"I thought we wrestled well today, and it was good to get guys back in the lineup," said Indiana head coach Duane Goldman. "That brings a little confidence to each guy on the team, and that showed today on the mat."
Skatzka (11-2) made the most of his return to the lineup, scoring 18 team points in just 4:09 of mat time. The redshirt sophomore opened with the second-fastest fall of his career at 0:47 against Quinton Rosser (NIU); saw his hand raised for a win by forfeit; and won by fall in 3:32 against Gabe Stark (CSU).
"That's kind of my goal for every match -- to go out there and pin the guy as fast as I can," Skatzka said. "It happened to work out that way today."
Danishek piled three more wins onto his 6-0 season start, beginning with a 6-0 decision win over Caden McWhirter (NIU). IU's returning NCAA qualifier followed with two bonus point wins: a 17-8 major decision over Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) and a 2:32 win by fall -- his third in six matches -- over Ryan Montgomery (CSU).
Weaver (14-2) continued his resilient start to the year with three wins and a pair of pins, the first coming at 1:21 in his opening bout with Anthony Rubino (NIU). He closed the day by exacting revenge against a foe he fell to last season, topping Evan Cheek (CSU) with a 5-3 decision.
Junior Elijah Oliver (125) ensured that the Hoosiers never trailed on the team score with a trio of wins at the start of each dual. Oliver's triumphs included a 16-4 major decision against Zac Gentzler (SIUE) and a dominating 19-3 technical fall (4:23) over Cameron Lathem (CSU).
Bryce Martin (165) and Norman Conley (184) round out the group of Hoosiers who went unbeaten on the day. Martin (12-4) scored a six-point decision over Andrew Scott (NIU) before securing a 9-1 major decision against John Vaughn (CSU). Conley (10-7) battled for three decision victories, his biggest an 8-4 win over Bryce Shewan (SIUE).
Garrett Pepple (133) dropped his first match by decision but rebounded to win Indiana's fastest tech fall of the day, 17-0 (3:55), against Joe Antonelli (SIUE). Pepple's fourth fall of the season came in his final match, a 3:39 stick versus Andrew Coghill (CSU).
Fletcher Miller (285) shared a similar fate to Pepple, taking a loss by decision and responding with two bonus point victories. Miller found a pin at 2:36 against Tommy Helton (SIUE) before winning by major decision, 9-1, over Collin Kelly (CSU).
Indiana 33, Northern Illinois 6
125 Elijah Oliver (IU) wins by forfeit FF IU 6, NIU 0
133 Alijah Jeffrey (NIU) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU) 3-0 IU 6, NIU 3
141 #16 Cole Weaver (IU) WBF Anthony Rubino (NIU) 1:21 IU 12, NIU 3
149 Davey Tunon (IU) dec. Zack Velasquez (NIU) 5-0 IU 15, NIU 3
157 Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU) 6-0 IU 18, NIU 3
165 Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Andrew Scott (NIU) 7-1 IU 21, NIU 3
174 Devin Skatzka (IU) WBF Quinton Rosser (NIU) 0:47 IU 27, NIU 3
184 Norman Conley (IU) dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU) 5-2 IU 30, NIU 3
197 Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Max Ihry (NIU) 5-3 IU 33, NIU 3
285 Caleb Gossett (IU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU) 12-6 IU 33, NIU 6
Cleveland State 28, Northern Illinois 12
125 Cameron Lathem (CSU) wins by forfeit FF CSU 6, NIU 0
133 Alijah Jeffrey (NIU) tech. fall Andrew Coghill (SIUE) 18-3 CSU 6, NIU 5
141 Evan Cheek (CSU) maj. dec. Bryce Thurston (NIU) 14-3 CSU 10, NIU 5
149 Ryan Ford (CSU) dec. Zack Velasquez (NIU) 2-1 CSU 13, NIU 5
157 Georgio Poullas (CSU) dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU) 10-8 CSU 16, NIU 5
165 John Vaughn (CSU) dec. Andrew Scott (NIU) 3-1 CSU 19, NIU 5
174 Quinton Rosser (NIU) dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) 11-8 CSU 19, NIU 8
184 #19 Nick Corba (CSU) dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU) 8-5 CSU 22, NIU 8
197 John Kelbly (CSU) WBF Max Ihry (NIU) 6:59 CSU 28, NIU 8
285 Caleb Gossett (NIU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU) 15-2 CSU 28, NIU 12
Indiana 40, SIUE 6
125 Elijah Oliver (IU) maj. dec. Zac Gentzler (SIUE) 16-4 IU 4, SIUE 0
133 Garrett Pepple (IU) tech. fall Joe Antonelli (SIUE) 17-0 (3:55) IU 9, SIUE 0
141 #16 Cole Weaver (IU) WBF John Muldoon (SIUE) 4:12 IU 15, SIUE 0
149 Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) dec. Davey Tunon (IU) 9-3 IU 15, SIUE 3
157 Jake Danishek (IU) maj. dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) 17-8 IU 19, SIUE 3
165 Bryce Martin (IU) wins by forfeit FF IU 25, SIUE 3
174 Devin Skatzka (IU) wins by forfeit FF IU 31, SIUE 3
184 Norman Conley (IU) dec. Bryce Shewan (SIUE) 8-4 IU 34, SIUE 3
197 Christian Dulaney (SIUE) dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 9-7 IU 34, SIUE 6
285 Fletcher Miller (IU) WBF Tommy Helton (SIUE) 2:36 IU 40, SIUE 6
Indiana 37, Cleveland State 7
125 Elijah Oliver (IU) tech. fall Cameron Lathem (CSU) 19-3 (4:23) IU 5, CSU 0
133 Garrett Pepple (IU) WBF Andrew Coghill (CSU) 3:39 IU 11, CSU 0
141 #16 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Evan Cheek (CSU) 5-3 IU 14, CSU 0
149 Ryan Ford (CSU) dec. Davey Tunon (IU) 4-2 IU 14, CSU 3
157 Jake Danishek (IU) WBF Ryan Montgomery (CSU) 2:32 IU 20, CSU 3
165 Bryce Martin (IU) maj. dec. John Vaughn (CSU) 9-1 IU 24, CSU 3
174 Devin Skatzka (IU) WBF Gabe Stark (CSU) 3:32 IU 30, CSU 3
184 Norman Conley (IU) dec. Chris Morrow (CSU) 5-3 IU 33, CSU 3
197 John Kelbly (CSU) maj. dec. Jake Hinz (IU) 17-4 IU 33, CSU 7
285 Fletcher Miller (IU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU) 9-1 IU 37, CSU 7
Final Score IU 37, CSU 7
Up Next: Indiana (6-1) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (3-0)
Sunday, December 10 • 12:00 p.m. ET
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
The Hoosiers await their first Big Ten dual meet of the season,
The bustle with the Buckeyes kicks off a gauntlet of three dual meets against a trio of top-10 conference foes. The Hoosiers remain away from home the following weekend as they travel to face No. 1 Penn State (3-0) on Sunday, December 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET (BTN) before hosting No. 9 Michigan (1-1) on Friday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m.
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