Indiana University Athletics
#IUWR Preview: vs. Michigan State (Senior Night)
2/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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Indiana (2-8, 0-7 B1G) vs. Michgian State (4-10, 0-7 B1G)
Bloomington, Ind. | University Gymnasium Match Notes: Indiana | Michigan State
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LIVE BLOG - Indiana vs. Michigan State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Hoosiers (2-8, 0-7 B1G) will celebrate Senior Night in their final home match of the 2014-15 season against Michigan State (4-10, 0-7 B1G). The Senior Night ceremony will begin just before wrestler introductions and the match will start at 6 pm (ET) at the U Gym. Fans who attend the match can enter to win dinner for two to Bucceto's just in time for Valentine's Day. The winner will be announced during the match.You can follow along with the action on Twitter @IUWrestling1, at the live blog on IUHoosiers.com or watch live on BTN Plus (subscription required). All rankings are InterMat/WIN Magazine.
Probable Lineups |
INDIANA
HOOSIERS |
Year |
Record |
MICHIGAN STATE
SPARTANS |
Year |
Record
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125 |
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Mitch Rogaliner |
r-Fr. |
13-10 |
133 |
Jr. |
2-14 |
Garth Yenter |
So. |
7-9 |
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141 |
r-Fr. |
8-16 |
Javier Gasca |
r-Fr. |
12-4 |
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149 |
r-So. |
7-13 |
Nick Trimble |
Jr. |
8-12 |
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157 |
r-Fr. |
13-13 |
Travis Curley |
So. |
7-8 |
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165 |
#6/6 Taylor Walsh |
r-Sr. |
26-4 |
Roger Wildmo |
Jr. |
15-14 |
174 |
#15/14 Nate Jackson |
r-So. |
21-8 |
Nick Proctor |
Sr. |
11-11 |
184 |
r-So. |
10-9 |
John Rizqallah |
Sr. |
13-7 |
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197 |
Sr. |
17-13 |
Nick McDiarmid |
Sr. |
7-10 |
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285 |
r-Jr. |
7-11 |
Chris Nash |
Jr. |
10-7 |
MICHIGAN STATE SERIES
This Friday will be the 72nd meeting between Indiana and Michigan State in a dual match. Michgian State leads the all-time series 46-22-3. The Hoosiers won the first seven match-ups in the series, which dates back to 1924. Between 1960 and 1988, Michigan State had a unbeaten record against Indiana (27-0-2). The Spartans have won two straight against the Hoosiers. Both were close matches as MSU won on a 21-20 tiebreaker (2012) and 18-16 last year in Bloomington, Ind.
NATIONALLY-RANKED HOOSIERS
Two Hoosiers are ranked amongst the country's elite this week (InterMat/WIN Magazine):
#6/6 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 setting an Indiana single-season school record with 26 pins, Walsh has 18 pins this season. With 18 pins, Walsh is in a tie for third most in a Hoosier season and is tied with Ross Larson (Oklahoma State) as the Division I 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) for most in a Hoosier season.
After a win against Austin Wilson of Nebraska, Walsh now has 120 career wins. This moved the 165-pounder into seventh place on the all-time Indiana wins list. He needs five more to break into the top-five. Current Indiana Assistant Coach Matt Powless is fifth (124).
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 the Big Ten. He has an average pin time of 1:19, which is the second best average in Division I for any wrestler with nine or more pins. It is the best in the Big Ten for wrestlers 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 21 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.
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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