Saturday, January 18
Evanston, Ill.
2:30 PM
Indiana University
15
at
21
#15 Northwestern
Hoosiers Win Four Bouts, Drop Dual at No. 15 Northwestern, 21-15
1/18/2020 6:08:00 PM | Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Indiana wrestling team came out strong and battled Northwestern all match long, but fell 21-15 to the No. 15 Wildcats on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 0-4 on the season and 0-3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern improved to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten.
• Cayden Rooks won his first Big Ten dual match with an 8-2 decision over Dylan Utterback. Rooks improved to 16-7 on the season.
• After four matches the score was tied 6-6.
• Brothers Cayden Rooks and Graham Rooks both got wins in the dual against Northwestern.
• Graham Rooks beat No. 9 Yahya Thomas for the second time this season, the first time coming at the Midlands Championships.
• Graham Rooks improved to 8-4 on the season and 3-1 in dual matches this season.
• After two periods Fernando Silva trailed by only two points, 4-2 against No. 1 Ryan Deakin.
• Jacob Covaciu got his second pin of the season and improved his season record to 13-7. Covaciu got the pin 1:10 into the first period.
• After seven matches the Hoosiers trailed by three points, 15-12.
• Jake Kleimola recorded his first dual match win of the season with a 3-1 decision.
IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo
"I thought we were in position to win. I think if you look at how close that match was at 125, if we win that it's tied 18-18 and we win on criteria. We were definitely right there. We performed well and it shows what our capability is as a team. We can take out ranked teams. I'm looking forward to building off of this going into Purdue.
"I thought we had a higher pace than Northwestern. I think we are one of the best conditioned teams in the country. Graham Rooks taking out the No. 14 ranked guy in the country in double overtime shows that. It shows being gritty and resilient and what we can do."
Indiana vs. No. 15 Northwestern Results
125: #8 Michael DeAugustino (NU) dec. Liam Cronin (IU) 8-6
133: Cayden Rooks (IU) dec. Dylan Utterback (NU) 8-2
141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 3-1
149: Graham Rooks (IU) dec. #14 Yahya Thomas 5-4 (SV-3)
157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 13-3
165: #19 Shayne Oster (NU) technical fall Davey Tunon (NU) 19-3
174: #25 Jacob Covaciu (IU) fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU) 1:10
184: Jack Jessen (NU) dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 6-1
197: #11 Lucas Davison (NU) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 6-2
285: Jake Kleimola (IU) dec. Jack Heyon (NU) 3-1
Final
No. 15 Northwestern 21, Indiana 15
Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers host No. 14 Purdue on Monday at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wilkinson Hall.
Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 0-4 on the season and 0-3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern improved to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten.
• Cayden Rooks won his first Big Ten dual match with an 8-2 decision over Dylan Utterback. Rooks improved to 16-7 on the season.
• After four matches the score was tied 6-6.
• Brothers Cayden Rooks and Graham Rooks both got wins in the dual against Northwestern.
• Graham Rooks beat No. 9 Yahya Thomas for the second time this season, the first time coming at the Midlands Championships.
• Graham Rooks improved to 8-4 on the season and 3-1 in dual matches this season.
• After two periods Fernando Silva trailed by only two points, 4-2 against No. 1 Ryan Deakin.
• Jacob Covaciu got his second pin of the season and improved his season record to 13-7. Covaciu got the pin 1:10 into the first period.
• After seven matches the Hoosiers trailed by three points, 15-12.
• Jake Kleimola recorded his first dual match win of the season with a 3-1 decision.
IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo
"I thought we were in position to win. I think if you look at how close that match was at 125, if we win that it's tied 18-18 and we win on criteria. We were definitely right there. We performed well and it shows what our capability is as a team. We can take out ranked teams. I'm looking forward to building off of this going into Purdue.
"I thought we had a higher pace than Northwestern. I think we are one of the best conditioned teams in the country. Graham Rooks taking out the No. 14 ranked guy in the country in double overtime shows that. It shows being gritty and resilient and what we can do."
Indiana vs. No. 15 Northwestern Results
125: #8 Michael DeAugustino (NU) dec. Liam Cronin (IU) 8-6
133: Cayden Rooks (IU) dec. Dylan Utterback (NU) 8-2
141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 3-1
149: Graham Rooks (IU) dec. #14 Yahya Thomas 5-4 (SV-3)
157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 13-3
165: #19 Shayne Oster (NU) technical fall Davey Tunon (NU) 19-3
174: #25 Jacob Covaciu (IU) fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU) 1:10
184: Jack Jessen (NU) dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 6-1
197: #11 Lucas Davison (NU) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 6-2
285: Jake Kleimola (IU) dec. Jack Heyon (NU) 3-1
Final
No. 15 Northwestern 21, Indiana 15
Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers host No. 14 Purdue on Monday at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wilkinson Hall.
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