Indiana Wrestling Knocks Off No. 23 Princeton, 22-13

Friday, November 18

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM ET

Indiana University

#23 Princeton

BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 18, 2022 - during the meet between the Princeton Tigers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Indiana Wrestling Knocks Off No. 23 Princeton, 22-13

11/18/2022 9:50:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– Indiana Wrestling earned a huge dual victory in their home opener of the season, defeating No. 23 Princeton, 22-13, on Friday night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The win improves Indiana's record to 2-0 in dual meets this year.

After building a 16-0 lead through the first four bouts, Indiana had to hold on late in the dual as Princeton only trailed 19-13 going into the final match at heavyweight. Freshman Jacob Kaminski fought his way to a 3-1 decision victory to seal the win for the Hoosiers.

The win marked Indiana's first victory over a ranked opponent since beating No. 24 Northwestern, 18-16, on Jan. 30, 2021, in Evanston.

KEY MOMENTS

• Indiana junior Jacob Moran (125) won by default to start the match and put Indiana up 6-0.

• Freshman Henry Porter (133) added on to the lead, defeating Sean Pierson by major decision, 12-4.

• Senior and No. 23 ranked Cayden Rooks (141) won by decision, 12-9, over Danny Coles.

• Redshirt Senior Graham Rooks (149) took care of business over Rocco Camillaci in a 4-1 decision win. The win gave Indiana a 16-0 advantage.

• Redshirt junior Donnell Washington (174) beat Kole Mulhauser via decision, 5-3. This improved Indiana to a 19-6 lead at the time.

• Freshman Jacob Kaminski (285) closed out the night with a dramatic bout over Travis Stefanik winning, 3-1, by decision.

NOTABLES

• Indiana won six of the 10 bouts from the dual.

• Moran, Porter, Graham Rooks, Washington and Kaminski are all still undefeated.

• Every win this season for Porter has been a bonus-point victory.

• This was Indiana's first dual in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall since 2010.

• The win also evens the all-time series between Princeton, 1-1. The only other dual meeting between the two programs came on Jan. 9, 1974, when Princeton won, 23-15.

• The match marked the return to Indiana for Princeton associate head coach Joe Dubuque and assistant Nate Jackson. Dubuque was a two-time national champion at Indiana and Jackson was a two-time All-American for the Hoosiers.

UP NEXT

• Indiana will be back in action in just two days as the Hoosiers travel to West Point, N.Y. for the Black Knight Invite which will take place all day on Sunday, Nov. 20.