Friday, February 10
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 PM
Indiana University
at
#24 Michigan State
No. 18 Indiana Set to Face No. 24 Michigan State and No. 12 Michigan
2/9/2023 9:00:00 AM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– It'll be a Great Lakes double-header for No. 18-ranked Indiana this weekend as it faces No. 24 Michigan State and No. 12 Michigan in two road contests.
PROJECTED LINEUPS:
No. 18 Indiana (7-3, 3-3)
125: Jacob Moran (20-10)
133: No. 29 Henry Porter (17-6)
141: Cayden Rooks (10-8)
149: No. 29 Graham Rooks (22-6)
157: No. 20 Derek Gilcher (21-8)
165: Nick South (7-5)/Robert Major )7-7)
174: No. 15 DJ Washington (18-4)
184: Clayton Fielden (9-10)
197: Nick Willham (14-8)/Drayton Harris (6-12)
285: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (16-3)
No. 24 Michigan State (8-6, 1-6)
125: Tristan Lujan (14-7) OR Benny Gomez (7-6)
133: No. 17 Rayvon Foley (11-7)
141: Jordan Hamdan (20-9)/Blake Noonan (8-7)
149: Peyton Omania (13-9)
157: No. 12 Chase Saldate (20-4)
165: No. 21 Caleb Fish (22-6)
174: Ceasar Garza (13-9)
184: No. 13 Layne Malczewski (19-3)
197: No. 18 Cameron Caffey (16-3)
285: Ryan Vasbinder (15-11)
No. 12 Michigan (9-3, 4-2)
125 - No. 18 Jack Medley (17-7)
133 - No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (12-6)
141 - No. 27 Cole Mattin (12-6) or Pat Nolan (7-4)
149 - No. 22 Chance Lamer (10-3) or Fidel Mayora (2-3)
157 - No. 9 Will Lewan (14-4)
165 - No. 4 Cameron Amine (9-2) or Alex Wesselman (0-2)
174 - No. 28 Max Maylor (15-6) or Joseph Walker (5-3)
184 - No. 8 Matt Finesilver (17-5)
197 - Brendin Yatooma (5-10)
285 - No. 1 Mason Parris (22-0)
BUSY WEEKEND AHEAD:
-Indiana enters its final weekend of Big Ten duals with two road matchups ahead.
-On Friday, the Hoosiers will be in East Lansing to take on the No. 24-ranked Michigan State Spartans. Sunday, Indiana will face No. 12 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
-Michigan State currently stands at 8-6 overall and 1-6 in conference. Michigan holds a 9-3 mark with a 4-2 Big Ten mark.
MICHIGAN MANIA:
-The Indiana and Michigan State matchup has made for a number of great duals over the years.
-Four of the last five meetings have been decided by five points or less. Last year, Michigan State barely edged Indiana in Wilkinson Hall, winning 17-15.
-This year should feature another exciting battle as both teams have five ranked wrestlers in their lineup. There should be two ranked vs. ranked matches, as well, with No. 29 Henry Porter taking on No. 17 Rayvon Foley at 133 and No. 20 Derek Gilcher vs. No. 12 Chase Saldate at 157.
-The Gilcher-Saldate showdown will be a rematch. Gilcher previously edged Saldate by decision at the Tournament of Champions in December.
-Some of Michigan State's notable wins include a 37-9 victory over Maryland and a 33-0 sweep of American. Additionally, Michigan State beat two foes at the Garden State Grapple that Indiana beat as well, in Binghamton and Princeton.
-Michigan is having another strong season following their 2022 Big Ten Championships title and second-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
-Michigan has five ranked victories thus far: No. 16 North Carolina, No. 25 Cal Poly, No. 21 Michigan State, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 24 Rutgers. All but the Wisconsin dual were on the road.
