Hoosiers Fall On the Road Against No. 18 Illinois

Sunday, January 12

Champaign, Ill.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

#18 Illinois

Hoosiers Fall On the Road Against No. 18 Illinois

1/12/2020 3:46:00 PM | Wrestling

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team fell against No. 18 Illinois, 32-3 on Sunday at Huff Hall.

Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in the Big Ten. Illinois improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
• Cayden Rooks got an escape in the third period to tie it 1-1 vs. No. 8 Travis Piotrowski. Piotrowski scored in takedown in the final 10 seconds of the third period to win the decision 3-1.
• Graham Rooks, on his birthday, improved to 7-3 on the season with a 6-1 decision over Mousa Jodeh. Rooks got a takedown with five seconds left in the first period to get out to the early lead.
• Illinois had six ranked wrestlers in their lineup in the dual.

Indiana vs. No. 18 Illinois Results

125: Justin Cardani (ILL) dec. Liam Cronin (IU) 6-2
133: No. 8 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Cayden Rooks (IU) 3-1
141: No. 14 Dylan Duncan (ILL) maj. dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 10-0
149: Graham Rooks (IU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL) 6-1
157: No. 22 Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 4-0
165: No. 14 Danny Braunagel (ILL) technical fall Davey Tunon (IU) 18-3
174: No. 16 Joey Gunther (ILL) dec. No. 24 Jacob Covaciu (IU) 3-1
184: No. 11 Zac Braunagel (ILL) technical fall Jake Hinz (IU) 18-3
197: Matt Wroblewski (ILL) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 3-1
285: Luke Luffman (ILL) dec. Rudy Streck (IU) 3-1

Final
No. 18 Illinois 32, Indiana 3

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Northwestern for a dual on January 18 at 3:30 PM vs. Northwestern. That match will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.