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    Wisconsin overcomes slow start to defeat Indiana

    MADISON, Wis. --The 21st-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team overcame a slow start to take down Indiana, 24-19, at the UW Field House Friday night.

    Wisconsin (6-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) notched 21 takedowns and three four-point nearfalls to keep Indiana (6-6, 0-5) searching for its first Big Ten win.

    After an early 12-3 deficit, redshirt sophomore Cole Martin provided an offensive spark for the Badgers, defeating Indiana's Alejandro Raya at 149 pounds. The Delafield, Wisconsin native racked up two four-point nearfalls in the first period on his way to a 15-0 tech fall.

    At 157 pounds, Andrew Crone had a major decision against Austin Holmes thanks to a four-point nearfall in the third frame to help UW tie the score at 12 all going into halftime.

    Redshirt freshman Evan Wick earned a tech fall of his own at 165 pounds against IU's Dillon Hoey. Wick racked up 10 takedowns and an escape to outscore Hoey, 23-8.

    Another major from Ricky Robertson at 184 pounds helped seal the Wisconsin win. The senior had three takedowns and collected three minutes, 39 seconds of riding time to blank Norman Conley 8-0.

    Straight from the mat
    "I think it's good confidence. We're getting to the time in the season where we're having some tough practice days. When you go out there and take a guy down like that so many times it's good confidence. I think just being able to move my feet, being able to snap a guy down, being versatile on my feet in different ways provides a lot of confidence going into the next part of the season."

    -Redshirt freshman Evan Wick

    Notes to know
  • At 133 pounds, redshirt junior Jens Lantz put the Badgers on the board with a 3-0 decision.
  • Redshirt sophomore Hunter Ritter picked up a 6-5 decision at 197 pounds thanks to his 1:04 of riding time.
  • Heavyweight Ben Stone was defeated by a score of 3-1.
  • Redshirt junior Ryan Christensen lost his match at 174 pounds, 9-1.
  • Rotondo and Stickley were pinned in the first period at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively.

    Up next
    The Badgers are back in action on Feb. 9 as they take on Nebraska in the UW Field House at 7 p.m.

    Results:
    125 Elijah Oliver (16-6) WBF Ethan Rotondo (0-1) 2:31 IU 6, UW 0
    133 Jens Lantz (15-9) dec. Garrett Pepple (11-13) 3-0 IU 6, UW 3
    141 #16 Cole Weaver (21-6) WBF Eli Stickley (15-6) 0:34 IU 12, UW 3
    149 Cole Martin (13-8) tech. fall Alejandro Raya (7-4) 16-0 (5:49) IU 12, UW 8
    157 #19 Andrew Crone (19-7) maj. dec. Austin Holmes (9-11) 14-2 IU 12, UW 12
    165 #5 Evan Wick (18-2) tech. fall Dillon Hoey (8-11) 23-8 (6:42) UW 17, IU 12
    174 #19 Devin Skatzka (18-7) maj. dec. Ryan Christensen (16-10) 9-1 UW 17, IU 16
    184 #9 Ricky Robertson (20-4) maj. dec. Norman Conley (11-13) 8-0 UW 21, IU 16
    197 Hunter Ritter (17-7) dec. Jake Kleimola (0-7) 6-5 UW 24, IU 16
    285 Fletcher Miller (13-7) dec. Ben Stone (5-12) 3-2 UW 24, IU 19
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