WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Wrestling got decision wins at four different weights, but took a 22-12 loss at the hands of No. 10 Nebraska on Saturday night in Holloway Gymnasium.
The Boilermakers (4-9, 0-6 B1G) earned two sets of back-to-back wins against the Cornhuskers, as Hayden Copass and No. 3 Matt Ramos gave Purdue points on either side of the intermission before Jaden Reynolds and No. 6 Kendall Coleman helped head coach Tony Ersland's team end on a high note with victories in the final two matches of the evening.
The most exciting match of the dual came in Jaden Reynolds' 6-4 win in sudden victory over Blake Cushing. The redshirt-freshman Reynolds won his first career dual match in a back-and-forth affair that saw both wrestlers get takedowns before being knotted up at 4-4 after the third period. Caught in a bad position in sudden victory, Reynolds did well to fight through it, keep wrestling and eventually wind up on top.
Fellow redshirt-freshman Hayden Copass was the first to put points on the board for Purdue with an 8-2 decision over Cale Davidson in the heavyweight battle. The Georgetown, Illinois native got a quick takedown to start the first and followed it up by getting in on a single-leg for two as time expired in the period. Four more points in the third gave him a commanding decision over Davidson.
Fans in Holloway did not get either of the highly anticipated top-10 matchups at 125 and 157 pounds, but No. 3 Matt Ramos and No. 6 Kendall Coleman took care of the business in front of them. Ramos picked up a 5-3 decision over Jacob Van Dee thanks to takedowns in the first and second and Coleman cruised to a 6-3 win over Antrell Taylor in his match to wrap up the night. Once again neither surrendered a takedown, bringing the number of matches in which either have done so this season down to 16.7% (nine of their 54 total).
Purdue faces a unique weekend ahead to close out dual season. The team starts with a road matchup on Friday at Maryland at 7:00 p.m. ET in College Park before coming home for Senior Day on Sunday in Holloway against No. 13 Northwestern at noon ET.
Purdue 12- Nebraska 22
165: Bubba Wilson (NEB) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (Dec 5-4)
174: Elise Brown Ton (NEB) over Macartney Parkinson (PUR) (Dec 6-3)
184: #16 Lenny Pinto (NEB) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) (MD 12-3)
197: #16 Silas Allred (NEB) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (Fall 1:20)
285: Hayden Copass (PUR) over Cale Davidson (NEB) (Dec 8-2)
125: Matt Ramos (PUR) over Jacob Van Dee (NEB) (Dec 5-3)
133: Kyle Burwick (NEB) over Dustin Norris (PUR) (Dec 5-3)
141: #6 Brock Hardy (NEB) over #14 Parker Filius (PUR) (Dec 4-0)
149: Jaden Reynolds (PUR) over Blake Cushing (NEB) (SV-1 6-4)
157: #6 Kendall Coleman (PUR) over Antrell Taylor (NEB) (Dec 6-3)
The Boilermakers (4-9, 0-6 B1G) earned two sets of back-to-back wins against the Cornhuskers, as Hayden Copass and No. 3 Matt Ramos gave Purdue points on either side of the intermission before Jaden Reynolds and No. 6 Kendall Coleman helped head coach Tony Ersland's team end on a high note with victories in the final two matches of the evening.
The most exciting match of the dual came in Jaden Reynolds' 6-4 win in sudden victory over Blake Cushing. The redshirt-freshman Reynolds won his first career dual match in a back-and-forth affair that saw both wrestlers get takedowns before being knotted up at 4-4 after the third period. Caught in a bad position in sudden victory, Reynolds did well to fight through it, keep wrestling and eventually wind up on top.
What a moment for the 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙘𝙠 🚂🆙@Jaden_Reynolds3 refuses to give up on a tough position and wrestles through to take the match in sudden victory! #BoilerUp🚂 | #AlwaysAggressive pic.twitter.com/8brxY2aQK6
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) February 5, 2023
Fellow redshirt-freshman Hayden Copass was the first to put points on the board for Purdue with an 8-2 decision over Cale Davidson in the heavyweight battle. The Georgetown, Illinois native got a quick takedown to start the first and followed it up by getting in on a single-leg for two as time expired in the period. Four more points in the third gave him a commanding decision over Davidson.
Fans in Holloway did not get either of the highly anticipated top-10 matchups at 125 and 157 pounds, but No. 3 Matt Ramos and No. 6 Kendall Coleman took care of the business in front of them. Ramos picked up a 5-3 decision over Jacob Van Dee thanks to takedowns in the first and second and Coleman cruised to a 6-3 win over Antrell Taylor in his match to wrap up the night. Once again neither surrendered a takedown, bringing the number of matches in which either have done so this season down to 16.7% (nine of their 54 total).
Purdue faces a unique weekend ahead to close out dual season. The team starts with a road matchup on Friday at Maryland at 7:00 p.m. ET in College Park before coming home for Senior Day on Sunday in Holloway against No. 13 Northwestern at noon ET.
Purdue 12- Nebraska 22
165: Bubba Wilson (NEB) over Cooper Noehre (PUR) (Dec 5-4)
174: Elise Brown Ton (NEB) over Macartney Parkinson (PUR) (Dec 6-3)
184: #16 Lenny Pinto (NEB) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) (MD 12-3)
197: #16 Silas Allred (NEB) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR) (Fall 1:20)
285: Hayden Copass (PUR) over Cale Davidson (NEB) (Dec 8-2)
125: Matt Ramos (PUR) over Jacob Van Dee (NEB) (Dec 5-3)
133: Kyle Burwick (NEB) over Dustin Norris (PUR) (Dec 5-3)
141: #6 Brock Hardy (NEB) over #14 Parker Filius (PUR) (Dec 4-0)
149: Jaden Reynolds (PUR) over Blake Cushing (NEB) (SV-1 6-4)
157: #6 Kendall Coleman (PUR) over Antrell Taylor (NEB) (Dec 6-3)