Indiana Wrestling falls to No. 7 Ohio State, 26-13

Friday, January 6

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

#7 Ohio State

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 06, 2023 - Jacob Moran during the meet between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Indiana Wrestling falls to No. 7 Ohio State, 26-13

1/6/2023 10:31:00 PM | Wrestling

Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– Indiana Wrestling lost in an up-and-down battle against No. 7 Ohio State, 26-13, on Friday night at Wilkinson Hall.

The conference-opening loss puts Indiana at 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana junior No. 17 Derek Gilcher (157) continued his hot stretch of wrestling, defeating No. 18 Paddy Gallagher in a thrilling 5-4 match. Gallagher led early, owning a 3-0 lead early in the second period before Gilcher scored five straight points to take it.
• Indiana's Jacob Bullock (285) picked up another statement win. The No. 31-ranked senior defeated No. 15 Tate Orndorff in a dominant, 7-2 decision.
• Jacob Moran (125) got the team off to a good start, winning the first match of the night, in a 4-3 decision victory over Brendan McCrone.
• Nick Willham (197) was in control from start to finish, finalizing a 10-2 win by major decision.

NOTABLES
• Gilcher's overall record improves to 19-6 with tonight's win. He has won eight of the last nine matches he has competed in.
• Bullock has won 13 bouts in a row and owns a 13-1 record on the season.
• With Moran's victory, he is now 19-6 overall and 5-0 in dual matches.
• Willham's win improves his season record to 13-6 and bumps his season point differential up to +49.

UP NEXT
• Indiana will have a few days off before facing their first Big Ten road test of the season as the Hoosiers take on No. 22 Maryland in College Park on Monday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

FULL RESULTS

125: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU): Dec. 4-3

133: No. 15 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 32 Henry Porter (IU): MD, 20-6

141: No. 17 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. No. 33 Cayden Rooks (IU) MD, 10-2

149: No. 4 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 33 Graham Rooks (IU): Fall (0:53)

157: No. 17 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 18 Paddy Gallagher (OSU): Dec. 5-4

165: Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Nick South (IU): Dec. 10-7

174: No. 8 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 18 DJ Washington (IU): Dec. 10-4

184: No. 5 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Drayton Harris (IU): Fall (4:00)

197: Nick Willham (IU) def. Seth Shumate (OSU): MD, 10-2

285: No. 31 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. No. 15 Tate Orndorff (OSU): Dec. 7-2