Boilermaker Wrestling Takes Down Old Dominion

Jan. 10, 2004

HAMPTON, Va. -

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The Purdue Boilermaker wrestling team returned to its winning form on Saturday monring with a 37-7 win over Old Dominion in the consolation bracket of the 24th-Annual Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va.

The Boilermakers improved to 11-1 with the win and advanced in the tournament to face The Citadel in the consolation third round.

It took just 18-seconds for Purdue to shaw that it was looking to dominate the dual, as freshman 125-pounder Sean Schmaltz (Franklin, Ind.) recorded his first of 12 takedowns at the 0:18 mark of the first period en route to a 27-11 technical fall. Schmaltz posted eight takedowns in the first period and led 16-7 after three minutes. The match was stopped at 4:44 in the second period after Schmaltz gained a 15-point advantage.

Freshman Chase Beebe (Downers Grove, Ill.) won a 13-2 major decision at 133 pounds to push Purdue out to a 10-0 advantage. Beebe was taken down by Bill Hayduk at the 0:16 mark, but dominated the rest of the match, not allowing another point to the Monarch wrestler.

Jason Cook (Fr., Valparaiso, Ind.) kept the Boilermakers in the driver's seat with a pin of Jason Earnhardt at 1:12. The Purdue 141-pounder needed just one takedown before turning Earnhardt to has back for the stick.

Wins for Old Dominion at 149 and 165 sandwiched senior Brad Harper's first period pin at 157 pounds against David Golt. Harper (Mishawaka, Ind.), like Cook, needed just one takedown to set up Golt for the fall.

Senior Ryan Lange (Northfield, Ohio) posted his 20th win of the season with a 19-8 major decision against Matt Ulrey. Lange scord with eight takedowns in the match, upping his career total to 495. Lange entered the season as the career leader for the Boilermakers with 388. The senior's 107 takedowns this season rank 10th on the single-season list, tied with Tony Vaughn (1996).

Sophomore Barry Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.) took the mat for the Boilermakers at 184 pounds and posted a 1-0 win over Adam Wright. Jackson scored the match's only point with an escape with just six seconds remaining on the clock in the final period.

With Purdue leading in the dual 28-7, freshman 197-pounder Nathan Moore (Indianapolis, Ind) posted the Boilermakers' third pin of the day, sticking Robert Valentine at the 0:51 mark. Moore scored two points with a takedown at 0:45 and immediately turned Valentine to his back for the fall.

Purdue closed the dual with a 3-2 win by senior heavyweight Israel Blevins (Sullivan, Ind.) over Derrell Lorthridge. Blevins scored the only takedown of the match with 36 seconds remaining in the opening stanza. The wrestlers exchanged escapes over the remainder of the match.

Purdue and The Citadel will meet on the mat in the Hampton Coliseum at 4 P.M. on Saturday.

DUAL MATCH-BY-MATCH BREAKDOWN
Purdue Boilermakers (11-1) vs. Old Dominion (1-2)=====================================================================================125 - Sean Schmaltz (PUR) def. Jared Smith (ODU) ................. TFall 27-11 (5-0)133 - Chase Beebe (PUR) def. Bill Hayduk (ODU) ................... MDec. 13-2 (9-0)141 - Jason Cook (PUR) def. Jason Earnhardt (ODU) ................ Fall 1:12 (15-0)149 - Dennis Whitby (ODU) def. Paul Sacquitne (PUR) .............. MDec. 13-4 (15-4)157 - Brad Harper (PUR) def. David Golt (ODU) .................... Fall 1:49 (21-4)165 - Robby Gosnell (ODU) def. Bryce Markley (PUR) ............... Dec. 5-3 (21-7)174 - Ryan Lange (PUR) def. Matt Ulrey (ODU) ..................... MDec. 19-8 (25-7)184 - Barry Jackson (PUR) def. Adam Wright (ODU) ................. Dec. 1-0 (28-7)197 - Nathan Moore (PUR) def. Robert Valentine (ODU) ............. Fall 0:51 (34-7)285 - Israel Blevins (PUR) def. Derrell Lorthridge (ODU) ......... Dec. 3-2 (37-7)


