Wrestling Takes Down Northwestern, Battles Tough Against Penn State

Saturday, January 30

Evanston, Ill.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

#3 Penn State

Wrestling Takes Down Northwestern, Battles Tough Against Penn State

1/30/2021 4:52:00 PM | Wrestling

EVANSTON, Ill. – Behind a big day from sophomore Donnell Washington with a top-five win and a pin the Indiana wrestling team beat No. 24 Northwestern 18-16. The Hoosiers scored their most points in a dual vs. No. 3 Penn State in 12 years in a 24-15 defeat.

Notes
• The Hoosiers are now 1-3 on the season.
• The dual against Northwestern came down to 285 and Jacob Bullock. With the score 2-2 in the second period Bullock nearly got a pin, but got a four-point near fall and won his bout to secure the victory for the Hoosiers.
• The 15 points scored against Penn State is the Hoosiers most since scoring 17 against the Nittany Lions on Jan. 23 2009 in a 17-17 tie.
• Donnell Washington beat No. 5 ranked Carter Starocci of Penn State. Washington secured a takedown and a four-point near fall 40 seconds into the first period and at one point led the bout 10-1.
• Graham Rooks beat No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren in his first dual match of the season.
• Kyle Luigs wrestled a tight match with No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young. Luigs had five escapes in the bout.
• Donnell Washington got a pin in the final 18 seconds of the third period against Northwestern to give the Hoosiers an important six points.
• Trailing 1-0 against Northwestern, Nick South recorded a four-point near fall in the third period to swing the bout and put him up 6-1.
• Against Northwestern Matt Ortiz got a crucial four-point near fall in the last 30 seconds of the first period. Ortiz would go on to win his bout 8-3.

Indiana vs. Penn State Bout Scores
125: Jacob Moran (IU) wins by forfeit (IU 6, PSU 0)
133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) def. Kyle Luigs (IU) decision 11-8 (IU 6, PSU 3)
141: #2 Nick Lee (PSU) def. Cayden Rooks (IU) 16-1 technical fall (IU 6, PSU 8)
149: #15 Graham Rooks (IU) def. #10 Jarod Verkleeren (PSU) decision 4-2 (IU 9, PSU 8)
157: #11 Brady Berge (PSU) def. Matt Ortiz (IU) decision 5-2 (IU 9, PSU 11)
165: #6 Joe Lee (PSU) def. #25 Nick South (IU) decision 8-4 (IU 9, PSU 14)
174: #32 Donnell Washington (IU) def. #5 Carter Starocci (PSU) decision 10-9 (IU 12, PSU 14)
184: #3 Aaron Brooks (PSU) def. Drayton Harris (IU) major decision 18-5 (IU 12, PSU 18)
197: #30 Nick Willham (IU) def. Levko Higgins (PSU) decision 10-3 (IU 15, PSU 18)
285: Seth Nevills (PSU) def. Rudy Streck (IU) fall (IU 15, PSU 24)

Indiana vs. Northwestern Bout Scores
125: #7 Michael DeAugustino (NU) def. Jacob Moran (IU) decision 5-3 (IU 0, NU 3)
133: #23 Chris Cannon (NU) def. Kyle Luigs (IU) decision 12-10 (IU 0, NU 6)
141: Cayden Rooks (IU) def. Colin Valdiviez (NU) decision 5-3 OT (IU 3, NU 6)
149: #11 Yahya Thomas (NU) def. #15 Graham Rooks (IU) decision 8-4 (IU 3, NU 9)
157: Matt Ortiz (IU) def. Maxx Mayfield (NU) decision 8-3 (IU 6, NU 9)
165: #25 Nick South (IU) def. David Ferrante (NU) decision 8-4 (IU 9, NU 9)
174: #32 Donnell Washington (IU) def. Troy Fisher (NU) fall (IU 15, NU 9)
184: Jack Jessen (NU) def. Drayton Harris (IU) decision 3-2 (IU 15, NU 12)
197: #5 Lucas Davison (NU) #30 Nick Willham (IU) major decision 10-2 (IU 15, NU 16)
285: Jacob Bullock (IU) Brendan Devine (NU) decision 8-2 (IU 18, NU 16)

Extra Matches
174: Carter Starocci (PSU) def. Robert Deters (IU) tech fall 18-1
157: Luke Gardner (PSU) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) fall
165: Konner Kraeszig (PSU) def. Derek Gilcher (IU) major decision 9-0
141: Beau Bartlett (PSU) def. Jonathan Moran (IU) fall
157: Terrell Barraclough (PSU) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) major decision 8-0
174: Creighton Edsell (PSU) def. Robert Deters (IU) decision 10-5
165: Konner Kraeszig (PSU) def. Sammy Cokeley (IU) decision 13-7
125: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Matt Vinci (NU) major decision 11-2
141: Frankie Tal-Shahar (NU) def. Jonathan Moran (IU) decision 11-4
157: Trevor Chumbley (NU) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) tech fall 16-0
165: Sammy Cokeley (IU) def. Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU) fall

IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo
"I thought we battled hard today. We were a little outmatched against Penn State but we found a way to win some matches and make it close. I told our guys it's about showing up. We carried that momentum on to the Northwestern dual. I thought DJ had a big day today and he still has room to grow. He is exciting to watch. I always preach attitude and effort and I added to that scoring points. It's important to have a mindset that no matter how much time is on the clock you have to always make the most of it and I thought our guy did that today."

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers host a quad meet with Michigan State, Nebraska and Rutgers on Feb. 6 at Wilkinson Hall.

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