Nov. 20, 2015
#BoilerNotes
- Purdue has put 30-or more points on the board in 3 of its 4 duals ... Boilermakers claimed 8 of 10 weights vs. Bloomsburg with four pins and one major decision ... decisions came at 149, 157 and 285.
- Redshirt freshman Ben Thornton recorded the first major decision of his career.
- Chad Welch's pin was the 13th of his career, which is tops on the team ... moved to 4-0 in duals, with all four wins resulting in bonus points (2 F, 1 TF, 1 MD).
- Career falls No. 8 for Jacob Morrissey, No. 7 for Danny Sabatello and No. 4 for Tanner Lynde.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Powered behind five bonus point victories, the Purdue wrestling team pinned its way past Bloomsburg 37-12 on Friday inside Nelson Field House, lifting the Boilermakers' record to 4-1. Purdue won 8 of 10 weights with falls coming at 133, 165, 174 and 184.
"It's was fun getting four pins tonight," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "The pin is the ultimate victory in wrestling. We had them on their back and we finished the deal.
"I thought overall we wrestled pretty well and took advantage of wrestling from our positions for the most part," Ersland said. "The two matches we lost, they took advantage of us being out of positions, which shows we have things to work on, but overall I like the aggressiveness of our team. I want to see an aggressive and fired up team for both of our duals Saturday."
Ben Thornton tallied five takedowns on his way to the first major decision of his career, a 16-4 route of Jon Haas in the dual's first bout. The redshirt freshman also earned a four-count in the first period as the 125-pounder improved to 7-2.
The pace of the dual was quick with all four of Purdue's pins coming before the end of the second period. No. 20 Danny Sabatello (6-3) raced out to an 8-3 lead before sticking Adam Barrick in 2:12. The redshirt senior moved to 6-3 at 141 pounds with his second pin of the season.
Chad Welch (8-1) started a string of three-consecutive pins for the Boilermakers. The fall came at 4:44 off a cement mixer, the third of the redshirt senior's season. In the ensuing match at 174, Jacob Morrissey built a 6-0 before getting Kyle Wojtaszek's shoulders down nearing the edge of the mat in 2:43 for the fifth win of his redshirt sophomore campaign.
Tanner Lynde completed the hat trick with a 3:43 stick of Casey Glunt at 184. Two of his three dual matches this season have been won with quick pins.
Purdue received decisions from Kyle Ayersman (149), No. 14 Doug Welch (157) and Tyler Kral (285). Both of Bloomsburg's wins came by fall, winning at 133 and 197
It is a quick turnaround for the Boilermakers as they trek to Lock Haven for a pair of duals Saturday, taking on NCAA Division II Shippensburg at 11 a.m. ET and the Bald Eagles at 12:30 p.m. inside Thomas Fieldhouse.