Wrestling blanks Ohio at Rose Arena
Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Ben Bennett brought the crowd to its feet with the first pin of night.
Then, 184-pound freshman Dillon Kern got the second and 197-pound senior Eric Simaz got the third as the CMU wrestling team beat Ohio 40-0 Friday at Rose Arena.
It was the team's first shutout in the last two seasons.
“It was pretty good to get a pin in my last match at home,” Simaz said. “I wish it would have been against their starter, but it was still good.”
Senior 141-pounder Connor Beebe earned an upset in his final match at Rose Arena with a 6-1 decision against No. 11 Germane Lindsey. Beebe started to get his offense going in the second period after ending the first in a 0-0 tie.
“He needed a win to really solidify himself,” said coach Tom Borrelli. “With the win, he might be able to get an at large bid into the national tournament if he doesn’t win the conference tournament.”
Also earning bonus points for the Chippewas was 133-pound sophomore Scotti Sentes with a major decision against Michael Fennell.
The Mid-American Conference regular season championship will be decided with the last dual for CMU against Kent State at 2 p.m. Sunday in Kent, OH.
