No. 3 Ohio State Entertains Kent State Sunday at Covelli
12/9/2022 8:37:38 AM | General, Wrestling
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Kent State
Date: Dec. 11, 2022
Time: 1 p.m.
Tickets: 1-800-Go-Bucks
Venue: Covelli Center, Columbus Ohio (4,177)
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Match Notes: Ohio State | Kent State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 3 Ohio State (3-0) returns to dual competition against intrastate foe Kent State (0-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Covelli Center. Fans will be able to participate in a meet and greet with the Buckeyes following the match.
This will be the 25th meeting between Ohio State and Kent State in the series history. The Buckeyes are 18-6 all-time vs. the Golden Flashes.
- Ohio State is 18-6 all-time vs. Kent State with wins in the last nine meetings. The squads last met Nov. 21, 2017 in the Thanksgiving Throwdown at St. John Arena in Columbus, a 38-9 win for the Buckeyes.
- The Buckeyes were one of 34 teams in the 2022 Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas Dec. 2-3. The Buckeyes finished tied for the No. 8 spot with 82.5 points. Sammy Sasso (149) won his bracket with a 5-0 record, which included wins over No. 7 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern and No. 5 Kyle Parco of Arizona State. Kaleb Romero finished fourth at 184 with Malik Heinselman (125) came in fifth.
- Sasso was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the 2022 Cliff Keen Invitational and then earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors (12/6/22).
- Gavin Bell (184) and Mike Misita (HWT) both won their brackets at the 2022 Storm Open Dec. 4. Brady Koontz (125), Alex Flerlage (133) and Klay Reeves (149) finished second in their respective brackets.
- The No. 3 Buckeyes put together a pair of dual wins over the span of three days in mid-November at home vs. Columbia (W, 33-6) and at No. 17 North Carolina (W, 33-9). Tate Orndorff (HWT) posted a pair of victories by fall. Malik Heinselman (125), Jesse Mendez (133), Carson Kharchla (165), Kaleb Romero (184) and Gavin Hoffman (197) all won both their bouts in the wins.
- Sammy Sasso competed in the 2022 NWCA All-Start Classic Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas, in a Top 3 matchup with No. 2 Austin Gomez of Wisconsin. Sasso, who entered as the No. 3-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, fell 10-9.
- Then No. 4 Ohio State defeated No. 14 Virginia Tech 18-13 Nov. 11 in Columbus to open the 2022-23 dual season. Eight of the 10 bouts were decided by three points or less. Nine of the matchups were won by decision. Redshirt freshman Paddy Gallagher earned his first dual victory in the 157 match. Tate Orndorff earned career win No. 75 at heavyweight. It was career win No. 295 for Tom Ryan, head coach of the Buckeyes.
- Tom Ryan and the Ohio State wrestling staff signed a class of three during the early NCAA singing period. Vinny Kilkeary, a 125-pounder from Latrobe (Pa.) High School, Rocco Welsh (174/184) of Waynesburg Central (Pa.) High School and Brock Herman (145) of Brecksville (Ohio) High School, all signed national letters of intent to wrestle for Ryan and the Buckeyes next year.
- Six Buckeyes won titles at the Bob Del Rosa Intercollegiate Open Nov. 13 in Cleveland. Brady (125) and Dylan (133) Koontz, Isaac Wilcox (157) all won their brackets in the open division. Brendan McCrone (125), Bryer Hall (174) and Mike Misita (HWT) all won in the freshman/sophomore division.
| No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes | Probable Lineups | Kent State Golden Flashes |
|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Malik Heinselman (Sr.) | 125 | Jake Ferri (GR) |
| Nic Bouzakis (Fr.) | 133 | Brendon Fenton (Jr.) |
| No. 18 Dylan D’Emilio (r-Jr.) | 141 | Louis Newell (Jr.) |
| No. 3 Sammy Sasso (r-Sr.) | 149 | Kody Komara (GR) |
| No. 18 Paddy Gallagher (r-Fr.) or Isaac Wilcox (Jr.) | 157 | Aaron Ferguson (r-Fr.) or Keegan Knapp (Fr.) |
| Isaac Wilcox (Jr.) | 165 | No. 25 Enrique Munguia (So.) |
| No. 7 Ethan Smith (r-Sr.) or Bryer Hall (r-Fr.) | 174 | Michael Ferree (Jr.) |
| No. 5 Kaleb Romero (r-Sr.) | 184 | Tyler Bates (Jr.) |
| No. 24 Gavin Hoffman (r-Sr.) | 197 | Blake Schaffer (Fr.) or Ryan Boyle (So.) |
| No. 9 Tate Orndorff (r-Sr.) Mike Misita (r-Fr.) | HWT | Jacob Cover (GR) |
| (InterMat Wrestling individual rankings used) |
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