“I'm not sure you're ever completely satisfied unless you win every match and score every point, but we'll take the win,†said Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel. “Our guys did well against a very tough, scrappy Indianapolis team. They fought hard, but we did a good job taking the fight back at them. I'm happy with the win.â€
Despite being without starters Cashé Quiroga and A.J. Kissel at 133 and 197 pounds, respectively, the Boilermakers picked up bonus points in five of their eight wins, including four falls. Eighth-ranked junior Ivan Lopouchanski had one of the four, his first pin as a Boilermaker, and protected his undefeated record, improving to 6-0 this year.
Sophomore Camden Eppert got things underway for the Boilermakers at 125 pounds, staving off a game opponent in Greyhound freshman Josh Kieffer. The two were tied after the first period and Kieffer led midway through the second, but Eppert turned things on late, outscoring Kieffer 6-3 over the last two frames in a 10-6 victory. The Greyhounds answered quickly at 133 pounds as their standout senior Ethan Harris opened his season with a 5-3 victory over Purdue senior Matt Fields to square the team score, 3-3.
Things quickly got out of hand from there as Purdue reeled off three straight pins to take a commanding 21-3 advantage. Junior Jake Fleckenstein started the run at 141 pounds as he quickly built a 10-1 lead over Indianapolis sophomore Trey Weliver before scoring the fall at 4:03, and Lopouchanski followed up at 149, running the count to 12-5 and pinning senior David Lopez at the 2:56 mark. Purdue junior Tommy Churchard notched his second fall of the year at 157 pounds to make it three straight, sticking Greyhound freshman Austin Chamberlain 15 seconds into the second period as the bout went to intermission.
Boilermaker sophomore Kyle Mosier kept things going after the break, edging out Indianapolis sophomore Jeff Weiss, 7-3, and Greyhound freshman Dustin Parrish gave Purdue rookie Drake Stein everything he could handle in the first period before being put on his blades at the 4:46-mark to give Stein his second career fall. Parrish scored the first takedown at 174 pounds and proceeded to ride Stein for over two minutes to close the first period. Parrish opted for a neutral start to the second period and it was all Stein the rest of the way. The Boilermaker freshman tallied a trio of takedowns before running a bar to a fall at the end of the period and making it a 30-3 Purdue edge.
Purdue freshman Braden Atwood improved to 4-2 at 184 pounds with a 4-0 decision over Indianapolis sophomore George Lopez, but the Greyhounds bit back at 197 pounds as sophomore Taylor Scott outlasted Purdue sophomore Justin Dinius for a 3-0 decision. Scott snared the only takedown of the bout in the first period and held off Dinius the rest of the way for his team-best seventh win of the season.
Senior Roger Vukobratovich closed out the dual in dominant fashion for the Old Gold and Black, racking up five takedowns en route to a 12-4 major decision over Greyhound sophomore Evan Wooding at 285 pounds. The major was Vukobratovich's second of the year as he improved to 5-2 overall.
The Boilermakers return to action next weekend at the Journeyman Asics Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. Purdue has a quartet of outstanding opponents awaiting them, including three of the top-16 ranked teams in the country and a fourth squad receiving votes.
Results:
125: Camden Eppert (PU) def. Josh Kieffer (UI), D 10-6 (PU 3 – UI 0)
133: Ethan Harris (UI) def. Matt Fields (PU), D 5-3 (PU 3 – UI 3)
141: Jake Fleckenstein (PU) def. Trey Weliver (UI), Fall 4:03 (PU 9 – UI 3)
149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. David Lopez (UI), Fall 2:56 (PU 15 – UI 3)
157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. Austin Chamberlain (UI), Fall 3:15 (PU 21 – UI 3)
165: Kyle Mosier (PU) def. Jeff Weiss (UI), D 7-3 (PU 24 – UI 3)
174: Drake Stein (PU) def. Dustin Parrish (UI), Fall 4:46 (PU 30 – UI 3)
184: Braden Atwood (PU) def. George Lopez (UI), D 4-0 (PU 33 – UI 3)
197: Taylor Scott (UI) def. Justin Dinius (PU), D 3-0 (PU 33 – UI 6)
285: Roger Vukobratovich (PU) def. Evan Wooding (UI), MD 12-4 (PU 37 – UI 6)
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