Ohio Valley Results (PDF)
Kent State-Tuscarawas Results (PDF)

Twelfth-ranked Lourdes had little resistance on Saturday afternoon, as the Gray Wolves posted a 44-12 victory over Ohio Valley and a 53-6 triumph over Kent State-Tuscarawas inside of Founders Hall Gymnasium in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
 
"This was a nice bounce back after our performance in our last match," head coach Dock Kelly III said afterwards.  "I'm very pleased with the way that our wrestlers responded."
 
In the opener against Ohio Valley, Liam Alicardi (Westerville, Ohio/North H.S.) registered a fall at the 2:19 mark of the opening period in his season debut at 141 pounds after Jimmy Balazy (Parma, Ohio/Padua Franciscan H.S.) registered a technical fall, scoring a 22-4 win at 133 pounds.
 
Grant Pittroff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg H.S.) had to rally from a 6-0 deficit after two periods to earn an 8-7 decision at 174 pounds.
 
The Gray Wolves also won five matches against Ohio Valley via forfeit while the Fighting Scots earned wins at 184 and 197 pounds with falls.
 
The match against the hosts, Kent State-Tuscarawas was nearly flawless for Lourdes.  After winning by forfeit at 125 pounds, Balazy notched a fall just 1:15 into his match at 133 pounds.  Alicardi followed with an 18-0 technical fall after the opening period the 141-pound weight class.
 
Another forfeit followed at 149 before Garret Anderson (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) and Greg Briggs (Seville, Ohio/Cloverleaf H.S.) recorded back-to-back pins at 157 and 165 pounds respectively.  The Gray Wolves were awarded another forfeit at 174 before the Golden Eagles earned their lone win of the day with a fall at 184 pounds.
 
Nick Caruso (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville H.S.) posted a pin at the 1:42 mark of the opening stanza at 197 pounds before Alec Moore-Nash (Price Hill, Ohio/Elder H.S.) earned a fall at 2:56 at the heavyweight bout.
 
"We must now turn our focus to next weekend which are critical matches for ranking purposes," Kelly added.  "We will work hard in practice and then look to end the semester on a positive note against three solid opponents."
 
Lourdes (7-2) will head to the Warrior Duals hosted by Indiana Tech next Saturday.  Action begins against the hosts at 10 a.m. before matches versus Marian and Thomas More follow inside the Warrior Athletic Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.