The Boilermakers raced out to a 9-3 lead after four matches, dropping a 7-2 decision at 149 pounds as 20th-ranked sophomore Dan Osterman topped Purdue senior Sam Patacsil, but reeling off three straight wins for the advantage. Senior Colton Salazar started the run with a 2-1 decision over MSU freshman and Indiana native Sean McMurray at 157 pounds, scoring the match's only takedown in the first period. Freshman Kyle Mosier kept up his solid record at 165 pounds home, putting together a 10-4 decision over Spartan freshman Bobby Nash. Mosier added his team-leading 14th reversal of the season in the win, earning a tie for the 17th-best single-season total in Purdue history.
Eighth-ranked Boilermaker senior Luke Manuel capped the run at 174 pounds, recovering from an early deficit to score a 7-5 decision over junior Curran Jacobs and improve his record to 15-6 on the year. Manuel took an errant shot in the second and appeared to slip as Jacobs scored the two, however, it was all Manuel the rest of the way. Manuel scored a takedown of his own in the second and then another in the third to secure career win No. 111, good for a tie for seventh all-time at Purdue with Dave Walter (1988-1991) and Nathan Moore (2004-2007).
The Spartans scored an upset at 184 pounds as junior Ian Hinton picked off eighth-ranked Purdue junior A.J. Kissel in sudden victory, 5-3. After sitting out Friday's dual with No. 2 Iowa, Kissel gave it a go on Sunday, but didn't quite look like himself. The bout went to the third scoreless, but the scoring started there as Kissel escaped and scored a takedown for a 3-0 advantage. Hinton worked for the escape and then picked up a takedown of his own just before time expired in the period, forcing the extra minute. Hinton took full advantage in sudden victory, narrowly escaping a takedown on the edge and then hitting his second takedown for the win.
The Boilermakers rebounded at 197 pounds as 10th-ranked senior Logan Brown took full advantage of his return to the lineup after the Purdue doctors held him out of Friday's contest. Brown scored three takedowns and a reversal en route to a 9-4 decision, picking up career win No. 105. Michigan State bounced right back at 285 pounds as No. 20 Joe Rizqallah rolled out a 7-2 decision over Alex White to cut the team score back to 12-9.
The return to the top of the lineup was huge for the Boilermakers as they closed out the dual with three straight wins to put it away. Freshman Camden Eppert was forced to come from behind at 125 pounds, giving up an early takedown to MSU senior Eric Olanowski, but rallying for a 10-5 decision. The score was 4-3 in the Spartans favor going to the third period, but an Eppert takedown and Olanowski escape left it at 5-5 as time ticked down. Eppert sealed the win with a five-point play at the buzzer, putting the Spartan senior on his back and nearly pinning him in the decision.
Senior Akif Eren and junior Jake Fleckenstein put forth dominating performance in the final two bouts as Eren posted a 7-3 decision over MSU freshman Chris Lyon, and Fleckenstein scored the only bonus points of the day in a 19-7 major decision over freshman Levi Stace.
The Boilermakers close out their dual schedule on Friday at 7 p.m. as they host archrival Indiana at Holloway Gymnasium. The match will air on the Big Ten Network via tape delay on Saturday morning as Purdue honors its seven seniors at the event.
Results:
125- Eppert, Camden (Purdue University) DEC Eric Olanowski (Michigan State ) 10-5
133- Eren, Akif (Purdue University) DEC Chris Lyon (Michigan State ) 7-3
141- Fleckenstein, Jake (Purdue University) MD Levi Stace (Michigan State ) 19-7
149- Dan Osterman (Michigan State ) DEC Patacsil, Sam (Purdue University) 7-2
157- Salazar, Colton (Purdue University) DEC Sean McMurray (Michigan State ) 2-1
165- Mosier, Kyle (Purdue University) DEC Bobby Nash (Michigan State ) 10-4
174- Manuel, Luke (Purdue University) DEC Curran Jacobs (Michigan State ) 7-5
184- Ian Hinton (Michigan State ) SV Kissel, A.J. (Purdue University) 5-3
197- Brown, Logan (Purdue University) DEC Tyler Dickenson (Michigan State ) 9-4
285- Joseph Rizqallah (Michigan State ) DEC White, Alex (Purdue University) 7-2
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