BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Purdue Wrestling took a decisive 34-10 victory in its season-opening dual at Gardner-Webb on Friday night.
Thanks to six bonus point wins, the Boilermakers (1-0, 0-0 B1G) got the year started on the right foot. No. 5 Matt Ramos, No. 31 Brody Baumann and James Rowley all earned their first pins of the 2024-25 season.
Now in his redshirt-senior season, Ramos kicked off the night by scoring his 15th career fall 4:51 into the match against Gardner-Webb's (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) Tyson Lane. He notched four takedowns and a 4-point nearfall to have a 16-3 advantage before landing the pin.
Isaac Ruble picked up where Ramos left off after the Runnin' Bulldogs scored back-to-back match wins over Dustin Norris and No. 23 Greyson Clark.
Ruble trailed Joseph Giordano late into the third period, but ultimately took his opponent down with less than 20 seconds remaining to take the 7-6 comeback win. A lengthy review process that took nearly 10 minutes ultimately confirmed his match-altering takedown, thanks to a challenge from head coach Tony Ersland.
No. 15 Joey Blaze scored the only technical fall of the evening by notching a dominant 20-4 win in the 157-pound bout. He set the tone early by slamming Drew Pepin to the mat just 22 seconds into the match.
Blaze's six takedowns matched his career high, which he first set against Lindenwood's Luke Kemper last year.
On the latter half of the card, Stoney Buell (15-5) and Hayden Filipovich (10-0) capitalized with major decisions, the eighth and second of their careers, respectively.
Baumann scored the fastest fall of the night, defeating Andrew Wilson at 4:17. Baumann had a 12-3 lead prior to the pin.
Rowley followed it with his own pin at 4:40 after racing to a 15-2 lead, which was never in doubt.
Purdue ultimately took the 24-point victory, winning seven of the 10 bouts on its evening in the Tar Heel State.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers are back on the road next weekend for their first tournament of the season. Purdue competes in the Tiger Style Invitational in Kansas City, Mo. The first match is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, and the event can be streamed live on FloWrestling.
Purdue 34, Gardner-Webb 10
125 | #5 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Tyson Lane (GW) - Fall (4:51) | PUR 6-0
133 | T.K. Davis (GW) over Dustin Norris (PUR) - MD 14-4 | PUR 6-4
141 | Todd Clark (GW) over #23 Greyson Clark (PUR) - Dec 8-7 | GW 7-6
149 | Isaac Ruble (PUR) over Joseph Giordano (GW) - Dec 7-6 | PUR 9-7
157 | #15 Joey Blaze (PUR) over Drew Pepin (GW) - TF 20-4 (5:53) | PUR 14-7
165 | #23 Stoney Buell (PUR) over Tyler Brignola (GW) - MD 15-5 | PUR 18-7
174 | #31 Brody Baumann (PUR) over Andrew Wilson (GW) - Fall (4:17) | PUR 24-7
184 | James Rowley (PUR) over Brixan Burgess (GW) - Fall (4:40) | PUR 30-7
197 | Josh McCutchen (GW) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) - Dec 4-3 | PUR 30-10
285 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) over Peyton McComas (GW) - MD 10-0 | PUR 34-10
Thanks to six bonus point wins, the Boilermakers (1-0, 0-0 B1G) got the year started on the right foot. No. 5 Matt Ramos, No. 31 Brody Baumann and James Rowley all earned their first pins of the 2024-25 season.
Now in his redshirt-senior season, Ramos kicked off the night by scoring his 15th career fall 4:51 into the match against Gardner-Webb's (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) Tyson Lane. He notched four takedowns and a 4-point nearfall to have a 16-3 advantage before landing the pin.
Isaac Ruble picked up where Ramos left off after the Runnin' Bulldogs scored back-to-back match wins over Dustin Norris and No. 23 Greyson Clark.
Ruble trailed Joseph Giordano late into the third period, but ultimately took his opponent down with less than 20 seconds remaining to take the 7-6 comeback win. A lengthy review process that took nearly 10 minutes ultimately confirmed his match-altering takedown, thanks to a challenge from head coach Tony Ersland.
No. 15 Joey Blaze scored the only technical fall of the evening by notching a dominant 20-4 win in the 157-pound bout. He set the tone early by slamming Drew Pepin to the mat just 22 seconds into the match.
Blaze's six takedowns matched his career high, which he first set against Lindenwood's Luke Kemper last year.
On the latter half of the card, Stoney Buell (15-5) and Hayden Filipovich (10-0) capitalized with major decisions, the eighth and second of their careers, respectively.
Baumann scored the fastest fall of the night, defeating Andrew Wilson at 4:17. Baumann had a 12-3 lead prior to the pin.
Rowley followed it with his own pin at 4:40 after racing to a 15-2 lead, which was never in doubt.
Purdue ultimately took the 24-point victory, winning seven of the 10 bouts on its evening in the Tar Heel State.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers are back on the road next weekend for their first tournament of the season. Purdue competes in the Tiger Style Invitational in Kansas City, Mo. The first match is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, and the event can be streamed live on FloWrestling.
Purdue 34, Gardner-Webb 10
125 | #5 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Tyson Lane (GW) - Fall (4:51) | PUR 6-0
133 | T.K. Davis (GW) over Dustin Norris (PUR) - MD 14-4 | PUR 6-4
141 | Todd Clark (GW) over #23 Greyson Clark (PUR) - Dec 8-7 | GW 7-6
149 | Isaac Ruble (PUR) over Joseph Giordano (GW) - Dec 7-6 | PUR 9-7
157 | #15 Joey Blaze (PUR) over Drew Pepin (GW) - TF 20-4 (5:53) | PUR 14-7
165 | #23 Stoney Buell (PUR) over Tyler Brignola (GW) - MD 15-5 | PUR 18-7
174 | #31 Brody Baumann (PUR) over Andrew Wilson (GW) - Fall (4:17) | PUR 24-7
184 | James Rowley (PUR) over Brixan Burgess (GW) - Fall (4:40) | PUR 30-7
197 | Josh McCutchen (GW) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) - Dec 4-3 | PUR 30-10
285 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) over Peyton McComas (GW) - MD 10-0 | PUR 34-10