CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State swept their MAC tri-match on Saturday afternoon inside Woodling Gymnasium. The Vikings defeated Rider 22-15 and Edinboro 25-10. With the results, Cleveland State improves to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in the MAC.

Match 1: Cleveland State (22) vs. Rider (15)
The Vikings grabbed the opening points of the match with an 8-3 decision by Logan Heil at 125-pounds to lead 3-0.

Rider jumped ahead 10-3 with a 14-2 major decision at 133-pounds and forfeit at 141-pounds.

No. 30/32 Marcus Robinson received a forfeit at 149-pounds as the Vikings closed to within one, 10-9. Daniel Patten pulled out an overtime victory at 157-pounds as Cleveland State went back on top, 12-10.

The Green and White extended their advantage to 15-10 after No. 31/33 Riley Smucker won 7-4 at 165-pounds. Rider pulled to within two, 15-13, following a 7-4 decision at 174-pounds.

No. 31/UR DeAndre Nassar pulled out a 4-1 decision at 184-pounds as Cleveland State led 18-13. At the conclusion of the match, Rider was deducted a team point as the lead was now, 18-12.

Ben Smith put the match out of reach with a 15-4 major decision at 197-pounds as the scoreboard read, 22-12.

The final match of the dual went to Rider with an 8-2 decision at 285-pounds, but Cleveland State won, 22-15.

Results: Cleveland State 22, Rider 15
125: Logan Heil (CSU) DEC Tyler Klinsky (RU), 8-3 | CSU leads, 3-0
133: No. 28 Richie Koehler (RU) MD Jake Manley, 14-2 | RU leads, 4-3
141: No. 26 Quinn Kinner (RU) Forfeit | RU leads, 10-3
149: No. 30/32 Marcus Robinson (CSU) Forfeit | RU leads, 10-9
157: Daniel Patten (CSU) DEC Alec Bobchin (RU), 4-2 OT | CSU leads, 12-10
165: No. 31/33 Riley Smucker (CSU) DEC Angel Garcia (RU), 7-4 | CSU leads, 15-10
174: Shane Reitsma (RU) DEC Anthony Rice (CSU), 7-4 | CSU leads, 15-13
184: No.31/NR DeAndre Nassar (CSU) DEC Evan Vazquez (RU), 4-1 | CSU leads, 18-12
***Minus 1 team point for Rider on the coach.
197: Ben Smith (CSU) MD Jacob Anderson(RU), 15-6 | CSU leads, 22-12
285: David Szuba (RU) DEC John Kelbly (CSU), 8-2 | CSU leads, 22-15
EXH: Jax Leonard (CSU) DEC Corey Connolly (RU), 11-7
*NCAA Ranking/Intermat

Match 2: Cleveland State (25), Edinboro (10)
Cleveland State raced out to a 4-0 lead after Heil shutout his opponent at 125-pounds, 10-0. Manley then bumped the margin to 7-0 with a 5-1 decision at 133-pounds.

Edinboro got on the board with a forfeit at 141-pounds to trail 7-6. The Vikings got three points back after No. 30/32 Marcus Robinson won 11-7 at 141-pounds, making it 10-6 in favor of the home team.

Patten notched his second overtime victory of the afternoon, winning 3-1 at 157-pounds as Cleveland State led 13-6. No. 31/33 Smucker pushed the lead to 16-6 behind a 9-2 decision at 165-pounds.

Anthony Rice hung on for a thrilling 5-3 victory at 174-pounds as the Green and White now led 19-6. The visitors trimmed their deficit to 19-10 with a 10-2 major decision at 184-pounds. However, Smith won with five seconds of riding time after three overtimes at 197-pounds as the Vikings pushed their advantage to 22-10.

Daniel Bucknavich capped off the Cleveland State victory with a 3-2 decision at 285-pounds as the Vikings won the match, 25-10.

Results: Cleveland State 25, Edinboro 10
125: Logan Heil (CSU) MD Christopher Merlo (EU), 10-0 | CSU leads, 4-0
133: Jake Manley (CSU) DEC Cameron Soda (EU), 5-1 | CSU leads, 7-0
141: Gabe Willochell (EU) Forfeit | CSU leads, 7-6
149: No. 30/32 Marcus Robinson (CSU) DEC Ryan Burgos (EU) 11-7 |CSU leads, 10-6
157: Daniel Patten (CSU) DEC Alex Garee (EU), 3-1 OT | CSU leads, 13-6
165: No. 31/33 Riley Smucker (CSU) DEC Dylan Kohn (EU), 9-2 | CSU leads, 16-6
174: Anthony Rice (CSU) DEC Jacob Oliver (EU), 5-3 | CSU leads, 19-6
184: Ethan Ducca (EU) MD Jax Leonard (CSU), 10-2 | CSU leads, 19-10
197: Ben Smith (CSU) DEC Cody Mulligan (EU), 3-3 3OT RT | CSU leads, 22-10
285: Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) DEC 3-2 Max Millin (EU) | CSU leads, 25-10
EXH: Salieri Allen (EU) MD Joey Caprella (CSU), 20-9