WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Wrestling's 12 match win streak against their in-state rivals came to an end on Sunday, as the team came up short in a 17-16 loss at the hands of No. 25 Indiana in front of 1,103 fans in Holloway Gymnasium.
The Boilermakers (4-8, 0-5 B1G) split the matches five-to-five and held the lead for nine of the ten weights, but were ultimately done in by bonus point wins for the Hoosiers. Head coach Tony Ersland's team started the dual hot, winning the first three and four of the first five bouts.
Redshirt-freshman Dustin Norris gave the Boilers the momentum early with his 8-6 upset win over No. 28 Henry Porter in the 133-pound match. A week after Purdue took three ranked upsets against No. 13 Minnesota, Norris added one himself on Sunday. The Cincinnati native shucked Porter to get in on a single-leg for two in the first six seconds of the match and didn't look back, picking up two more takedowns and only giving up one.
On either side of Norris' win, Purdue got a decision from No. 3 Matt Ramos and a major decision from No. 14 Parker Filius to open up a 10-point lead. The redshirt-sophomore Ramos opened the dual with a 7-1 win over Jacob Moran. The 125-pounder stayed hot coming off his big weekend last week and he controlled the match from the beginning, only allowing an escape to Moran to move to 4-1 against Big Ten opponents on the season.
Filius followed Norris with a much-needed bonus point victory in the form of a 15-3 major over Cayden Rooks. He broke the match open when he worked a turn in the closing moments of the second period for four and then added three more in the third to earn his sixth major of the season.
157-pounder No. 6 Kendall Coleman delivered once again for Ersland, making easy work of No. 19 Derek Gilcher to the tune of a 10-3 decision. The redshirt-senior picked up four takedowns to give himself 292 in his career and move within five of the eighth most in program history (Eric Douglas, 297). It is the 22nd match this season in which he did not give up a takedown.
Redshirt-freshman 184-pounder Ben Vanadia was the only Boilermaker who was able to pick up a win in the second half of the dual, claiming a 6-4 decision against Clayton Fielden. He grabbed a takedown in the first and added one more in the second to take his first career Big Ten dual win.
Purdue will stay at home for the second straight weekend when they host Nebraska on Saturday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. ET in Holloway.
Purdue 16 – Indiana 17
125: #3 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Jacob Moran (IND) (Dec 7-1)
133: Dustin Norris (PUR) over #28 Henry Porter (IND) (Dec 8-6)
141: #14 Parker Filius (PUR) over Cayden Rooks (IND) (MD 15-3)
149: #30 Graham Rooks (IND) over Christian Navida (PUR) (MD 12-2)
157: #6 Kendall Coleman (PUR) over #19 Derek Gilcher (IND) (Dec 10-3)
165: Nick South (IND) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (SV-1 3-1)
174: #18 Donnell Washington (IND) over Jacob Null (PUR) (MD 19-11)
184: Ben Vanadia (PUR) over Clayton Fielden (IND) (Dec 6-4)
197: Gabe Sollars (IND) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (Dec 4-0)
285: #28 Jacob Bullock (IND) over Hayden Copass (PUR) (Dec 2-0)
Extra: Robert Major (IND) over Stoney Buell (PUR) (Dec 6-4)
The Boilermakers (4-8, 0-5 B1G) split the matches five-to-five and held the lead for nine of the ten weights, but were ultimately done in by bonus point wins for the Hoosiers. Head coach Tony Ersland's team started the dual hot, winning the first three and four of the first five bouts.
Redshirt-freshman Dustin Norris gave the Boilers the momentum early with his 8-6 upset win over No. 28 Henry Porter in the 133-pound match. A week after Purdue took three ranked upsets against No. 13 Minnesota, Norris added one himself on Sunday. The Cincinnati native shucked Porter to get in on a single-leg for two in the first six seconds of the match and didn't look back, picking up two more takedowns and only giving up one.
On either side of Norris' win, Purdue got a decision from No. 3 Matt Ramos and a major decision from No. 14 Parker Filius to open up a 10-point lead. The redshirt-sophomore Ramos opened the dual with a 7-1 win over Jacob Moran. The 125-pounder stayed hot coming off his big weekend last week and he controlled the match from the beginning, only allowing an escape to Moran to move to 4-1 against Big Ten opponents on the season.
Filius followed Norris with a much-needed bonus point victory in the form of a 15-3 major over Cayden Rooks. He broke the match open when he worked a turn in the closing moments of the second period for four and then added three more in the third to earn his sixth major of the season.
157-pounder No. 6 Kendall Coleman delivered once again for Ersland, making easy work of No. 19 Derek Gilcher to the tune of a 10-3 decision. The redshirt-senior picked up four takedowns to give himself 292 in his career and move within five of the eighth most in program history (Eric Douglas, 297). It is the 22nd match this season in which he did not give up a takedown.
Redshirt-freshman 184-pounder Ben Vanadia was the only Boilermaker who was able to pick up a win in the second half of the dual, claiming a 6-4 decision against Clayton Fielden. He grabbed a takedown in the first and added one more in the second to take his first career Big Ten dual win.
Purdue will stay at home for the second straight weekend when they host Nebraska on Saturday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. ET in Holloway.
Purdue 16 – Indiana 17
125: #3 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Jacob Moran (IND) (Dec 7-1)
133: Dustin Norris (PUR) over #28 Henry Porter (IND) (Dec 8-6)
141: #14 Parker Filius (PUR) over Cayden Rooks (IND) (MD 15-3)
149: #30 Graham Rooks (IND) over Christian Navida (PUR) (MD 12-2)
157: #6 Kendall Coleman (PUR) over #19 Derek Gilcher (IND) (Dec 10-3)
165: Nick South (IND) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (SV-1 3-1)
174: #18 Donnell Washington (IND) over Jacob Null (PUR) (MD 19-11)
184: Ben Vanadia (PUR) over Clayton Fielden (IND) (Dec 6-4)
197: Gabe Sollars (IND) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (Dec 4-0)
285: #28 Jacob Bullock (IND) over Hayden Copass (PUR) (Dec 2-0)
Extra: Robert Major (IND) over Stoney Buell (PUR) (Dec 6-4)