WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 25 Purdue Wrestling will begin its Big Ten Conference slate with the team's first home dual of the season on Friday against Northwestern.
The matches will start at 7 p.m. ET in Holloway Gymnasium. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and admission is free to all students and fans.
Additionally, fans at home can watch every match live on B1G+.
A pre-match kids dual will take place at 5 p.m., with Hammer Down Academy from West Lafayette taking on Zionsville. The two teams are headed by former Purdue wrestlers Logan Brown (2007-11) and Chad Welch (2011-16), respectively.
After seven road duals and two tournaments, the Boilermakers will take to the mat in Holloway for the first time since the preseason Wrestle Offs. It's the team's first regular season home dual since last February.
With a record of 6-1, the Boilermakers enter conference action with their best dual record since the 2021-22 season.
Purdue won its last dual against the Wildcats convincingly, a 29-11 decision in Evanston, Ill., on Feb. 9, 2024.
Regular starters again this season, Matt Ramos, Dustin Norris, Joey Blaze, Stoney Buell, Brody Baumann and James Rowley were all victorious in their matches at Northwestern last February.
One of the oldest rivalries in school history, the meeting marks the 95th matchup against Northwestern. The Boilermakers hold a 48-44-2 advantage in the all-time series.
Purdue has only faced in-state rival Indiana more times throughout program history (110). The Boilers have also battled Illinois 94 times.
Northwestern enters the dual at 2-1 this season. The Wildcats finished 1-7 in the Big Ten a year ago. LAST TIME OUT
125 | #1 Matt Ramos
133 | Dustin Norris
141 | #33 Greyson Clark
149 | Isaac Ruble
157 | Kade Law / #7 Joey Blaze
165 | #33 Stoney Buell
174 | #26 Brody Baumann
184 | Orlando Cruz / #20 James Rowley
197 | #30 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Northwestern
125 | Dedrick Navarro
133 | Massey Odiotti
141 | #10 Chris Cannon / Giosue Hickman
149 | Sam Cartella
157 | #11 Trevor Chumbley / Jacob Bostelman
165 | #19 Maxx Mayfield
174 | Joseph Martin / Aiden Vandenbush
184 | Jon Halvorsen
197 | #13 Evan Bates
285 | Dirk Morley
The matches will start at 7 p.m. ET in Holloway Gymnasium. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and admission is free to all students and fans.
Additionally, fans at home can watch every match live on B1G+.
A pre-match kids dual will take place at 5 p.m., with Hammer Down Academy from West Lafayette taking on Zionsville. The two teams are headed by former Purdue wrestlers Logan Brown (2007-11) and Chad Welch (2011-16), respectively.
After seven road duals and two tournaments, the Boilermakers will take to the mat in Holloway for the first time since the preseason Wrestle Offs. It's the team's first regular season home dual since last February.
With a record of 6-1, the Boilermakers enter conference action with their best dual record since the 2021-22 season.
Purdue won its last dual against the Wildcats convincingly, a 29-11 decision in Evanston, Ill., on Feb. 9, 2024.
Regular starters again this season, Matt Ramos, Dustin Norris, Joey Blaze, Stoney Buell, Brody Baumann and James Rowley were all victorious in their matches at Northwestern last February.
One of the oldest rivalries in school history, the meeting marks the 95th matchup against Northwestern. The Boilermakers hold a 48-44-2 advantage in the all-time series.
Purdue has only faced in-state rival Indiana more times throughout program history (110). The Boilers have also battled Illinois 94 times.
Northwestern enters the dual at 2-1 this season. The Wildcats finished 1-7 in the Big Ten a year ago. LAST TIME OUT
- Purdue won its most recent dual in a road trip to Kent State, beating the Golden Flashes 31-10.
- Matt Ramos earned his 100th career win with a 16-4 major decision over Kent State's Nico Balello.
- Brody Baumann showed off his offensive prowess by scoring the most points of any Boilermaker all season in a 21-5 tech fall over Hunter Andel.
- Dustin Norris, Kade Law and Ben Vanadia also won via tech fall while Greyson Clark earned a major decision and Orlando Cruz won a sudden victory decision.
125 | #1 Matt Ramos
133 | Dustin Norris
141 | #33 Greyson Clark
149 | Isaac Ruble
157 | Kade Law / #7 Joey Blaze
165 | #33 Stoney Buell
174 | #26 Brody Baumann
184 | Orlando Cruz / #20 James Rowley
197 | #30 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Northwestern
125 | Dedrick Navarro
133 | Massey Odiotti
141 | #10 Chris Cannon / Giosue Hickman
149 | Sam Cartella
157 | #11 Trevor Chumbley / Jacob Bostelman
165 | #19 Maxx Mayfield
174 | Joseph Martin / Aiden Vandenbush
184 | Jon Halvorsen
197 | #13 Evan Bates
285 | Dirk Morley