DUAL INFORMATION
Purdue (7-4, 0-2 B1G) vs. No. 19 Northwestern (8-3, 0-2 B1G)
Friday, Jan. 16 // 7 p.m. ET // Holloway Gymnasium // West Lafayette, Ind.
DUAL LINKS
Dual Notes // Rankings, Results, #BoilerNotes and much more
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PROMOS
- As a thank you to the employees of our university, all Purdue Staff and Faculty Appreciation receive $1 admission to the dual.
- The first 50 students in attendance will earn themselves FREE Purdue wrestling t-shirts. Three of those t-shirts will hold gift cards, worth $50 each, redeemable at the University Book Store.
- Join us as we welcome back Boilermaker wrestling alumni. Special alumni activities will be held all evening long, including a behind-the-scenes observation of team workout, prep and meeting, admission to the dual, recognition at intermission and a meet and greet with the coaching staff after.
DUAL INFORMATION
Purdue (7-4, 0-2 B1G) at No. 5 Penn State (6-1, 2-1 B1G)*
Sunday, Jan. 18 // 1 p.m. ET // Rec Hall // University Park, Pa.
*Penn State wrestles at Rutgers Friday
Dual Links
Purdue Dual Notes // Penn State Dual Notes
Live Results // TrackWrestling
Twitter // @PurdueWrestling
Watch // GoPSUSports.com
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. | 9-10 | Brecksville, Ohio | |
| Luke Welch | R-Fr. | 8-9 | Newburgh, Ind. | ||
| 133 | 20 | Danny Sabatello | R-Jr. | 18-4 | Long Grove, Ill. |
| 141 | Nick Lawrence | R-Sr. | 16-9 | Westlake, Ohio | |
| 149 | Brandon Nelsen | R-Sr. | 16-7 | Indianapolis, Ind. | |
| 157 | 20 | Doug Welch | R-Jr. | 20-6 | Newburgh, Ind. |
| 165 | Pat Robinson | R-Sr. | 10-9 | Noblesville, Ind. | |
| 174 | Chad Welch | R-Jr. | 16-9 | Newburgh, Ind. | |
| 184 | Patrick Kissel | R-Sr. | 13-7 | Sheboygan, Wis. | |
| Tanner Lynde | R-So. | 6-7 | Delphi, Ind. | ||
| 197 | 15 | Braden Atwood | R-Sr. | 9-4 | Delphi, Ind. |
| Drake Stein | R-Jr. | 4-8 | Francisco, Ind. | ||
| 285 | Tyler Kral | R-So. | 8-15 | Crown Point, Ind. | |
Head Coach // Tony Ersland (Iowa, 1997)
Assistant Coaches // Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin, 2009) and Tyrel Todd (Michigan, 2009)
| NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS// PROBABLE LINEUP | |||||
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | Garrison White | Jr. | 10-8 | Concord, N.C. | |
| 133 | 19 | Dominick Malone | Jr. | 15-9 | Granby, Conn. |
| 141 | Jameson Oster | Jr. | 13-6 | Homer Glen, Ill. | |
| 149 | 1 | Jason Tsirtsis | So. | 22-0 | Crown Point, Ind. |
| 157 | Ben Sullivan | So. | 5-7 | Eagle River, Alaska | |
| 165 | 7 | Pierce Harger | Sr. | 17-3 | Loveland, Ohio |
| 174 | OPEN | ||||
| 184 | Mitch Sliga | Fr. | 8-10 | Fishers, Ind. | |
| 197 | 10 | Alex Polizzi | Sr. | 19-4 | Beloit, Wis. |
| 285 | 4 | Mike McMullan | Sr. | 15-2 | Easton, Pa. |
Head Coach // Drew Pariano (Northwestern, 2000)
Assistant Coaches // Jay Borschel (Iowa, 2010), Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma, 2007)
Volunteer Assistant Coach // Conor Beebe (Central Michigan, 2010)
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
- In nine of Northwestern's 11 duals, head coach Drew Pariano has forfeited at least one weight class. Six times he has surrendered six points at 157 pounds and five times at 174. It is anticipated that 174 will be forfeited Friday as well.
