Indiana University Athletics
#IUWR LIVE BLOG and Preview: #18/9 Michigan
1/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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Live Blog - Indiana vs. Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Hoosiers (2-6, 0-5 B1G) will face the Wolverines of Michigan (4-3, 2-2 B1G) this Sunday, January 25. Competion begins at 1 pm at University Gymnasium. The match will consist of only one ranked bout -- #7/7 Taylor Walsh (23-4) and #10/13 Taylor Massa (11-4) at the 165-pound class. You can follow along with the action on Twitter @IUWrestling1, the live blog on IUHoosiers.com or watch live on BTN Plus. All rankings are InterMat/WIN Magazine.
Probable Lineups |
INDIANA
HOOSIERS |
Year |
Record |
MICHIGAN
WOLVERINES |
Year |
Record
|
125 |
- |
- |
- |
Conor Youtsey |
r-So. |
14-8 |
133 |
Jr. |
2-12 |
#8/7 Rossie Bruno -or- Zebulon Hilyard |
Jr. -- r-Sr. |
14-5 -- 0-2 |
|
141 |
r-Fr. |
8-14 |
#17/20 George Fisher |
r-Fr. |
14-3 |
|
149 |
r-So. |
7-11 |
#9/11 Alec Pantaleo |
Fr. |
14-3 |
|
157 |
r-Fr. |
13-11 |
#15/12 Bryan Murphy |
So. |
15-6 |
|
165 |
#7/7 Taylor Walsh |
r-Sr. |
24-4 |
#10/13 Taylor Massa |
r-So. |
11-4 |
174 |
r-So. -- r-Fr. |
19-8 -- 5-6 |
Jeff Holm -or- Ben Ralston -or- Connor Brancheau |
GS -- r-Jr. -- So. |
4-4 -- 0-3 -- 12-5 |
|
184 |
r-Fr. -- r-So. |
9-12 -- 10-8 |
#10/11 Domenic Abounader |
So. |
12-5 |
|
197 |
Sr. |
17-12 |
#8/8 Max Huntley |
r-Sr. |
14-3 |
|
285 |
r-Jr. |
7-9 |
#7/4 Adam Coon |
So. |
19-3 |
MICHIGAN SERIES
Sunday marks the 85th meeting between Indiana and Michigan in a dual match. Michigan leads the all-time series 23-59-2. The first contest dates back to 1924 -- a match Indiana won 24-2. The Wolverienes have dominated the series lately as they have won the last three in a row, 12 of the last 14 and 45 of the last 50. Michigan won the last meeting in 2013, 30-13 in Bloomington.
THE 2014-15 MATCH-UP
The Wolverines have eight of their ten wrestlers ranked in at least one poll. The match will consist of only one ranked bout -- #7/7 Taylor Walsh (23-4) and #10/13 Taylor Massa (11-4) at the 165-pound class.
NATIONALLY-RANKED HOOSIERS
Two Hoosiers are ranked amongst the country's elite this week (InterMat/WIN Magazine):
#7/7 Taylor Walsh (165 lbs)
#15/14 Nate Jackson (174 lbs)
BTN PLUS
The Hoosier wrestlers will appear six times on BTN Plus (formerly Big Ten Digital Network) for the 2014-15 season.
BTN Plus programming includes non-televised games and events available on BTN2Go with a purchase of a BTN Plus subscription. BTN Plus content features live games produced by students at Big Ten universities. A subscription to BTN Plus on BTN2Go does not require a Big Ten Network TV subscription with a TV provider (from BTN website).
You can subscribe for a school pass for $9.95/month ($79.95/year) or for all of BTN Plus content for $14.95/month ($119.95/year) (Note: All options automatically renew).
PIN KING
Redshirt senior Taylor Walsh is continuting his impressive pinning ways. After leading the country last season and settng an Indiana single-season school record with 26 pins, Walsh is already well on his way with 18 pins this season. With 18 pins on the year, Walsh is in a tie for third most in a Hoosier season and is the NCAA leader for the 2014-15 season. He is tied with Kurt Kinser - 18 (2008) and only trails Rod Chamberlin - 19 (1981) and himself - 26 (2014).
After picking up five wins at the Midlands Championships, Walsh now has 118 career wins. This moved the 165-pounder into eighth place on the all-time Indiana wins list. He needs nine more to break into the top-five.
This season Walsh became Indiana's all-time pin leader. At the end of the 2013-14 season, Walsh was tied with Viktor Sveda (1999-2002) with 47 pins. In his first bout of this season, Walsh captured the record and is only expanding his lead in the record books. Currently he has 65 pins in his career.
SHER SOME LOVE, TAYLOR
Luke Sheridan has joined teammate Taylor Walsh in the top-ten all-time pins list. Sheridan is currently in a tie for tenth with 31 career pins.
The senior has 10 pins thus far in the 2014-15 season. He only needs four more to jump into the top-ten single-season pins list. His 10 pins are tied for fourth in Division I for the 2014-15 season. He has an average pin time of 1:19, which is the best average for any wrestler with seven or more pins.
SOUND SOPHOMORE
Nate Jackson is having an outstanding (redshirt) sophomore season -- he has earned podium spots in three tournaments. The 174-pounder was champion at the Keystone Classic (Penn.), runner-up at the Harold Nichols Open (Iowa State) and finished in eighth at the Midlands Championships (Northswestern).
In eight out of 19 of Jackson's victories, he has won by major decision, outscoring opponents 112-41 in such matches.
In the national rankings, he is ranked as high as No. 14 (WIN Magazine) for the 174-pound weight class. He is also ranked No. 15 for InterMat and 18th in The Open Mat polls.
SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE
Hoosier wrestling is active in the social media world. Up-to-the-minute news, team notes, live match results and much more can be found by following @IUWrestling1 on Twitter. In addition, `like' the team's official Facebook page by searching "Indiana University Wrestling" and check for news on IUHoosiers.com.
Four-time IU All-American & national champion Angel Escobedo's pursuit for Olympic Gold in Rio (2016) can be tracked on the Twitterverse as well, follow @driven2dominate.
Media Contact: Riley Greene, rigreene@indiana.edu
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