“It is always good to get a win especially late in the year going into Big Tens,†Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. “I am glad that a lot of our guys got good experience tonight. I still think that we can be more aggressive in spots. I thought we did enough to win, but we can still do more. That is what the next two weeks will be about, getting them to do more.â€
At 133 pounds, L. Welch put on a show in a 23-7 technical fall of Dakota Leach in 6:23. He racked up nine takedowns, five of which came in the third period. The redshirt sophomore also tilted for a four-count in the opening period of action. The technical fall is the second of his career as he improved to 15-11.
Lynde's aggressiveness was evident from the first whistle in a 4:44 pin of Derek Nagel at 184. It only took eight seconds for him to get his first takedown. As the end of the first period neared, the redshirt junior had the Cougar locked in a cradle and was driving forward for the fall, but time expired before he could get him flat. Lynde took full advantage of a neutral start in the second by taking Nagel down. He found the headlock on the far side of the mat and it was over. It was the fifth fall of the season for Lynde as he evened his season mark at 11-11.
“Tanner is one of the guys that stood out to me tonight,†Ersland said. “There was a lot of action in his match. He wrestled through when the other guy could have made a move. I was really excited with the way he wrestled; he wrestled with a lot of energy and hustle. He took control of that match.â€
The Boilermakers received decisions from Danny Sabatello (141), Doug Welch (157), No. 8 Chad Welch (165) and Drake Stein (197).
Purdue's six seniors, Andy Hoselton, Sabatello, Luke Schroeder, Drake Stein and C. and D. Welch, will be recognized prior to the regular season and home finale Sunday starting at 12:40 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers will then go to battle against Duke at 1 p.m.
#BoilerNotes
• Purdue won six weights, two with bonus points … the Boilermakers scored first in all six matches that they won.
• Purdue is now 6-1 in non-conference duals.
• Luke Welch's 23 points are the most scored in a match by a Boilermaker this season … he now has a pair of 20+ point matches in his career … it was his 50th career match.
• Danny Sabatello won the 40th dual match of his career … Tyler Kral wrestled in the 60th match of his career.
• The Welch Trio made their 22nd start together … all three won for the seventh time this season and the ninth time overall.
• Sabatello and Doug Welch have started 34 consecutive duals since the start of the 2014-15 season … Sabatello is 24-10 during that stretch and D. Welch is 26-8.
• With a four-point nearfall, Chad Welch earned a spot on the season back points record list with 143 … he is tied for 17th with Frank Laccone (1995) … he also moved into 11th on the career back points list with 143, climbing ahead of Sabatello (140) and Jason Silverstein (1999-2001), who had 141.
• Friday's dual started at 125 … 14 of the 16 duals this season have started at 125 … the Boilermakers have also won at least one bout with bonus points in all but two duals.
Results:
125 - Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) dec. Luke Schroeder (Purdue) 16-10
133 - Luke Welch (Purdue) tech. fall Dakota Leach (SIUE) 23-7
141 - Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Trevor Feagans (SIUE) 10-5
149 - John Fahy (SIUE) dec. Jeremy Golding (Purdue) 10-3
157 - Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Erik Travers (SIUE) 7-3
165 - No. 8 Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE) 6-3
174 - Connor McMahon (SIUE) dec. Peter Andreotti (Purdue) 7-0
184 - Tanner Lynde (Purdue) pinned Derek Nagel (SIUE) 4:44
197 - Drake Stein (Purdue) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE) 7-5
285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue) 4-2
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