EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Danny Martinez made sure SIUE wrestling fans went home happy, posting a second-period fall to give SIUE a 22-12 victory over Ohio at First Community Arena.

SIUE improved to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Ohio dropped to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the MAC. SIUE's seven dual match victories is the most in the Division I era and the most since the 2003-04 season.

Martinez's match proved pivotal as the 10th match of the evening. With SIUE holding a 16-12 lead, Martinez delivered a 4 minute, 47 second pin, the only fall of the match.

The Cougars and the Bobcats went back and forth with each team trading wins for the first eight matches. SIUE was victorious at 157 with Eric Almarinez, at 174 with Luke Odom, at 197 with Nick Nosler, and at 125 with Drew Davis.

Nosler's win was a key victory for the Cougars, a 5-1 win over nationally-ranked Austin Starr. Davis provided the first bonus points, a 17-3 rout over Ohio's Ryan Meek.

The Cougars would break the cycle of back and forth wins at 133 pounds when Marcel Lopez earned a 5-2 win over T.J. England. That set up the final match with Martinez.

SIUE now has a quick turnaround and heads to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, to face Central Michigan in a 1 p.m. road MAC dual Sunday.

SIUE 22 Ohio 12
Starting at 149 pounds
149 Derek Raike (Ohio) over Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 4-1)
157 Eric Almarinez (SIUE) over Logan Cravatas (Ohio) (Dec 4-2)
165 Jack Lledo (Ohio) over Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (Dec 4-3)
174 Luke Odom (SIUE) over Robert Gaylord (Ohio) (Dec 4-1)
184 Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (Dec 5-1)
197 Nick Nosler (SIUE) over Austin Starr (Ohio) (Dec 5-1)
285 Jordan Greer (Ohio) over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Dec 8-6)
125 Drew Davis (SIUE) over Ryan Meek (Ohio) (MD 17-3)
133 Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over T.J. England (Ohio) (Dec 5-2)
141 Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Mason Brugh (Ohio) (Fall 4:47)