PISCATAWAY, N.J. – SKWC fans continue to pack Jersey Mike’s Arena, as 5,769 watched No. 14 Rutgers face No. 7 Ohio State this past Sunday in Piscataway.
Though the Scarlet Knights lost the dual, 22-12, RU wrestled tough against the Buckeyes. Michael Cetta (149) defeated No. 9 Dylan D’Emilio in sudden victory, No. 21 Brian Soldano (184) pinned Ryder Rogotzke in a wild back-and-forth match and No. 13 Dylan Shawver (133) escaped at the buzzer for a decision over No. 12 Nic Bouzakis to highlight action for the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway.
The Buckeyes – ranked No. 7 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll – are the third of four top-12 opponents RU will have faced by the beginning of next week. Rutgers has also wrestled No. 9 Minnesota and No. 11 Michigan and will compete at No. 1 Penn State next Monday in College Park.
Rutgers wrestles No. 1 Penn State on Monday, February 12 in State College. The dual is set for 7 p.m. and will broadcast nationally on Big Ten Network.
Box Score
No. 7 Ohio State 22, No. 14 Rutgers 12
157: NR/23 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) over Jacob Butler (RU) by MD, 19-6; OSU leads, 4-0
165: 20/12 Bryce Hepner (OSU) over Anthony White (RU) by dec., 5-0; OSU leads, 7-0
174: 11/14 Rocco Welsh (OSU) over 13/17 Jackson Turley (RU) by dec., 4-3; OSU leads, 10-0
184: 21/22 Brian Soldano (RU) over Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) by fall (4:24); OSU leads, 10-6
197: 22/24 Luke Geog (OSU) over 12/14 John Poznanski (RU) by dec., 4-3; OSU leads, 13-6
HWT: 12/13 Nick Feldman (OSU) over 7/7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU) by dec., 4-2; OSU leads, 16-6
125: 24/21 Brendan McCrone (OSU) over 13/16 Dean Peterson (RU) by dec., 7-1; OSU leads, 19-6
133: 13/14 Dylan Shawver (RU) over 12/10 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) by dec., 5-4; OSU leads, 19-9
141: 3/3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) over 20/15 Mitch Moore (RU) by dec., 5-0; OSU leads, 22-9
149: Michael Cetta (RU) over 9/7 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) by SV1, 12-9; OSU wins, 22-12
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