
Flashes Wrap-Up Road Trip In Loss To SIUE
1/24/2026 8:53:00 PM | Wrestling
Edwardsville, Illinois- The Kent State Wrestling team wrapped up a long road trip on Saturday as they fell to division leading Southern Illinois University Edwardsville by a score of 31-3.
Blake Scahffer(197) had the lone win of the day for the Blue and Gold as he defeated Nick Nosler by a score of 4-2 to secure his 20th victory of the season.
Nico Calello(125) and Ethan Barr(174) each took their opponents to the brink, taking the match to overtime periods. Calello was defeated in the first tiebreaker period by a score of 3-2; while Barr lost a close 7-4 match in sudden victory.
Kent State vs. SIU Edwardsville Results (3-31)
125: Drew Davis (SIUE) over Nico Calello (KENT) (TB-1 3-2)
133: Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Nick Molchak (KENT) (Dec 8-3)
141: Alec Peralta (SIUE) over Mason Tieffel (KENT) (Dec 10-4)
149: Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Silas Stits (KENT) (MD 18-6)
157: Hayden Whidden (SIUE) over Reese Stephen (KENT) (Dec 5-1)
165: Brock Woodcock (SIUE) over Chris Earnest (KENT) (Dec 10-8)
174: Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Ethan Barr (KENT) (SV-1 7-4)
184: Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Ronald Dimmerling (KENT) (MD 13-4)
197: Blake Schaffer (KENT) over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
285: Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Corey Boerio (KENT) (TF 18-3 6:58)
Up Next
The Flashes(5-6; 1-4) now turn their attention towards an exciting home stand as they will host meets at the MAC Center for the next four weeks. The first one in the schedule for Kent State is on Saturday when they welcome in Long Island University and conference foe Clarion for a tri-meet.
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