Indiana University Athletics
No. 26 Indiana Tops Columbia
11/14/2025 10:38:00 PM | Wrestling
ELLETSVILLE, Ind. ––– Indiana and Columbia battled in a close dual for the second-straight year on Friday (Nov. 14) and once again the Hoosiers came out on top.
Indiana won the dual, 22-19, securing the match after the 197 lbs. bout, to move to 2-0 in the season.
The match was wrestled at nearby Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, Ind.
KEY MOMENTS
• No. 12 Jacob Moran opened the dual with a 7-3 decision win over Sulayman Bah (125) to put Indiana up 3-0.
• Columbia won in back-to-back bouts at 133 and 141 lbs. by major decision to take an 8-3 lead in the team score.
• The Hoosiers responded with two major decisions in a row of their own with Joey Buttler (149) and Bryce Lowery (157) each winning their matches by eight points.
• No. 21 Tyler Lillard bested No. 26 Cesar Alvan (165) in Sudden Victory, 8-5, to put Indiana up 14-8.
• Freshman and No. 20-ranked Sam Goin had a dominant display against No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (184) in a 10-3 decision victory where he did not allow a takedown.
• No. 11 Gabe Sollars did not allow a point in his 15-0 (5:35) tech fall over Adam Haselius (197).
NOTABLES
• No. 21 Tyler Lillard earned his second ranked win of the season.
• Indiana has defeated Columbia in back-to-back years, topping the Lions last year in New York City, 23-21.
• The Hoosiers won three matches in bonus-point victory fashion.
• Edgewood's high school coach is former Indiana wrestler Paul Konrath.
• This was Indiana's first time wrestling a dual in a high school gym since 2010 when it faced Purdue at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis.
MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 12 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Sulayman Bah (CU) | Dec. 7-3 | Score: IU up 3-0
133: Evin Gursoy (CU) def. Jackson Blum (IU) | MD, 8-0 | Score: CU up 4-3
141: No. 29 Lorenzo Frezza def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU) | MD, 11-2 | Score: CU up 8-3
149: Joey Buttler (IU) def. Richard Fedalen (CU) | MD, 14-6 | Score: CU up 8-7
157: Bryce Lowery (IU) def. Charlie Scanlan (CU) | MD, 9-1 | Score: IU up 11-8
165: No. 21 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 26 Cesar Alvan (CU) | SV-1, 8-5 | Score: IU up 14-8
174: No. 29 Nick Fine (CU) def. No. 31 Derek Gilcher (IU) | TF, 20-4 (6:21) | Score: IU up 14-13
184: No. 20 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (CU) | Dec. 10-3 | Score: IU up 17-13
197: No. 11 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Adam Haselius (CU) | TF, 15-0 (5:35) | Score: IU up 22-13
285: Vincent Mueller (CU) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU) | Fall (0:37) | Score: IU up 22-19
UP NEXT
• Indiana will be back in action next weekend when they face Oklahoma on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
Indiana won the dual, 22-19, securing the match after the 197 lbs. bout, to move to 2-0 in the season.
The match was wrestled at nearby Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, Ind.
KEY MOMENTS
• No. 12 Jacob Moran opened the dual with a 7-3 decision win over Sulayman Bah (125) to put Indiana up 3-0.
• Columbia won in back-to-back bouts at 133 and 141 lbs. by major decision to take an 8-3 lead in the team score.
• The Hoosiers responded with two major decisions in a row of their own with Joey Buttler (149) and Bryce Lowery (157) each winning their matches by eight points.
• No. 21 Tyler Lillard bested No. 26 Cesar Alvan (165) in Sudden Victory, 8-5, to put Indiana up 14-8.
• Freshman and No. 20-ranked Sam Goin had a dominant display against No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (184) in a 10-3 decision victory where he did not allow a takedown.
• No. 11 Gabe Sollars did not allow a point in his 15-0 (5:35) tech fall over Adam Haselius (197).
NOTABLES
• No. 21 Tyler Lillard earned his second ranked win of the season.
• Indiana has defeated Columbia in back-to-back years, topping the Lions last year in New York City, 23-21.
• The Hoosiers won three matches in bonus-point victory fashion.
• Edgewood's high school coach is former Indiana wrestler Paul Konrath.
• This was Indiana's first time wrestling a dual in a high school gym since 2010 when it faced Purdue at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis.
MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 12 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Sulayman Bah (CU) | Dec. 7-3 | Score: IU up 3-0
133: Evin Gursoy (CU) def. Jackson Blum (IU) | MD, 8-0 | Score: CU up 4-3
141: No. 29 Lorenzo Frezza def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU) | MD, 11-2 | Score: CU up 8-3
149: Joey Buttler (IU) def. Richard Fedalen (CU) | MD, 14-6 | Score: CU up 8-7
157: Bryce Lowery (IU) def. Charlie Scanlan (CU) | MD, 9-1 | Score: IU up 11-8
165: No. 21 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 26 Cesar Alvan (CU) | SV-1, 8-5 | Score: IU up 14-8
174: No. 29 Nick Fine (CU) def. No. 31 Derek Gilcher (IU) | TF, 20-4 (6:21) | Score: IU up 14-13
184: No. 20 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (CU) | Dec. 10-3 | Score: IU up 17-13
197: No. 11 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Adam Haselius (CU) | TF, 15-0 (5:35) | Score: IU up 22-13
285: Vincent Mueller (CU) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU) | Fall (0:37) | Score: IU up 22-19
UP NEXT
• Indiana will be back in action next weekend when they face Oklahoma on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
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