-The Wildcats are coming off of a 30-16 loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 9. They won three matches on the mat and received a forfeit at 125. Defending national champion and top-ranked 149-pounder Jason Tsirtsis improved to 22-0 while winning his 38th straight match, a 6-1 decision over Rylan Lubeck. Then-No. 12 Alex Polizzi got the better of then-No. 10 Timmy McCall thanks to riding time, 7-6, at 197, and Jameson Oster made easy work of Jesse Thielke with a 16-5 major decision.
- Northwestern wrestlers are 9-8 in B1G action with dual losses to Minnesota (21-19) and Wisconsin.
- Up until Dec. 6, Ben Sullivan was at 165 and 174 for the Wildcats, but has since made the drop to 157, where he owns a 3-3 record. Sullivan was pinned in 5:30 by Wisconsin's Jarod Donar in his first dual appearance at the new weight.
- Mike McMullan is a three-time All-American at 285 and was the runner-up in 2013. He has lost his last two matches while going up against a pair of top-five opponents.
LAST MEETING // NORTHWESTERN // FEB. 1, 2013
- EVANSTON, Ill. - The 18th-ranked Purdue wrestling team picked up a clutch road victory, scoring a 21-15 Big Ten dual win over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Boilermakers earned a trio of major decisions on the evening, including a match-clinching win by junior captain Camden Eppert at 125 pounds, to improve to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in conference duals.
No. 18 Purdue 21, Northwestern 15
133 // Cashé Quiroga (Purdue) dec. Garrison White (Northwestern), 6-5
141 // Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. Pat Greco (Northwestern), 9-4
149 // Ivan Lopouchanski (Purdue) maj. dec. Dylan Marriott (Northwestern), 12-4
157 // Jason Welch (Northwestern) tech. fall Tommy Churchard (Purdue), 20-4 (7:00)
165 // Pierce Harger (Northwestern) dec. Pat Robinson (Purdue), 6-3
174 // Lee Munster (Northwestern) maj. dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 10-2
184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) maj. dec. Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern), 13-2
197 // Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Alex Polizzi (Northwestern), 5-4
285 // Mike McMullan (Northwestern) dec. Alex White (Northwestern), 9-2
125 // Camden Eppert (Purdue) maj. dec. Dominick Malone (Northwestern), 10-0
SERIES HISTORY // NORTHWESTERN
- Purdue leads 43-42-2 ... Purdue is 19-16-1 at home, 21-23-1 against the Wildcats on the road and 3-2 when meeting on a neutral mat ... the 87th meeting between stands as the second longest series behind Indiana, who the Boilermakers will battle for a 101st time in February.
- Series dates back to Feb. 26, 1926, which was the first of nine straight wins for the Boilermakers ... the nine match streak is the longest for Purdue, while the Wildcats won 20 straight from 1963-83 ... Northwestern has won the last three duals in West Lafayette (2005, 2008, 2012).
- Purdue last defeated the Wildcats at home on Jan. 18, 2002, 24-9
| PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS // PROBABLE LINEUP | |||||
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | 8 | Jordan Conaway | Jr. | 14-3 | Abbottstown, Pa. |
| 133 | 7 | Jimmy Gulibon | So. | 14-2 | Latrobe, Pa. |
| 141 | Kade Moss | Fr. | 15-8 | South Jordan, Utah | |
| Michael Waters | Jr. | 10-7 | Advance, N.C. | ||
| 149 | 17 | Zack Beitz | So. | 9-5 | Mifflintown, Pa. |
| Luke Frey | Jr. | 11-3 | Montoursville, Pa. | ||
| 157 | 7 | Dylan Alton | Sr. | 7-2 | Mill Hall, Pa. |
| Cody Law | Fr. | 12-6 | Windber, Pa. | ||
| 165 | Garett Hammond | Fr. | 16-6 | Chambersburg, Pa. | |
| 174 | 4 | Matt Brown | Sr. | 14-2 | West Valley City, Utah |
| 184 | 16 | Matt McCutcheon | Fr. | 17-7 | Apollo, Pa. |
| 197 | 6 | Morgan McIntosh | Jr. | 18-2 | Santa Ana, Calif. |
| 285 | 6 | Jimmy Lawson | Sr. | 8-0 | Toms River, N.J. |
| Jon Gingrich | Sr. | 12-1 | Wingate, Pa. | ||
Head Coach // Cael Sanderson (Iowa State, 2002)
Associate Head Coach // Cody Sanderson (Iowa State, 2000)
Head Assistant Coach // Casey Cunningham (Central Michigan, 1999)
Assistant Coach // Frank Molinaro (Penn State, 2012)
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
- Penn State will visit first-year B1G member, No. 22 Rutgers, on Friday before the Boilermakers come to town Sunday.
