Jan. 30, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue wrestling dropped a hard-fought dual to the Ohio State Buckeyes before a capacity crowd of 1540 at the Intercollegiate Athletics Facilty on Friday evening, 22-18. The crowd was the largest known crowd for a home dual since Jan. 16, 1992, when 2,026 fans watch the Boilermakers wrestle Indiana in Mackey Arena.
The loss was the second in a row for the Boilermakers, whose record fell to 15-4 and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Ohio State evened its record at 6-6 and 1-1, snapping a five-dual losing streak.
The Buckeyes started quickly, gaining a 15-0 advantage after only 11:27 of wrestling. Ohio State's J.D. Bergman pinned freshman Nathan Moore (Indianapolis, Ind.) at 4:27 in the second period of the 197-pound match and Tommy Rowlands captured the heavyweight match with a 10-8 decision against senior Israel Blevins (Sullivan, Ind.). Purdue did not weigh in a 125-pounder, giving six additional team points to the Buckeyes.
The Boilermakers scored their first win with a 3-2 decision at 133 by sophomore Rene Hernandez (Hammond, Ind.), and sophomore Doug Withstandley (Jackson, N.J.) edged the match closer with a pin of Theo Dotson at the 6:13 mark.
OSU's Jeff Ratliff claimed the 149-pound match with a 10-5 decision against senior Dan Jankowski (Evansville, Ind.) to increase the Buckeye team lead to 18-9. Senior Brad Harper (Mishawaka, Ind.) answered by posting a 9-2 decision over James King, but Buckeye John Clark claimed a 12-4 major decision against Bryce Markley to move the score to 22-12.
At 174 pounds, senior Ryan Lange (Northfield, Ohio) chased down Anthony Magistrelli for a 6-2 decision and sophomore Ben Wissel (Richmond, Ind.) upset Blake Kaplan by a 5-3 decision to finish the dual.
With just two of the completed 19 duals wrestled at home, Purdue returns to the road for a Big Ten match-up with Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. CST in Williams Arena.
#18 Purdue Boilermakers vs. #22 Ohio State Buckeyes===========================================================================================197 - #17 J.D. Bergman (OSU) def. #30 Nathan Moore (PU) .............. FALL 4:27 (0-6)285 - #2 Tommy Rowlands (OSU) def. #11 Israel Blevins (PU) ........... DEC 10-8 (0-9)125 - Jermaine Jones (OSU) won by forfeit ............................ FORFEIT (0-15)133 - #16 Rene Hernandez (PU) def. Jesse Leng (OSU) .................. DEC 3-2 (3-15)141 - #24 Doug Withstandley (PU) def. Theo Dotson (OSU) .............. FALL 6:13 (9-15)149 - #12 Jeff Ratliff (OSU) def. #23 Dan Jankowski (PU) ............. DEC 10-5 (9-18)157 - Brad Harper (PU) def. James King (OSU) ......................... DEC 9-2 (12-18)165 - #12 John Clark (OSU) def. Bryce Markley (PU) ................... MDEC 12-4 (12-22)174 - #4 Ryan Lange (PU) def. Anthony Magistrelli (PU) ............... DEC 6-2 (15-22)184 - #11 Ben Wissel (PU) def. #7 Blake Kaplan (OSU) ................. DEC 5-3 (18-22)
Individual Match Scoring===========================================================================================
197 - #30 Nathan Moore (PU) vs. #17 J.D. Bergman (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Moore takedown 1:44 (2-0).2nd - Moore Down; Bergman fall 4:27.
HWT - #11 Israel Blevins (PU) vs. #2 Tommy Rowlands (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Rowlands takedown 0:23 (0-2); Blevins escape 0:30 (1-2); Rowlands takedown 1:01 (1-4); Blevins escape 1:26 (2-4); Blevins takedown 2:33 (4-4).2nd - Rowlands Down; Rowlands reversal 3:20 (4-6); Blevins escape 3:32 (5-6); Rowlands takedown 4:17 (5-8); Blevins escape 4:33 (6-8).3rd - Blevins down; Blevins escape 5:04 (7-8); Rowlands takedown 6:01 (7-10); Blevins escape 6:03 (8-10).
125 - Jermaine Jones (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Win by forfeit.
133 - #16 Rene Hernandez (PU) vs. Jesse Leng (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Leng Down; Leng escape 3:10 (0-1).3rd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez escape 5:05 (1-1); Hernandez takedown 6:44 (3-1); Leng escape 6:58 (3-2).
141 - #24 Doug Withstandley (PU) vs. Theo Dotson (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Withstandley penalty point [grabbing singlet] (1-0); Withstandley takedown 2:20 (3-0); Withstandley penalty point [grabbing singlet] 2:24 (4-0).2nd - Withstandley Down; Withstandley escape 3:07 (5-0); Withstandley takedown 3:18 (7-0).3rd - Dotson Down; Dotson escape 5:06 (7-1); Withstandley takedown 5:35 (9-2); Withstandley nearfall-3 5:50 (12-2); Withstandley fall 6:13.
149 - #23 Dan Jankowski (PU) vs. #12 Jeff Ratliff (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Ratliff takedown 1:03 (0-2); Jankowski escape 1:35 (1-2); Ratliff takedown 2:10 (1-4); Jankowski escape 2:27 (2-4).2nd - Jankowksi Down; Jankowski escape 3:13 (3-4); Ratliff takedown 3:42 (3-6); Jankowski escape 4:15 (4-6); Ratliff takedown 4:38 (4-8).3rd - Neutral; Ratliff takedown 5:43 (4-10); Jankowski escape 5:52 (5-10).
157 - Brad Harper (PU) vs. James King (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Harper takedown 0:40 (2-0).2nd - Harper Down; Harper reversal 3:35 (4-0).3rd - King Down; King escape 5:01 (4-1); Harper takedown 5:58 (6-1); King escape 6:03 (6-2); Harper takedown 6:34 (8-2); Harper riding time [3:32] (9-2).
165 - Bryce Markley (PU) vs. #12 John Clark (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Clark takedown 2:22 (0-2).2nd - Clark Down; Clark reversal 3:10 (0-4); Markley escape 3:37 (1-4); Clark takedown 4:00 (1-6); Markley escape 4:31 (2-6); Clark takedown 4:17 (2-8)3rd - Markley down; Markley escape 5:04 (3-8); Clark takedown 5:35 (3-10); Markley esape 6:13 (4-10); Clark takedown 6:45 (4-12); Clark riding time [2:44] (4-13).
174 - #4 Ryan Lange (PU) vs. Anthony Magistrelli (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Magistrelli Down; Magistrelli escape 3:57 (0-1); Lange takedown 4:59 (2-1).3rd - Lange Down; Lange escape 5:07 (3-1); Lange takedown 5:22 (5-1); Magistrelli escape 5:35 (5-2); Lange riding time [1:01] (6-2).
184 - #11 Ben Wissel (PU) vs. #7 Blake Kaplan (OSU)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Wissel takedown 0:25 (2-0); Kaplan escape 1:06 (2-1).2nd - Kaplan Down; Kaplan escape 4:01 (2-2).3rd - Wissel Down; Wissel reversal 5:23 (4-2); Kaplan escape 6:50 (4-3); Wissel riding time [2:48] (5-3).