-Of their routine starting lineup, the Wolverines boast nine ranked wrestlers. Four of them, No. 9 Will Lewan (157), No. 4 Cameron Amine (165), No. 8 Matt Finesilver (184) and No. 1 Mason Parris are in the top ten for their weight class.
-The Wolverines also return four of their nine national qualifiers from a season ago in Lewan, Amine, Parris and No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (133).
LAST TIME OUT:
-Indiana hosted No. 1 Penn State in Wilkinson Hall on Sunday, Feb. 5 in the team's last home dual of the season.
-Penn State won the matchup, 35-8.
-Indiana won the opening two bouts with Jacob Moran (125) picking up a win by tech fall, 18-2, over Marco Vespa to start the match.
-Henry Porter (133) followed that with a win in Sudden Victory, 9-7, to defeat Baylor Shunk.
DOWN THE ROAD:
-The Hoosiers have two more weekends of duals remaining, prior to the postseason of the Big Ten and NCAA Championships.
-The remaining opponents for the Hoosiers feature road the trip to Michigan State and Michigan this weekend, followed by a road match at Chattanooga next week.
-In a little over a month, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be taking place in Tulsa, Okla. from March 16-18.
SETTING NEW STANDARDS:
-It has been a historic year for Indiana Wrestling, getting back to its winning ways.
-Following a 3-8 record and a 14th place finish at the Big Ten Championships in 2021-22, the Hoosiers have bounced back in a major way.
-Currently, Indiana is ranked in all three major polls, and owns a 7-3 record with a 3-3 Big Ten mark. Prior to this season, Indiana was not ranked in any poll since Feb. 2016.
-This is the best start and most wins in a season for head coach Angel Escobedo in his tenure thus far.
-Indiana also has the most Big Ten wins it has had since the 2015-16 season.
-The Hoosiers have three wins over ranked opponents to this point.
VETERAN PRESENCE:
-Throughout Indiana's starting lineup, there is a steady dose of veteran leadership.
-Every weight class features an upperclassman starter except for 133 lbs., where freshman Henry Porter starts.
-Eight of the ten starters were regular starters in the Indiana lineup a season ago.
-Redshirt senior Graham Rooks is the only wrestler who has competed for Angel Escobedo all five seasons that he has been head coach.
PROJECTED LINEUPS:
No. 18 Indiana (7-3, 3-3)
125: Jacob Moran (20-10)
133: No. 29 Henry Porter (17-6)
141: Cayden Rooks (10-8)
149: No. 29 Graham Rooks (22-6)
157: No. 20 Derek Gilcher (21-8)
165: Nick South (7-5)/Robert Major )7-7)
174: No. 15 DJ Washington (18-4)
184: Clayton Fielden (9-10)
197: Nick Willham (14-8)/Drayton Harris (6-12)
285: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (16-3)
No. 24 Michigan State (8-6, 1-6)
125: Tristan Lujan (14-7) OR Benny Gomez (7-6)
133: No. 17 Rayvon Foley (11-7)
141: Jordan Hamdan (20-9)/Blake Noonan (8-7)
149: Peyton Omania (13-9)
157: No. 12 Chase Saldate (20-4)
165: No. 21 Caleb Fish (22-6)
174: Ceasar Garza (13-9)
184: No. 13 Layne Malczewski (19-3)
197: No. 18 Cameron Caffey (16-3)
285: Ryan Vasbinder (15-11)
No. 12 Michigan (9-3, 4-2)
125 - No. 18 Jack Medley (17-7)
133 - No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (12-6)
141 - No. 27 Cole Mattin (12-6) or Pat Nolan (7-4)
149 - No. 22 Chance Lamer (10-3) or Fidel Mayora (2-3)
157 - No. 9 Will Lewan (14-4)
165 - No. 4 Cameron Amine (9-2) or Alex Wesselman (0-2)
174 - No. 28 Max Maylor (15-6) or Joseph Walker (5-3)
184 - No. 8 Matt Finesilver (17-5)
197 - Brendin Yatooma (5-10)
285 - No. 1 Mason Parris (22-0)
BUSY WEEKEND AHEAD:
-Indiana enters its final weekend of Big Ten duals with two road matchups ahead.
