ATHENS, Ohio – The Vikings (3-6, 2-3) suffered a 27-18 setback against Ohio (2-6, 2-1) on Sunday afternoon.
The Bobcats grabbed the first three points of the match with a 4-1 decision at 125-pounds. Jake Manley evened the score at three-apiece with a 10-4 victory at 133-pounds.
The Bobcats regained the lead quickly behind a medical forfeit and a fall at 149-pounds to make it 15-3.
Cleveland State received six points after Marcus Robinson received a forfeit at 157-pounds as the Green and White trailed 15-9.
Ohio came right back with a tech fall, major decision, and decision to extend their advantage to 27-9 with two matches remaining.
Anthony Perrine remained unbeaten in MAC matches after registering a 3-2 win at 197-pounds as the scoreboard read 27-12.
Daniel Bucknavich capped off the match with a fall in 1:45, but the Vikings came up short in the match, 27-18.
Up Next
The Vikings will host a tri-match on Saturday, January 28 against George Mason (11:00 a.m.) and SIU Edwardsville (2:00 p.m.).
RESULTS
Cleveland State 18, Ohio 27
125 | Oscar Sanchez (OU) DEC Ben Aranda (CSU), 4-1 | OU leads 3-0
133 | Jake Manley (CSU) DEC Paul Woo (OU), 10-4 | Tied 3-3
141 | Kyran Hagan (OU) MFOR No. 30 Dylan Layton (CSU), Injury | OU leads 9-3
149 | No. 26 Aleck Hagan (OU) FALL Douglas Terry (CSU), 1:46 | OU leads 15-3
157 | No. 33 Marcus Robinson (CSU) Forfeit | OU leads 15-9
165 | Jordan Slivka (OU) TF Shane Heil (CSU), 18-1 | OU leads 20-9
174 | Garrett Thompson (OU) MD JR Reed (CSU), 9-1 | OU leads 24-9
184 | Zayne Lehman (OU) DEC DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 3-1 | OU leads 27-9
197 | Anthony Perrine (CSU) DEC Carson Brewer (OU), 3-2 | OU leads 27-12
285 | Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Drew Harris (OU), 1:45 | OU leads 27-18
