Michigan State University
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Fish Defeats Top-10 Opponent to Lead MSU to its Seventh-Straight Victory
1/6/2024 8:23:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State wrestling team had a quick turnaround from Friday's victory as they defeated Ohio University, 30-11, in a back-and-forth battle Saturday evening inside Jenison Field House.
HEAD COACH ROGER CHANDLER
"It was a complete team performance and our best performance all year from top to bottom, we minimized their (Ohio) opportunities of bonus points and maximized on our end with five matches ending with bonus points," said Chandler. "We adjusted from last night's performance where we weren't at our best and Ohio is a very good team. Good things happen when you wrestle seven minutes, that's what we preach on."
The Spartans record remains a perfect 7-0 for the third time in program history, while the Bobcats drop to 4-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a tight-knit battle in the first four bouts with each team winning two, Ohio won the 133 and 149-pound matches. No. 32-ranked 125-pound redshirt junior Tristan Lujan got back into the win column with an 8-3 decision on two takedowns, and No. 33-ranked 141-pounder redshirt senior Jordan Hamdan earned the first of five bonus points for MSU with a 12-4 decision on three takedowns.
No. 21-ranked 157-pound senior Chase Saldate picked up back-to-back pins on back-to-back nights with a first period fall over Ohio's Dan Segura. Saldate's six falls now leads the team.
No. 21 at 157 Chase Saldate comes through with the pin for @MSU_Wrestling against Ohio's Dan Segura. 📌 pic.twitter.com/r0ST2eiih6
— Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) January 6, 2024
In the most anticipated bout of the night, No. 14-ranked senior Caleb Fish squared off against No. 9-ranked Garrett Thompson at 165 pounds. Fish displayed an impressive performance taking Thompson down twice with over two minutes of riding time to control his way to a 7-1 victory.
Caleb Fish knocks off No. 9-ranked Garrett Thompson by decision, 7-1, with over two minutes of riding time.#GoGreen | #OneFocus pic.twitter.com/XbUnvDG5LD
— Spartan Wrestling (@MSU_Wrestling) January 6, 2024
The Bobcats would win the 174-pound match, their lone with bonus points, in a 15-2 major decision.
From there on out it was all Green and White, who won the final three bouts of the night. No. 21-ranked graduate 184-pounder Layne Malczewski earned his third major decision dual victory of the season with an 8-0 shutout over Ohio's Zayne Lehman, and No. 31-ranked 197-pound redshirt freshman Kael Wisler sealed the Spartans victory with a dominat 14-3 major decision.
Redshirt-freshman heavyweight Josh Terrill continued to put on electrifying performances for the crowd, as he battled his way back from a 4-1 deficit in the third period swinging Ohio's Jordan Greer with a hip toss and pinned Greer with under a minute left.
Michigan State will now focus on the B1G season as it travels to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Jan. 14.
MATCH-BY-MATCH
Michigan State 30, Ohio 11
Attendance: 343
125 | Tristan Lujan (MSU) dec. Ryan Meek (OU) 8-3 | MSU 3-0
133 | Mason Brugh (OU) SV-1 Andy Hampton (MSU) 5-2 | Tied 3-3
141 | Jordan Hamdan (MSU) major dec. Aidan Waszak (OU) 12-4 | MSU 7-3
149 | Derek Raike (OU) major dec. Braden Stauffenberg (MSU) 11-3 | Tied 7-7
157 | Chase Saldate (MSU) fall over Dan Segura (OU) 2:33 | MSU 13-7
165 | Caleb Fish (MSU) dec. Garrett Thompson (OU) 7-1 | MSU 16-7
174 | Sal Perrine (OU) major dec. Marty Larkin (MSU) 15-2 | MSU 16-11
184 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) major dec. Zayne Lehman (OU) 8-0 | MSU 20-11
197 | Kael Wisler (MSU) major dec. Austin Starr (OU) 14-3 | MSU 24-11
285 | Josh Terrill (MSU) fall over Jordan Greer (OU) 6:05 | MSU 30-11
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