Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Bloomington, Ind.
4:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Northwestern
No. 23 Indiana to Host Northwestern
1/31/2025 2:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana returns to Bloomington for a Saturday (Feb. 1) dual against Northwestern at 4 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall.
NORTHWESTERN PREVIEW:
-It will be a rematch from a season ago when Indiana lost to Northwestern, 19-18, in Evanston.
-Saturday's match also marks Northwestern's first time back to Bloomington since 2017.
-Northwestern holds a 2-5 record on the season and is seeking their first win in the Big Ten slate. The Wildcats own wins over Northern Illinois and Cal Poly.
-Their lineup consists of five ranked wrestlers in their probables, including: No. 33 Chris Cannon (141), No. 24 Sam Cartella (149), No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (157), No. 19 Maxx Mayfield (165) and No. 13 Evan Bates (197).
-Should Mayfield and No. 16 Tyler Lillard face off on Saturday, it will be a rematch of the Midlands Finals when Lillard won in a 7-3 decision.
-Cannon is a two-time All-American for the Wildcats, placing seventh at 133 lbs. in both 2021 and 2022.
-Bates was high school teammates with Indiana's Aidan Torres at Chesterton High.
GREAT LAKES REWIND:
-Indiana had a solid weekend last week in Michigan. The Hoosiers split their two duals, topping Michigan State, 35-3, in East Lansing and fell to Michigan, 22-13, in Ann Arbor.
-The Friday win at Michigan State featured the largest margin of victory for Indiana in the series' history. Indiana won nine of the ten bouts with four wins being bonus-point victories.
-Indiana got a handful of notably impressive wins in the match including No. 20 Gabe Sollars (197) defeating No. 25 Remy Cotton in an 11-5 decision and No. 27 Angelo Rini (133) and No. 28 DJ Washington (184) each winning by tech fall.
-In Indiana's loss at Michigan, the Hoosiers started the match with a 10-0 lead after back-to-back tech falls from No. 18 Jacob Moran (125) and Rini.
-Michigan would take the next three bouts to make it 10-10 at half. After the break, Michigan got close decisions at 165 and 174 lbs. before Indiana freshman Sam Goin (184) upset No. 20 Jaden Bullock in a 12-6 decision to get Indiana back in position, only trailing, 16-13.
-Michigan would win the final two matches by a combined five points to finalize the team score, 22-13.
ON THE RISE:
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 23 in the NWCA Dual Rankings. The team has been as high as No. 21 in Flo's rankings.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25.
-The Hoosiers currently have eight ranked wrestlers, which ties the most they've had ranked at one time this season.
-Seven Indiana wrestlers were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings that came out last week (Jan. 23).
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals and now owns a 6-3 record. The 4-0 start marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
NORTHWESTERN PREVIEW:
-It will be a rematch from a season ago when Indiana lost to Northwestern, 19-18, in Evanston.
-Saturday's match also marks Northwestern's first time back to Bloomington since 2017.
-Northwestern holds a 2-5 record on the season and is seeking their first win in the Big Ten slate. The Wildcats own wins over Northern Illinois and Cal Poly.
-Their lineup consists of five ranked wrestlers in their probables, including: No. 33 Chris Cannon (141), No. 24 Sam Cartella (149), No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (157), No. 19 Maxx Mayfield (165) and No. 13 Evan Bates (197).
-Should Mayfield and No. 16 Tyler Lillard face off on Saturday, it will be a rematch of the Midlands Finals when Lillard won in a 7-3 decision.
-Cannon is a two-time All-American for the Wildcats, placing seventh at 133 lbs. in both 2021 and 2022.
-Bates was high school teammates with Indiana's Aidan Torres at Chesterton High.
GREAT LAKES REWIND:
-Indiana had a solid weekend last week in Michigan. The Hoosiers split their two duals, topping Michigan State, 35-3, in East Lansing and fell to Michigan, 22-13, in Ann Arbor.
-The Friday win at Michigan State featured the largest margin of victory for Indiana in the series' history. Indiana won nine of the ten bouts with four wins being bonus-point victories.
-Indiana got a handful of notably impressive wins in the match including No. 20 Gabe Sollars (197) defeating No. 25 Remy Cotton in an 11-5 decision and No. 27 Angelo Rini (133) and No. 28 DJ Washington (184) each winning by tech fall.
-In Indiana's loss at Michigan, the Hoosiers started the match with a 10-0 lead after back-to-back tech falls from No. 18 Jacob Moran (125) and Rini.
-Michigan would take the next three bouts to make it 10-10 at half. After the break, Michigan got close decisions at 165 and 174 lbs. before Indiana freshman Sam Goin (184) upset No. 20 Jaden Bullock in a 12-6 decision to get Indiana back in position, only trailing, 16-13.
-Michigan would win the final two matches by a combined five points to finalize the team score, 22-13.
ON THE RISE:
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 23 in the NWCA Dual Rankings. The team has been as high as No. 21 in Flo's rankings.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25.
-The Hoosiers currently have eight ranked wrestlers, which ties the most they've had ranked at one time this season.
-Seven Indiana wrestlers were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings that came out last week (Jan. 23).
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals and now owns a 6-3 record. The 4-0 start marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
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