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Cleveland State Wrestling Upends Ohio on Youth Night, 24-19

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Vikings (4-7, 2-2) toppled Ohio (5-4, 1-2) 24-19 during Youth Night on Friday evening. Before the Cleveland State match, youth wrestlers from Lake Catholic and Brecksville competed inside Woodling Gymnasium.

The Green and White couldn't have asked for a better start, rattling off the first five matches to lead 17-0. Ben Aranda opened the scoring with a pin in 1:49 to give the home team a 6-0 advantage. Nick Molchak followed with a 5-2 decision at 133-pounds to make it 9-0.

Dylan Layton secured a 17-1 tech fall at 141-pounds, upping the margin to 14-0. A 4-2 victory by Douglas Terry at 149-pounds capped off the tremendous start.

Ohio mounted a comeback as the Bobcats claimed the next four matches to jump in front, 19-17. The first 12 points came on consecutive pins at 157 and 165 pounds. A 4-2 decision at 174-pounds was followed by an 8-0 major decision to give the visitors their only lead of the night.

No. 33 Ben Smith halted the momentum and put the Vikings back on top, 21-19, with a 10-1 major decision at 197-pounds. No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich secured the win for the Green and White with a 4-1 decision at 285-pounds as Cleveland State won the match, 24-19.

Cleveland State will compete in its final open of the season at Edinboro on Saturday, Feb. 3.

Cleveland State 24, Ohio 19
125: Ben Aranda (CSU) FALL Ryan Meek (OU), 1:49 | CSU leads 6-0
133: Nick Molchak (CSU) DEC Mason Brugh (OU), 5-2 | CSU leads 9-0
141: Dylan Layton (CSU) TF Aidan Waszak (OU), 17-1 | CSU leads 14-0
149: Douglas Terry (CSU) DEC Dominic Hoffarth (OU), 4-2 | CSU leads 17-0
157: No. 13 Peyten Keller (OU) FALL Shane Heil (CSU), 2:57 | CSU leads 17-6
165: No. 12 Garrett Thompson (OU) FALL Tate Geiser (CSU), :46 | CSU leads 17-12
174: No. 16 Sal Perrine (OU) DEC DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 4-2 | CSU leads 17-15
184: No. 26 Zayne Lehman (OU) MD Joey Lyons (CSU), 8-0 | OU leads 19-17
197: No. 33 Ben Smith (CSU) MD Austin Starr (OU), 10-1 | CSU leads 21-19
285: No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) DEC Jordan Greer (OU), 4-1 | CSU leads 24-19

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Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Shane Heil

Shane Heil

Redshirt Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior
Douglas Terry

Douglas Terry

Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Shane Heil

Shane Heil

Redshirt Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior
Douglas Terry

Douglas Terry

Redshirt Sophomore
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