- The Nittany Lions are coming off a 1-1 outing last weekend. Penn State downed Indiana, 42-3, and then traveled to then-No. 7 Ohio State. PSU took 133, 157, 174 and 285 from the Buckeyes in a 22-15 loss. It was the Nittany Lions' first loss since dropping an 18-17 dual at Minnesota on Feb. 9, 2014.
- Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad features a young probable lineup that includes four redshirt freshmen and two sophomores. Two of those rookies carry a winning overall record, but have a losing dual record. At 141, Kade Moss is 2-3 and Matt McCutcheon is 3-4 at 184.
- Six returning NCAA qualifiers are scattered throughout Penn State's probable lineup in Jordan Conaway, Jimmy Gulibon, Dylan Alton, Matt Brown, Morgan McIntosh, Jimmy Lawson, Jon Gingrich. Brown is a two-time All-American (2013, 2014), Alton earned All-America accolades in 2012 and McIntosh was an All-American in 2014.
- The last dual that the Nittany Lions lost on their home mat was to Minnesota, 23-14, on Nov. 20, 2011.
LAST MEETING // PENN STATE // JAN. 28, 2014
- UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Cashé Quiroga upset No. 9 Jimmy Gulibon at 133 pounds as No. 20 Purdue fell to top-ranked Penn State, 34-3, in Rec Hall. Quiroga scored a pair of takedowns, a three-point nearfall and escaped twice en route to a 9-2 decision to push his record to 8-3. The three-time defending national champion Nittany Lions won nine of 10 bouts, five of which resulted in bonus points, as they improved to 8-0, 2-0 Big Ten, while the Boilermakers slipped to 3-4, 0-4 Big Ten.
No. 1 Penn State 34, No. 20 Purdue 3
125 // No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Penn State) maj. dec. Camden Eppert (Purdue), 15-4
133 // Cashé Quiroga (Purdue) dec. No. 9 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State), 9-2
141 // No. 2 Zain Retherford (Penn State) maj. dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 10-2
149 // No. 7 Andrew Alton (Penn State) dec. Brandon Nelsen (Purdue), 7-6
157 // No. 5 Dylan Alton (Penn State) dec. Dustin Schultz (Purdue), 6-1
165 // No. 1 David Taylor (Penn State) pin Chad Welch (Purdue), 2:23
174 // No. 3 Matt Brown (Penn State) maj. dec. Patrick Kissel (Purdue), 14-4
184 // No. 2 Ed Ruth (Penn State) maj. dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 13-3
197 // No. 8 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) dec. No. 16 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 6-4
285 // No. 12 Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 8-1
SERIES HISTORY // PENN STATE
- Penn State leads 13-1-1 ... when facing the Boilermakers, the Nittany Lions are 6-1 at home, 4-0-1 in West Lafayette and 3-0 ... Purdue's lone win in the series was in University Park, 21-17, on Feb. 24, 2002 ... a 19-19 tie occurred between the 25th-ranked Boilermakers and No. 14 Penn State in West Lafayette on Jan. 24, 2009.
- It is the third consecutive season that the Nittany Lions and Purdue have met on the mat ... in the 2013 and 2014 meetings, PSU outscored the Boilermakers 69-6.
- Series dates back to Dec. 14, 1970 ... the first two meetings in the series came before Penn State was a member of the conference (1970, 1971).
