Feb. 15, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For the third year in a row, the Purdue wrestling team earned it's point in the Titan Series with a 21-17 defeat of intrastate rival Indiana before a crowd of 2,253 in Mackey Arena.
With the win, Purdue improves to 18-5 on the season, 4-3 in the Big Ten. Indiana drops to 17-8 and 1-5.
The crowd of 2,253 establishes a new attendance record for a dual on the Purdue campus, breaking the former mark of 2,096 on Jan. 16, 1992. The 1992 figure was also in Mackey Arena against the Hoosiers.
"I am very pleased with the overall outcome of today's action," head coach Jessie Reyes said. "We had a few close calls and a disappointing loss at heavyweight, but close calls are part of the day when you wrestle your rival."
The dual opened with the teams trading pins, Indiana scoring a fall at 125 with Joe Dubuque pinning freshman Sean Schmaltz (Franklin, Ind.) at the 1:13 mark in the first period and junior Rene Hernandez (Hammond, Ind.) sticking Nick Spatola with just four seconds remaining in the match.
With the dual tied 6-6, IU's Coyte Cooper defeated sophomore Doug Withstandley (Jackson, N.J.) by 17-1 technical fall to give the Hoosiers an 11-6 advantage.
After three bonus-point matches, the remaining seven went to decisions with Purdue winning five of the seven to garner the victory.Seniors Dan Jankowski (Evansville, Ind.) and Brad Harper (Mishawaka, Ind.) scored decisions for the Boilermakers at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Jankowski trailed 1-0 entering the final period, but scored with an escape and a takedown, posting the 4-1 win after a 1:36 riding time advantage. Harper rode the advantage of a first period takedown just eight seconds in the match to a 4-2 win over Matt Cooper.
An Indiana sudden victory decision at 165 by Mike Sabatello put the Hoosiers back in front, 14-12, but the lead was short lived.
Senior Ryan Lange (Northfield, Ohio) recorded a takedown against Brady Richardson with just 0:01 left on the match clock to score a 6-4 decision. Sophomore Ben Wissel (Richmond, Ind.) followed with a 6-5 decision thanks to takedowns in the first and second stanzas and a winning escape in the final period.
Purdue was again the recipient of a last-second victory at 197 pounds as freshman Nathan Moore (Indianapolis, Ind.) scored a takedown with 16-seconds remaining after a flurry with Andrew Wolf.
With the dual score 21-14 and the outcome locked up in favor of the Boilermakers, IU posted a final match win when Josh Buuck defeated senior Israel Blevins (Sullivan, Ind.), 11-6.
"There is still a lot of work to be done on the mat before Big Tens," Reyes said, "but I think the guys are generally moving in the right direction. We have one dual left and that will be a big time matchup before the season-ending tournaments."
The Purdue-Indiana dual will be rebroadcast in the Greater Lafayette area and on the West Lafayette campus on the Purdue Channel. The dual was produced for tape-delay broadcast at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb 15, and 7:30 Tuesday, Feb. 17, on Insight Cable.
Purdue wrestles its final dual of the 2003-04 season at Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m.
Purdue Boilermakers vs. Indiana Hoosiers---------------------------------------------------------------------------------125 - #10 Joe Dubuque (IU) def. Sean Schmaltz (PUR) .......... FALL 1:13 (0-6)133 - #19 Rene Hernandez (PUR) def. Nick Spatola (IU) ........ FALL 6:56 (6-6)141 - #6 Coyte Cooper (IU) def. #26 Doug Withstandley (PUR) .. TF 17-1 (6-11)149 - #26 Dan Jankowski (PUR) def. Cameron Sakon (IU) ........ DEC 4-1 (9-11)157 - #20 Brad Harper (PUR) def. Matt Cooper (IU) ............ DEC 4-2 (12-11)165 - Mike Sabatello (IU) def. John DeCeault (PUR) ...... (sv) DEC 6-5 (12-14)174 - #5 Ryan Lange (PUR) def. #14 Brady Richardson (IU) ..... DEC 6-4 (15-14)184 - #9 Ben Wissel (PUR) def. #26 Andy Rios (IU) ............ DEC 6-5 (18-14)197 - #30 Nathan Moore (PUR) def. Andrew Wolf (IU) ........... DEC 4-2 (21-14)285 - #15 Josh Buuck (IU) def. #6 Israel Blevins (PUR) ....... DEC 11-6 (21-17)
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Match-By-Match Breakdown
125 - Sean Schmaltz (PUR) vs. #10 Joe Dubuque (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Dubuque takedown 0:51 (0-2); Dubuque pin 1:13.
