COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 7 Ohio State (9-1, 3-0) turned in a dominate effort Friday in College Park, Maryland by downing the No. 23 Terrapins (8-2, 0-2) 38-6 to improve 3-0 in Big Ten Conference competition.
The Buckeyes started off quick with a Sammy Sasso win at 149 by major decision and never looked back, winning nine of the 10 bouts on the evening.
How it Happened
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 18 Ethen Miller (UMD) | MD, 12-1
Sasso scored a hard-fought takedown about halfway into the first period for a 2-0 lead after one. Starting at the down position, Sasso added a point with an escape for a 3-0 lead. Another takedown made it 5-0 Sasso after two periods. Miller escaped to start the third before another Sasso takedown followed by a four-point near fall for a win by major decision, 12-1.
No. 3 @sammysasso opens the night for @wrestlingbucks with a 12-1 major. ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/s82aohGqcH
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) January 21, 2023
157 | No. 22 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. Kevin Schork (UMD) | TF, 22-5
Gallagher was quick out of the gates with a quick takedown followed by a Schork escape. Another Gallagher escape made it 4-1. A two-point near fall added to the Ohio State advantage (6-1). The lead increased to 22-5 after two periods for the win by technical fall.
157 | Gallagher looking for the falll… pic.twitter.com/kt3mgNm5Fv
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 21, 2023
165 | No. 8 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. John Martin Best (UMD) | D, 7-2
Kharchla, who has been out since early December, returned to dual competition to lead after the first period 2-0. An escape made it 3-0 Kharchla to open the second. Another takedown made it 5-0 to end the second. Kharchla finished off the match to win by decision, 7-2.
165 | vintage Kharchla #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/ZKqXyzOyx8
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 21, 2023
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Dominic Solis (UMD) | SV, 3-1
Wrestling up a weight class, Ohio State’s Wilcox fell behind 1-0 after an escape to open the second period following a scoreless first. Wilcox tied the bout at 1-all with a third-period escape. A late Wilcox takedown was overturned after both coaches disputed the call in the third. The match then went into sudden victory tied 1-all where Wilcox got the winning takedown to win by decision, 3-1.
174 | 🚨WILCOX IS THAT GUY🚨
Wilcox over Solis in sudden victory!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Yu0rQFtsKN
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 21, 2023
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Chase Mielnik (UMD) | TF, 22-7
Romero earned a pair of quick takedowns for a 4-1 lead. After the first, Romero led 10-3. After two, Romero built a 14-5 advantage. Starting down, Romero quickly escaped and added a takedown to lead 17-5. The bout ended with a Romero win by technical fall, 22-7.
197 | No. 23 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) wins by forfeit | FF
HWT | No. 16 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jaron Smith (UMD) | D, 4-1
After a scoreless first, Orndorff escaped to start the second period for a 1-0 lead. Smith tied it with an escape to open the third. Orndorff then scored the first takedown of the bout for a 3-1 lead, With a point for riding time, Orndorff won by decision, 4-1.
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125 | No. 18 Braxton Brown (UMD) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | Fall, 1:55
Brown started quick to take a 6-0 lead with a takedown and near fall early in the first. Brown then won by fall at 1:55.
133 | No. 9 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. Conner Quinn (UMD) Fall, 2:31
Mendez led quickly 8-2 before earning the fall at 1:31 of the first.
133 | 𝙍𝙐𝙉 𝙄𝙏 𝙈𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙕🏃♂️
🧷 at 2:31 for the newly minted Black Shirt No. 9 Jesse Mendez #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/JXo2VJOQzA
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 21, 2023
141 | No. 18 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) def. Kal Miller (UMD) | D, 6-3
D’Emilio won the ninth bout of the night for the Buckeyes. After leading 4-2 after two periods, He finished off the bout and the match to win by decision, 6-3.
141 | watch this👀 pic.twitter.com/Gfwf0CQJAX
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 21, 2023
OSU UMD
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 18 Ethen Miller (UMD) | MD, 12-1 4 0
157 | No. 22 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. Kevin Schork (UMD) | TF, 22-5 9 0
165 | No. 8 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. John Martin Best (UMD) | D, 7-2 12 0
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Dominic Solis (UMD) | SV, 3-1 15 0
184 | No. 5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Chase Mielnik (UMD) | TF, 22-7 20 0
197 | No. 23 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) wins by forfeit | FF 26 0
HWT | No. 16 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jaron Smith (UMD) | D, 4-1 29 0
125 | No. 18 Braxton Brown (UMD) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | Fall, 1:55 29 6
133 | No. 9 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. Conner Quinn (UMD) | Fall, 2:31 35 6
141 | No. 18 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) def. Kal Miller (UMD) | D, 6-3 38 6
UP NEXT
Ohio State remains on the road to face No. 4 Michigan Jan. 27 in Ann Arbor, site of the 2023 Big Ten Championships March 4-5. The match with the Wolverines is set for 6 p.m. on BTN.
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