21 Brendan McCrone (R-So.) vs. No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (Fr.)
133-No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (R-So.) vs. No. 8 Braeden Davis (So.)
141-No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Jr.) vs. No. 3 Beau Bartlett (Sr.+)
149-No. 7 Dylan D'Emilio (Gr.) vs. No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (So.)
157-Brandon Cannon (R-Fr.) vs. No. 1 Tyler Kasak (So.)
165-Brock Herman (R-Fr.) vs. No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (So.)
174-No. 5 Carson Kharchla (Gr.) vs. No. 2 Levi Haines (Jr.)
184-No. 18 Ryder Rogotzke (So.) vs. No. 1 Carter Starocci (Gr.)
197-No. 23 Seth Shumate (R-So.) vs. No. 3 Josh Barr (R-Fr.)
HWT-No. 9 Nick Feldman (R-So.) vs. No. 2 Greg Kirkvliet (Sr.+)

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