“I thought we completed pretty well across the board through the entire match,†Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. “I would like to see [Alex] Griffin get started a little earlier and put himself on top in the first period. He was a little conservative, but he got out there and got the nearfall.
“There was a good attitude and work ethic this week and they are competing well,†Ersland said. “It is not where we want to be but we are working hard and taking steps in the right direction.â€
A six-point move in the first period set D. Welch up for a 10-5 upset of Maryland's 19th-ranked 157-pounder Lou Mascola. The Terp had the first takedown, but D. Welch reversed Mascola and nearly pinned him as the opening stanza came to a close.
“He had the takedown so I had to keep working,†D. Welch said. “My initial thing was to get out, to get an escape. He was in a crab position; we work that position a lot, so I just turned my hips out and got out, and got him on his back for the reversal and back points.â€
D. Welch (10-6) escaped once in the second and third periods before closing out the bout with a takedown. Mascola becomes the second ranked opponent the Boilermaker has defeated this season.
“[The win] is good; it is about coming out here and competing every day and believing in the system,†D. Welch said.
The dual began with the first of three major decisions for Purdue by way of Ben Thornton's 18-6 showing vs. Michael Beck. Thornton scored seven takedowns, a two-point nearfall, an escape and racked up 3:34 of riding time for his second major of the season. With the win, the redshirt freshman moves his record to 15-8.
At 149, Alex Griffin's seven-point third period lifted him to a 9-1 major decision over Wade. The redshirt junior (10-4) tallied a two-point nearfall in the second and a four-point nearfall in the third after escaping and taking Hodges down.
Coming out of the break at 165, sixth-ranked Chad Welch beat Maryland's Brendan Burnham for a second time in less than three weeks with a 14-3 major decision. C. Welch (21-3) scored offensively and defensively en route to his 21st win while posting back-to-back major decisions.
Jacob Morrissey's first period was scoreless with Terp 174-pounder Derrick Evanovich, but it was a strong second period after an escape that lifted him to a 15-0 technical fall in 7:00. Morrissey worked the four-point nearfall twice, almost pinning him on both occasions, to build an 11-0 lead. He added a takedown in the third and received a point for a second stalling call on Evanovich. Riding time (2:11) earned the 15th point of the bout for the first tech fall of his redshirt sophomore season and improving to 11-8.
Maryland's Garrett Wesneski took bottom in the second and Drake Stein quickly found the cradle, pinning Wesneski seconds later at the 3:14 mark at 197. The redshirt senior is now has 16 pins in his career and he is one away from earning a spot on Purdue's career fall list.
Danny Sabatello (12-9) and Tanner Lynde (7-7) also provided Purdue with decisions at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively. The two wins for the Terps came via decision at 133 and 285.
It will be another two-dual weekend for the Boilermakers in their next outing. They'll travel to No. 2 Iowa for a Friday dual at 9 p.m. ET. From there they will head north for a Sunday showdown at Minnesota starting at 1 p.m.
#BoilerNotes
• The win is the first for Purdue in three meetings vs. Maryland … it was the first time the two teams met as Big Ten Conference opponents.
• Purdue held a 19-7 takedown advantage and scored first in six of the bouts … the Boilermakers tallied 30 back points with a trio of two-point nearfalls and six four-point nearfalls … the five bonus point wins ties a season high in a dual … they won five bouts with bonus points at Bloomsburg (11/20).
• Purdue has now put 30-or more points on the board in six of its nine duals … the last time the Boilermakers put 30-or more points on the board in a Big Ten Conference dual was Feb. 20, 2015, when they beat Indiana 30-9 … Purdue has now had at least one bonus point victory in six of its nine duals.
• Fifteen of Chad Welch's 21 wins have been with bonus points (7 MD, 2TF, 6 F) … he now has 32 career victories resulting in bonus points (11 MD, 5 TF, 16 F).
• Alex Griffin registered the 10th major decision of his career … 54 percent of his 41 career wins have resulted in bonus points (10 MD, 8 TF, 4 F).
• C. Welch and Alex Griffin won both of their weekend matches with bonus points … C. Welch had two major decisions … Griffin had a technical fall and a major decision.
• Redshirt sophomore Cody Pae made his first career dual start.
• Danny Sabatello moved up one spot to No. 12 on the career back points list with a four-point nearfall … he now has 140 career back points … Alex Griffin earned his spot on the list with six back points, checking in at No. 20 with 122 … he replaces Bob Picchiotti (1983-86) who had 118.
Results:
125 / Ben Thornton (Purdue) maj. dec. Michael Beck (Maryland) 18-6
133 / Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) dec. Cody Pae (Purdue) 11-7
141 / Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Billy Rappo (Maryland) 9-3
149 / Alex Griffin (Purdue) maj. dec. Wade Hodges (Maryland) 9-1
157 / Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. No. 19 Lou Mascola (Maryland) 10-5
165 / No. 6 Chad Welch (Purdue) maj. dec. Brendan Burnham (Maryland) 14-3
174 / Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) tech. fall Derrick Evanovich (Maryland) 15-0 (7:00)
184 / Tanner Lynde (Purdue) dec. Jaron Smith (Maryland) 8-1
197 / Drake Stein (Purdue) pinned Garrett Wesneski (Maryland) 3:14
285 / Dawson Peck (Maryland) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue) 8-4
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