Michigan State University
No. 2 Ohio State
Michigan State Wrestling Battles Buckeyes Tough Friday
1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Michigan State wrestling battled No. 2 Ohio State tough on Friday night at Jenison Field House, taking three bouts but falling to the Buckeyes, 35-12.
Redshirt freshman Austin Hiles upset No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell at 165 pounds, redshirt sophomore Logan Ritchie took his first Big Ten dual win of the season at 174 and redshirt freshman Christian Rebottaro extended his dual win streak to 3-0 since his return to the starting lineup.
"I think the positives in certain areas were our guys realized that they can compete with one of the best teams in the country up-and-down, and as we take a step forward as a program, they have to have the mindset that no matter who they're wrestling, it doesn't matter if it's a ranked opponent or an unranked opponent, that we have to wrestle the same every time we step on the mat," Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler said. "We can't wrestle guys based on what they're ranked on paper, you've got to wrestle guys based on what we have and our abilities."
Highlighting the match was the momentous win by Hiles, who came back from a 2-0 deficit to take a 4-2 lead as Campbell was penalized with stalling calls. As Campbell got his sixth stalling call late in the third period, the Buckeye was disqualified and Hiles brought home six team points for the Spartans going into the mid-match break.
"We've been telling our guys all year long that you've got to wrestle within yourself and believe in your positions, and that's what he did today. He's wrestling one of the best guys in the country and he stayed true to his game plan and didn't get rattled at all, even after he got taken down, and that's what won him the match was pressure and wrestling at his position. Good things happen when you wrestle within yourself," Chandler said.
MSU added six more team points with decisions from Ritchie at 174 and Rebottaro at heavyweight, but the Buckeyes garnered bonus points in six out of seven matches to win, 35-12.
Spartan wrestling returns to action on Friday, Feb. 2 in West Lafayette, Indiana, against No. 24 Purdue at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed on BTN Plus.
Bout-By-Bout
133: No. 2 Luke Pletcher (OSU) pinned Nathan Ellis (MSU), 4:35
In the first period, Pletcher recorded three takedowns but Ellis got three escapes before the end of the period and Pletcher took an 8-3 lead. Ellis began the second frame down and got the escape point, but after a series of takedowns and escapes, Pletcher got a nearfall and then proceeded to get the pin at 4:35.
141: No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) pinned Kole Krauss (MSU), 1:23
McKenna jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a takedown and nearfall, and then successully got the pin just 1:23 into the bout.
149: No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) tech. fall Jwan Britton (MSU), 16-1
Hayes built a 10-0 lead before Britton responded with an escape point, and with another takedown and four-point nearfall, Hayes got the technical fall just as the first frame ended.
157: No. 5 Micah Jordan (OSU) pinned Jake Tucker (MSU), 3:36
Late in the first period, Jordan finally got on the board first with a takedown. Tucker got the escape to cut the lead in half at 2-1, but Jordan added another takedown before time expired in the first. Jordan began the second with another takedown and then pinned Tucker at 3:36.
165: Austin Hiles (MSU) wins by DQ over No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU)
Campbell scored first with a takedown late in the first. In the second stanza, Campbell started down and Hiles fought off his attempts to escape. Campbell was hit with stalling calls in the third, and Hiles took a 4-2 lead as time ran out in the final frame. Due to the stall call being his sixth, Campbell was disqualified and Hiles' win gave the team six points. Ohio State was also deducted a team point for a Control of Mat Area penalty following a lengthy review.
174: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Fritz Schierl (OSU), 9-6
In the first period, neither Ritchie nor Schierl gave up a point. Ritchie jumped out to a commanding, 7-0 lead after an escape, takedown and four-point nearfall. Schierl managed to escape before time ran out in the second, and then chose down in the third. Adding another escape point and then a takedown, Schierl cut Ritchie's lead to 7-4. Ritchie responded with an escape, and though Schierl recorded another takedown, Ritchie escaped and finished the bout with a 9-6 win for his first B1G dual win of the season.
184: No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) tech. fall Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 16-1
Martin started off with a takedown, and Shadaia got the escape to cut Martin's lead to 2-1. Martin then got a takedown, one four-point nearfall and a pair of two-point nearfalls to jump out to a 14-1 lead going into the second. Martin chose neutral to begin the second, and with one more takedown, the Buckeye got the technical fall over Shadaia, 16-1, at 3:24.
197: No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) tech. fall Nick May (MSU), 20-2
In the first, Moore got three takedowns and May secured two escapes, ending the first frame with Moore in the lead, 6-2. In the second period, Moore chose to begin neutral and after a takedown, followed by three four-point nearfalls, Moore got the technical fall over May at 4:19.
285: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) dec. Kevin Snyder (OSU), 4-2
After the first period, Rebottaro and Snyder ended scoreless. In the second, Rebottaro chose down to start the frame and got on the board first with an escape point. Snyder got a takedown to take a 2-1 lead in the third period, and Rebottaro got the tying point with an escape. Rebottaro took back the lead late in the third with a takedown to finish with a 4-2 decision.
125: No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) dec. Rayvon Foley (MSU), 7-3
Tomasello got two takedowns in the first, and Foley recorded two escapes to cut Tomasello's lead in half, 4-2. In the second period, Foley chose down and got the escape point to pull within one point of the lead, but Tomasello got another takedown and ended the second with a 6-3 lead. In the third, Tomasello recorded an escape point and fought off Foley's attempts to score, finishing with a 7-3 decision.
Ohio State 35, Michigan State 12
125: No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) dec. Rayvon Foley (MSU), 7-3. OSU wins, 35-12.
133: No. 2 Luke Pletcher (OSU) pinned Nathan Ellis (MSU), 4:35. OSU leads, 6-0.
141: No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) pinned Kole Krauss (MSU), 1:23. OSU leads, 12-0.
149: No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) tech. fall Jwan Britton (MSU), 16-1. OSU leads, 17-0.
157: No. 5 Micah Jordan (OSU) pinned Jake Tucker (MSU), 3:36. OSU leads, 23-0.
165: Austin Hiles (MSU) wins by DQ over No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell. OSU leads, 22-6.*
174: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Fritz Schierl (OSU), 9-6. OSU leads, 22-9.
184: No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) tech. fall Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 16-1. OSU leads, 27-9.
197: No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) tech. fall Nick May (MSU), 20-2. OSU leads, 32-9.
HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) dec. Kevin Snyder (OSU), 4-2. OSU leads, 32-12.
*Team point deducted for Control of Mat Area penalty.
Attendance: 788
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