ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 13 Mount Union defeated No. 9 Baldwin Wallace (0-1, 0-1 OAC) 31-14 Tuesday night in an Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling match at the McPhearson Academic and Athletic Complex.
The Purple Raiders (1-0, 1-0 OAC) opened the match with three straight victories. Sophomore Nolan Wochna (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.) kicked off the match at 125 pounds with a pin at 4:22 over Chad Craft. Sophomore 133-pounder Jordin James (Bedford) and freshman 141-pounder David Massey (Cuyahoga Falls/Woodridge) followed suit, taking down nationally-ranked No. 8 Dante Ginnetti and No. 10 Charlie Nash.
Sophomore Antwon Pugh Jr. (Fairlawn/Copley) tabbed Mount Union's second of three total pins against Richie Burke at 157 pounds. Junior Grant Martin (Hartville/Lake) wrapped up the match at 3:13 with a pin over Zachary Baker.
Mount Union competes next at the Southeast Duals Saturday in Salem, Va.
| #13 Mount Union 31, #9 Baldwin Wallace 14 | MTU | BW |
| 125 - Nolan Wochna (MTU) over Chad Craft (BW), Fall 4:22 | 6 | 0 |
| 133 - Jordin James (MTU) over #8 Dante Ginnetti (BW), MD 21-12 | 10 | 0 |
| 141 - David Massey (MTU) over #10 Charlie Nash (BW), Dec 5-2 | 13 | 0 |
| 149 - #9 Stanley Bleich (BW) over Luke Hernandez (MTU), 14-7 | 13 | 3 |
| 157 - Antwon Pugh Jr. (MTU) over Richie Burke (BW), Fall 2:12 | 19 | 3 |
| 165 - #1 Anthony Arroyo (BW) over Michael McIntire (MTU) Dec 8-7 | 19 | 6 |
| 174 - #1 Jairod James (MTU) over Benjamin Hooff (BW), Inj. 1:37 | 25 | 6 |
| 184 - Justin Ransom (BW) over Rob Valenti (MTU), MD 16-5 | 25 | 10 |
| 197 - Zeckary Lehman (BW) over Tyler Stepic (MTU), MD 12-4 | 25 | 14 |
| 285 - Grant Martin (MTU) over Zachary Baker (BW), Fall 3:13 | 31 | 14 |