Jan. 25, 2004
MISHAWAKA, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team dropped an emotional dual to the Iowa Hawkeyes, 23-9, in front of a standling-room-only crowd of over 3,400 at Mishawaka High School in Mishawaka, Ind., on Sunday.
The loss slips Purdue's record to 15-3 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten duals, while Iowa improves to 7-3 and 2-1. Purdue entered the dual ranked No.17 in the nation. Iowa is ranked No.10.
The Hawkeyes took the first four matches of the dual, including a near-10 minute marathon at 174 pounds to open a 12-0 advantage. At 174 pounds, Iowa's Tyler Nixt, ranked No.3 in the nation by InterMat Wrestling, defeated Purdue senior Ryan Lange, ranked No.4, by a 7-5 decision at 9:53.
Purdue scored wins at heavyweight and 133 pounds as Israel Blevins and Rene Hernandez scored decisions for the Boilermakers. With the team score 17-6 in favor of the Hawkeyes with three matches to wrestle, Iowa secured the win with wins at 141 and 149.
The Boilermakers claimed the final match as the Mishawaka crowd got what they came to see, a 7-6 win by Purdue's Brad Harper. Harper, a 1999 graduate of Mishawaka High School, won the Indiana state title in 1998 as a junior. In Sunday's match against No.7 Joe Johnston, Harper scored two takedowns to build a slight lead and claimed the one-point victory thanks to a riding time point after building a 1:36 riding advantage.
Purdue returns home for Big Ten action at the IAF on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. against No.22 Ohio State.
DUAL MATCH-BY-MATCH BREAKDOWN
#17 Purdue Boilermakers (15-3, 1-1) vs. #10 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3, 2-1)======================================================================================165 - Cole Pape (IA) def. Bryce Markley (PUR) .................... DEC 9-4 (0-3)174 - #3 Tyler Nixt (IA) def. #4 Ryan Lange (PUR) ............(tb) DEC 7-5 (0-6)184 - #18 Paul Bradley (IA) def. #11 Ben Wissel (PUR) ............ DEC 6-5 (0-9)197 - #18 Ryan Fulsaas (IA) def. Barry Jackson (PUR) ............. DEC 13-10 (0-12)285 - #12 Israel Blevins (PUR) def. RYan Fuller (IA) ............. DEC 4-2 (3-12)125 - Sean Schmaltz (PUR) def. #2 Luke Eustice (IA) .............. TFALL 20-4 (3-17)133 - #17 Rene Hernandez (PUR) def. Trent Goodale (IA) ........... DEC 8-4 (6-17)141 - #5 Cliff Moore (IA) def. #27 Doug Withstandley (PUR) ....... DEC 9-4 (6-20)149 - #13 Ty Eustice (IA) def. #18 Dan Jankowski (PUR) ........... DEC 3-2 (6-23)157 - Brad Harper (PUR) def. #7 Joe Johnston (IA) ................ DEC 7-6 (9-23)
INDIVIDUAL SCORING VS. IOWA
165 - Bryce Markley (PUR) vs. Cole Pape (IA)======================================================================================1st - Markley takedown (2-0).2nd - Pape Down; Pape reversal (2-2); Pape nearfall-3 (2-5).3rd - Neutral; Markley takedown (4-5); Pape escape (4-6); Pape takedown (4-8); Pape riding time [2:28] (4-9).
174 - #4 Ryan Lange (PUR) vs. #3 Tyler Nixt (IA)======================================================================================1st - Lange takedown (2-0); Nixt escape (2-1).2nd - Nixt Down; Nixt escape (2-2); Nixt takedown (2-4); Lange escape (3-4).3rd - Lange Down; Lange escape (4-4).OT1 - -X-OT2 - Lange Down; Lange escape (5-4).OT3 - Nixt Down; Nixt escape (5-5).TB -- Nixt takedown (5-7, 9:53).
184 - #11 Ben Wissel (PUR) vs. #18 Paul Bradley (IA)======================================================================================1st - Bradley takedown (0-2); Wissel reversal (2-2); Bradley escape (2-3).2nd - Bradley Down; Bradley escape (2-4).3rd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape (3-4); Wissel penalty point [stall] (4-4); Bradley takedown (4-6); Wissel escape (5-6).
197 - Barry Jackson (PUR) vs. #18 Ryan Fulsaas (IA)======================================================================================1st - Jackson takedown (2-0); Fulsaas escape (2-1); Fulsaas takedown (2-3); Jackson escape (3-3); Jackson takedown (5-3).2nd - Neutral; Fulsaas takedown (5-5); Jackson escape (6-5); Fulsaas takedown (6-7); Jackson escape (7-7); Fulsaas takedown (7-9).3rd - Jackson Down; Jackson escape (8-9); Fulsaas takedown (8-11); Jackson escape (9-11); Fulsaas takedown (9-13); Jackson escape (10-13).
285 - #12 Israel Blevins (PUR) vs. RYan Fuller (IA)======================================================================================1st - -X-2nd - Neutral.3rd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape (1-0); Fuller takedown (1-2); Blevins escape (2-2); Blevins takedown (4-2).
125 - Sean Schmaltz (PUR) vs. #2 Luke Eustice (IA)======================================================================================1st - Eustice takedown (0-2).2nd - Eustice Down; Eustice takedown (0-4); Schmaltz escape (1-4); Eustice takedown (1-7); Eustice nearfall-3 (1-10); Schmaltz escape (2-10); Eustice takedown (2-12); Eustice nearfall-3 (2-15).3rd - Schmaltz Down; Schmaltz escape (3-15); Eustice takedown (3-17); Schmaltz escape (4-17); Eustice takedown (4-19); Eustice riding time [2:49] (4-20, 6:13).
133 - #17 Rene Hernandez (PUR) vs. Trent Goodale (IA)======================================================================================1st - Hernandez takedown (2-0); Goodale escape (2-1).2nd - Goodale Down; Goodale reversal (2-3); Hernandez escape (3-3); Hernandez takedown (5-3); Hernandez nearfall-2 (7-3).3rd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez escape (8-3); Goodale riding time [1:31] (8-4).
141 - #27 Doug Withstandley (PUR) vs. #5 Cliff Moore (IA)======================================================================================1st - -X-2nd - Withstandley Down; Withstandley escape (1-0); Moore takedown (1-2); Withstandley escape (2-2).3rd - Moore Down; Moore reversal (2-4); Withstandley escape (3-4); Moore takedown (3-6); Withstandley escape (4-6); Moore takedown (4-8); Moore riding time [2:34] (4-9).
149 - #18 Dan Jankowski (PUR) vs. #13 Ty Eustice (IA)======================================================================================1st - -X-2nd - Eustice Down; Eustice escape (0-1).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape (1-1); Eustice takedown (1-3); Jankowski escape (2-3).
157 - Brad Harper (PUR) vs. #7 Joe Johnston (IA)======================================================================================1st - Harper takedown (2-0); Johnston escape (2-1).2nd - Johnston Down; Johnston escape (2-2); Harper takedown (4-2); Johnston escape (4-3).3rd - Harper Down; Harper escape (5-3); Johnston takedown (5-5); Harper escape (6-5); Johnston penalty point [stall] (6-6); Harper riding time [1:36] (7-6).