-On Friday, the Hoosiers will be in East Lansing to take on the No. 24-ranked Michigan State Spartans. Sunday, Indiana will face No. 12 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
-Michigan State currently stands at 8-6 overall and 1-6 in conference. Michigan holds a 9-3 mark with a 4-2 Big Ten mark.
MICHIGAN MANIA:
-The Indiana and Michigan State matchup has made for a number of great duals over the years.
-Four of the last five meetings have been decided by five points or less. Last year, Michigan State barely edged Indiana in Wilkinson Hall, winning 17-15.
-This year should feature another exciting battle as both teams have five ranked wrestlers in their lineup. There should be two ranked vs. ranked matches, as well, with No. 29 Henry Porter taking on No. 17 Rayvon Foley at 133 and No. 20 Derek Gilcher vs. No. 12 Chase Saldate at 157.
-The Gilcher-Saldate showdown will be a rematch. Gilcher previously edged Saldate by decision at the Tournament of Champions in December.
-Some of Michigan State's notable wins include a 37-9 victory over Maryland and a 33-0 sweep of American. Additionally, Michigan State beat two foes at the Garden State Grapple that Indiana beat as well, in Binghamton and Princeton.
-Michigan is having another strong season following their 2022 Big Ten Championships title and second-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
-Michigan has five ranked victories thus far: No. 16 North Carolina, No. 25 Cal Poly, No. 21 Michigan State, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 24 Rutgers. All but the Wisconsin dual were on the road.
-Of their routine starting lineup, the Wolverines boast nine ranked wrestlers. Four of them, No. 9 Will Lewan (157), No. 4 Cameron Amine (165), No. 8 Matt Finesilver (184) and No. 1 Mason Parris are in the top ten for their weight class.
-The Wolverines also return four of their nine national qualifiers from a season ago in Lewan, Amine, Parris and No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (133).
LAST TIME OUT:
-Indiana hosted No. 1 Penn State in Wilkinson Hall on Sunday, Feb. 5 in the team's last home dual of the season.
-Penn State won the matchup, 35-8.
-Indiana won the opening two bouts with Jacob Moran (125) picking up a win by tech fall, 18-2, over Marco Vespa to start the match.
-Henry Porter (133) followed that with a win in Sudden Victory, 9-7, to defeat Baylor Shunk.
DOWN THE ROAD:
-The Hoosiers have two more weekends of duals remaining, prior to the postseason of the Big Ten and NCAA Championships.
-The remaining opponents for the Hoosiers feature road the trip to Michigan State and Michigan this weekend, followed by a road match at Chattanooga next week.
-In a little over a month, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be taking place in Tulsa, Okla. from March 16-18.
SETTING NEW STANDARDS:
-It has been a historic year for Indiana Wrestling, getting back to its winning ways.
-Following a 3-8 record and a 14th place finish at the Big Ten Championships in 2021-22, the Hoosiers have bounced back in a major way.
-Currently, Indiana is ranked in all three major polls, and owns a 7-3 record with a 3-3 Big Ten mark. Prior to this season, Indiana was not ranked in any poll since Feb. 2016.
-This is the best start and most wins in a season for head coach Angel Escobedo in his tenure thus far.
-Indiana also has the most Big Ten wins it has had since the 2015-16 season.
-The Hoosiers have three wins over ranked opponents to this point.
VETERAN PRESENCE:
-Throughout Indiana's starting lineup, there is a steady dose of veteran leadership.
-Every weight class features an upperclassman starter except for 133 lbs., where freshman Henry Porter starts.
-Eight of the ten starters were regular starters in the Indiana lineup a season ago.
-Redshirt senior Graham Rooks is the only wrestler who has competed for Angel Escobedo all five seasons that he has been head coach.
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