No. 6 Ohio State (14-2, 6-1) cruised to a 32-6 win over visiting Indiana (6-3, 3-3) on Senior Day Sunday at the Covelli Center. 

Prior to the match, the Ohio State Department of Athletics and its wrestling program honored five seniors who have been instrumental to the success of the Buckeyes over the last several years. Gavin Hoffman, Nick Boykin and Sammy Sasso along with managers Destinee Fry  and Lily Voellm were recognized. 

How it Happened

197-No. 22 Luke Geog (OSU) def. Gabe Sollars (IND) | D, 9-6
Sollars struck first with a takedown in the first 20 seconds. Geog got a quick escape point and a takedown for a 4-3 lead. Sollars tied it with an escape before the end of the first. Sollars added an escape early in the second before a Geog takedown made it 7-5 Buckeyes. Sollars added another escape to go to the third with Geog leading 7-6. From the bottom, Geog got a penalty point awarded for a technical violation before an escape made it 9-6 for a win by decision. 

HWT-No. 7 Nick Feldman (OSU) def. Nick Willham (IND) | MD, 12-3
Feldman got the first takedown and then a second for a 6-1 lead midway through the first. After a Willham escape, the bout went to the second with the Buckeyes leading 6-2. Feldman escaped quickly early in the middle period for a 7-2 lead after five minutes. Willham got an escape point before being called for stalling to make it 8-3 Feldman. Willham was called for stalling again before a Feldman takedown made it a win by major decision, 12-3. 

125-No. 23 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IND) | MD, 14-4
The Buckeyes went up 3-0 on a McCrone takedown. McCrone added a four-point nearfall for a 7-0 lead with more than two minutes of riding time after the first period. McCrone added a reversal to start the second before a Frazier escape made it 9-1 Buckeyes headed to the third. Frazier scored a takedown early in the third before a McCrone escape made it 10-4 Ohio State. McCrone added a takedown for a win by major decision, 14-4. 

133-No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Isaac Thornton (IND) | Fall, 4:03
Bouzakis led 6-1 after two early takedowns around a Thornton escape. After another takedown, Bouzakis led 9-2 after three minutes. A reversal to open the second made it 11-2 Buckeyes. Bouzakis then got the pin at 4:03 for the six team points. 
 

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141-No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IND) | MD, 19-6
A quick scramble resulted in a 3-0 lead for the Buckeyes after a Mendez takedown. Fongaro was awarded a pair of escape points around a Mendez takedown for a 6-2 OSU lead three minutes. Fongara added an escape before a Mendez takedown upped the lead to 9-3 headed to the third. Mendez added an escape point before another takedown to up the advantage to 13-3. Fongaro scored a reversal before a Mendez escape made it 14-5. Mendez added a takedown before a Fongaro escape. Mendez finished with a 19-6 win by major decision.  
 

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149-No. 11 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) def.  No. 14 Graham Rooks (IND) | D, 4-2
D’Emilio entered the second period with a 3-0 lead after a late takedown. He added an escape to open the second for a 4-0 lead after five minutes. Rooks made it 4-1 Buckeyes with a third-period escape. After Rooks was awarded a point for stalling against Ohio State, D’Emilio got the win by decision, 4-2. 
 

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157-No. 19 Brayton Lee (IND) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 4-2
Neither wrestler put points on the board in the first period. Wilcox escaped for a 1-0 lead early in the second. Lee made it 3-2 Indiana with a takedown and another Wilcox escape. In the third, Lee escaped to earn a 4-2 win by decision. 

165-No. 19 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Robert Major (IND) | D, 14-6
Major scored first with a takedown. Hepner escaped and added a takedown for a 4-3 lead after the first period. Hepner added a reversal to open the second. Major escaped before a Hepner takedown made it 9-4 Buckeyes after five minutes. A Major escape before a Hepner takedown upped the lead to 12-6 Buckeyes after another Major escape. Hepner added a riding time point for a 14-6 win by major decision. 

174-No. 11 Rocco Welsh (OSU) def. Nick South (IND) | MD, 14-5
Welsh led 3-1 after the first. South escaped before a quick Welsh takedown made it 6-2 Buckeyes. South added another escape to send the bout to the third with Welsh leading 6-3. Welsh opened with an escape early in the third and then added a takedown before a South escape made it 10-4 Buckeyes. Welsh added another escape to win the match by major decision, 14-5.  

184-Roman Rogotzke (IND) def. Gavin Bell (OSU) | SV, 18-11
Bell got the early takedown for a 3-0 lead. Rogotzke scored with a reversal before Bell countered with one of his own for a 5-2 lead. Rogotzke added another reversal to send the bout to the second with Bell leading 5-4. Rogotzke tied it at 5-all with an escape to open the second. Bell went up 8-5 with a takedown and then added a two-point nearfall for a 10-5 advantage. Rogotzke escaped to make it 10-6 after five minutes. Bell got an escape point in the third before a Rogotzke takedown and two-point nearfall tied it at 11-all after three periods. With the match in sudden victory, Rogotzke to the late takedown and four-point nearfall for an 18-11 win by decision.  

Up Next:
The Buckeyes travel to Michigan State Friday for the final dual match of the season. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Big Ten Network will broadcast the match to a national audience. 

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