No. 21 Purdue Wrestling Earns 29-18 Win at Drexel

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No. 21 Purdue Wrestling Earns 29-18 Win at Drexel

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The No. 21 Purdue wrestling team opened the 2021-22 season with a 29-18 win at Drexel, winning six of the 10 matches to improve to 1-0. Seniors Parker Filius and Michael Woulfe highlighted the dual with falls, while freshman Matt Ramos added a technical fall in his Boilermaker debut.

The Boilermakers raced out to a 14-0 lead behind wins at 125, 133 and 141, but the Dragons came storming back with consecutive wins from 149 to 174 to take an 18-14 edge. Momentum came back to Purdue's side over the final three matches with a decision, a default and a fall to seal the victory. The Boilermakers have now won their season-opening dual in eight straight years under head coach Tony Ersland.



Filius stormed out to a 7-3 lead over Tyler Williams before whipping him to his back for the fall at 2:51, the sixth of his career. Woulfe needed only 1:19 to earn the fall in his Purdue debut and first collegiate match since 2016, sealing the win for the Boilermakers and notching the 25th of his career. Ramos put together a highlight reel in his first match at Purdue, storming out to a 10-2 lead in the first, adding six more in the second and posting a takedown in the third to finish it up.



Seniors Devin Schroder and Max Lyon earned decisions at 125 and 184, respectively. Schroder opened the dual with a 6-0 win, while Lyon turned the tide at 184, halting the Dragons' win streak with a 10-8 sudden victory over No. 29 Bryan McLaughlin. Boilermaker junior Thomas Penola had a 7-1 lead at 197 pounds before accepting an injury default from Sean O'Malley. Purdue's Alec White was on the other end of an injury default, headed toward overtime in a 1-1 tie late in the third before the match had to be stopped.



The Boilermakers are back in action at 8 p.m. ET, heading up the road to Rider University for a dual with the Broncs. The dual will air live on ESPN+.



Match Results

No. 21 Purdue 29 – Drexel 18

125: No. 13 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. Antonio Mininno (DREX), D 6-0

133: No. 33 Matt Ramos (PUR) def. Deon Pleasant (DREX), TF 18-3 (5:16)

141: No. 21 Parker Filius (PUR) def. Tyler Williams (DREX), Fall 2:51

149: Luke Nichter (DREX) def. Alec White (PUR), Inj. Default (6:51)

157: No. 29 Parker Kropman (DREX) def. No. 9 Kendall Coleman (PUR), D 6-1

165: Evan Barczak (DREX) def. Emil Soehnlen (PUR), D 4-0

174: No. 16 Michael O'Malley (DREX) def. Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), Fall 2:43

184: No. 20 Max Lyon (PUR) def. No. 29 Bryan McLaughlin (DREX), SV 10-8

197: No. 14 Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Sean O'Malley (DREX), Inj. Default 2:24

285: Michael Woulfe (PUR) def. Liam Dietrich (DREX), Fall 1:19



Extra Matches

184: Joshua Stallings (DREX) def. Macartney Parkinson (PUR), Inj. Default 3:41



Tanner D Lipsett

Supervisor of Wrestling Operations /

Associate Director Strategic Communications

Purdue University Athletics