Individual rankings // InterMat (1/13)
A CLOSER LOOK AT PURDUE'S PROBABLE LINEUP
- For the first time since March 3, 2014, the Boilermakers sport a trio of grapplers ranked by InterMat in No. 20 Danny Sabatello, No. 20 Doug Welch and No. 15 Braden Atwood. Last season Cashé Quiroga (133), Sabatello (141) and Atwood (197) were ranked together in the lineup for three weeks (2/17-3/3).
- Sabatello and D. Welch each carry 10-1 dual record. Sabatello leads the team in dual points scored with 40 and has claimed victory in 20 of his last 25 dual matches spanning the past two seasons. D. Welch, who has tallied 30 dual points for the Boilermakers, has been victorious in his last six dual matches and is off to a 2-0 start in the B1G.
- Brandon Nelsen will be making his 50th career start for the Old Gold & Black on Sunday at Penn State. Patrick Kissel's next dual appearance will be his 40th.
- Through 11 duals, Purdue has scored 235 points with seven different lineups. Changes in the lineup have been made at 125, 149, 174, 184 and 197.
- The same lineup has been used in both B1G duals. That group is 6-14 and has given up four bonus point matches (3 MD, 1 TF).
- Purdue's wrestlers have combined for a dual record of 64-46. Through nine duals, the Boilermakers have posted 45 decisions, 10 falls, five major decisions, three technical falls and have received one forfeit. Of the 46 losses, 35 are by decision, nine are by major decision, one by technical fall and they have been pinned once.
- Coach Ersland's squad is 3-0 at home, 2-2 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. They are 2-4 against ranked teams.
NOTABLE REMATCHES
- Purdue's Braden Atwood owns a 4-1 record over Northwestern's Alex Polizzi. He has won three straight over the Wildcat, highlighted by a 4:32 pin in wrestleback action of the 2014 NCAA Championships.
- At Midlands, Danny Sabatello rallied back after falling behind 5-0 in the first period to Dominick Malone of Northwestern to push the match into sudden victory, but a takedown by the Wildcat with nine seconds left sealed the win, 9-7.
RANKINGS NOTES
- After upsetting then-No. 20 Chattanooga and a victory over North Carolina, Purdue pushed into the top 25 of the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Dec. 19 at No. 25. It was the Boilermakers' only appearance in the poll as they dropped out in the Dec. 22 edition. They have been receiving votes in six of the other nine polls released this season. This week they have eight points.
- Braden Atwood has been ranked by InterMat for 50 consecutive weeks dating back to Oct. 28, 2012. The redshirt senior is listed at No. 15 on InterMat's 197-pound list.
- Following a 2-0 weekend that included an upset of then-No. 2 James Green of Nebraska, 157-pounder Doug Welch has earned his first career national ranking from InterMat, debuting at No. 20. He also appeared on three other outlets for the first time in his career, cracking into WIN Magazine at No. 18, Amateur Wrestling News at No. 19 and ASICS Flowrestling at No. 20.
- Like his twin, Chad Welch's upset of Wisconsin's then-No. 18 Frank Cousins at 174 propelled him into the ASICS Flowrestling ranks for the first time in his career. He checks in at No. 20.
- Danny Sabatello returns on the 133-pound list for InterMat at No. 20 after falling out of the Jan. 6 rankings. It is the fourth week this season he's owned an InterMat ranking.
- Eleven weeks of rankings have been issued and 10 Boilermakers have appeared at least once in one of the five polls. There have been three weeks in which a pair of grapplers, Atwood and Sabatello, were included on all five.
- Purdue wrestlers have gone up against 58 ranked opponents and won 11 times. D. Welch's 5-4 (TB1) upset of James Green stands as the highest ranked opponent that a Boilermaker has beaten this season. C. Welch leads the team in wins over ranked foes with four, followed by Sabatello with three. Ten of the 11 wins were by an unranked Purdue grappler and one was in a head-to-head match between then-No. 19 Sabatello and then-No. 14 Nick Soto of Chattanooga.
- When ranked by InterMat, Purdue wrestlers have lost six times. Of those six losses, four have been at the hands of an unranked opponent, one was an upset to a lower-ranked opponent and the other was to a higher-ranked opponent.
- Polls monitored, a complete list of recognized Boilermakers and their movement the past two weeks can be found in the dual notes.