Northwestern
Purdue
Wildcats Win First Big Ten Match in Five Years
1/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 22, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - No. 20 Northwestern claimed its first Big Ten win in almost five years Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind. by defeating Purdue 27-10. The `Cats move to an even 1-1 in the conference and improve to 8-1 overall.
Northwestern last won a conference dual match on Jan. 28, 2000 with a 25-15 home victory against Ohio State.
Sophomore Daniel Quintela (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) set the tone in the opening match with a 4-0 decision over Sean Schmaltz at 133 lbs. Freshman Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward's) put the `Cats further ahead by pinning Jason Cook at the 50 second mark. It was Lang's team-leading sixth pin of the year and his 20th victory of the year.
Purdue battled back, earning a major decision at 149 lbs. to cut Northwestern's lead to 9-4. But the `Cats scored three-straight victories, bulking their lead up to 21-4. Senior Mike Kimberlin (Bradley, Ill./Bishop McNamara) recorded his team-leading 21st victory of the year with a 10-7 decision over Colton Salazar.
Sophomore Nick Hayes (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central) defeated John DeCeault 4-2, while the Boilermakers forfeited the match in freshman Jake Herbert's (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) 174-lb. weight class.
Purdue still would not go quietly though. Freshman Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) suffered a tough 4-2 defeat to the No. 12 ranked Ben Wissel at 184 lbs. before Nathan Moore scored the biggest upset of the day over junior Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) -- ranked 15th nationally at 197 lbs.
Down 21-10 heading into the final two matches, the Boilermakers needed a pair of pins to make a run at catching the Wildcats. But freshman Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) and junior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) were not about to let that happen.
Fox stepped up for Northwestern with a big win at the heavyweight position -- a weight class the `Cats have struggled to earn points in this year. The freshman defeated Jake O'Brien 5-2.
In the dual's finale, the 125-lb. Velez put the icing on the cake with a 10-4 victory over Brandon Tucker.
Northwestern returns home next weekend for a 7 p.m. bout against No. 8 Iowa Saturday, Jan. 29.
Northwestern 27, Purdue 10
133 - Dan Quintela (NU) def. Sean Schmaltz (PU) D 4-0
141 - Ryan Lang (NU) def. Jason Cook (PU) F 0:50
149 - Doug Withstandley (PU) def. Greg Hagel (NU) MD 10-0
157 - Mike Kimberlin (NU) def. Colton Salazar (PU) D 10-7
165 - Nick Hayes (NU) def. John DeCeault (PU) D 4-2
174 - Jake Herbert (NU) Forfeit
184 - Ben Wissel (PU) def. Mike Tamillow (NU) D 4-2
197 - Nathan Moore (PU) def. Matt Delguyd (NU) D 3-2
285 - Dustin Fox (NU) def. Jake O'Brien (PU) D 5-2
125 - John Velez (NU) def. Brandon Tucker (PU) D 10-4
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