ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio Bobcats wrestling team (1-0) won their first dual meet of the season on Saturday night, defeating Morgan State (0-1), 44-2 at the Ohio Showcase.
  
Freshman Brayden Teunissen (Belvidere, Ill.) picked up the first win of the day for the Bobcats, defeating Jimmie Jones by major decision, 11-1.
 
Freshman Konner Lambers (Elder, Ohio) followed with a dominant victory, defeating the Bears' Julian Dawson by technical fall at 5:53.
 
Freshman Abe Hermes (Milan, Ohio) followed with another technical fall victory over opponent Marwan Nazeer, giving the Bobcats an early 14-0 lead in the match.
 
At 157 lbs, redshirt junior Derek Raike (Point Pleasant, W.Va) picked up a win in his season debut, defeating opponent Sincere Bailey by major decision, 9-0.
 
Wrestling at 174 lbs, redshirt sophomore Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio) wrestled his way to a lead before his opponent was forced to forfeit due to injury at 3:49.
 
Redshirt Senior Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio) returned to the mat in dominant fashion, defeating opponent Sam Diggs by technical fall at 5:00.  
 
Closing out the meet for the Bobcats was redshirt senior Zayne Lehman (Akron, Ohio), making his debut at 197 lbs. with a strong performance, winning by sudden victory (fall) at 3:00. Lehman's victory closed out a dominant 44-2 victory in the Bobcat's first dual meet of the season.
 
The Bobcats will return to action next Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7p.m. at the Convo when they host Wisconsin for a dual meet. The match will be streaming on ESPN+ and tickets can be found at ohiobobcats.com.
 
Full Meet Results:

125: Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) over Jimmie Jones (Morgan State) (MD 11-1)   133:  Konner Lambers (Ohio) over Julian Dawson (Morgan State) (TF 17-1 5:53)   141:  Abe Hermes (Ohio) over Marwan Nazeer (Morgan State) (TF 22-4 5:23)   149: Eugene Harney (Morgan State) over Carson Weber (Ohio) (Dec 1-0)   157: Derek Raike (Ohio) over Sincere Bailey (Morgan State) (MD 9-0)   165:  Max Ray (Ohio) over Eric Tecson (Morgan State) (Dec 5-1)   174: Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) over Cort Vann (Morgan State) (Inj. 3:49)   184: Sal Perrine (Ohio) over Sam Diggs (Morgan State) (TF 19-2 5:00)   197: Zayne Lehman (Ohio) over Eric Washington Jr. (Morgan State) (SV-1 (Fall) 2:59)   HWT: Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio) over Unknown (For.)

 
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