Kent State University
Buffalo
11/13/2026 10:45:00 AM | Wrestling
Kent, Ohio- The Kent State Wrestling team will open up their Mid-American Conference schedule for their home-opener against the Buffalo Bulls at 7 P.M. inside the MAC Center.
Last Time Out
The Golden Flashes Wrestling team hit the road on Saturday and finished the day with four place-winners in their first tournament of the season at the annual Michigan State Open inside Jenison Fieldhouse. The Open featured two divisions, with one for freshman and sophomores and the other for upperclassmen.
Graduate student Ismael Ayoub(149) finished with the best result on Saturday with a third-place finish. Freshman Colin Whyte(285) and Redshirt Junior Brentan Simmerman(285) finished the day fourth, while Adan Benavidez(125) ended the Michigan State Open with a sixth-place finish.
Scouting Buffalo
The Bulls enter the first MAC dual of the season with an 0-1 dual record having fallen to South Dakota State by a score of 36-3. Last year, the Bulls finished with a dual record of 4-11, while finishing 11th at the conference championships as the host. They also sent Kaleb Burgess to the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds.
This year, the top names to watch for the Bulls are Sam Ewing(157) and Gianni Silvestri(133). Both wrestlers recently came away with first-place finishes at the Daktronics Open in South Dakota last week. Ewing has posted a 4-1 record so far this season, after placing 5th at the MAC Tournament a year ago, while Silvestri is 3-1.
Connor Jacobs(197) and Magnus Bibla are also names to watch for the Bulls as the other wrestlers inside the top 100 according to Wrestlestat. They both return to the squad after representing the Bulls at the MAC Championships a year ago and both winning a match each. Mason Rohr(149) also sits right outside the top 100 and is expected to wrestle for Buffalo against the Flashes on Friday night.
Series History
The Flashes and the Bulls will go head-to-head for the 42nd time in the history between the two programs as Kent State currently leads the series by a count of 27-14. KSU won last year's meeting in Western New York by a score of 22-10, while UB took home seven of the last eight previous meetings before that one.
Projected Lineups
Kent State vs. Buffalo
125- Adan Benavidez/Nico Kapusta vs. Cullen Edwards
133- Nick Molchak/Jake Landis vs. Gianni Silvestri
141- Tyler Adams/Connor Peterson vs. Mason Rohr
149- Nate Roth/Mason Tieffel vs. Aaron Lanster
157- Reese Stephen/Silas Stits vs. Sam Ewing
165- Carson Miller/Ty Deericks vs. Rex Bryson
174- Ethan Barr/Braxton Quaintance vs. Cole Dunham
184- Ronnie Dimmerling/Mason Higley/JR Reed vs. Ioannis Drapaniotis
197- Trent Thomas vs. Connor Jacobs
285- Corey Boerio/Brentan Simmerman vs. Magnus Bibla
Up Next
After Kent State's home-opener they will take an extended break from competition into the Thanksgiving holiday and will next gear up for a non-conference dual at Lock Haven on December 3rd at 6 P.M. out in Central Pennsylvania.
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