INDIVIDUAL SCORING VS. OLD DOMINION
125 - Sean Schmaltz (PUR) vs. Jared Smith (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Schmaltz takedown 0:18 (2-0); Smith escape 0:20 (2-1); Schmaltz takedown 0:25 (4-1); Smith escape 0:31 (4-2); Schmaltz takedown 0:37 (6-2); Smith escape 0:52 (6-3); Schmaltz takedown 1:10 (8-3); Smith escape 1:12 (8-4); Schmaltz takedown 1:24 (10-4); Smith escape 1:27 (10-5); Schmaltz takedown 2:06 (12-5); Smith escape 2:10 (12-6); Schmaltz takedown 2:29 (14-6); Smith escape 2:39 (14-7); Schmaltz takedown 2:50 (16-7).2nd - Smith Down; Smith escape 3:01 (16-8); Schmaltz takedown 3:30 (18-8); Schmaltz nearfall-2 3:56 (20-8); Smith escape 3:59 (20-9); Schmaltz takedown 4:03 (22-9); Smith escape 4:07 (22-10); Schmaltz takedown 4:12 (24-10); Smith escape 4:26 (24-11); Schmaltz takedown 4:44 (26-11); Schmaltz riding time [1:44] (27-11).

133 - Chase Beebe (PUR) vs. Bill Hayduk (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Hayduk takedown 0:16 (0-2); Beebe escape 1:07 (1-2); Beebe takedown 1:29 (3-2); Beebe nearfall-2 3:00 (5-2).2nd - Beebe Down; Beebe escape 4:01 (6-2); Beebe takedown 4:37 (8-2).3rd - Hayduk Down; Beebe nearfall-2 5:48 (10-2); Beebe nearfall-2 6:58 (12-2); Beebe riding time [2:08] (13-2).

141 - Jason Cook (PUR) vs. Jason Earnhardt (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Cook takedown 0:25 (2-0); Cook pin 1:12.

149 - Paul Sacquitne (PUR) vs. Dennis Whitby (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Sacquitne takedown 0:29 (2-0); Whitby reversal 0:36 (2-2); Whiby nearfall-3 1:49 (2-5).2nd - Neutral; Whitby takedown 3:06 (2-7); Whitby nearfall-3 5:00 (2-10).3rd - Whitby Down; Whitby reversal 5:07 (2-12); Sacquitne reversal 6:20 (4-12); Whitby riding time [4:12] (4-13).

157 - Brad Harper (PUR) vs. David Golt (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Harper takedown 0:45 (2-0); Harper pin 1:49.

165 - Bryce Markley (PUR) vs. Robby Gosnell (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Markley takedown 2:51 (2-0).2nd - Neutral; Gosnell takedown 4:08 (2-2); Markley escape 4:28 (3-2).3rd - Gosnell Down; Gosnell penalty point [locked hands] 6:18 (3-3); Gosnell reversal 6:21 (3-5).

174 - Ryan Lange (PUR) vs. Matt Ulrey (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Lange takedown 0:45 (2-0); Ulrey escape 0:58 (2-1); Lange penalty point (3-1); Lange takedown 2:23 (5-1); Ulrey escape 2:38 (5-2); Lange takedown 2:57 (7-2).2nd - Ulrey Down; Ulrey escape 3:06 (7-3); Lange takedown 3:35 (9-3); Ulrey escape 3:43 (9-4); Lange takedown 4:36 (11-4); Ulrey escape 4:43 (11-5).3rd - Lange Down; Lange escape 5:14 (12-5); Lange penalty point [stall] 5:43 (13-5); Lange takedown 5:54 (15-5); Ulrey escape 5:57 (15-6); Lange takedown 6:10 (17-6); Ulrey escape 6:15 (17-7); Lange takedown 6:36 (19-7); Ulrey escape 6:39 (19-8).

184 - Barry Jackson (PUR) vs. Adam Wright (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - -X-2nd - Wright Down.3rd - Jackson Down; Jackson escape 6:54 (1-0).

197 - Nathan Moore (PUR) vs. Robert Valentine (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Moore takedown 0:42 (2-0); Moore pin 0:51.

285 - Israel Blevins (PUR) vs. Derrell Lorthridge (ODU)=====================================================================================1st - Blevins takedown 2:24 (2-0); Lorthridge escape 2:38 (2-1).2nd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape 3:06 (3-1).3rd - Lorthridge Down; Lorthridge escape 5:21 (3-2).