ADA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College wrestling fell to 24th-ranked Ohio Northern University, 45-7. tonight (Tuesday, January 10, 2012) in the opening Ohio Athletic Conference match for both schools.
The Yellow Jackets are now 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the OAC while the Polar Bears improved to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in the OAC.
The Yellow Jackets were led by freshman 141-pounder Nick Ramsey (Cleveland/Lakewood) who won by major decision 15-5 in his very first OAC and dual match appearance. Ramsey, who joined the team this semester, now has a record of 3-3 after posting a mark of 2-3 at the Waynesburg (Pa.) University Invitational last Saturday.
In addition to Ramsey, freshman 149-pounder Sam McIntosh (South Euclid/Brush) won by a 6-2 decision to pick up his first career OAC victory. McIntosh is now tied for the team lead in wins with a record of 10-8 overall.
B-W is back in action this Saturday, January 14 when it will travel to Painesville to take on NCAA Division II Lake Erie College in a non-conference dual match at 7:00 p.m. The next home match is on Tuesday, January 17 when the team will host Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center at 7:30 p.m.
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Match Results
No. 24 Ohio Northern 45, Baldwin-Wallace 7
125 — Cole Cochran (ONU) dec. Jeremy Dombrady (B-W), 5-2
133 — Jeremy Jones (ONU) pinned Andrew Taylor (B-W), 2:31
141 — Nick Ramsey (BW) maj. dec. Alex Donoho (ONU), 15-5
149 — Samuel McIntosh (BW) dec. Kyle Brezovec (ONU), 6-2
157 — Mick Letcher (ONU) pinned Alexander Cahill (B-W), 1:26
165 — Billy Painter (ONU) wins by forfeit
174 — Kyle Kwiat (ONU) wins by forfeit
184 — D.J. Recnagel (ONU) wins by forfeit
197 — Michael Pawlitz (ONU) wins by forfeit
285 — Cody Lovejoy (ONU) pinned Addison Carbone (B-W), 2:48