CLEVELAND, Ohio --- The Golden Eagle wrestling team came up just one decision short on the road on Thursday night, falling by an 18-14 score to Cleveland State in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) dual.  

Clarion rebounded from a slow start where they won just one of the first five matches contested, winning three straight duals to take the lead on the hosting Vikings. The Golden Eagles took that lead in part by scoring the only bonus points of the night for either side, when John Worthing worked JR Reed in the 174-pound bout for a technical fall. Worthing stacked up the points in quick succession over Reed, finally knocking him out of the bout 38 seconds into the third period to put up five team points. 

That win pulled the Golden Eagles to within 12-11, a feat that looks more impressive when considering they had trailed by a 12-3 score just moments before. Joey Fischer got the ball rolling on the night with a 5-2 decision over Ben Aranda at 125 pounds, but the Vikings went on to win the next four bouts by decision to build a 12-3 lead.  

The series of close matches kept the team match within striking distance, though, and Cam Pine was the first to start to close that gap. He won a marathon bout against Daniel Patten, getting a takedown in the second sudden victory period to pull out a 3-1 decision. That was followed by Worthing's tech fall to make it 12-11, and Will Feldkamp briefly put Clarion ahead 14-12 with a decision over DeAndre Nassar. The bout between two NCAA qualifiers – Nassar in 2021, and Feldkamp in 2022 – was close throughout, but Feldkamp held on for the 3-1 decision to put his team ahead.  

Cleveland State was able to finish things off at home, though, with Anthony Perrine and Daniel Bucknavich scoring decisions at 197 and 285, respectively. That gave them the edge in the team points as they recorded an 18-14 team win. 

Cleveland State 18, Clarion 14 

125: Joey Fischer (Clarion) def. Ben Aranda (CSU) Dec. 5-2 

133: Jake Manley (CSU) def. Koen Kish (Clarion) Dec. 4-0 

141: Caleb Rea (CSU) def. Seth Koleno (Clarion Dec. 10-6 

149: Douglas Terry (CSU) def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion) Dec. 8-3 

157: Marcus Robinson (CSU) def. Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) Dec. 8-4 

165: Cam Pine (Clarion) def. Daniel Patten (CSU) SV-2 3-1 

174: John Worthing (Clarion) def. JR Reed (CSU) TF 19-2 5:38 

184: Will Feldkamp (Clarion) def. DeAndre Nassar (CSU) Dec. 3-1 

197: Anthony Perrine (CSU) def. Ty Bagoly (Clarion) Dec. 7-4 

285: Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) def. Reynold Maines (Clarion) Dec. 6-0