Ohio State's Paddy Gallagher works to control Hoftsra's Frank Volpe. Gallagher won this 157 pound bout with a tech fall.

Brendan McCrone of Ohio State secures a takedown on Dylan Ryder of Hofstra en route to a second period fall at 125 pounds.

OHIO STATE HEAD COACH

TOM RYAN RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO HOFSTRA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME 

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Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan shakes hands with Hofstra assistant coach Ernest James.

Ohio State's Carson Kharchla scores a take down on Hofstra's Ross McFarland en route to a major decision at 174 pounds. 

                        OHIO STATE  51   HOFSTRA  0

125- Brendan McCrone (Ohio St) pinned Dylan Ryder  4:33 

133- Nic Bouzakis (Ohio St) pinned Ryan Arbeit 1:03

141- Brandon Cannon (Ohio St) tech fall  Alex Turley 17-2

149- Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio St) tech fall Noah Tapia 19-2

157- Paddy Gallagher (Ohio St) tech fall Frankie Volpe 22-5 

165 - Bryce Hepner  (Ohio St) tech fall Matt Rogers 18-2

174-  Carson Kharchla (Ohio St) maj.dec. Ross McFarland 17-3

184-  Gavin Hoffman  (Ohio St) tech fall  Will Conlon 19-4

197-  Luke Geoy (Ohio St) tech fall  Nikolas Miller 18-1

285-  Nick Feldman (Ohio St) tech fall Keaton Kluever 20-5

MAT NOTES:

 The fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) had an impressive showing over host  Hofstra Sunday afternoon before a filled arena at the David S. Mack Sports Complex and Exhibition Center in Hempstead. OSU won all ten bouts contested and rolled to a 51-0 shutout victory.

 At 125, OSU's upstart freshman Brendan McCrone (8-2) defeated veteran DylanRyder (3-2) of Hills West HS, as he used a barrage of single leg takedowns and secured the fall with a tight cross-face cradle midway through the second period. Another pin was turned in by highly-touted Nic Bouzakis as he flattened Ryan Arbeit with an overhead cradle at the 1:03 mark in their 133-pound bout.

 In one of the key bouts, #5 - Carson Kharchla (6-1) scored with double leg takedowns en route to a solid 17-3 major decision over junior Ross McFarland (Phoenix HS) at 174 pounds.

 Other Buckeye standouts that posted tech falls were Dylan D'Emilio (149), Paddy Gallagher over former NYS champion Frankie Volpe (Hauppauge HS) and talented Gavin Hoffman at 285.

 Two-time NCAA finalist Sammy Sasso was on the bench  in support of his Buckeye teammates. As many should recall, Sasso was injured this past summer in a robbery attempt in Columbus, Ohio. He said in a post-match brief interview: " I am feeling good and my recovery is going well." All the wrestling fans throughout the nation wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the mat.

 Former Pride head coach Tommy Ryan received a warm welcome as many former wrestlers and  friends surrounded him mat side at the conclusion of the dual meet. The wrestling mat that coach Ryan purchased and had refurbished during his tenure as Hofstra head coach was used to host the dual meet action. Ryan now has an impressive 202- 66 career dual meet record at Ohio State.

Ohio State's Nic Bouzakis uses his cradle for a first period pin at 133 pounds. 

​ #5 OHIO STATE  51 HOFSTRA  0

OHIO STATE 49 COLUMBIA 0 

 BUCKEYES WIN ALL 20 BOUTS

AND IMPROVE TO 4-0

COACH TOM RYAN'S RETURN TO LI​​​​​​​​​​​

Dylan D'Emilio of Ohio State takes down Hofstra's Noah Tapia to win 20-2 at 149 pounds. 

Bryce Hepner of Ohio State battles Hofstra's Matt Rogers to start the Buckeyes scoring with an 18-3 tech fall at 165 pounds.