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Cleveland State Wrestling Claims Fifth Straight Win, Topping Kent State on the Road, 27-6

KENT, Ohio - Cleveland State (8-7, 6-2) won its fifth straight match after defeating Kent State (5-16, 1-6) on the road, 27-6, on Thursday night.

The Green and White earned the first three points of the night after Ben Aranda recorded an 8-2 decision at 125-pounds. The MAC East Wrestler of the Week, Nick Molchak picked up a 7-0 shutout at 133-pounds to lead 6-0.

Dylan Layton stretched the margin to 9-0 behind a 5-3 decision at 141-pounds. Kent State got on the board with a 4-1 decision at 149-pounds to trail 9-3. Marcus Robinson improved to 4-0 on the year after picking up an 11-7 decision at 157-pounds as the lead stood at 12-3.

Following the intermission, Tate Geiser pushed the advantage to 15-3 with a narrow 2-1 victory at 165-pounds. The Golden Flashes got their final points of the night at 174-pounds with a 6-4 win to trail 15-6.

Joey Lyons won his second straight match with a 2-1 decision at 184-pounds to lead 18-6. No. 33 Ben Smith followed with a 7-2 decision at 197-pounds, growing the advantage to 21-6.

No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich put an exclamation point on the night with a fall in 2:20 as Cleveland State won their fifth straight dual, 27-6.

The Vikings will battle Rider University tomorrow at 2 p.m. inside Woodling Gymnasium for a share of the MAC East Division Championship.

Cleveland State 27, Kent State 6
125: Ben Aranda (CSU) DEC Adan Benavidez (KSU), 8-2 | CSU leads 3-0
133: Nick Molchak (CSU) DEC Pablo Castro (KSU), 7-0 | CSU leads 6-0
141: Dylan Layton (CSU) DEC Billy Meiszner (KSU), 5-3 | CSU leads 9-0
149: Matthew Ryan (KSU) DEC Connor Saylor (CSU), 4-1 | CSU leads 9-3
157: Marcus Robinson (CSU) DEC Keegan Knapp (KSU), 11-7 | CSU leads 12-3
165: Tate Geiser (CSU) DEC Aaron Ferguson (KSU), 2-1 | CSU leads 15-3
174: AJ Burkhart (KSU) DEC DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 6-4 | CSU leads 15-6
184: Joey Lyons (CSU) DEC Kyle Snider (KSU), 2-1 | CSU leads 18-6
197: No. 33 Ben Smith (CSU) DEC Blake Schaffer (KSU), 7-2 | CSU leads 21-6
285: No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Josh Boggan (KSU), 2:20 | CSU leads 27-6

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Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Marcus Robinson

Marcus Robinson

Redshirt Senior
Connor Saylor

Connor Saylor

Freshman
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Ben Aranda

Ben Aranda

Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Bucknavich

Daniel Bucknavich

Redshirt Junior
Tate Geiser

Tate Geiser

Sophomore
Dylan Layton

Dylan Layton

Sophomore
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Sophomore
Nick Molchak

Nick Molchak

Sophomore
DeAndre Nassar

DeAndre Nassar

Redshirt Senior
Marcus Robinson

Marcus Robinson

Redshirt Senior
Connor Saylor

Connor Saylor

Freshman
Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Redshirt Senior
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