Palma's takedown gave the Wolfpack its first win over a ranked team this season and snapped a four-match losing streak at the hands of teams from the Big Ten. The Pack improved to 8-7 in dual matches for the season, while Indiana fell to 10-4.
Indiana jumped to a quick start when eighth-ranked 125-pounder Angel Escobedo pinned Taylor Cummings off of a second-period reversal. The pin, at the 3:45 point of the match, improved Escobedo to 26-4 on the season, while Cummings fell to 8-9.
Garrett Cummings, Taylor's older brother, extracted some family vengeance in the 133-pound match by pinning Andrae Hernandez at the 4:20 mark. Cummings began the second period in the down position, got a reversal a minute and 15 seconds into the period, and pinned Hernandez five seconds later. The victory, which tied the team score at 6-6, lifted Garrett Cummings to 12-9 on the season, 12-8 at 133 pounds. Hernandez dropped to 20-11.
The Wolfpack went in front 10-6 when freshman 141-pounder Darrion Caldwell took a 10-2 major decision over Scott Kelly. Caldwell had takedowns in all three periods, including two in the second. Caldwell improved to 11-3 on the season with the win, while Kelly fell to 3-9.
Sophomore Joe Caramanica came into the 149-pound bout on a three-match losing streak, but broke that in a big way with a 7-1 decision over 18th-ranked Matt Coughlin. Caramanica had an escape, a takedown and a three-point near fall in the third period to win going away. He improved to 12-7 with the win, while Coughlin dropped to 23-9.
The Hoosiers got back in the win column when seventh-ranked Brandon Becker took a 9-4 decision over the Wolfpack's Kody Hamrah, who came in ranked No. 19 and was riding a career-best eight-match winning streak. Becker had a takedown and a near fall in the first period, then overcame a reverse by Hamrah to start the second period with a reverse of his own, followed by a near fall at the horn. Becker improved to 21-5 with the win, while Hamrah fell to 14-6.
Becker's win pulled Indiana to within four points at 13-9, and No. 16 Max Dean made it a one-point match at 13-12 with a 3-2 decision over Obie Simpson in the second round of tiebreakers. Both wrestlers had an escape in regulation, and both got an escape in the first round of tiebreakers. Two rounds of sudden victory failed to produce a point. Dean escaped in the first period of the second tiebreaker, then rode Simpson for the full 30 seconds of the second period to take the 3-2 decision. Dean improved to 23-10 with the decision, while Simpson dropped to 7-7.
Trevor Perry followed that thriller with an 11-6 decision over Rick Brownlee at 174 pounds to give IU at 15-13 lead in the team scoring. A near fall in the first period and two takedowns in the second gave Perry an early working margin. Perry improved to 16-6 with the decision, while Brownlee fell to 4-7.
Eleventh-ranked Marc Bennett gave the Hoosiers a five-point lead at 18-13 in the team scoring with an 11-9 decision over Jeremy Colbert. Bennett overcame a 7-3 lead by Colbert in the final 1:09 of the match to take the decision. Bennett got two takedowns in the final 69 seconds, and also got a point for riding time and was awarded a point when Colbert was penalized for stalling. Bennett raised his record to 28-6 with the decision. Colbert dropped to 5-9.
The Wolfpack went back in front by a point at 19-18 when Goodman, ranked No. 15 nationally, pinned Nate Everhart at the 4:17 mark. Goodman, now 14-2 on the season, was leading 4-1 after the first period, started the second period in the down position, and went up 6-1 with a reversal with 1:26 left in the period. He took Everhart to his back 43 seconds later. Everhart fell to 18-11 with the defeat.
Palma nailed down the team victory with a 4-3 decision over Josh Buuck at heavyweight, taking Buuck down for the deciding points with 10 seconds remaining in the bout. Buuck went in the final period leading 3-1, but Palma's escape five seconds into the period made it 3-2. Palma improved to 18-5 with the win, while Buuck dropped to 8-5.
The Wolfpack will return to action on Wednesday night at Reynolds Coliseum against North Carolina. The match will start at 7 p.m.
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