“It's a good win. It's another Big Ten win and it was a good weekend,†said head coach Scott Goodale. “You come out here, get on the road and get away from home and it's good to get a win. I thought we wrestled really, really well. Our hammers had some really good guys today, some ranked guys, and our hammers won.â€
Rutgers will learn its National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Dual Championship Series opponent Sunday evening. RU will host the event next Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Rutgers Athletic Center at 8 p.m.
“To finish 5-4 in the conference, it was important to us,†Goodale said. “We went from 2-7 to 5-4 and I still think we let two slip away. It was a good conference run and we'll be ready for the Big Ten Tournament.â€
The match started with a marathon at 133 pounds, as No. 19 Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.) and Luke Welch took their bout to tiebreakers. The match was tied, 1-1, entering the tiebreaker period, but Welch held Giraldo down then reversed for the 3-1 win.
No. 8 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) shut out Danny Sabatello, 8-0, for his second major of the year against the Boilermaker. The bonus-point win was Ashnault's (23-2) 13th this season.
At 149 pounds, Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) held nothing back in his first period tech fall of Jeremy Golding. Dippery (15-10) shot off the whistle for a takedown and racked up 14 near fall points, tying for the team lead with his third dual tech of the year.
No. 12 157-pounder Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) iced his match with a third-period takedown and the riding time point in a 4-2 win – his 21st of the season – bringing the dual score to 12-3.
In the 165-pound match, No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) reversed No. 7 Chad Welch into an arm bar in the first period and got to a fall in 1:35 to make it 18-3 at intermission. Perrotti (19-3) is now 5-2 against top-20 opponents.
“This trip was about that match,†Goodale said. “Two nationally ranked guys, that's one you want to get. And the way he did it, putting an exclamation point on it with a fall, pinning people. When he puts you on your back he can stick you and that's what we want him to do. Great job out of him.â€
The Scarlet Knights scored a win at 174 pounds from Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.), who made it a 7-1 final with riding time. Bakuckas spiked the dual score to 21-3 and improved to 14-11 overall.
Purdue (8-7, 3-9) ended the match strong with three wins in the last four bouts. The Boilermakers defeated RU at 184, 197 and 125 pounds, but there was no coming back against the Scarlet Knights' early lead.
No. 13 Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) secured a 13-8 decision against Jacob Aven for the 96th win over his career. He is 22-6 on the season.
The Boilermaker wins to end the dual began with Tanner Lynde, who came back for a 5-4 decision at 184 pounds against Anthony Pafumi (Westfield, N.J.). Drake Stein scored a fall at 197 pounds against Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.), and Luke Schroeder won, 4-1, at 125 pounds versus Sean McCabe (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.).
Rutgers hosts Drexel at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, followed by its NWCA National Duals opponent at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the RAC. Both matches will stream live on BTN Plus.
Results:
133: Luke Welch (PUR) dec. over No. 19/18/NR Anthony Giraldo (RU), 3-1 (TB-1); Purdue leads, 3-0
141: No. 5/4/5 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Danny Sabatello (PUR), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 4-3
149: Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Jeremy Golding (PUR), 16-0 (2:19); Rutgers leads, 9-3
157: No. 12/10/9 Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over No. NR/19/NR Doug Welch (PUR), 4-2; Rutgers leads, 12-3
165: No. 8/5/4 Anthony Perrotti (RU) wins by fall over No. 7/7/11 Chad Welch (PUR), 1:35;
Rutgers leads, 18-3
174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Peter Andreotti (PUR), 7-1; Rutgers leads, 21-3
184: Tanner Lynde (PUR) dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RU), 5-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6
197: Drake Stein (PUR) wins by fall over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 0:27; Rutgers leads, 21-12
285: No. 13/14/12 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Jacob Aven (PUR), 13-8; Rutgers leads, 24-12
125: Luke Schroeder (PUR) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 4-1; Rutgers wins, 24-15
Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat
NR denotes not ranked
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