WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (9-1, 2-0) moved to 2-0 in the Big Ten Conference after its 26-13 win at Purdue (5-4, 0-1) on Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Scarlet Knights picked up six wins over the Boilermakers, which included a fall from No. 27
Jackson Turley (174) and tech falls from No. 7
John Poznanski (197) and No. 8
Dylan Shawver (133).
With the win, RU has started each of the past two seasons with 9-1 records, as Rutgers now owns two conference wins and three over foes receiving votes in the NWCA Coaches Poll – No. 21 Indiana, RV Cal Poly and RV Penn.
The dual began with an non-traditional start at heavyweight, as No. 7
Yaraslau Slavikouski worked a 14-2 major decision to give Rutgers a 4-0 lead out of the gate.
No. 13 Dean Peterson (125) followed with his highly-anticipated matchup against No. 2 Matt Ramos, holding last year's national runner up to a 4-1 loss.
Shawver was up next against Jacob Macatangay and collected bonus with a 20-5 tech fall. It was Shawver's second tech of the weekend, giving the Scarlet Knights a 9-3 lead through three bout.
Devon Britton (141) wrestled up a weight in his 4-1 loss to Greyson Clark before Michael Cetta (149) collected a 5-0 decision to help Rutgers to a 12-6 lead at intermission.
Purdue picked up wins at 157 and 165 pounds to go up in the dual, 13-12, for the first time on the afternoon, but RU would quickly put a stop to the Boilermakers's run with three straight wins to end the afternoon. Turley recorded a 25-second pin against Brody Bauman, No. 21 Brian Soldano added a decision and Poznanski teched Ben Vanadia to secure the 26-13 win.
FINAL BOX
No. 14 Rutgers 26, Purdue 13
HWT: 7/7
Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU) over Tristan Ruhlman (PU) by MD, 14-2; RU leads, 4-0
125: 2/4 Matt Ramos (PU) over 13/19
Dean Peterson (RU) by dec., 4-1; RU leads, 4-3
133: 8/12
Dylan Shawver (RU) over Jacob Macatangay (PU) by TF, 20-5 (5:54); RU leads, 9-3
141: Greyson Clark (PU) over
Devon Britton (RU) by dec., 4-1; RU leads, 9-6
149: Michael Cetta (RU) over Marcos Polanco (PU) by dec., 5-0; RU leads, 12-6
157: Joey Blaze (PU) over
Al DeSantis (RU) by MD, 12-4; RU leads, 12-10
165: Stoney Buell (PU) over
Anthony White (RU) by dec., 4-2; PU leads, 13-12
174: 27/23
Jackson Turley (RU) over Brody Bauman (PU) by fall (0:25); RU leads, 18-13
184: 21/25
Brian Soldano (RU) over James Rowley (PU) by dec., 4-0; RU leads, 21-13
197: 8/11
John Poznanski (RU) over Ben Vanadia (PU) by TF, 18-3 (7:00); RU wins, 26-13
Up Next
Rutgers continues its three-match road trip with duals at Michigan State on Friday in East Lansing and at No. 12 Michigan on Sunday in Ann Arbor.
