March 16, 2007
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Purdue University wrestling team completed its season at the 2007 NCAA Wrestling Championships, hosted by the University of Michigan at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, as all four Boilermaker grapplers were eliminated from the wrestle-back brackets. The Boilers compiled eight points in their two days of competition and their final placing is yet to be determined.
Sophomore Jake Patacsil was the only Boilermaker to score in the second day of the tournament, rallying with a third-period comeback to topple Ryan Hurley of Cleveland State in the second consolation round, 6-2. After a scoreless first period, Hurley took a 2-0 lead with a quick reversal in the second. Patacsil escaped to cut the lead to one, but headed into the final frame trailing by one. The score stayed that way for another 1:21, but Patacsil finally gained control with a solid double-leg takedown and quickly tilted Hurley to his back for a three-point nearfall to seal the win.
Senior captain Nathan Moore concluded his impressive collegiate career Friday morning as he dropped a 7-2 decision to Maryland's Hudson Taylor in the second consolation round. Moore drew first blood with an early takedown, but Taylor rallied to score seven straight down the stretch and come away with the win.
Sophomore Jake Murphy and freshman Justin Fraga bowed out as well, as Murphy suffered a 7-2 loss to Oklahoma's William Rowe at 157 pounds, while Fraga was pinned by 11th-seeded Patrick Pitsch in 2:17 at 165 pounds. Murphy was unable to score a takedown on Rowe, and Fraga got caught on his back after a first-period takedown against Pitsch.
149 Pounds
Jake Patacsil
Round 1: lost to Joshua Wagner (Missouri) by pinfall, 6:25
1st period: none
2nd period: Wagner down, reversal Wagner - 3:30 (0-2)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Wagner - 6:09 (0-4), pin Wagner (6:25)
Consolation Round 1: def. Michael Kessler (Rider) by major decision, 8-0
1st period: takedown Patacsil - 1:55 (2-0)
2nd period: Kessler down, nearfall2 Patacsil - 3:50 (4-0)
3rd period: Patacsil down, escape Patacsil - 5:11 (5-0), takedown Patacsil - 5:38 (7-0), riding time Patacsil = 4:15 (8-0)
Consolation Round 2: def. Ryan Hurley (Cleveland State) by decision, 6-2
1st period: none
2nd period: Hurley down, reversal Hurley - 3:09 (0-2), escape Patacsil - 3:30 (1-2)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Patacsil - 6:21 (3-2), nearfall3 Patacsil - 7:00 (6-2)
Consolation Round 3: lost to #11 Cyler Sanderson (Iowa State) by major decision, 17-3
1st period: takedown Sanderson - 1:08 (0-2), escape Patacsil - 1:51 (1-2), takedown Sanderson - 2:57 (1-4), nearfall3 Sanderson - 3:00 (1-7)
2nd period: Sanderson down, escape Sanderson - 3:03 (1-8), takedown Sanderson - 3:05 (1-10), nearfall2 Sanderson - 3:42 (1-12), escape Patacsil - 4:03 (2-12)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Sanderson - 6:03 (2-14), escape Patacsil - 6:23 (3-14), takedown Sanderson - 6:40 (3-16), riding time Sanderson = 2:09 (3-17)
157 Pounds
Jake Murphy
Round 1: lost to Nathan Galloway (Rider) by pinfall, 1:11
1st period: takedown Galloway - 1:02 (0-2), pin Galloway (1:11)
