DUAL INFORMATION
Purdue (4-2, 0-0 B1G) vs. SIU Edwardsville (2-5, 0-0 SoCon)
Saturday, Dec. 6 // 1 p.m. ET // Holloway Gymnasium // West Lafayette, Ind.
DUAL LINKS
Dual Notes
Watch Live // BTN2Go
Live Results // TrackWrestling
Twitter // @PurdueWrestling
DUAL PROMOTIONS
Join the team for a free youth clinic before the dual. Clinic participants will learn skills from the coaching staff, meet Purdue Pete and get a free ticket to the dual. Check-in for the clinic will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the clinic will start at 11 a.m. A few spots still remain. Register by emailing Carly Elliott.
The first 200 fans to the dual will receive a free set of Purdue novelty cauliflower ears. Doors open at 12 p.m.
TICKETS
Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for youth. Tickets may be purchased at the Mackey Arena Athletic Ticket Office or at the door Saturday.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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- Hashtags // #BoilerUp #AlwaysAggressive
- Tony Ersland // Instagram @tonyersland // Twitter @tonyersland
- Zach Tanelli // Instagram @ztanelli // Twitter @ZachTanelli
- Tyrel Todd // Instagram @tyrel_todd // Twitter @Tyrel_Todd
| PURDUE BOILERMAKERS // PROBABLE LINEUP | |||||
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | Aaron Assad | R-Fr. | 6-7 | Brecksville, Ohio | |
| Luke Welch | R-Fr. | 4-6 | Newburgh, Ind. | ||
| 133 | Danny Sabatello | R-Jr. | 12-1 | Long Grove, Ill. | |
| 141 | 20 | Nick Lawrence | R-Sr. | 11-5 | Westlake, Ohio |
| 149 | Brandon Nelsen | R-Sr. | 10-2 | Indianapolis, Ind. | |
| Alex Griffin | R-So. | 12-5 | Lafayette, Ind. | ||
| 157 | Doug Welch | R-Jr. | 10-3 | Newburgh, Ind. | |
| 165 | Pat Robinson | R-Sr. | 7-4 | Noblesville, Ind. | |
| 174 | Chad Welch | R-Jr. | 10-6 | Newburgh, Ind. | |
| 184 | Patrick Kissel | R-Sr. | 11-5 | Sheboygan, Wis. | |
| 197 | 8 | Braden Atwood | R-Sr. | 8-1 | Delphi, Ind. |
| 285 | Tyler Kral | R-So. | 6-8 | Crown Point, Ind. | |
Head Coach // Tony Ersland (Iowa, 1997)
Assistant Coaches // Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin, 2009) and Tyrel Todd (Michigan, 2009)
| SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS // PROBABLE LINEUP | |||||
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | Cameron Kelly | Fr. | 3-5 | Franklin, Mass. | |
| Kenny Baldridge | Fr. | 0-6 | Morris, Ill. | ||
| 133 | Patrick Myers | R-Sr. | 4-6 | Cresson, Pa. | |
| 141 | Angelo Silvestro | R-Fr. | 4-6 | Geneva, Ill. | |
| 149 | Karsten Van Velsor | So. | 4-7 | Ottumwa, Iowa | |
| 157 | Erik Travers | Fr. | 1-4 | Cumberland, R.I. | |
| 165 | Connor McMahon | Jr. | 5-2 | Stow, Ohio | |
| 174 | Jake Residori | Jr. | 8-4 | Shorewood, Ill. | |
| 184 | Derek Nagel | R-Jr. | 6-4 | Lemont, Ill. | |
| 197 | Matthew McClimens | R-Fr. | 0-4 | Pacific, Mo. | |
| HWT | Chris Johnson | R-Jr. | 5-6 | Wheeling, Ill. | |
Head Coach // Jeremy Spates (Missouri, 2004)
Assistant Coach // Tommy Owen (Boise State, 2006)
Graduate Assistant Coach // Matt Lester (SIU Edwardsville, 2014)
Volunteer Assistant Coach // Nick Lester (Oklahoma, 2014)
Individual rankings // InterMat (12/2)
LAST MEETING // NOV. 24, 2013
Alex Griffin registered his first career fall, while Chad Welch and No. 16/17 Braden Atwood each recorded the fastest pins of their careers to propel No. 20 Purdue past SIU Edwardsville, 30-15, in the Vadalabene Center.
SERIES HISTORY
Twelfth all-time and fourth consecutive season Purdue and SIU Edwardsville have met ... Boilermakers own the series 7-4, with all seven wins coming concurrently dating back to 1986 ... Purdue is 6-2 when facing the Cougars in West Lafayette ... Boilermakers toppled SIU Edwardsville 34-9 in their last trip to Holloway on Dec. 16, 2012 ... Cougars' last win in the series came on their home mat, 35-8, on Dec. 1, 1983 ... In last three meetings, Purdue has registered 17 bonus point victories (4 MD, 1 TF, 7 F, 4 forfeits) and have surrendered only seven bouts to SIU Edwardsville.
