Miller unleashed eight takedowns, including a five-point
pancake late in the match to clinch the tech fall.
“Ian wasn’t real happy with the crowd and he
took it out on his guy,” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said “I
don’t know if we’ll see a more dominant guy in the MAC than
him.”
Before Miller silenced the Bobcat crowd, Darrin Boing
brought them to life with a 7-5 upset over sophomore Tyler Small
(Littlestown, Pa.). Small led early, before surrendering a four-point takedown
to a cradle in the third period. All three of the Golden Flashes losses were
just two-point margins
“One we got snaked,” Andrassy said of the
141-pound match. “And the other two losses were against their two best
guys who didn’t score takedowns.”
Senior Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) dropped a
2-0 decision to No. 7 Jeremy Johnson, while sophomore Brandonn Johnson
(Middletown, Md.) dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 14 Nick Purdue.
The dual started at 197 pounds when junior Keith Witt
(Oak Harbor, Ohio) used reversals in the first and second period to top Beau
Wenger 7-5.
Senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.) controlled his
entire match and nearly turned Gabe Ramos, before settling for a 6-2 victory.
Junior Stevie Mitcheff (Lorain, Ohio) earned his
third straight victory of the year, a 4-1 decision over Drew Hammer. The match
was tied 1-1 in the third, before Mitcheff got in on a shot, finished off the
takedown and earned riding time.
“Stevie’s getting more confidence,”
Andrassy said. “He wore the kid out and got a takedown in the third
period. And I think it’s all about confidence with him.”
Junior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) blanked
Harrison Hightower 7-0, before senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) put
the dual out of reach with a 6-4 win over Miles Chapman.
Junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) scored a pair of first
period takedowns in a 5-4 win over Ryan Garringer to end the evening.
Riding a seven-meet winning streak, the Golden Flashes
return to the mat Sunday, Jan. 29 hosting Central Michigan.
Kent State
23 Ohio 9
197 – Keith Witt (Kent State) over Beau Wenger (Ohio) Dec 7-5
HWT - Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) over Brendan Barlow (Kent State) Dec 2-0
125 - Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Gabe
Ramos (Ohio) Dec 6-2
133 - Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) over Drew Hammer (Ohio) Dec 4-1
141 - Darrin Boing (Ohio) over Tyler Small (Kent State) Dec 7-5
149 - Ian Miller (Kent State) over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) Tech Fall
21-5
157 – Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Harrison Hightower (Ohio)
Dec 7-0
165 – Ross Tice (Kent State) over Miles Chapman (Ohio) Dec 6-4
174 – Nick Purdue (Ohio) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Dec
3-1
184 - Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Ryan Garringer (Ohio) Dec 5-4
Aaron Chimenti
Assistant Director, Athletic Communications
Kent State University
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