MADISON, Wisc. - Purdue wrestling suffered another tough Big Ten Conference loss on Friday night, falling by a score of 28-9 to No. 16 Wisconsin in the UW Field House.
The dual started well as an upset win from Matt Ramos followed by a hard-fought decision from Dustin Norris put the Boilermakers (4-6, 0-3 B1G) out in front 6-0 early. However, Purdue only claimed one more matchup on the night, Brody Baumann's 10-6 victory at 174, and head coach Tony Ersland's squad were forced to leave empty handed.
The redshirt-sophomore No. 10 Ramos squared off with No. 6 Eric Barnett and the pair covered the price of admission right from the get-go. Ramos opened the scoring by counter-attacking off a Barnett single-leg shot to get a takedown in the first. The Badger wrestler escaped quickly in the second to tie it up and the two found themselves in a wild scramble that last nearly a minute and got the crowd on its feet, but resulted in no points scored by either side. Ramos chose neutral in the third and made the most of it, powering through on a double-leg to win the match 4-3.
It is the highest ranked opponent Ramos has conquered in his career. His previous high being his pin of No. 7 Lucas Byrd in the first round of last year's NCAA tournament.
At 133 pounds, redshirt-freshman Dustin Norris carried on Ramos' momentum by picking up a 7-3 decision over Nicolar Rivera. Norris trailed after the first period, but battled back with takedowns in the second and third to claim his first career conference dual win.
The third win of the dual was a big one for true freshman Brody Baumann. The Evansville, Ind., native made only his second appearance in the lineup count by taking a 10-6 decision over Josh Otto. Baumann wasted no time getting on the board, latching on to an ankle in the first five seconds of the bout to get a quick two. He would also finish the match with a takedown in the closing moments to seal the victory. It was his first collegiate dual win and his sixth win in the last six days after going 5-0 to earn the 174-poujnd title at the Purple Raider Open last weekend.
Purdue will have a quick bounce-back opportunity as they drive a little further north to Minneapolis to face No. 13 Minnesota Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Gophers come into the dual off a 28-6 victory over Indiana on Friday night in Bloomington.
Purdue 9 - Wisconsin 28
125: #10 Matt Ramos (PUR) over #6 Eric Barnett (WIS) (Dec 4-3)
133: Dustin Norris (PUR) over Nicolar Rivera (WIS) (Dec 7-3)
141: #26 Joseph Zargo (WIS) over #15 Parker Filius (PUR) (Dec 7-4)
149: #2 Austin Gomez (WIS) over Jaden Reynolds (PUR) (TF 24-6 5:48)
157: #15 Garrett Model (WIS) over #3 Kendall Coleman (PUR) (Dec 4-3)
165: #6 Dean Hamiti (WIS) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (Fall 5:48)
174: Brody Baumann (PUR) over Josh Otto (WIS) (Dec 10-6)
184: Tyler Dow (WIS) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) (Dec 6-0)
197: #13 Braxton Amos (WIS) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (TF 16-1 4:53)
285: #11 Trent Hillger (WIS) over Hayden Copass (PUR) (Dec 2-0)
The dual started well as an upset win from Matt Ramos followed by a hard-fought decision from Dustin Norris put the Boilermakers (4-6, 0-3 B1G) out in front 6-0 early. However, Purdue only claimed one more matchup on the night, Brody Baumann's 10-6 victory at 174, and head coach Tony Ersland's squad were forced to leave empty handed.
The redshirt-sophomore No. 10 Ramos squared off with No. 6 Eric Barnett and the pair covered the price of admission right from the get-go. Ramos opened the scoring by counter-attacking off a Barnett single-leg shot to get a takedown in the first. The Badger wrestler escaped quickly in the second to tie it up and the two found themselves in a wild scramble that last nearly a minute and got the crowd on its feet, but resulted in no points scored by either side. Ramos chose neutral in the third and made the most of it, powering through on a double-leg to win the match 4-3.
It is the highest ranked opponent Ramos has conquered in his career. His previous high being his pin of No. 7 Lucas Byrd in the first round of last year's NCAA tournament.
At 133 pounds, redshirt-freshman Dustin Norris carried on Ramos' momentum by picking up a 7-3 decision over Nicolar Rivera. Norris trailed after the first period, but battled back with takedowns in the second and third to claim his first career conference dual win.
The third win of the dual was a big one for true freshman Brody Baumann. The Evansville, Ind., native made only his second appearance in the lineup count by taking a 10-6 decision over Josh Otto. Baumann wasted no time getting on the board, latching on to an ankle in the first five seconds of the bout to get a quick two. He would also finish the match with a takedown in the closing moments to seal the victory. It was his first collegiate dual win and his sixth win in the last six days after going 5-0 to earn the 174-poujnd title at the Purple Raider Open last weekend.
Purdue will have a quick bounce-back opportunity as they drive a little further north to Minneapolis to face No. 13 Minnesota Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Gophers come into the dual off a 28-6 victory over Indiana on Friday night in Bloomington.
Purdue 9 - Wisconsin 28
125: #10 Matt Ramos (PUR) over #6 Eric Barnett (WIS) (Dec 4-3)
133: Dustin Norris (PUR) over Nicolar Rivera (WIS) (Dec 7-3)
141: #26 Joseph Zargo (WIS) over #15 Parker Filius (PUR) (Dec 7-4)
149: #2 Austin Gomez (WIS) over Jaden Reynolds (PUR) (TF 24-6 5:48)
157: #15 Garrett Model (WIS) over #3 Kendall Coleman (PUR) (Dec 4-3)
165: #6 Dean Hamiti (WIS) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (Fall 5:48)
174: Brody Baumann (PUR) over Josh Otto (WIS) (Dec 10-6)
184: Tyler Dow (WIS) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) (Dec 6-0)
197: #13 Braxton Amos (WIS) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (TF 16-1 4:53)
285: #11 Trent Hillger (WIS) over Hayden Copass (PUR) (Dec 2-0)