Maryland @ Ohio State

Ohio State shut out Maryland’s chances in Columbus on January 19, 2024, rolling to a 38-4 victory at The Ohio State University. The Buckeyes piled up bonus points all night, turning a dual that never felt close into a lopsided win.

Ohio State’s offense was relentless early and often. Brendan McCrone’s 10-1 major decision at 125 and Nic Bouzakis’s 21-5 technical fall at 133 set the tone for a string of high-scoring wins. Isaac Wilcox’s 15-1 major at 157 was one of several emphatic decisions that widened the gap, with Ohio State collecting majors and technical falls across the lineup to build an insurmountable lead.

Maryland’s only victory came at 197, where Jaxon Smith posted a 16-4 major decision to notch the Terrapins’ lone four team points. That result briefly slowed Ohio State’s momentum, but it never changed the outcome. The Buckeyes finished the night with another bonus when Nick Feldman closed at 285 with a 17-2 technical fall, sealing the 34-point margin.

By the final whistle Ohio State’s depth and ability to convert matches into bonus points decided the dual. Maryland fought in spots, but Ohio State’s cluster of majors and tech falls across multiple weights made the difference in a comprehensive conference win.