Indiana University Athletics
THREE HOOSIERS GAIN FIRST BIG TEN DUAL VICTORIES
2/5/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
THREE HOOSIERS GAIN FIRST BIG TEN DUAL VICTORIES
Bloomington, Ind. - James Torres, Ty Matthews, and Michael Dixon all gained their first conference dual wins of the year as the Hoosiers fell to Ohio State 24-15 Saturday afternoon at University Gymnasium.
Matthews (7-8, -2 Big Ten) gained his win at 184 over Ohio State's Donaovan True. Matthews scored a reversal and a point for riding time in the final period to gain the 7-3 decision. Torres improved to 4-1 (1-1 Big Ten) on the year at 141 as he scored the 7-2 victory over Sean Petersen. Torres tallied three takedowns and one escape while allowing just two escapes in the match. Dixon gained a 2-1 decision over Tony Sylvester. Dixon (14-16, 1-4 Big Ten) scored both points in the second period, starting with an escape. He picked up the second point as Sylvester was penalized for stalling. Sylvester's only score came on an escape in the final stanza.
IU senior Pat Cassidy (22-4, 2-3 Big Ten) claimed his win by forfeit. Ohio State moved Kore Sharpley up to 133 rather than have him face Cassidy, who is ranked fifth nationally at 125. Sophomore Viktor Sveda (22-5, 3-2 Big Ten) faced his fifth top-ten opponent at 197 in just over two weeks. He fell to seventh-ranked Nick Preston of Ohio State in a close 5-3 match. Preston spent much of the second half of the match backing away from Sveda and did get penalized one point for stalling in the third period. Sveda is now 3-2 against top-ten foes as he continues to excel after moving up from 184, where he was an All-American last season.
The 23rd-ranked Hoosiers (10-7, 0-5 Big Ten) travel to Northwestern for dual meets with the Wildcats and and Marquette Friday evening at 6:30 p.m.
