Nov. 14, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Purdue wrestling team opened its dual season with a 2-1 record, including their first Big Ten win of the season at the Northwestern Duals, hosted by the Wildcats in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday. The Boilermakers lost their opener to Stanford, 19-16, but rebounded with wins over Northern Iowa, 24-9, and Northwestern, 33-7.
Ranked juniors Colton Salazar, Luke Manuel and Logan Brown and sophomore Matt Fields all rolled to perfect 3-0 days, while junior Juan Archuleta had a pair of victories as well. Salazar had his first two pins of the season, while Brown posted his second major decision of the year.
The Boilermakers' opener didn't go as planned as Stanford won six-of-10 bouts and picked up bonus points at 141 pounds en route to a 19-16 win. Winners for the Old Gold and Black were Fields, Salazar, Manuel and Brown as Salazar took a forfeit win, Brown posted a 10-1 major decision and Fields and Manuel settled for decisions. The matchup was the first ever between Purdue and Stanford as the Boilermakers drop to 103-30-6 in series openers.
Purdue bounced back in the second match of the day as they downed Northern Iowa, 24-9, on the strength of seven victories. After losing the opener the Boilermakers rolled through three straight as Fields topped Caleb Flores, 5-4, Akif Eren took a decision over Ryan Jauch, 4-1, and Archuleta powered past Alec Hoffman, 8-4. Senior Sam Patacsil suffered a 3-2 setback for Purdue at 149, but Salazar righted the ship with his first pin of the season, a 2:07 stick of Tyson Reiner for six team points. The Panthers last win of the match came at 165 as David Bonin outlasted Jason Martin, 6-1, and Purdue rolled through the last three weights to finish the win. Manuel edged Jarion Beets at 174 pounds, 3-0, senior Nick Corpe picked up his first career win at 184 pounds, topping Andy O'Loughlin, 7-5, and Brown closed out the match with a 6-2 win over Dustin Bauman at 197.
The win was just Purdue's fourth in the all-time series, improving to 4-13 against the Panthers in the first contest between the two since 2001. It also broke up a two-match slide against Northern Iowa and was the Boilermakers' largest winning margin over the Panthers, topping a 25-12 effort in 1996.
Freshman Adam Walls started the Northwestern dual with a bang, sticking the Wildcats' Ben Kuhar just before the end of the second period for a 6-0 team win. Walls caught his opponent in a front headlock, dragged him to the mat and flipped him to his back for his second pin of the season. Fields followed up with his third win of the day, reversing Robert Joyce in the third period and riding him out for the 2-0 win, while Eren capitalized on a penalty point from Eric Metzler to eke out a 5-4 decision. A Northwestern forfeit upped the Purdue advantage to 18-0 in the team scores, but the Wildcats got on the board at 149 pounds as Andrew Nadhir avenged last weekend's to Purdue senior Nick Bertucci, 8-4. Salazar needed 4:40 to stick Wildcat freshman Kevin Bialka, improving his record to 8-0 this season, and pushing the team score to 24-3. Northwestern's last win of the day came at 165 pounds as Robert Kellogg notched a 10-1 major decision over Jason Martin. Manuel, Corpe and Brown capped the rout with consecutive decisions at 174, 184 and 197 as Manuel defeated Frank Battaglia, 10-3, Corpe scored a pair of takedowns en route to a 5-3 win over Marcus Shrewsbury, and Brown blanked John Schoen, 6-0.
The Boilermakers' rout of Northwestern snaps a two-match losing streak to the Wildcats, giving them their first win in the series since 2004, which was also the last time Purdue opened the Big Ten dual schedule with a victory. The Boilermakers' 26-point advantage on the scoreboard is the second largest Purdue victory in the history of the series, falling just shy of a 28-0 shutout in the 1946-47 series.
The Boilermakers continue their grueling dual schedule on Friday, traveling to Columbia, Mo., to face the eighth-ranked University of Missouri, and follow up with several entries in the Missouri Open next Sunday.
Purdue 16 - Stanford 19
285 - Dylan Rush (Stan) def. Adam Walls (PU), D 2-0 (0-3)
125 - Matt Fields (PU) def. Ryan Mango (Stan), D 11-5 (3-3)
133 - Justin Paulsen (Stan) def. Akif Eren (PU), D 10-5 (3-6)
141 - Bret Baumbach (Stan) def. Tommy Churchard (PU), MD 9-0 (3-10)
149 - Michael Kent (Stan) def. Nick Bertucci (PU), D 5-0 (3-13)
157 - #11 Colton Salazar (PU) win by forfeit (9-13)
165 - #18 Nick Amuchastegui (Stan) def. Jason Martin (PU), D 6-4 (9-16)
174 - #11 Luke Manuel (PU) def. Jake Johnson (Stan), D 9-4 (12-16)
184 - #15 Zack Giesen (Stan) def. Nick Corpe (PU), D 12-6 (12-19)
197 - #14 Logan Brown (PU) def. Richard Kessler (Stan), MD 10-1 (16-19)
Purdue 24 - Northern Iowa 9
285 - #12 Christian Brantley (UNI) def. Adam Walls, (PU), D 8-2 (0-3)
125 - Matt Fields (PU) def. Caleb Flores (UNI), D 5-4 (3-3)
133 - Akif Eren (PU) def. Ryan Jauch (UNI), D 4-1 (6-3)
141 - Juan Archuleta (PU) def. Alec Hoffman (UNI), D 8-4 (9-3)
149 - Charlie Ettleson (UNI) def. Sam Patacsil (PU), D 3-2 (9-6)
157 - #11 Colton Salazar (PU) def. Tyson Reiner (UNI), Fall 2:07 (15-6)
165 - David Bonin (UNI) def. Jason Martin (PU), D 6-1 (15-9)
174 - #11 Luke Manuel (PU) def. Jarion Beets (UNI), D 3-0 (18-9)
184 - Nick Corpe (PU) def. Andy O'Loughlin (UNI), D 7-5 (21-9)
197 - #14 Logan Brown (PU) def. Dustin Baumin (UNI), D 6-2 (24-9)
Purdue 33 - Northwestern 7
285 - Adam Walls (PU) def. Ben Kuhar (NU), Fall 4:57 (6-0)
125 - Matt Fields (PU) def. Bobby Joyce (NU), D 2-0 (9-0)
133 - Akif Eren (PU) def. Eric Metzler (NU), D 5-4 (12-0)
141 - Juan Archuleta won by forfeit (18-0)
149 - Andrew Nadhir (NU) def. Nick Bertucci (PU), D 8-4 (18-3)
157 - #11 Colton Salazar (PU) def. Kevin Bialka (NU), Fall 4:40 (24-3)
165 - Robert Kellogg (NU) def. Jason Martin (PU), MD 10-1 (24-7)
174 - #11 Luke Manuel (PU) def. Frank Battalgia (NU), D 10-3 (27-7)
184 - Nick Corpe (PU) def. Marcus Shrewsbury (NU), D 5-3 (30-7)
197 - #14 Logan Brown (PU) def. John Schoen (NU), D 6-0 (33-7)