Jan. 7, 2006
CLEVELAND - A pin by Jayrl Hunt at 3:20 of the 125 bout sealed a 25-18 come-from-behind victory over Ohio State at Woodling Gymnasium on Saturday (Jan. 7) night. After the Buckeyes (1-3) opened up a 10-0 lead through the first three bouts, the Vikings (2-2) rallied for five wins, including three falls and a major decision to claim their second home win of the year.
Nate Costello scored first on a takedown of Hunt late in the first period, but the Viking freshman reversed and rode the Buckeye for nearly 20 seconds before registering the fall.
"We knew we had our best bouts coming up after we got down early on," head coach Jack Effner said. "This is definitely a big win for our program, and it couldn't have happened at a better time."
Ohio State opened up the match with three straight wins to put themselves ahead at 10-0 before the Vikings began their charge.
Freshman Victer Crenshaw jumped out to a fast start in the first period of the 157-pound bout, reversing on Jordin Humphrey before scoring a takedown and two near falls to build up 2:11 in riding time and a 10-2 advantage. Humphrey reversed to begin the second, but Crenshaw escaped and countered with a takedown to keep a 13-4 lead. A pair of takedowns by Humphrey in the third closed the gap, but a late reversal and 1:34 of riding time gave Crenshaw a 17-9 major decision and cut Ohio State's advantage to 10-4.
The match grew more interesting after the 165 bout, as OSU's Steve Sommer scored a quick takedown of Marcus Effner and built up 1:39 in riding time before cutting the Viking loose. The move would prove to be costly, as Effner turned on Sommer and pinned him at the 2:16 mark. The win was Effner's first since returning from a leg injury suffered at the Slippery Rock Open on Nov. 4.
"I wouldn't have put Marcus out there if he wasn't up for it," coach Effner said. "He wanted to be there for the team and he really stepped up. We had a lot of guys battle their hearts out."
The pin, coupled with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following the bout which deducted a point from the Buckeye's team score, gave the Vikings their first lead of the match at 10-9.
The lead would be short-lived, however, as Nathaniel Augustson tallied a pin of JT Miller at 4:55 of the 174 bout to put OSU back in front at 15-10. CSU would answer right back, however, thanks to wins at 184 and 197.
With senior Ron Howard holding an early 2-1 lead over Alex Picazo, Picazo attempted to escape the mat and Howard's grasp in the waning seconds of the first period, but Howard pulled the Buckeye back into play and scored a takedown as time expired. The Viking then scored two more takedowns and built up 1:57 in riding time for a 10-3 decision.
Sophomore Joe Dennis would put the Vikings back in front at 19-15 thanks to a workmanlike bout against Corey Morrison, scoring four takedowns before ending the bout with a pin at 4:25.
The Buckeye's Kirk Nail out battled Rashard Goff at 285 for a 7-4 decision, trimming the CSU advantage to 19-18 and setting up the winner-take-all bout at 125.
Sophomore Mike Hurley put up a strong showing against T.J. Enright at 141 pounds, putting up 1:51 in riding time, but a costly penalty point in the second period and a pair of take-downs in the third proved to be the difference in a 5-4 loss.
Sophomore Ryan Hurley followed with a tough bout against J Jaggers at 149. The two wrestlers battled to a 1-1 score in the third before a takedown by Jaggers and a quick escape by Hurley made it 3-2. Jaggers, however, would seal the match in the final seconds with a takedown and near fall as time expired for an 8-2 victory and a 10-0 OSU advantage.
The win was Effner's first over the Buckeyes as head coach of CSU and the Vikings' first since topping OSU in Cleveland on Dec. 14, 1986 by an 18-15 score.
The Vikings will have a week off before returning home to Woodling Gym for the Cleveland State Duals on Jan. 14. Cleveland State will take on Eastern Michigan at 12:00 noon, Slippery Rock at 2:00 p.m. and West Liberty State at 4:00 p.m.
Cleveland State 25, Ohio State 18
133 Reece Humphrey (OSU) MD David Armstrong (CSU), 13-4 [0-4]
141 T.J. Enright (OSU) DEC Mike Hurley (CSU), 5-4 [0-7]
149 J Jaggers (OSU) DEC Ryan Hurley (CSU), 8-2 [0-10]
157 Victer Crenshaw (CSU) MD Jordin Humphrey (OSU), 17-9 [4-10]
165 Marcus Effner (CSU) FALL Steve Sommer (OSU), 2:16 [10-9]*
174 Nathaniel Augustson (OSU) FALL JT Miller (CSU), 4:55 [10-15]
184 Ron Howard (CSU) DEC Alex Picazo (OSU), 10-3 [13-15]
197 Joe Dennis (CSU) FALL Corey Morrison (OSU), 4:25 [19-15]
285 Kirk Nail (OSU) DEC Rashard Goff (CSU), 7-4 [19-18]
125 Jayrl Hunt (CSU) FALL Nate Costello (OSU), 3:20 [25-18]
* one point deduction on OSU for unsportsmanlike conduct
