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#20 Purdue Shells #18 Terps in Big Ten Road Win

The short-handed Boilermakers took five wins for bonus points.

by Brook Weber

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — No. 20 Purdue Wrestling sailed to a 28-11 victory at No. 18 Maryland on Friday night.

The Boilermakers (8-2, 1-1 B1G) won seven of 10 matches, including five for bonus points, taking down the Terrapins (4-4, 0-3 B1G) in their home gym of Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center.

The two teams went back-and-forth through the first six matches, alternating match wins until Purdue clutched up to dominate the last four contests for a runaway rout.

The Boilers were short-handed, wrestling without two of their top stars in No. 4 Joey Blaze (165 lbs) and Greyson Clark (141). Both hope to be back for the start of a four-dual homestand next Friday against Michigan State.

RESULTS

125 | Ashton Jackson def. Presden Sanchez – MD 9-0 | PUR 4-0
133 | #16 Braxton Brown def. Blake Boarman – TF 19-2 (5:25) | MD 5-4
141 | Isaiah Schaefer def. Dario Lemus – Dec. 8-2 | PUR 7-5
149 | #7 Carter Young def. #21 Gavin Brown – Dec. 6-3 | MD 8-7
157 | #22 Stoney Buell def. Mekhi Neal – TF 15-0 (2:30) | PUR 12-8
165 | AJ Rodrigues def. Isaac Ruble – Dec. 15-9 | PUR 12-11
174 | #17 Brody Baumann def. Seth Digby – TF 22-6 (6:23) | PUR 17-11
184 | #26 James Rowley def. Sepanta Ahanj-Elias – MD 16-7 | PUR 21-11
197 | #22 Ben Vanadia def. #15 Branson John – MD 18-5 | PUR 25-11
285 | Hayden Filipovich def. Joey Schneck – Dec. 4-1 (SV-1) | PUR 28-11

RECAP

Purdue drew first blood with a 9-0 shutout by Ashton Jackson in the 125-pound match. The redshirt sophomore from La Porte, Indiana, notched two takedowns, an escape, and 1:56 of riding time for his first career Big Ten dual win.

Freshman Isaiah Schaefer, filling in for normal starter Greyson Clark, wrestled up a weight and stunned Maryland’s third-year starter Dario Lemus at 141 lbs. Schaefer won an 8-2 decision with two takedowns, an escape, and a riding time point, looking like anything but a true freshman 133-pounder going against a Big Ten 141-pound starter.

No. 22 Stoney Buell (157) responded from a tough loss last week with a 15-0 technical fall (2:30), rediscovering the swagger that has served him well throughout his career. The team captain improved to 11-5 with his second bonus win of the season.

With Purdue holding a tight 12-11 lead through six matches, No. 17 Brody Baumann set the tone for the rest of the night at 174 lbs. Baumann registered seven takedowns, the second-most in his career for a single match, to dominate Seth Digby via 22-6 technical fall (6:23).

No. 26 James Rowley (184) kept the bonus points rolling, beating up on Sepanta Ahanj-Elias in a 16-7 major decision. The former four-time Oregon state champion tallied three takedowns, a four-point near-fall, a reversal, and 2:04 of riding time for his first Big Ten dual win in almost two years. For context, Rowley suffered a season-ending injury in December of last season and looks to be back and better than ever.

Perhaps the most impressive win of the night, No. 22 Ben Vanadia (197) put forth a massive statement with an 18-5 upset over No. 15 Branson John. Blink, and you would have missed Vanadia building a 10-1 lead within the first minute of the match. He ended up one takedown shy of a tech. fall, but the redshirt senior will happily settle for the 13-point major and the first top-15 victory of his career.

Vanadia leads the team with five ranked wins this season. He totaled three through his first three years as a Boilermaker.

Heavyweight Hayden Filipovich wrapped things up with a 4-1 decision in sudden-victory against Joey Schneck. Purdue’s former 184-pounder once again matched up with a much larger opponent, but came out on top this time, winning a scramble in the first overtime period for the match-clincher.

Purdue’s 17-point win was its largest margin of victory in a Big Ten dual since defeating Wisconsin 33-7 in Madison last February.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers will travel nearly four hours northeast to close their road stretch at No. 21 Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Sunday. First match inside Jersey Mike’s Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET with the broadcast on B1G+.