For the first time versus Ohio State since 2007, Michigan wrestling fans could hail the victors valiant on their home mat.
The No. 2 Wolverines split five of 10 matches with the No. 8 Buckeyes Friday night in the Crisler Center, with Mason Parris' tech fall over heavyweight Tate Orndorff the deciding factor.
Parris' bonus-point victory came just before intermission, but the meet came down to the very last minute of the meet, when 157-pounder WIll Lewan was awarded the victory — and the dual — by dint of having more riding time after all six sudden victory and tiebreaker periods. Lewan held off Elijah Cleary, who set the pace early but wasn't able to finish on a pair of first-period takedown attempts, to give his team the 18-16 victory.