Kent State University
Oklahoma
Flashes Battle at Kent State Tri-Meet
11/16/2019 3:13:00 PM | Wrestling
KENT, OHIO- Kent State welcomed in two power-five programs in the #29 Michigan State Spartans and #19 Oklahoma Sooners for the Kent State Tri-Meet on Saturday inside the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes pulled out a pair of wins in each dual, falling to Oklahoma 29-7 and to Michigan State 36-6. In the neutral site match, Michigan State held off the Sooners 21-16.
Against the Sooners, freshman Earl Blake got things rolling for the Golden Flashes. The Maryland native fought back in his match with Tommy Hoskins to force overtime. Blake then earned a takedown in the first extra frame to earn the sudden victory.
Tim Rooney and Kody Komara each lost tough back-and-forth matches with Komara's coming in extra time. At 165, Kade Byland earned a major decision with a decisive 11-3 victory. The Sooners would take a trio of close decisions before a late fall in the heavyweight match closed the dual.
Rooney avenged the close loss against the Sooners by picking up an 8-5 victory over the Spartans' Jake Speiss. Michigan State churned out close decisions up until 174, where Andrew McNally took what might have been the match of the afternoon. McNally rallied from 10-6 down to take an 11-10 lead late in the third period. Layne Malczewski had the riding time bonus, which forced the match into overtime. In the extra frame, McNally earned the take down and picked up an impressive 13-11 comeback victory.
Kent State now sits at 2-3 on the season in dual meets. Next weekend the Golden Flashes head to Annapolis for the Navy Classic. Kent State will compete against wrestlers from: Air Force, American, Brown, Bucknell, Campbell, The Citadel, Cleveland State, Edinboro, George Mason, Lock Haven, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio, Old Dominion, Oregon State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech. The Classic gets started at 10, FloWrestling will have live stats but no video.
OKLAHOMA 29 KENT STATE 7
125 Earl Blake (Kent State) over Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma) (SV-1 5-3)
133 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) over Tim Rooney (Kent State) (Dec 7-5)
141 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (TF 20-5 7:00)
149 Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) over Kody Komara (Kent State) (SV-1 6-4)
157 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (Dec 7-3)
165 Kade Byland (Kent State) over Jose Lao Cooper (Oklahoma) (MD 11-3)
174 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) over Andrew McNally (Kent State) (Dec 12-8)
184 Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) (Dec 5-3)
197 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) over Colin McCracken (Kent State) (Dec 3-2)
285 Josiah Jones (Oklahoma) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 6:00)
MICHIGAN STATE 36 KENT STATE 6
125 Logan Griffin (Michigan State) over Earl Blake (Kent State) (Fall 6:26)
133 Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Jake Spiess (Michigan State) (Dec 8-5)
141 Matt Santos (Michigan State) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Dec 3-2)
149 Alex Hrisopoulos (Michigan State) over Kody Komara (Kent State) (Dec 5-3)
157 Jake Tucker (Michigan State) over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (Dec 11-5)
165 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Fall 2:29)
174 Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) (SV-1 13-11)
184 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) (Fall 1:37)
197 Brenden McRill (Michigan State) over Colin McCracken (Kent State) (Dec 5-3)
285 Christian Rebottaro (Michigan State) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 4:42)
MICHIGAN STATE 21 OKLAHOMA 16 (MSU Docked Team point for failure to control mat)
125 Logan Griffin (Michigan State) over Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma) (MD 11-2)
133 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) over Garrett Pepple (Michigan State) (Dec 5-0)
141 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) over Matt Santos (Michigan State) (SV-1, 3-1)
149 Jaden Enriquez (Michigan State) over Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) (SV-2, 3-1)
157 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) over Jake Tucker (Michigan State) (Dec 6-2)
165 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) over Jose Lao Cooper (Oklahoma) (Fall, 1:07)
174 Anthony Mantanona over Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) (Dec, 6-3)
184 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) over Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) (Fall, 4:57)
197 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) over Nick May (Michigan State) (MD, 12-3)
285 Christian Rebottaro (Michigan State) over Josiah Jones (Oklahoma) (Dec, 3-1)
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