Lafayette Times

 Purdue Loses Road Opener at #25 Illinois

Purdue wrestling fell to No. 25 Illinois in its first road test of the season on Saturday night, losing 31-9 in the State Farm Center.

 

The Boilermakers (4-6, 0-2 B1G) got wins from No. 9 Matt Ramos, No. 3 Kendall Coleman and Hayden Copass, but the matches in between all went in favor of the Illini. Purdue allowed bonus points in six of their seven bout losses.

 

The redshirt-sophomore Ramos got back in the win column to notch his first conference victory of the season in a 3-2 decision over Max Renteria. The Lockport, Ill., native went back to one his favorite moves to get a takedown in the first, executing a duck to get in for two. Renteria kept him from adding anything else as the bout wore on and it ended in only a decision despite Ramos dominating the action.

 

Veteran 157-pounder Coleman remained undefeated in dual competition this season, pushing his streak to nine straight with an 8-2 decision over Anthony Federico. The match was tied 0-0 after two periods thanks to good work on top from Coleman in the second, who then exploded early in the final frame with three points in the first 10 seconds. He would go on to add five more via takedown, two stall points and riding time to get the win.

 

In his return to the lineup off an injury, the redshirt-freshman Copass battled for a gritty 1-0 victory against Matt Wroblewski to give Purdue a win to wrap the dual. A second-period escape from the Boilermaker was the lone point scored between the two. It would end up being enough to give Copass his first career dual match win.

 

Purdue will hit the road once again next weekend, as they travel to face Wisconsin in Madison on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET and Minnesota in Minneapolis on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Purdue 9 - Illinois 31

125: #9 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Max Renteria (ILL), Dec. 3-2

133: #10 Lucas Byrd (ILL) over Dustin Norris (PUR), MD 13-4

141: #32 Danny Pucino (ILL) over #12 Parker Filius (PUR), Fall 3:35

149: Jake Harrier (ILL) over Jaden Reynolds (PUR), MD 10-2

157: #3 Kendall Coleman (PUR) over Anthony Federico (ILL), Dec 8-2

165: #11 Danny Braunagel (ILL) over Stoney Buell (PUR), Fall 4:02

174: #10 Edmond Ruth (ILL) over Cooper Noehre (PUR), MD 12-4

184: #29 Dylan Connell (ILL) over Ben Vanadia (PUR), Dec 8-2

197: #12 Zac Braunagel (ILL) over Hayden Filipovich (PUR), MD 19-6

285: Hayden Copass (PUR) over Matt Wroblewski (ILL), Dec 1-0

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