Consolation Pig-Tail: def. Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Virginia Tech) by decision, 4-2
1st period: takedown Murphy - 2:17 (2-0)
2nd period: Murphy down, escape Murphy - 3:05 (3-0), takedown Bonilla-Bowman - 4:22 (3-2), escape Murphy - 4:23 (4-2)
3rd period: Neutral
Consolation Round 1: def. Newly McSpadden (Oklahoma State) by decision, 5-2
1st period: takedown Murphy - 1:27 (2-0)
2nd period: McSpadden down, reversal McSpadden - 4:48 (2-2), escape Murphy - 4:50 (3-2)
3rd period: Murphy down, escape Murphy - 6:20 (4-2), riding time Murphy = 1:51 (5-2)
Consolation Round 2: lost to William Rowe (Oklahoma) by decision, 7-2
1st period: takedown Rowe - 1:40 (0-2),
2nd period: Neutral, takedown Rowe - 3:43 (0-4), escape Murphy - 4:42 (1-4)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Rowe - 6:20 (1-6), escape Murphy - 6:50 (2-6), riding time Rowe = 2:52 (2-7)
165 Pounds
Justin Fraga
Round 1: def. Tim Sayers (UT-Chattanooga) by major decision, 16-8
1st period: takedown Fraga - 0:12 (2-0), escape Sayers - 0:16 (2-1), takedown Fraga - 1:57 (4-1), escape Sayers - 2:58 (4-2)
2nd period: Sayers down, escape Sayers - 4:15 (4-3), takedown Sayers - 4:44 (4-5), reversal Fraga - 4:59 (6-5)
3rd period: Fraga down, escape Fraga - 5:31 (7-5), takedown Fraga - 5:38 (9-5), escape Sayers - 5:59 (9-6), takedown Fraga - 6:17 (11-6), reversal Sayers - 6:53 (11-8), reversal Fraga - 6:58 (13-8), nearfall2 Fraga - 7:00 (15-8), riding time Fraga = 2:27 (16-8)
Round 2: lost to #1 Johny Hendricks (Oklahoma State) by technical fall, 21-5
1st period: takedown Hendricks - 0:49 (0-2), nearfall3 Hendricks - 1:45 (0-5), escape Fraga- 2:02, takedown Hendricks - 2:19, escape Fraga - 2:21 (2-7), takedown Hendricks - 2:47 (2-9)
2nd period: Hendricks down, escape Hendricks - 3:03 (2-10), takedown Hendricks - 3:10 (2-12), nearfall3 Hendricks - 3:33 (2-15), escape Fraga - 3:52 (3-15), takedown Hendricks - 4:11 (3-17)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Fraga 5:11 (5-17), escape Hendricks - 5:21 (5-18), takedown Hendricks - 5:45 (5-20), riding time Hendricks = 2:46 (5-21) technical fall
Consolation Round 2: lost to #11 Patrick Pitsch (Arizona State) by pinfall, 2:17
1st period: takedown Pitsch - 1:20 (0-2), escape Fraga - 1:49 (1-2), pinfall Pitsch - 2:17
197 Pounds
Nathan Moore
Round 1: lost to #8 Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma) by decision, 7-3
1st period: takedown Flaggert - 1:15 (0-2), escape Moore - 1:29 (1-2), takedown Flaggert - 2:26 (1-4)
2nd period: Moore down, escape Moore - 3:14 (2-4), takedown Flaggert - 3:22 (2-6), escape Moore - 3:55 (3-6)
3rd period: Neutral, riding time Flaggert = 1:16 (3-7)
Consolation Round 1: def. Jacob Bryce (North Dakota State) by major decision, 12-0
1st period: takedown Moore - 0:53 (2-0), nearfall2 Moore - 2:18, (4-0)
2nd period: Neutral, takedown Moore - 3:27 (6-0)
3rd period: Moore down, escape Moore - 5:03 (7-0), takedown Moore - 5:47 (9-0), nearfall2 Moore - 5:51 (11-0), riding time Moore = 4:50 (12-0)
Consolation Round 2: lost to Hudson Taylor (Maryland) by decision, 7-2
1st period: takedown Moore - 1:42 (2-0), reversal Taylor - 1:52 (2-2)
2nd period: Taylor down, reversal Taylor - 4:02 (2-4)
3rd period: Neutral, takedown Taylor - 6:25 (2-6), riding time Taylor = 1:20 (2-7)