Indiana University Athletics
Friday, January 17
West Lafayette, Ind.
7:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Purdue
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The annual rivalry match with in-state foe Purdue is next up for the Hoosiers. The match will take place on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in Mackey Arena.
PURDUE PREVIEW:
-The Hoosiers have won the past two duals against the Boilers after Purdue had won 12 in a row in the series.
-Two out of the last three duals between the Indiana-based programs have been decided by one point.
-In 2022, Purdue edged Indiana, 17-16, in Bloomington. The next year, Indiana defeated Purdue by the same score in West Lafayette.
-Last year, Indiana took seven of the ten bouts to win in dominant fashion, 22-9.
-The match Friday should be a close battle as Indiana is ranked No. 25 in the NWCA Coaches Poll and Purdue is ranked No. 25 in InterMat's Dual Rankings.
-The Boilers are 8-1 with their only loss being to Army on tiebreaker criteria.They opened the conference slate with a 31-13 dual victory at home over Northwestern last weekend.
-Purdue has seven wrestlers ranked across InterMat and FloWrestling's polls. The Boilers are led by No. 1 Matt Ramos (125) and No. 7 Joey Blaze (157).
-No. 27 Greyson Clark (141), No. 33 Stoney Buell (165), No. 25 Brody Baumann (174), No. 21 James Rowley (184) and No. 29 Ben Vanadia (197) are all also ranked.
RUTGERS RECAP:
-Indiana dropped a tough dual to No. 16 Rutgers last Friday in Wilkinson Hall. The Scarlet Knights bested the Hoosiers, 28-6.
-Tyler Lillard (165) and Henry Porter (141) each picked up a win. No. 16 Lillard defeated No. 26 Anthony White in a 7-2 decision while Porter won over Max Hermes in an 11-4 decision.
-Outside of the matches at 149 and 174 lbs., each of Indiana's lost bouts were decided by four points or less with some being particularly close.
-In a rematch from Midlands, No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285) lost in the tiebreakers to No. 8 Yaraslou Slavikouksi in tiebreakers, 2-2.
-No. 28 Angelo Rini (133) lost on a last second escape in a 6-5 decision to No. 17 Dylan Shawver and No. 32 DJ Washington (184) narrowly dropped a 3-2 decision on a late takedown to No. 27 Shane Cartagena-Walsh.
-Indiana's record is now 4-2 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten.
ON THE RISE:
-Indiana has seen a gradual progression in the national rankings throughout the season as the team has picked up some key wins.
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 25 in the NWCA's Coaches Poll.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25. In 2022-23 and 2023-24 the team got to be as high as No. 16 among different polls.
-The Hoosiers currently have six ranked wrestlers and have had as many as eight at once this season.
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals until dropping the last two. The 4-0 record marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
PURDUE PREVIEW:
-The Hoosiers have won the past two duals against the Boilers after Purdue had won 12 in a row in the series.
-Two out of the last three duals between the Indiana-based programs have been decided by one point.
-In 2022, Purdue edged Indiana, 17-16, in Bloomington. The next year, Indiana defeated Purdue by the same score in West Lafayette.
-Last year, Indiana took seven of the ten bouts to win in dominant fashion, 22-9.
-The match Friday should be a close battle as Indiana is ranked No. 25 in the NWCA Coaches Poll and Purdue is ranked No. 25 in InterMat's Dual Rankings.
-The Boilers are 8-1 with their only loss being to Army on tiebreaker criteria.They opened the conference slate with a 31-13 dual victory at home over Northwestern last weekend.
-Purdue has seven wrestlers ranked across InterMat and FloWrestling's polls. The Boilers are led by No. 1 Matt Ramos (125) and No. 7 Joey Blaze (157).
-No. 27 Greyson Clark (141), No. 33 Stoney Buell (165), No. 25 Brody Baumann (174), No. 21 James Rowley (184) and No. 29 Ben Vanadia (197) are all also ranked.
RUTGERS RECAP:
-Indiana dropped a tough dual to No. 16 Rutgers last Friday in Wilkinson Hall. The Scarlet Knights bested the Hoosiers, 28-6.
-Tyler Lillard (165) and Henry Porter (141) each picked up a win. No. 16 Lillard defeated No. 26 Anthony White in a 7-2 decision while Porter won over Max Hermes in an 11-4 decision.
-Outside of the matches at 149 and 174 lbs., each of Indiana's lost bouts were decided by four points or less with some being particularly close.
-In a rematch from Midlands, No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285) lost in the tiebreakers to No. 8 Yaraslou Slavikouksi in tiebreakers, 2-2.
-No. 28 Angelo Rini (133) lost on a last second escape in a 6-5 decision to No. 17 Dylan Shawver and No. 32 DJ Washington (184) narrowly dropped a 3-2 decision on a late takedown to No. 27 Shane Cartagena-Walsh.
-Indiana's record is now 4-2 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten.
ON THE RISE:
-Indiana has seen a gradual progression in the national rankings throughout the season as the team has picked up some key wins.
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 25 in the NWCA's Coaches Poll.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25. In 2022-23 and 2023-24 the team got to be as high as No. 16 among different polls.
-The Hoosiers currently have six ranked wrestlers and have had as many as eight at once this season.
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals until dropping the last two. The 4-0 record marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
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