Iowa sophomore Charlie Falck kicked off the dual at 125 with a 17-9 major decision over Boilermaker Brandon Tucker. Hawkeye senior Mario Galanakis scored his 35th career victory at 133, decking Sean Schmaltz in 2:48. Griffith, IN, native and Iowa junior Alex Tsirtsis had a happy homecoming with a 20-10 major decision over Nick Bertucci at 141. Hawkeye senior 149-pounder Alex Grunder upset Purdue's 11th-ranked Jake Patacsil, 7-5. Grunder avenged an earlier season loss to Patacsil with the win and scored his fifth straight victory. Hawkeye redshirt freshman Ryan Morningstar took Iowa into the intermission with a 3-1 decision over Jake Murphy at 157.
Hawkeye junior Mark Perry kept the Hawkeyes on track with a 2:27 pin over Justin Fraga at 165. Senior Eric Luedke (174) and redshirt freshman Phillip Keddy (184) followed with decisions to make the team score 32-0. Luedke picked up his 18th consecutive win with the 11-7 decision over Jason Martin, improving to 20-1 in collegiate matches and 11-0 in dual competition. Purdue scored its only team points of the night at 197 when Nathan Moore defeated Iowa redshirt freshman Rick Loera, 6-0. Hawkeye heavyweight Matt Fields scored his 55th career win with a 14-4 major decision over David Pisarck to end the dual.
Iowa (11-2, 2-0 in the Big Ten) returns home to host undefeated Wisconsin (15-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten) Saturday at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Badgers wrestled at Northwestern Friday night.
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