Buckeyes 4-0 in last 4 Duals

The Buckeyes finished the final two weeks of the regular season a perfect 4-0 in duals, all against ranked teams. The Buckeyes defeated #17 Michigan 26-17, #8 Illinois 26-13, #19 Northwestern 23-18 and #16 Wisconsin 24-18. The Michigan, which was at Michigan, looked to be in jeapordy until sophomore 125 pound wrestler Nikko Triggas secured a huge fall against #17 Michael Watts. It was a match changing fall for Triggas, who now has a team leading 11 pins on the season. The Buckeyes came home on Sunday for the final home dual of the season and easily handled #8 Illinois 26-13. One week later the Buckeyes defeated both Northwestern and Wisconsin on the road to finish the regular season 13-2 and 7-1 in the Big Ten. Head Coach Tom Ryan also picked up his 150th career coaching victory against Illinois. He now has a winning percentage of .609 in his coaching career. The Buckeyes will return to action March 7 and 8 at Penn State in the Big Ten wrestling tournament.