Feb. 14, 2016
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#BoilerNotes
- Luke Welch registered his second 3-1 upset in as many weeks … defeated No. 8 Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State 3-1 on Jan. 31.
- Drake Stein wrestled his 80th career match … his pin earned him a spot on Purdue's career falls list with 17 … he shares the No. 18 spot with four other Boilermakers: Calvin Vande Hoef (1985-88), Chris Fleeger (2002-06), Doug Withsandley (2002-06) and Jason Cook (2004-07).
- Peter Andreotti and Jacob Aven wrestled in the first Big Ten matches of their careers … Andreotti wrestled for the first time at 174 … both redshirt freshman wrestled against Shippensburg (11/21).
- The dual started at 133 … it was the second time the starting weight had been drawn this season.
- It was the first meeting between Purdue and Rutgers as Big Ten opponents.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ââ'¬" Luke Welch opened the dual with an upset, but No. 14 Rutgers followed by taking the next five weights, including three with bonus points, to defeat Purdue 24-15 on Sunday inside Holloway Gymnasium. Three more Boilermakers were victorious in the Big Ten dual finale, as they finished with a 3-6 conference record and moved to 8-7 overall.
A reversal with two seconds remaining in the tiebreaker lifted Welch to a 3-1 upset of No. 19 Anthony Giraldo. The 133-pound bout was locked at 1-1 at the end of regulation and Welch was unable to score off a shot attempt in sudden victory.
Welch rode Giraldo out in the first 30-second tiebreaker. It was his turn on bottom and with 12 seconds left on the clock, Welch worked to his feet, but was returned with the hold Giraldo had on his ankle. Welch came around on the Scarlet Knight and earned the winning reversal to move to 14-11 in his redshirt sophomore campaign.
"These are huge wins because it sets you up for Big Tens and NCAAs," the Newburgh, Indiana, native said. "I have had an up and down season, but I have been wrestling well lately. I have to continue to believe in myself, my plan and my coaches."
Rutgers claimed the next five bouts to build a 21-3 lead. The Scarlet Knights took 141 by major decision, 149 with a first period technical fall and posted a slim decision at 157.
It was a battle of top-10 wrestlers at 165 with seventh-ranked Chad Welch facing off against No. 8 Anthony Perrotti. Despite C. Welch needing only 10 seconds to take Perotti down, the Scarlet Knight reversed him just as quickly as he was taken down and pinned the Boilermaker in 1:35. The loss brought the redshirt senior's record to 25-5, with three of his five losses coming by fall.
Purdue followed a decision loss at 174 with back-to-back wins at 184 and 197. A pair of takedowns in the final period erased a 3-0 deficit and lifted Tanner Lynde to a 5-4 victory over Anthony Pafumi. After going winless against Big Ten competition his first two seasons, Lynde turns in a 5-4 conference record as a redshirt junior.
"This win is huge mentally for me," Lynde said. "I know that we are in good shape and we are all buying into the fact that we can go the distance. I knew my opponent was getting tired and it was my time to go after him some more. It is great to end the Big Ten season that way. Right now I am good on my feet, so I need to get to my feet and keep on them no matter who it is and what they are ranked."
Drake Stein etched his name in Purdue's record book by pinning Hayden Hrymack in 27 seconds. The redshirt senior came off an underhook, tossed and rolled Hrymack for the 17th fall of his career.
"I like to get it [a head throw] right off the whistle to try and get guys off their game plan because it opens up my leg attacks," Stein said. "When he tried to roll through, it was a done deal."
The 27-second pin is the fastest of Stein's career and his second-ever coming under a minute. It pushed his season fall total to six, which matches a season best from 2011-12.
A 4-1 decision from Luke Schroeder over Sean McCabe at 125 closed out competition. Schroeder scored a takedown in the first period, rode out the second and escaped in the third for his first dual victory since Dec. 18, 2011.
Purdue host a pair of non-conference opponents to close out the regular season. SIU Edwardsville will come into Holloway Gymnasium on Friday for a 7 p.m. ET dual. The Boilermakers close out dual action against Duke at 1 p.m. Sunday.