YPSILANTI, MI - Cleveland State traveled to Eastern Michigan for their fifth meet of the season. The Vikings defeated the Eagles, 20-15.
CSU improved to 3-2 while Eastern Michigan fell to 7-5.
The Eagles took an early lead as Anthony Abro of EMU defeated Nick Corba in a close match, 4-3. CSU bounced back when #14 Riley Shaw defeated Gage Hutchison in a hard fought match, 4-3. #14 Ben Willeford followed suit with a dominating 10-2 victory over Blake Caudill. Alfredo Gray and Mike Carlone won the next two matches as the Vikings took a 14-3 lead over the Eagles. Eastern Michigan took the next three as EMU took the lead 15-14. Gabe Stark and Xavier Dye sealed the victory with their own wins to make the final score, 20-15.
The Vikings will move on to host EWL foe Lock Haven for CSU's third league match of the season next Sunday (Jan. 25). Wrestling will begin at 2 p.m.