KENT, Ohio - Cleveland State (8-7, 6-2) won its fifth straight match after defeating Kent State (5-16, 1-6) on the road, 27-6, on Thursday night.
The Green and White earned the first three points of the night after Ben Aranda recorded an 8-2 decision at 125-pounds. The MAC East Wrestler of the Week, Nick Molchak picked up a 7-0 shutout at 133-pounds to lead 6-0.
Dylan Layton stretched the margin to 9-0 behind a 5-3 decision at 141-pounds. Kent State got on the board with a 4-1 decision at 149-pounds to trail 9-3. Marcus Robinson improved to 4-0 on the year after picking up an 11-7 decision at 157-pounds as the lead stood at 12-3.
Following the intermission, Tate Geiser pushed the advantage to 15-3 with a narrow 2-1 victory at 165-pounds. The Golden Flashes got their final points of the night at 174-pounds with a 6-4 win to trail 15-6.
Joey Lyons won his second straight match with a 2-1 decision at 184-pounds to lead 18-6. No. 33 Ben Smith followed with a 7-2 decision at 197-pounds, growing the advantage to 21-6.
No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich put an exclamation point on the night with a fall in 2:20 as Cleveland State won their fifth straight dual, 27-6.
The Vikings will battle Rider University tomorrow at 2 p.m. inside Woodling Gymnasium for a share of the MAC East Division Championship.
Cleveland State 27, Kent State 6
125: Ben Aranda (CSU) DEC Adan Benavidez (KSU), 8-2 | CSU leads 3-0
133: Nick Molchak (CSU) DEC Pablo Castro (KSU), 7-0 | CSU leads 6-0
141: Dylan Layton (CSU) DEC Billy Meiszner (KSU), 5-3 | CSU leads 9-0
149: Matthew Ryan (KSU) DEC Connor Saylor (CSU), 4-1 | CSU leads 9-3
157: Marcus Robinson (CSU) DEC Keegan Knapp (KSU), 11-7 | CSU leads 12-3
165: Tate Geiser (CSU) DEC Aaron Ferguson (KSU), 2-1 | CSU leads 15-3
174: AJ Burkhart (KSU) DEC DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 6-4 | CSU leads 15-6
184: Joey Lyons (CSU) DEC Kyle Snider (KSU), 2-1 | CSU leads 18-6
197: No. 33 Ben Smith (CSU) DEC Blake Schaffer (KSU), 7-2 | CSU leads 21-6
285: No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Josh Boggan (KSU), 2:20 | CSU leads 27-6
