The Wolverines trailed early in the dual after Purdue took two of the opening three bouts. Sophomore/freshman Conor Youtsey (Parma, Mich./Mason HS) was U-M's lone win at the lowerweights, rallying to earn a solid 7-4 decision over Camden Eppert in a wild match at 125 pounds. Eppert struck first on a first-period single, but Youtsey escaped quickly and finished on a single of his own late in the period. He rode out the second and earned a reversal in the third -- the latter period saw a full 90-second Purdue injury timeout and both teams unsuccessfully use their challenges. Eppert gained two points on a pair of locked-hands calls, but Youtsey capped the victory with a riding-time point (2:37) at match's end.
After back-to-back Boilermaker wins, fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) and freshman Brian Murphy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS) earned decisions at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, to give U-M a three-point lead at the intermission break. Grajales, ranked 12th, cruised to a 7-3 decision over Brandon Nelsen, scoring three takedowns -- one in each period -- and 3:53 in time advantage. Murphy, ranked 16th, also finished on three takedowns and rode for 1:46 en route to an 8-3 decision over Kyle Mosier.
Michigan continued its momentum after the break with straight wins to all but clinch the team victory. Fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS), ranked seventh, just missed out on a bonus point against Chad Welch at 165 pounds, scoring three early takedowns before giving up a counter in the waning seconds of his 8-4 win. Fellow Hesperia native, senior/junior Collin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS), broke open a scoreless match at 174 pounds with a four-point takedown in the second period and added another single leg in the third to claim a 6-3 decision over Patrick Kissel.
Freshman Domenic Abounader (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) also narrowly missed earning bonus with a 7-1 decision over Tanner Lynde at 184 pounds. He scrambled out of a deep Boilermaker single-leg shot to score early in the first period and then spent most of the match's remainder on top, earning a reversal in the second, riding for 3:52 and drawing a pair of stall points.
Purdue earned a pin at 197 pounds to pull within six on the scoreboard, but freshman heavyweight Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) put an exclamation point on the Wolverine win, rolling to a 14-4 major decision over Alex White in the final bout. Coon, ranked second, used a headlock to score five points early in the first before adding two more takedowns and two more back points in the final two frames. He improved to a perfect 21-0 in his collegiate career.
The Wolverines (4-2) will continue Big Ten competition next weekend, traveling to Champaign, Ill., to face Illinois at 7 p.m. CST on Friday (Jan. 17) before returning home to Cliff Keen Arena to host Minnesota 2 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 19).
Results:
125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Camden Eppert, 7-4 U-M, 3-0
133 -- Cashe Quiroga (Pur) dec. #20 Rossi Bruno, 6-5 TB Tied, 3-3
141 -- Danny Sabatello (Pur) dec. Angelo Latora, 6-1 Pur, 6-3
149 -- #12 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Brandon Nelsen, 7-3 Tied, 6-6
157 -- #16 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Kyle Mosier, 8-3 U-M, 9-6
165 -- #7 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Chad Welch, 8-4 U-M, 12-6
174 -- Collin Zeerip (U-M) dec. Patrick Kissel, 6-3 U-M, 15-6
184 -- Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Tanner Lynde, 7-1 U-M, 18-6
197 -- #16 Braden Atwood (Pur) pinned Chris Heald, 6:19 U-M, 18-12
Hwt -- #2 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. Alex White, 14-4 U-M, 22-12
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