Rooks, Cronin Win, Hoosiers Fall Against No. 4 Nebraska

Sunday, February 9

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

#4 Nebraska

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FEBRUARY 02, 2020 - Dillon Hoey of the Indiana Hoosiers during the match between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Rooks, Cronin Win, Hoosiers Fall Against No. 4 Nebraska

2/9/2020 4:18:00 PM | Wrestling

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Liam Cronin won his sixth straight Big Ten match and Graham Rooks beat his fifth ranked opponent of the season, but the Indiana wrestling team fell 35-6 against No. 4 Nebraska on Sunday at Wilkinson Hall.

Notes
• The Hoosiers drop to 1-9 on the season and 1-8 in the Big Ten. Nebraska improves to 8-3 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten Matches.
• Graham Rooks took down No. 14 Collin Purinton in a 3-2 decision. For Rooks he has now beaten five ranked opponents this season. Rooks has won six of his last eight matches and has Big Tend dual match record of 6-3.
• Liam Cronin improved his Big Ten dual match record to 6-3 with a 4-1 decision over Edwin Thomsen.
• Cronin has outscored his opponents 31-12 over that six-match win streak.
• Graham Rooks and Liam Cronin have combined to win 12 of their last 14 matches. Over that stretch they have outscored opponents 71-36.

Indiana vs. #4 Nebraska Results
141 #8 Chad Red (NEB) fall Eddie Bolivar (IU) 0:52 (IU 0, NEB 6)
149: Graham Rooks (IU) dec. #14 Collin Purinton (NEB) 3-2 (IU 3, NEB 6)
157: #16 Peyton Robb (NEB) maj. dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 9-1 (IU 3, NEB 10)
165: Jake Silverstein (NEB) dec. Dillon Hoey (IU) 11-7 (IU 3, NEB 13)
174: #6 Mikey Labriola (NEB) fall Diego Lemley (IU) 0:52 (IU 3, NEB 19)
184: #8 Taylor Venz (NEB) technical fall Jake Hinz (IU) 15-0/4:09 (IU 3, NEB 24)
197: #6 Eric Schultz (NEB) maj. dec. Nick Willham (IU) 18-6 (IU 3, NEB 28)
285: #15 Christian Lance (NEB) maj. dec. Jake Kleimola 12-4 (IU) (IU 3, NEB 32)
125: Liam Cronin (IU) dec. Edwin Thomsen (NEB) 4-1 (IU 6, NEB 32)
133: #13 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. Cayden Rooks (IU) 4-2 (IU 6, NEB 35)

Final: Indiana: 6 Nebraska: 35
Attendance: 1,583

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers host SIUE for senior day on Sunday February 16 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilkinson Hall.