COLUMBUS, Ohio. – No. 18 Rutgers wrestling (8-3, 0-2) lost to No. 7 Ohio State (8-1, 2-0), 27-12, on Sunday afternoon at the Covelli Centre. No. 29 Joseph Olivieri (141) picked up a top-20 victory while No. 13 Dean Peterson (125) earned a decision to highlight action for the Scarlet Knights against the Buckeyes. Jackson Turley (174) also collected a forfeit to close out action in Columbus.
 
Olivieri faced No. 16 Dylan D'Emilio – a two-time NCAA qualifier – and was tied with his opponent in the third period. With 23 seconds in regulation, D'Emilio was awarded a takedown, but a coach's challenge reversed the call and sent the bout to sudden victory. After a scoreless first overtime, Olivieri rode out D'Emilio in TB1 and avoided being scored on after a neutral start in TB2 for the 2-1 final.
 
Peterson faced Andre Gonzalez at 125 pounds, using takedowns in the first and third periods to secure his 6-4 decision. It marked Peterson's 17th win of the season and his second consecutive of the weekend after he earned a 2-0 decision over Indiana's Jacob Moran last Friday night in Bloomington.
 
Up Next
Rutgers returns home to host No. 21 Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 20 and No. 3 Michigan on Sunday, Jan. 22. Both duals will stream on Big Ten Plus.
 
Box Score
No. 7 Ohio State 27, No. 18 Rutgers 12
184: 5/5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) over 14/16 Brian Soldano (RU) by fall (6:46); OSU leads, 6-0
197: 26/13 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) over Billy Janzer (RU) by dec., 8-3; OSU leads, 9-0
HWT: 16/18 Tate Orndorff (OSU) over John O'Donnell (RU) by TF, 15-0 (5:31); OSU leads, 14-0
125: 13/15 Dean Peterson (RU) over Andre Gonzalez (OSU) by dec., 6-4; OSU leads, 14-3
133: 15/13 Jesse Mendez (OSU) over 14/14 Joe Heilmann (RU) by dec., 5-1; OSU leads, 17-3
141: 29/NR Joseph Olivieri (RU) over 16/23 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) by TB2, 2-1; OSU leads, 17-6
149: 3/3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) over NR/HM Tony White (RU) by MD, 11-2; OSU leads, 21-6
157: 21/HM Paddy Gallagher (OSU) over NR/23 Andrew Clark (RU) by dec., 4-3; OSU leads, 24-6
165: Isaac Wilcox (OSU) over Connor O'Neill (RU) by dec., 3-2, OSU leads, 27-6
174: Jackson Turley (RU) wins by forfeit; OSU wins, 27-12