A CLOSER LOOK AT PURDUE'S PROBABLE LINEUP
- The Boilermakers made a few changes to their probable lineup from their the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals. Two grapplers continue to be listed at 125 and 149 pounds, while only one is listed at 133, 174 and 184.
- Purdue's probable lineup has a dual record of 37-23. Through six duals, the Boilermakers have posted 25 decisions, six pins, three major decisions, two technical falls and have received one forfeit.
- Four different lineups have been used through six duals.
- Danny Sabatello leads the way with a 6-0 mark in dual action and has scored 24 points for the Boilermakers. Sabatello has claimed victory in 16 of his 20 dual matches over the past two seasons. Not only is he riding an 11-match winning streak, he has won his last eight dual matches dating back to a 10-6 upset of eighth-ranked Steven Rodrigues of Illinois on Feb. 7, 2014.
- Eight of Purdue's probables have gone up against SIU Edwardsville at least once in the last three meetings. That group is 13-0 against the Cougars with five falls and three major decisions.
- Danny Sabatello and Alex Griffin will be looking for their second dual victories in as many meetings with SIU Edwardsville's Patrick Meyers and Karsten Van Velsor, respectively. Sabatello recorded a 7-2 decision of Meyers at 133 pounds as a redshirt freshman in 2012. In last year's dual, Griffin built a 5-1 lead before pinning the Cougar in 3:12.
- The fastest pin of Braden Atwood's career came against Chris Johnson last season. Atwood needed just 21 seconds for the fall. Johnson is slated to go at 285 Saturday. Atwood has defeated each Cougar he has faced for a 3-0 mark.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
- SIU Edwardsville has been out of dual action since Nov. 15 when the Cougars posted a 1-4 mark at the Eastern Michigan Duals. They defeated Clarion (19-12) and dropped the next three to Lock Haven (24-12), Eastern Michigan (22-18) and Ohio (28-9).
- Eight of the 11 probables listed for Saturday's dual were last in action at the Joe Parisi Open (11/22). Two of the seven competitors in the Gold Division placed, with Jake Residori taking fourth at 174 pounds and Chris Johnson winning the 285-pound fifth-place match.
- The Cougars look to their upper weights to score dual points in Connor McMahon (165), Jake Residori (174) and Derek Nagel (184). They are the only grapplers in the probable lineup that sport winning overall and dual records for head coach Jeremy Spates. McMahon and Residori are 5-2, while Nagel is 4-2.
- Bonus points have been few and far between with the probable lineup registering two tech falls, five major decisions and six falls. Nagel has a pair of falls and majors, Residori has pinned two opponents and Patrick Myers has scored two majors at 133 pounds.
- Residori has a 1-1 record against opposition from Purdue. Pat Robinson decisioned Residori, 5-2, at 165 pounds in the 2012 dual, but the Cougar dealt Andy Hoselton an 8-3 setback at 174 pounds last season.
RANKINGS NOTES
- For a second straight week, Purdue is receiving votes in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. The Boilermakers have been receiving votes in the last five editions of the poll dating back to Feb. 10, 2014. They last appeared at No. 24 in the Feb. 3, 2014, poll.
- Eleven of Purdue's 18 dual opponents, seven of which are B1G opponents, are currently ranked or receiving votes. The Boilermakers are currently 1-2 against ranked teams. Last year eight of the 14 teams faced were ranked.
- Braden Atwood has been ranked by InterMat for 45 consecutive weeks dating back to Oct. 28, 2012. The redshirt senior has spent the last three weeks at No. 8, the highest ranking of his career, on InterMat's 197-pound list. Atwood's loss to unranked John Eblen of Missouri at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals is reflected in four outlets, slipping out of Amateur Wrestling News' and Gregg Henry's top 10. He maintains a top-10 spot on W.I.N. Magazine, ASICS Flowrestling and TheOpenMat.com's rankings.
- After another big upset, Danny Sabatello has entered two more polls this week: Amateur Wrestling News (No. 18) and TheOpenMat.com (No. 14). He held steady in the ASICS Flowrestling and W.I.N. Magazine rankings, while jumping five spots on Gregg Henry's list. The only outlet that hasn't recognized him yet this season is InterMat. InterMat dropped Missouri's Matt Manley from No. 12 to 16 after Sabatello beat him at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, 7-4.
- For the first time in his career, Nick Lawrence is ranked by InterMat, making his debut this week at No. 20.
- Eight Boilermakers have appeared at least once in one of the six polls this season.
- Polls monitored, a complete list of recognized Boilermakers and their movement the past two weeks can be found on page 3 of the dual notes.