
Indiana Dominates at Chattanooga
2/22/2025 12:11:00 AM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– No. 22 Indiana finished out their dual season on Friday night with an impressive 40-4 victory at Chattanooga in Maclellan Gymnasium.
The Hoosiers won nine of ten bouts with seven of them being bonus-point victories.
The win finalizes Indiana's dual record at 8-5 on the season.
KEY MOMENTS
• After Indiana dropped a 10-2 major decision, Indiana scored 40 unanswered points winning nine-straight bouts.
• No. 18 Tyler Lillard (165) used a slew of takedowns without giving up one to defeat Jackson Hurst in a 14-4 major decision and start Indiana's run.
• In No. 24 DJ Washington (184)'s last dual match of his career, he won in a 19-4 (7:00) tech fall over Kamdyn Munro.
• No. 25 Angelo Rini (133) got Indiana to the 30-point mark with his 8-5 decision over Bryce Luna.
• Joey Buttler (149) closed the dual out with a fall at the 2:54 mark in his first dual win of his career.
NOTABLES
• Seven of Indiana's wins were bonus-point victories.
• Buttler's victory was his first dual win of his collegiate career.
• Sollars' pin was his fifth of the season.
• The win marked Indiana's third consecutive dual victory over Chattanooga.
• Indiana has notched seven dual victories for three consecutive seasons.
MATCH RESULTS
157: Noah Castillo (UTC) def. Ryan Garvick (IU) |MD, 10-2 | Score: UTC up 4-0
165: No. 18 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Jackson Hurst (UTC) |MD, 14-4 | Score: Tied 4-4
174: No. 31 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Cavarius Liddle (UTC) |Dec. 11-4 | Score: IU up 7-4
184: No. 24 DJ Washington (IU) def. Kamdyn Munro (UTC) |TF, 19-4 (7:00) | Score: IU up 12-4
197: No. 21 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Landon Lewis (UTC) |Fall (4:01) | Score: IU up 18-4
285: No. 18 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. Kendrick Curtis (UTC) |TF, 19-4 (5:36) | Score: IU up 23-4
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Ty Tice (UTC) |MD, 15-5 | Score: IU up 27-4
133: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Bryce Luna (UTC) |Dec. 8-5 | Score: IU up 30-4
141: No. 26 Henry Porter (IU) def. Ethan Lipsey (UTC) |MD, 12-3 | Score: IU up 34-4
149: Joey Buttler (IU) def. Yuna Otero (UTC) |Fall (2:54) | Score: IU up 40-4
FINAL TEAM SCORE: NO. 22 INDIANA 40, CHATTANOOGA 4
UP NEXT
• Indiana's dual season is now complete, and the team will have some time off to prepare for the postseason. The Big Ten Championships will take place from March 8-9 in Evanston, Ill. at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The Hoosiers won nine of ten bouts with seven of them being bonus-point victories.
The win finalizes Indiana's dual record at 8-5 on the season.
KEY MOMENTS
• After Indiana dropped a 10-2 major decision, Indiana scored 40 unanswered points winning nine-straight bouts.
• No. 18 Tyler Lillard (165) used a slew of takedowns without giving up one to defeat Jackson Hurst in a 14-4 major decision and start Indiana's run.
• In No. 24 DJ Washington (184)'s last dual match of his career, he won in a 19-4 (7:00) tech fall over Kamdyn Munro.
• No. 25 Angelo Rini (133) got Indiana to the 30-point mark with his 8-5 decision over Bryce Luna.
• Joey Buttler (149) closed the dual out with a fall at the 2:54 mark in his first dual win of his career.
NOTABLES
• Seven of Indiana's wins were bonus-point victories.
• Buttler's victory was his first dual win of his collegiate career.
• Sollars' pin was his fifth of the season.
• The win marked Indiana's third consecutive dual victory over Chattanooga.
• Indiana has notched seven dual victories for three consecutive seasons.
MATCH RESULTS
157: Noah Castillo (UTC) def. Ryan Garvick (IU) |MD, 10-2 | Score: UTC up 4-0
165: No. 18 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Jackson Hurst (UTC) |MD, 14-4 | Score: Tied 4-4
174: No. 31 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Cavarius Liddle (UTC) |Dec. 11-4 | Score: IU up 7-4
184: No. 24 DJ Washington (IU) def. Kamdyn Munro (UTC) |TF, 19-4 (7:00) | Score: IU up 12-4
197: No. 21 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Landon Lewis (UTC) |Fall (4:01) | Score: IU up 18-4
285: No. 18 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. Kendrick Curtis (UTC) |TF, 19-4 (5:36) | Score: IU up 23-4
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Ty Tice (UTC) |MD, 15-5 | Score: IU up 27-4
133: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Bryce Luna (UTC) |Dec. 8-5 | Score: IU up 30-4
141: No. 26 Henry Porter (IU) def. Ethan Lipsey (UTC) |MD, 12-3 | Score: IU up 34-4
149: Joey Buttler (IU) def. Yuna Otero (UTC) |Fall (2:54) | Score: IU up 40-4
FINAL TEAM SCORE: NO. 22 INDIANA 40, CHATTANOOGA 4
UP NEXT
• Indiana's dual season is now complete, and the team will have some time off to prepare for the postseason. The Big Ten Championships will take place from March 8-9 in Evanston, Ill. at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
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