Indiana Loses Hard Fought Battle with MSU

Friday, February 13

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Michigan State

2/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Feb. 13, 2015

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Indiana vs. Michigan State

Team Score: Michigan State 26, Indiana 16
Records: Indiana (2-9, 0-8 B1G), Michigan State (5-10, 1-7 B1G)

Upcoming Event
Sunday, February 15
1:30 pm (ET) -- vs. Gardner-Webb
3 pm (ET) -- at SIU-Edwardsville
(Edwardsville, Ill.-- Sam M. Vadalabene Center)

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Indiana had their best showing of the Big Ten season thus far. After falling behind 17-0, Indiana won four straight to come within one point, 17-16. The Hoosiers fell to Michigan State, 26-16 following three wins to end the match by the Spartans.

Redshirt sophomore Trevor Moody earned his second Big Ten victory of the season with a decision over Trimble. After no score in the first period, Moody rides out the entire second period to earn 2:00 minutes of riding time. In the third the 149-pound Hoosier got a takedown to take a 3-0 lead. With under a minute left Trimble reversed and moved within one point, 3-2. Moody quickly escaped and earned a bonus point for riding time, taking the match 5-2.

Luke Blanton brought his Big Ten record to .500 (3-3) with a major decision against Curely. Blanton's Spartan opponent jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after getting a takedown soon after the starting whistle. Just before the period ended Blanton got and escape and a takedown to take a 3-2 lead into the second period. The redshirt freshman would not look back from there, earning an escape, a takedown and three-point nearfall before it was all said and done. With the bonus point for 2:02 in riding time, he won 10-2.

Winning his third straight match of the year and bringing his season record to 27-4, Taylor Walsh kept the Hoosiers rolling. He defeated Wildmo in a shutout major decision. Walsh domintaed from the get-go, taking down Wildmo and nearlt pinning him to get a three-point nearfall (5-0). Walsh would start the second period down and escape within a few seconds. He finished the bout with a takedown in the second, an escape in the third and a bonus point for riding time. The redshirt senior won 10-0.

The fourth and final Hoosier victory belonged to Nate Jackson at 174 pounds, who continued his recent success with his fifth consecutive win. Just like Walsh, Jackson got out to a quick start picking up a takedown and a nearfall. Jackson dominated the second, 8-1, to take a 12-1 lead into the final period. The 174-pounder would take down Proctor twice and let him up before ending the match by technical fall. The first technical fall of Jackson's career ends 18-3. The redshirt sophomore is now 22-8 on the year.

The Hoosiers will wrestle Gardner-Webb (1:30 pm ET) and SIU-Edwardsville (3 pm ET) this Sunday, February 13 at the Sam. M. Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Ill.

	INDIANA HOOSIERS	Score			MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
125	-	L	FF	-	Mitch Rogaliner
133	Alonzo Shepherd	L	PIN	4:22	Garth Yenter
141	Sean Brown	L	TF	15-0	Javier Gasca
149	Trevor Moody	W	D	5-2	Nick Trimble
157	Luke Blanton	W	MD	10-2	Travis Curley
165	#6/6 Taylor Walsh	W	MD	10-0	Roger Wildmo
174	#15/14 Nate Jackson	W	TF	18-3	Nick Proctor
184	Matt Irick	L	D	4-0	John Rizqallah
197	Luke Sheridan	L	D	2-1	Nick McDiarmid
285	Garret Goldman	L	D	6-4	Chris Nash
	Team Score: Michigan State 26, Indiana 16