Purdue freshman heavyweight Chris Kasten opened the meet with a 6-4 decision over ODU's David Mendoza, battling back from a 3-2 deficit after the first period and a 4-2 hole after two. Kasten started the final period with an escape to pull within one and, after about a minute of stalemate, dragged Mendoza to the mat for a match-winning takedown.
At 125-pounds, 18th-ranked ODU senior Christian Stalzer rode an early lead to a narrow 4-1 win over Purdue junior Brandon Tucker, but 133-pound Purdue freshman Cameron Doggett regained the Boilermakers' lead with a 13-6 victory over ODU freshman Adam Koballa. Continuing his early-season success, Doggett took a demanding 6-1 advantage in the first frame, and extended the margin to 10-3 in the second with his fourth and fifth takedown of the match. However, Koballa avoided the major-decision loss in the third as Doggett finished off with a 13-6 win.
Purdue senior Jason Cook went toe-to-toe with ODU's lone returning NCAA qualifier, sophomore Ryan Williams, but came up short in an 11-6 loss at 141-pounds, evening the score at 6-6. Boilermaker sophomore Jake Patacsil followed with a thrilling 7-6 victory at 149-pounds, using the riding-time point to defeat freshman Kaylen Baxter to give Purdue a 9-6 edge. Patacsil surrendered a last-second takedown in the first to fall behind, but locked the count back up in the waning tics of the second with a three-point nearfall. The third period went back-and-forth, leaving the score at 6-6 at the end of the time, but Patacsil held control for most of the match, giving him the win.
ODU reknotted the count at 9-9 in the 157-pound bout as freshman Chris Brown topped Purdue first-year Eric Howe in overtime, 7-5, and the Monarchs seemed to take control of the match in the 165-pound matchup as junior Nick Pullano scored a 20-5 technical fall over Purdue rookie Jason Martin.
The Boilermakers cut into the five-point gap in the 174-pound match as sophomore Nick Corpe used his slow-and-steady style and a trio of takedowns to overcome ODU freshman Bryan Koz, 6-5. Usually a 165-pounder, Purdue sophomore Aaron Goebel displayed an incredibly gutsy performance in the 184-pound tilt. Despite surrendering almost 20 pounds to ODU freshman Jesse Strawn, Goebel stood his ground and came up just short in a 5-4 loss. Goebel scrambled and escaped to keep the match close the whole way, and scored a spinning takedown late to pull within one, but the important thing was giving up just three team points to the Monarchs to keep Purdue within striking distance.
Moore's heroics looked imminent from the start of the final match as he held a 20-pound advantage over ODU freshman Derek Coffey. Like a snarling pitbull, Moore pounced on him and had his shoulders near the mat within the first minute. Coffey twisted, turned and rolled away from trouble several times, but Moore was able to secure a cradle with about a minute left in the first period and finally pressed Coffey's back to the ground at the 2:44-mark.
The Boilers earn their eighth season-opening dual win in the last ten years and its second in a row. They return to action next Saturday as they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the ACC/Big Ten Duals.
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