Friday, January 10
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 PM
Indiana University
0
vs
41
#1 Iowa
Hoosiers Fall Against No. 1 Iowa
1/10/2020 9:11:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team fell against No. 1 Iowa in their Big Ten opener, 41-0, on Friday at Wilkinson Hall.
Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Ten. Iowa improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten.
• Trailing 7-1 against #3 All-American Pat Lugo, Graham Rooks secured back-to-back takedowns in the third period to get within two at 7-5. The second of those takedowns came with 19 seconds left in the second period.
• #24 Jacob Covaciu battled #2 Michael Kemerer and got escapes after each Kemerer takedown in the first period to make it 4-2 after the opening period. Covaciu was close throughout the match making it 8-6 with 42 seconds left in the third period.
• The Hawkeyes had nine wrestlers compete they are ranked in the top five in their respective weight classes, including two ranked first and two ranked second.
• The Hoosiers had their second highest attendance in program history with 1,914 at Wilkinson Hall for the match.
IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo
"I thought for the most part up and down the lineup we competed. I don't think we took a back seat to them and we were looking for our opportunities. We were in position to win some of those matches. It is good to see that our training is paying off. We still have a lot of work to do to win those matches, but our effort level and attitude were there tonight. Now we need to work on some technical things as well.
"That is what I told the guys before, that we believed in them. They put in the training and put in the time and wanted them to go out there and take advantage of opportunities. I'm excited about the way they competed and hopefully they can follow that up on Sunday."
Indiana vs. Iowa Results
149: #3 Pat Lugo (Iowa) dec. Graham Rooks (IU) 10-6 (Iowa 3, Indiana 0)
157: #4 Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 11-4 (Iowa 6, Indiana 0)
165: #2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) fall Davey Tunon (IU) 5:34 (Iowa 12, Indiana 0)
174: #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. #24 Jacob Covaciu (IU) 9-6 (Iowa 15, Indiana 0)
184: Abe Assad (Iowa) dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 6-2 (Iowa 18, Indiana 0)
197: #2 Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 8-3 (Iowa 21, Indiana 0)
285: #2 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) fall Rudy Streck (IU) (Iowa 27, Indiana 0)
125: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) technical fall Liam Cronin (IU) 15-0/3:16 (Iowa 32, Indiana 0)
133: #1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) fall Jonathan Moran (IU) 1:42 (Iowa 38, Indiana 0)
141: #5 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 6-0 (Iowa 41, Indiana 0)
Final #1 Iowa: 41, Indiana: 0
Attendance: 1,914
Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Illinois for a dual on Sunday January 12.
Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Ten. Iowa improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten.
• Trailing 7-1 against #3 All-American Pat Lugo, Graham Rooks secured back-to-back takedowns in the third period to get within two at 7-5. The second of those takedowns came with 19 seconds left in the second period.
• #24 Jacob Covaciu battled #2 Michael Kemerer and got escapes after each Kemerer takedown in the first period to make it 4-2 after the opening period. Covaciu was close throughout the match making it 8-6 with 42 seconds left in the third period.
• The Hawkeyes had nine wrestlers compete they are ranked in the top five in their respective weight classes, including two ranked first and two ranked second.
• The Hoosiers had their second highest attendance in program history with 1,914 at Wilkinson Hall for the match.
IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo
"I thought for the most part up and down the lineup we competed. I don't think we took a back seat to them and we were looking for our opportunities. We were in position to win some of those matches. It is good to see that our training is paying off. We still have a lot of work to do to win those matches, but our effort level and attitude were there tonight. Now we need to work on some technical things as well.
"That is what I told the guys before, that we believed in them. They put in the training and put in the time and wanted them to go out there and take advantage of opportunities. I'm excited about the way they competed and hopefully they can follow that up on Sunday."
Indiana vs. Iowa Results
149: #3 Pat Lugo (Iowa) dec. Graham Rooks (IU) 10-6 (Iowa 3, Indiana 0)
157: #4 Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 11-4 (Iowa 6, Indiana 0)
165: #2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) fall Davey Tunon (IU) 5:34 (Iowa 12, Indiana 0)
174: #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. #24 Jacob Covaciu (IU) 9-6 (Iowa 15, Indiana 0)
184: Abe Assad (Iowa) dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 6-2 (Iowa 18, Indiana 0)
197: #2 Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 8-3 (Iowa 21, Indiana 0)
285: #2 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) fall Rudy Streck (IU) (Iowa 27, Indiana 0)
125: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) technical fall Liam Cronin (IU) 15-0/3:16 (Iowa 32, Indiana 0)
133: #1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) fall Jonathan Moran (IU) 1:42 (Iowa 38, Indiana 0)
141: #5 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 6-0 (Iowa 41, Indiana 0)
Final #1 Iowa: 41, Indiana: 0
Attendance: 1,914
Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Illinois for a dual on Sunday January 12.
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