By: Brook Weber / Photo courtesy of Beth Krejsa
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Wrestling will begin its final road trip of the regular season with a dual at Wisconsin on Friday night.
The Boilermakers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) will face the Badgers (4-9, 0-5 B1G) in a late-night showdown at 10 p.m. ET inside UW Field House.
The 10-match event in Madison, Wisconsin, will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network.
Purdue will then travel to take on No. 7 Minnesota in a Super Bowl Sunday matinee dual at 2 p.m. ET inside Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis. PURDUE POINTS
61 – No. 1 Matt Ramos paces the Boilermakers with 61 takedowns. Meanwhile, he has not yet allowed a single takedown to an opponent all season.
62 – No. 7 Joey Blaze leads the team with 62 points in the third period, making his hay in the clutch. LAST TIME OUT The Boilermakers fell in their most recent dual at No. 13 Illinois last Saturday in a 35-8 decision.
Ramos submitted a statement win at the top of the card, beating Caelan Riley 19-1 to retake the national lead with 12 tech falls on the year. With the win coming at the 2:32 mark, it was the fastest tech fall of the redshirt senior's career.
Blaze was also victorious at 157 pounds, beating No. 31 Jason Kraisser to improve to 4-0 in Big Ten dual action. It was the sophomore's sixth ranked win of the year, already matching his total from all of last season. PROJECTED LINEUPS Purdue
125 | #1 Matt Ramos / Isaiah Quintero
133 | Dustin Norris / Jacob Macatangay
141 | #28 Greyson Clark / Cole Solomey
149 | Isaac Ruble / Wyatt Krejsa
157 | #7 Joey Blaze
165 | Stoney Buell / Delaney Ruhlman
174 | #27 Brody Baumann
184 | Orlando Cruz
197 | #26 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Wisconsin
125 | #17 Nicolar Rivera
133 | #14 Zan Fugitt
141 | Brock Bobzien
149 | Royce Nilo
157 | Luke Mechler
165 | Cale Anderson
174 | Luke Condon
184 | Dylan Russo
197 | Niccolo Colucci
285 | Gannon Rosenfeld
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Wrestling will begin its final road trip of the regular season with a dual at Wisconsin on Friday night.
The Boilermakers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) will face the Badgers (4-9, 0-5 B1G) in a late-night showdown at 10 p.m. ET inside UW Field House.
The 10-match event in Madison, Wisconsin, will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network.
Purdue will then travel to take on No. 7 Minnesota in a Super Bowl Sunday matinee dual at 2 p.m. ET inside Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis. PURDUE POINTS
- The meeting marks the 67th dual between the Boilers and Badgers, dating back to March 1, 1924.
- Wisconsin holds a 48-16-2 advantage in the all-time series and a current win streak of five.
- Purdue last beat Wisconsin on Feb. 18, 2018, in a 25-15 season finale in Madison. The Boilers were ranked No. 22 that day, upsetting the No. 18 Badgers with seven match wins.
- No. 1 Matt Ramos finds himself atop the national rankings at 125 pounds for a ninth consecutive week. He remains undefeated at 21-0 and has yet to surrender a single takedown all season.
- No. 7 Joey Blaze (157) is the second-highest ranked Boilermaker. He and Ramos are both 4-0 in Big Ten Conference action. The sophomore Blaze has recent signature victories over No. 17 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) and No. 31 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), and has not lost since climbing the podium at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 7.
- Along with Ramos and Blaze, Greyson Clark (No. 28, 141), Ben Vanadia (No. 26, 197) and Brody Baumann (No. 27, 174) are also among InterMat's national rankings.
- Purdue's "Fab Five" ranked wrestlers hold a combined record of 71-25 and have outscored their opponents 1,002-449 this season.
61 – No. 1 Matt Ramos paces the Boilermakers with 61 takedowns. Meanwhile, he has not yet allowed a single takedown to an opponent all season.
62 – No. 7 Joey Blaze leads the team with 62 points in the third period, making his hay in the clutch. LAST TIME OUT The Boilermakers fell in their most recent dual at No. 13 Illinois last Saturday in a 35-8 decision.
Ramos submitted a statement win at the top of the card, beating Caelan Riley 19-1 to retake the national lead with 12 tech falls on the year. With the win coming at the 2:32 mark, it was the fastest tech fall of the redshirt senior's career.
Blaze was also victorious at 157 pounds, beating No. 31 Jason Kraisser to improve to 4-0 in Big Ten dual action. It was the sophomore's sixth ranked win of the year, already matching his total from all of last season. PROJECTED LINEUPS Purdue
125 | #1 Matt Ramos / Isaiah Quintero
133 | Dustin Norris / Jacob Macatangay
141 | #28 Greyson Clark / Cole Solomey
149 | Isaac Ruble / Wyatt Krejsa
157 | #7 Joey Blaze
165 | Stoney Buell / Delaney Ruhlman
174 | #27 Brody Baumann
184 | Orlando Cruz
197 | #26 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Wisconsin
125 | #17 Nicolar Rivera
133 | #14 Zan Fugitt
141 | Brock Bobzien
149 | Royce Nilo
157 | Luke Mechler
165 | Cale Anderson
174 | Luke Condon
184 | Dylan Russo
197 | Niccolo Colucci
285 | Gannon Rosenfeld