ROSEMONT, Ill. - Purdue's Danny Sabatello has been named the B1G's Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. It is the second time this season the redshirt junior has received the weekly award, previously being named Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 2, 2014. He is the first Purdue wrestler to twice earn the honor in his career.
Sabatello entered conference duals against Northwestern (1/16) and Penn State (1/18) ranked 20th and emerged with a pair of impressive and dominating upsets. First, the 133-pounder avenged a 9-7 sudden victory loss to Northwestern's Dominick Malone at Midlands with a 10-2 major decision. Sabatello took the 19th-ranked Wildcat down four times and added 2:52 of riding time for his fourth major of the season.
He followed up that performance by shutting out No. 7 Jimmy Gulibon of Penn State, 6-0. Sabatello stunned the Nittany Lion with a takedown in the opening 15 seconds of the match and rode the period out. He scored a second takedown in the third period after escaping and finished the match on top for 2:51 of riding time.
In the two wins, Sabatello outscored the higher ranked opponents 16-2 while improving to 20-4. He has five wins over ranked opponents to his credit with seventh-ranked Gulibon standing as his highest ranked victim. Sabatello is now 12-1 in duals for the Boilermakers and is 3-1 against the B1G. He was also rewarded with a six-spot jump on InterMat's 133-pound rankings, moving into the No. 14 slot, a position he held for four weeks earlier this season.
| 2014-15 B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK | ||||
| Date | Name | School | Year | Weight |
| Nov. 4 | Scott Schiller | Minnesota | Sr. | 197 |
| Mike McMullan | Northwestern | Sr. | 285 | |
| Nov. 11 | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | So. | 133 |
| Nov. 18 | Zac Brunson | Illinois | So. | 174 |
| Nov. 25 | Taylor Walsh | Indiana | Sr. | 165 |
| Dec. 2 | Danny Sabatello | Purdue | Jr. | 133 |
| Logan Stieber | Ohio State | Sr. | 141 | |
| Dec. 9 | Logan Stieber | Ohio State | Sr. | 141 |
| Dec. 16 | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | So. | 165 |
| Dec. 23 | Jimmy Lawson | Penn State | Sr. | 285 |
| Dec. 31 | Taylor Walsh | Indiana | Sr. | 165 |
| Bobby Telford | Iowa | Sr. | 285 | |
| Jan. 6 | Robert Kokesh | Nebraska | Sr. | 174 |
| Jan. 13 | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Fr. | 149 |
| Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Fr. | 197 | |
| Jan. 20 | Danny Sabatello | Purdue | Jr. | 133 |