Jan. 5, 2006

Kent, Ohio - Sophomores David Armstrong and Mike Hurley posted strong wins to close the Vikings to within one of Kent State, but the Golden Flashes slammed the door by claiming the final five bouts to secure a 27-8 win at the M.A.C. Center.

After KSU claimed the first three bouts to spot itself to a 9-0 advantage, Armstrong gutted out a 4-2 overtime decision over Drew Opfer at 133 pounds to get the Vikings on the board. Hurley followed with a dominant 16-0 shutout of Kyle Chonko at 141 to notch a technical fall in 3:24 and bring the scoring to 9-8, but the Vikings would get no closer and the Flashes tallied wins in the final five bouts.

Sophomore Marcus Effner made his return to the lineup after being sidelined with a leg injury suffered at the Slippery Rock Open on Nov. 4.

The Vikings return home on Saturday (Jan. 7) when they host Ohio State at Woodling Gymnasium beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Kent State 27, Cleveland State 8

197 Ardian Ramadani (KSU) DEC Joe Dennis (CSU), 7-5 SV1
285 Jermail Porter (KSU) DEC Rashard Goff, 5-3
125 Chad Sportelli (KSU) DEC Jayrl Hunt (CSU), 6-1
133 David Armstrong (CSU) DEC Drew Opfer (KSU), 4-2 SV1
141 Mike Hurley (CSU) TF Kyle Chonko (KSU), 16-0 (3:24)
149 Jason Bake (KSU) DEC Ryan Hurley (CSU), 6-4
157 Kurt Gross (KSU) DEC Victer Crenshaw (CSU), 8-4
165 Jason McGee (KSU) DEC Marcus Effner (CSU), 13-6
174 Aaron Miller (KSU) FALL JT Miller (CSU), 6:04
184 Alex Camargo (KSU) DEC Ron Howard (CSU), 7-4