| Old Dominion (4-6, 0-1 MAC) vs. Buffalo (7-6, 0-3 MAC) and #22 Kent State (10-3, 3-1 MAC) | |
| Date | Friday, Jan. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 24 |
| Time | 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. |
| Video | Buffalo (live on ESPN3); Kent State (Kent State All Access here) |
| Location | Buffalo, N.Y. and Kent, Ohio |
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NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (4-6, 0-1 MAC) hits the road this weekend for a pair of MAC dual meets against Buffalo (7-6, 0-3 MAC) on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. and No. 22 Kent State on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Friday night’s showdown with Buffalo will be aired live on ESPN3.
The Monarchs enter the weekend after a 24-12 loss to No. 21 Northern Iowa last Sunday at the Ted Constant Center. Brandon Jeske improved his winning streak to five with a 7-3 decision over UNI’s Leighton Gaul while Alexander Richardson earned a tech. fall at 149. In his first match back since the Midlands, Jack Dechow picked up a major decision at 184 for ODU.
Buffalo (7-6, 0-3 MAC) enters the meet after splitting matches last Saturday, as the Bulls took down Sacred Heart, 32-6, but fell to Columbia, 18-15. Buffalo will be seeking its first MAC victory of the season against the Monarchs, as the Bulls have lost to Missouri, Eastern Michigan and Kent State so far. They are led by redshirt sophomore Colt Cotten, who is 7-4 at 149, Tyler Rill, who is 10-6 at 165, and Joe Ariola, who is 8-8 at 184 and is tied for the team lead in career dual meet victories with 15.
The No. 22 Kent State Golden Flashes (10-3, 3-1 MAC) enter Sunday’s meet on a four-match winning streak dating back to the Virginia Duals on Jan. 8-9 where they defeated ODU, 23-13. Last weekend, Kent State pulled past Eastern Michigan, 19-14, and upended Ohio, 20-15. Redshirt senior Ian Miller, who is 16-0 and ranked No. 2 at 157, leads the Golden Flashes. Mack McGuire and Kyle Conel are also nationally ranked at 133 and 197, respectively.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Old Dominion Monarchs (4-6, 0-1 MAC)
125: Jr. Brandon Jeske (10-6)
133: #13 RFr. Emilio Saavedra (15-5)
141: #12 RSr. Chris Mecate (12-4)
149: #8 Sr. Alexander Richardson (13-3)
157: RSr. Devin Geoghegan (9-8) or RSo. Austin Eads (11-9)
165: Fr. Seldon Wright (13-10)
174: So. Brooks Climmons (6-9)
184: #5 RJr. Jack Dechow (8-1)
197: RSr. Austin Coburn (5-12)
285: Fr. Andrew Snyder (2-11)
Buffalo Bulls (7-6, 0-3 MAC)
125: RFr. Kyle Akins (14-7)
133: RFr. Bryan Lantry (14-8)
141: RFr. Brandon Lapi (12-10)
149: RSo. Colt Cotton (7-4)
157: RSo. Tim Schaefer (5-10)
165: RJr. Tyler Rill (10-6) or RJr. Rrok Ndokaj (7-10)
174: Sr. Muhamed McBryde (5-6)
184: RSo. Joe Ariola (8-8)
197: Jr. James Benjamin (11-11)
285: RFr. Jake Gunning (12-8)
No. 22 Kent State Golden Flashes (10-3, 3-1 MAC)
125: Del Vinas (9-12)
133: #10 Mack McGuire (19-4)
141: Anthony Tutolo (22-13)
149: Mike DePalma (17-5)
157: #2 Ian Miller (16-0) or Casey Sparkman (23-9)
165: Tyler Buckwalter (17-9)
174: Mike Vollant (11-10)
184: Cole Baxter (18-8) or Jerald Spohn (12-13)
197: #16 Kyle Conel (19-5)
285: Stephen Suglio (11-14) or Devin Nye (24-11)
NEXT UP
ODU continues its stretch of MAC road matches next Sunday, Jan. 31 when the Monarchs travel to take on No. 4 Missouri at 2 p.m.
COVERAGE
Old Dominion’s match against Buffalo will be aired live on ESPN3 Friday night at 7 p.m. A live stream of Sunday’s battle against Kent State can be found here.
VOUCHER BOOKS
Take advantage of the great offer to attend ODU wrestling matches through the ODU Wrestling Season Ticket Voucher Book available online here. Voucher books can also be purchased at the gate prior to any home event. Each voucher book contains 12 vouchers. These vouchers are good for any regular season ODU home wrestling match during the 2015-2016 season.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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