Chris Fleeger (Trout Run, Pa.), Doug Withstandley (Jackson, N.J.) and Ben Wissel (Richmond, Ind.) were credited with wins in their final match in front of the home crowd in West Lafayette. A fourth senior, Barry Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.), was also honored before the dual, but was not in the starting lineup.
The dual began with the big boys, and OSU's Kirk Nail came away with a 9-4 decision over Aaron Keough. That match was followed by a heart-breaking loss for the Boilermakers at 125 when the Buckeyes' Anner Arroyo reversed Jeff Price with four seconds remaining in the match to post a 9-8 win.
Purdue's first senior took the mat at 133, but no opponent was there for OSU as Fleeger was awarded the win by forfeit, tying the dual at 6-6.
The Buckeyes regained the lead with an 8-3 decision at 141 by T.J. Enright over Jason Cook. That lead was short-lived as Purdue came right back at 149.
In what was billed as the "Match of the Day", Withstandley scored two takedowns and a reversal in a defeat over J Jaggers, 8-4. Withstandley, ranked eighth in the nation, dominated the majority of the match with the 11th-ranked Jaggers, building a riding time advantage of 1:27 and claiming his 21st win of the season.
The trading of matches continued as Steve Sommer of OSU defeated Jake Murphy 6-3 to give the Buckeyes a 12-9 lead. However, the Boilermakers came right back with a surprise win at 165.
Dan Bedoy snapped through out of a six-match losing streak with his first win of the season, a 7-3 defeat of Nathaniel Augustson. A scoreless first period led into Bedoy's first takedown of the match just past the four-minute mark. Two escapes in the second by the Buckeye sent the match into the final period tied 2-2. An escape by Bedoy gave the Boilermaker the lead, and then the match was put away in the final 20 seconds as Bedoy took Augustson down to his back, scoring the takedown and two back points.
A 3-2 win by OSU's Blake Maurer over Nick Corpe gave the Buckeyes a 15-12 lead, setting up the final two matches of the evening.
Purdue grabbed its first lead with a 19-9 major decision by No. 2 Wissel over Alex Picazo, the fifth bonus-point win in seven Big Ten dual matches for the Boilermaker 184-pounder. Two takedowns in the first period followed by one in the second and four in the final two minutes continued Wissel's dominance over his opponents this season, as the senior now has a 31-2 record with 161 takedowns. Wissel is just 21 takedowns behind the single-season record of 182 established by two-time Big Ten champion Ryan Lange in 2003.
The Boilermakers finished their first dual victory in the conference season with an 8-2 decision by Nathan Moore over James Aston. One takedown in each period by the Purdue 197-pounder was all that was needed to secure the individual and team victory.
Purdue is now 9-9 overall and 1-6 in the Big Ten, while Ohio State dips to 5-11 on the season and 0-6 in conference action.
The Boilermakers' final dual of the season is slated for Sunday, Feb. 19, vs. Penn State. The dual, which will begin at noon, will take place in Conseco Field House in Indianapolis.
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