CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 2 Ohio State University wrestling team (8-1, 4-1 B1G) won six of 10 bouts to earn a 23-14 road victory at No. 12 Illinois (2-6, 1-5 B1G). The Buckeyes won both battles of nationally-ranked wrestlers pitted against each other at 157 and 184 pounds. Ohio State's five upperclassmen and redshirt freshman Ethan Smith all had their hand raised at the end of their bouts.
A complete match recap to follow ...
Results:
133 lbs | No. 6 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Dylan Duncan (ILL) | D, 3-2; Team Score: 3-0
141 lbs | No. 4 Mike Carr (ILL) def. Clay Ragon (OSU) | TF, 20-5; TS: 3-5
149 lbs | No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Christian Kanzler (ILL) | TF, 27-12; TS: 8-5
157 lbs | No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. No. 8 Eric Barone (ILL) | SV1, 3-1; TS: 11-5
165 lbs | Joey Gunther (ILL) def. Kaleb Romero (OSU) | SV1, 3-1; TS: 11-8
174 lbs | No. 18 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Carver James (ILL) | D, 7-5; TS: 14-8
184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) def. No. 4 Emery Parker (ILL) | D,8-4; TS: 17-8
197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Andre Lee (ILL) | PIN, 3:37; TS: 23-8
285 lbs | Deuce Rachal (ILL) def. Gary Traub (OSU) | D, 3-2; TS: 23-11
125 lbs | No. 11 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) def. Hunter Lucas (OSU) | D, 3-1; TS: 23-14
