Buckeyes Open Big Ten Season with Win at Indiana

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Buckeyes Open Big Ten Season with Win at Indiana
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
January 6, 2023
   
Indiana Wrestling 
Contact: Jackson Yeary   
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jbyeary@iu.edu 

Indiana Wrestling falls to No. 7 Ohio State, 26-13
 
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– Indiana Wrestling lost in an up-and-down battle against No. 7 Ohio State, 26-13, on Friday night at Wilkinson Hall.
 
The conference-opening loss puts Indiana at 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana junior No. 17 Derek Gilcher (157) continued his hot stretch of wrestling, defeating No. 18 Paddy Gallagher in a thrilling 5-4 match. Gallagher led early, owning a 3-0 lead early in the second period before Gilcher scored five straight points to take it.
• Indiana's Jacob Bullock (285) picked up another statement win. The No. 31-ranked senior defeated No. 15 Tate Orndorff in a dominant, 7-2 decision.
• Jacob Moran (125) got the team off to a good start, winning the first match of the night, in a 4-3 decision victory over Brendan McCrone. 
• Nick Willham (197) was in control from start to finish, finalizing a 10-2 win by major decision. 
 
NOTABLES
• Gilcher's overall record improves to 19-6 with tonight's win. He has won eight of the last nine matches he has competed in. 
• Bullock has won 13 bouts in a row and owns a 13-1 record on the season.
• With Moran's victory, he is now 19-6 overall and 5-0 in dual matches.
• Willham's win improves his season record to 13-6 and bumps his season point differential up to +49.

UP NEXT
• Indiana will have a few days off before facing their first Big Ten road test of the season as the Hoosiers take on No. 22 Maryland in College Park on Monday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m.