COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Wisconsin men's wrestling team faced off with its seventh-straight ranked Big Ten opponent, as the Badgers were defeated, 34-6, by No. 10 Ohio State on Friday at St. John Arena.
 
The first match of the dual was a family affair, as third-ranked 165-pounder Isaac Jordan met his cousin, No. 2 Bo Jordan.
 
Entering the grapple, Bo (12-0), like Isaac (18-0), posted an undefeated record.
 
Isaac got out to a lead early on, earning two takedowns in the first period. A reversal in the second gave the Badgers wrestler a 6-3 advantage. Bo was able to muster an escape in the third but Isaac held on to earn the victory.
 
The result marked Isaac's 20th-consecutive win which dates back to last season. He holds the longest streak by a Wisconsin wrestler since Andrew Howe (165) went 30-0 to start the 2009-10 season.
 
Andrew Crone picked up UW's only other win of the dual, as he beat Hunter Stieber in the first sudden victory period.
 
Most of the scoring in the match took place in the first period with both wrestlers recording a takedown and an escape.
 
Stieber won the second with an escape, while Crone took the third by gathering an escape of his own.
 
The 6-4 decision was the 149-pounder's his fourth-straight win and 12th overall (12-7).
 
In the 174-pound match, Ricky Robertson lost to No. 15 Myles Martin in a 12-1 major decision.
 
At 184 pounds, Ryan Christensen met his team-leading 12th ranked opponent of the year, No. 16 Kenny Courts.
 
The match was Christensen's second-straight that carried over into overtime.
 
Unlike his win over Chris Pfarr in the first sudden victory period last Sunday, though, he was upended by a score of 6-4 this time around.
 
For most of the 197-pound match, Eric Peissig fought an even battle with Mark Martin.
 
After falling behind, 2-0, in the first period the UW competitor went for two escapes to tie the score.
 
Entering the third Peissig trailed, 4-3, but was not able to score in the final two minutes, eventually dropping the matchup, 6-3.
 
Ohio State picked up back-to-back technical falls in the heavyweight and 125-pound matches. Brock Horwath (HWT) and Johnny Jimenez (125) were defeated by No. 2 Kyle Snyder and No. 1 Nathan Tomasello, respectively.
 
It was Tomasello's 17th-straight victory to begin the season, while Snyder improved his record to 3-0.
 
Jens Lantz (133) and Gabe Grahek (141) fell in major decisions to No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (10-2) and No. 4 Micah Jordan (10-1), respectively.
 
In the 157-pound bout, TJ Ruschell trailed 4-1 to 11th-rated Jake Ryan before getting pinned at the 3:36 mark.
 
Wisconsin wraps up its weekend slate with a dual at Maryland, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (CT) on Sunday in College Park, Md.
 
165 lbs – Isaac Jordan (UW) dec. Bo Jordan (OSU), 6-4
174 lbs – Myles Martin (OSU) maj. dec. (UW), 12-1
184 lbs – Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Ryan Christensen (UW), 6-4 (SV-1)
197 lbs – Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Eric Peissig (UW), 6-3
285 lbs – Kyle Snyder (OSU) tech fall Brock Horwath (UW), 25-11 (6:35)
125 lbs – Nathan Tomasello (OSU) tech fall Johnny Jimenez (UW), 20-5 (6:36)
133 lbs – Johnni DiJulius (OSU) maj. dec. Jens Lantz (UW), 10-2
141 lbs – Micah Jordan (OSU) maj. dec. Gabe Grahek (UW), 10-1
149 lbs – Andrew Crone (UW) dec. Hunter Stieber (OSU), 6-4 (SV-1)
157 lbs – Jake Ryan (OSU) pins TJ Ruschell (UW), 3:36