“I'm happy for the guys. They got their first Big Ten win of the season, but the dual probably went a lot different than what I had anticipated after scouting Indiana,†Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler said. “Tonight we had five freshmen win. That takes a lot of courage when you've got a young team. Those five freshmen won the dual for us. Any time you can get a win in this conference, you've got to take it when you can. I think it'll give our guys a little bit of extra confidence going into Sunday's dual against Wisconsin.â€
The Hoosiers got off to a hot start, downing the Spartans in the first three matches to take a 9-0 lead. Redshirt freshman Jwan Britton came up big to light a spark for the Green and White, winning in a major decision at 149 pounds against Davey Tunon, 10-1. Britton's win marked his first career Big Ten dual win, and first major decision in dual action.
Redshirt freshman Jake Tucker kept it rolling at 157, putting up a technical fall over Austin Holmes, 16-0, and tying up the team score at 9-all. Next at 165, redshirt freshman Austin Hiles shutout Dillon Hoey, 5-0, to give the Spartans their first lead of the night, 12-9.
The Hoosiers claimed the next two bouts at 174 and 184, but redshirt freshman Nick May shifted the momentum at 197 with a 3-2 decision over Jake Kleimola to tie up the match again, this time at 15-all heading into the last bout.
In redshirt freshman Christian Rebottaro's first match since Dec. 8, the heavyweight pulled through for Michigan State to take his first dual win of the season, 5-2, in a hard-fought triumph over IU's Fletcher Miller.
“That shows growth,†Chandler said. “For Christian to go out there with the dual meet on the line, and he hasn't been in the lineup since early December - he fought through it and kept his composure and battled until the end. The thing that sticks out was last year, Christian told Coach Wynn (Michalak) ‘I don't like not being in the starting lineup. I don't like this redshirt year. I can't wait to be in the lineup so I can be the anchor for this team.' So, he followed through on his words and that's a big positive growth moment for him.â€
The Spartans have a quick turnaround, returning home to host No. 21 Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. at Jenison Field House.
Bout-By-Bout:
125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. Rayvon Foley (MSU), 11-8
Oliver took an early 4-0 lead with a takedown and two-point nearfall, but Foley got his first point on the board off an escape midway through the first period. The Hoosiers added two more with a takedown, and Foley logged a second escape point. In the second frame, Foley got the quick escape to start off, cutting Oliver's lead to 6-3. Oliver was awarded a point going into the third for a caution on Foley, and added another with an escape. Foley got his first takedown of the match in the stanza, though Oliver escaped and built a 9-5 lead. The Spartan was awarded a point for stalling from Oliver, but the Hoosier responded with a takedown. Foley added two more points, but it wasn't enough in an extremely hard-fought match, and Oliver took the decision, 11-8.
133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. Matt Santos (MSU), 6-2
The first period ended in a stalemate, but Pepple got on the board first in the second frame with a stalemate? Escape?. After racking up riding time, Pepple scored two points in the third with a takedown. Santos fought off Pepple by getting a reversal late in the period, but Pepple notched the escape point. With riding time, Pepple finished with a 6-2 decision.
141: No. 20 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 2-1
In the first period, Gasca and Weaver ended in a stalemate. Weaver got an escape point to start off the second and held on going into the third. Gasca fought back in the third, getting tying it up with an escape point, but Weaver had the riding time advantage and won by decision, 2-1.
149: Jwan Britton (MSU) maj. dec. Davey Tunon (IU), 10-1
Neither Britton nor Tunon scored in the first frame. Britton racked up riding time in the second, and got a two-point nearfall to put the first points of the match on the board. Tunon recorded an escape point, cutting Britton's lead to 2-1. Britton escaped to start off the third, and gained control over Tunon with a takedown. Adding four more points with a nearfall, and holding on to the riding time advantage, Britton got the 10-1 major decision over Tunon for MSU's first bout-win of the night.
157: Jake Tucker (MSU) tech. fall Austin Holmes (IU), 16-0
Tucker scored a two-point takedown early in the first, adding a four-point nearfall shortly after. Tucker jumped out to a 12-0 lead with six more nearfall points, with over two minutes of riding time at the end of the stanza. In the second, Tucker continued his dominance and shutout Holmes to finish with a technical fall, 16-0.
165: Austin Hiles (MSU) dec. Dillon Hoey (IU), 5-0
Hiles got the first point of the match in the second period with an escape, and late in the period Hiles added two with a takedown. In the third, Hiles garnered riding time and didn't let up on Hoey. A point was awarded to Hiles after an illegal hold from Hoey, and Hiles got the 5-0 decision with riding time.
174: No. 19 Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 4-1
Skatzka scored early in the first frame with a two-point takedown, though Ritchie escaped to cut the lead to 2-1. Ritchie fought off a takedown from Skatzka late in the first, but Skatza escaped early in the second after beginning the period down. Skatzka added riding time in the third period, and took the decision 4-1.
184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 3-2
Conley got the first points of the match with a takedown, but Shadaia responded with an escape to cut Conley's lead to 2-1 going into the second. Conley added another point with an escape in the middle frame, and Shadaia took the escape point to begin the third period. Shadaia battled as the seconds ticked down in the third, but Conley slipped away with the 3-2 decision to give Indiana back the lead.
197: Nick May (MSU) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU), 3-2
Kleimola took a shot, but May responded and got the two points with a takedown. Kleimola scored an escape to record his first point and the period ended, 2-1. Kleimola started down in the second and May started to accumulate riding time, but Kleimola escaped to tie the match up at 2-all. May started down in the third, and got the escape point to take a 3-2 lead. May held on to take the 3-2 decision for his first Big Ten dual win.
HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 5-2
After the first period, Rebottaro and Miller were scoreless, but Miller got the first point of the bout with an escape in the second stanza. In the third, Rebottaro tied it up at 1-all with an escape. After a review, Rebottaro got a two-point takedown and though Miller escaped, Rebottaro added another takedown and finished the third with a thrilling 5-2 victory.
Results:
125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. Rayvon Foley (MSU), 11-8. IU leads, 3-0.
133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. Matt Santos (MSU), 6-2. IU leads, 6-0.
141: No. 20 Cole Weaver dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 2-1. IU leads, 9-0.
149: Jwan Britton (MSU) maj. dec. Davey Tunon (IU), 10-1. IU leads, 9-4.
157: Jake Tucker (MSU) tech. fall Austin Holmes (IU), 16-0. Tied, 9-9.
165: Austin Hiles (MSU) dec. Dillon Hoey (IU), 5-0. MSU leads, 12-9.
174: No. 19 Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 4-1. Tied, 12-12.
184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 3-2. IU leads, 15-12.
197: Nick May (MSU) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU), 3-2. Tied, 15-15.
HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 5-2. MSU wins, 18-15.
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