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Walsh Downs Another Ranked Foe as IU Falls to #2 Iowa, 26-12
BLOOMINGTON,
Ind.- Matt Powless and Ryan LeBlanc each tallied their team-leading
21st victories of the season Friday night as the Hoosiers (6-2, 0-2)
were defeated by #2 Iowa (7-0, 2-0), 26-12, in the Big Ten home opener.
Indiana’s Taylor Walsh was also triumphant Friday night, topping his
second nationally-ranked foe of the season for his 19th win overall.
Walsh
cracked the national rankings earlier this season after defeating #5
Eric Grajales (Michigan), and he may just re-enter that list next week
following his 4-3 win over 11th-ranked Mike Kelly of Iowa. His
opening-minute takedown would prove to be the difference in the end
Friday night. A bout jam-packed with scrambling and near reversals
ultimately resulted with Walsh having his arm raised as a 4-3 winner.
The New Jersey product improves to 19-7 on his freshman campaign.
LeBlanc
blasted Walter Gillmor for two takedowns in the opening period to build
an early lead. He continued to extend that advantage throughout as he
tallied five takedowns en route to a 15-5 major decision; his sixth
major of the season. Most impressive was the variety of ways LeBlanc
took down his adversary, using a multitude moves to score on Gillmor.
Powless,
ranked fourth nationally, blew right past a major decision and secured
five team points with a 22-7 tech fall over Tomas Lira. Powless owned
an 8-2 edge after the first frame and never looked back after notching
near fall points; cutting Lira over and over for the duration. It
marked the 110th win of Powless’ impressive career, putting him just
one away from cracking Indiana’s all-time top-10.
The
newest Hoosier, Adam Chalfant, had a solid debut despite a losing
effort. The Harper College transfer fell victim to a four-point move in
the first minute of his bout before battling back to outscore 2011 Big
Ten Heavyweight Champion Blake Rasing, 4-2, the rest of the way.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Indiana 12, Iowa 26
125 lbs. - #1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) maj. dec. Zach Zimmer (IU), 1-13; Team Score: 0-4
133 lbs. - #4 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pins Joe Duca (IU), 3:57; TS: 0-10
141 lbs. – Nick Trizzino (Iowa) dec. Matt Ortega (IU), 5-1; TS: 0-13
149 lbs. - Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. #11 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 4-3; TS: 3-13
157 lbs. – Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Ryan Konz (IU), 9-4; TS: 3-16
165 lbs. - #10 Mike Evans (Iowa) maj. dec. Preston Keiffer (IU), 10-0; TS: 3-20
174 lbs. – Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Walter Gillmor (Iowa), 15-5; TS: 7-20
184 lbs. – Jeremy Fahler (Iowa) dec. Luke Sheridan (IU), 3-1; TS: 7-23
197 lbs. - #4 Matt Powless (IU) tech falls Tomas Lira (Iowa), 22-7; TS: 12-23
285 lbs. – Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. Adam Chalfant (IU), 6-4; TS: 12-26
The
Hoosiers will hit the road next weekend, heading to the state of
Michigan to face the Wolverines (Jan. 13, 7 p.m.) and Michigan State
(Jan. 15, 2 pm.).
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