133 - #19 Rene Hernandez (PUR) vs. Nick Spatola (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Spatola takedown 2:32 (0-2).2nd - Spatola Down; Hernandez nearfall-3 4:24 (3-2).3rd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez escape 5:13 (4-2); Hernandez takedown 6:03 (6-2); Hernandez pin 6:56.
141 - #26 Doug Withstandley (PUR) vs. #6 Coyte Cooper (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Cooper takedown 1:39 (0-2); Withstandley escape 1:50 (1-2); Cooper takedown 2:34 (1-4).2nd - Withstandley Defer/Cooper Neutral; Cooper takedown 3:15 (1-6); Cooper nearfall-2 3:57 (1-8); Cooper nearfall-3 4:34 (1-11); Cooper nearfall-3 5:00 (1-14).3rd - Withstandley Top; Cooper reversal 5:14 (1-16); Cooper riding time [2:06] (1-17).
149 - #26 Dan Jankowski (PUR) vs. Cameron Sakon (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Sakon Down; Sakon escape 3:20 (0-1).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 5:03 (1-1); Jankowski takedown 5:41 (3-1); Jankowski riding time [1:36] (4-1).
157 - #20 Brad Harper (PUR) vs. Matt Cooper (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Harper takedown 0:08 (2-0); Cooper escape 1:11 (2-1).2nd - Harper Defer/Cooper Down; -X-3rd - Harper Down; Harper escape 5:05 (3-1); Cooper penalty point [technical] 5:16 (3-2); Harper riding time [2:56] (4-2).
165 - John DeCeault (PUR) vs. Mike Sabatello (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - DeCeault takedown 0:16 (2-0).2nd - Sabatello Defer/DeCeault Down; DeCeault escape 3:19 (3-0).3rd - Neutral; Sabatello takedown 6:18 (3-2); DeCeault escape 6:20 (4-2); Sabatello penalty point [stall] 6:35 (4-3); Sabatello takedown 6:48 (4-5); DeCeault riding time [2:18] (5-5).SV1 - Sabatello penalty point [stall] 7:48 (5-6)
174 - #5 Ryan Lange (PUR) vs. #14 Brady Richardson (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Lange takedown 2:16 (2-0); Richardson escape 2:33 (2-1).2nd - Lange Down; Lange escape 3:11 (3-1); Richardson takedown 3:36 (3-3); Lange escape 3:48 (4-3).3rd - Richardson Down; Richardson escape 5:01 (4-4); Lange takedown 6:59 (6-4).
184 - #9 Ben Wissel (PUR) vs. #26 Andy Rios (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Wissel takedown 1:41 (2-0); Rios escape 1:52 (2-1).2nd - Rios Down; Rios escape 3:29 (2-2); Wissel takedown 3:57 (4-2); Rios escape 4:02 (4-3).3rd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape 5:01 (5-3); Rios takedown 5:42 (5-5); Wissel escape 5:46 (6-5).
197 - #30 Nathan Moore (PUR) vs. Andrew Wolf (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Moore Defer/Wolf Down; Wolf reversal 3:22 (0-2); Moore escape 3:43 (1-2).3rd - Moore Down; Moore escape 5:23 (2-2); Moore takedown 6:44 (4-2).
285 - #6 Israel Blevins (PUR) vs. #15 Josh Buuck (IU)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Buuck takedown 0:26 (0-2); Buuck nearfall-2 2:58 (0-4).2nd - Buuck Down; Buuck reversal 3:42 (0-6); Blevins reversal 4:48 (2-6); Buuck penalty point [locked hands] 7:00 (2-7).3rd - Neutral; Buuck takedown 5:55 (2-9); Blevins reversal 5:58 (4-9); Buuck escape 6:01 (4-10); Blevins takedown 6:34 (6-10); Buuck riding time [2:20] (6-11).