No. 18 Indiana Drops Road Dual at No. 24 Michigan State

Friday, February 10

East Lansing, Mich.

6:30 PM

Indiana University

#24 Michigan State

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 20, 2023 - Cayden Rooks during the meet between the Minnesota Gophers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

No. 18 Indiana Drops Road Dual at No. 24 Michigan State

2/10/2023 9:12:00 PM | Wrestling

Results (PDF)

EAST LANSING, Mich. –––– No. 24 Michigan State defeated No. 18 Indiana, 20-16, on Friday night at Jenison Fieldhouse.

The loss drops Indiana to 7-4 on the season and 3-4 in the Big Ten.

Indiana and Michigan State split the match, each team picking up wins at five bouts.

The Hoosiers won three of the first four bouts to take a 10-3 lead. From there, Michigan State stormed back and won four of the last six, including a handful of bonus point victories to edge out the Hoosiers.

KEY MOMENTS
• No. 29-ranked freshman Henry Porter (133) picked up arguably his best win of the season, defeating No. 17 Rayvon Foley by decision, 10-5.
• Indiana senior Cayden Rooks (141) found his rhythm again with a dominant 12-5 win by decision over Michigan State's Jordan Hamdan.
• It was a methodical bout at 149 where redshirt senior Graham Rooks picked his spot and a handful of takedowns in a major decision win over Peyton Omania, 13-4.
• Redshirt junior Donnell Washington (174) won a defensive battle over Ceasar Garza in a 4-0 decision.
• Senior Jacob Bullock (285) picked up a late reversal in the closing seconds of the third period to earn a 3-1 win over Ryan Vasbinder.

NOTABLES
• Porter's win over Foley was his first ranked victory of the season.
• Cayden Rooks' win improved his season record to 11-8.
• It was Graham Rooks' seventh win by major decision of the year.
• Washington improved to 19-4 on the season and 8-3 in duals.
• Bullock's win over Vasbinder was his second of the season over him, previously defeating him at the Tournament of Champions at Reno, as well.

UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will stay in the Great Lakes state as it travels to face No. 12 Michigan on Sunday at noon for their last Big Ten dual of the season.

FULL RESULTS

125: Tristan Lujan (MSU) def. Jacob Moran (IU)                 |Dec. 1-0 |                           Score: MSU up 3-0

133: No. 29 Henry Porter (IU) def. No. 17 Rayvon Foley (MSU)        |Dec. 10-5 |            Score: Tied 3-3

141: Cayden Rooks (IU) def. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) (MSU)          |Dec. 12-5 |               Score: IU up 6-3

149: No. 25 Graham Rooks (IU) def. Peyton Omania (MSU)         |MD, 13-4 |                Score: IU up 10-3

157: No. 12 Chase Saldate (MSU) def. No. 18 Derek Gilcher (IU)    |Dec. 4-0 |               Score: IU up 10-6

165: No. 21 Caleb Fish (MSU) def. Nick South (IU)                          |Dec. 4-2 |                Score: IU up 10-9

174: No. 14 DJ Washington (IU) def. Ceasar Garza (MSU)                |Dec. 4-0 |               Score: IU up 13-9

184: No. 13 Layne Malczewski (MSU) def. Clayton Fielden (IU)     |Fall (3:39) |           Score: MSU up 15-13

197: No. 18 Cameron Caffey (MSU) def. Drayton Harris (IU)         |TF, 22-4 (6:19) |   Score: MSU up 20-13

285: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)           |Dec. 3-1 |             Score: MSU up 20-16

FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 24 Michigan State 20, No. 18 Indiana 16