No. 18 Indiana Wrestling Falls to No. 11 Minnesota, 28-6

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No. 18 Indiana Wrestling Falls to No. 11 Minnesota, 28-6

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January 20, 2023
   
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No. 18 Indiana Wrestling Falls to No. 11 Minnesota, 28-6

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 18-ranked Indiana Wrestling lost to No. 11 Minnesota, 28-6, on Friday night at Wilkinson Hall.
 
The loss snaps Indiana's two-match winning streak and drops the season record to 6-2 and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana freshman and No. 31-ranked Henry Porter (133) picked up a win in the match's second bout in a 3-1 decision over Jake Gilva. 
• Porter and Gliva were tied at 1-1 through the third period on a pair of escapes. Porter picked up a late takedown in the final seconds of the third period to secure the win. 
• Minnesota won four of the first five bouts to take a 14-3 lead into intermission. 
• The Golden Gophers won the next four after the break, including tight decisions at 174 and 197 lbs. where they won by a combined two points among the two bouts. 
• Indiana senior and No. 22-ranked Jacob Bullock (285) picked up a 5-3 decision victory over No. 27 Garrett Joles.

NOTABLES
• Porter's win improves his season record to 16-5 on the year.
• Porter is now 2-2 against Big Ten opponents on the season.
• Bullock's season record bumps to 15-2 after tonight's win.
• Bullock has won three of his last four dual bouts.
• This was Bullock's second ranked victory of the season. 

UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will be on the road for its next match as it will face rival Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in West Lafayette. 

FULL RESULTS
125: No. 1 Patrick McKee (UM) def. No. 33 Jacob Moran (IU)                  | MD, 10-2 |    Score: UM up 4-0
133: No. 31 Henry Porter (IU) def. Jake Gliva (UM)                                 |Dec. 3-1 |      Score: UM up 4-3
141: No. 9 Jake Bergeland (UM) def. Cayden Rooks (IU)            | MD, 12-0 |                Score: UM up 8-3
149: No. 15 Michael Blockhus (UM) def. No. 24 Graham Rooks (IU)       | Dec. 6-2 |       Score: UM up 11-3
157: No. 14 Brayton Lee (UM) def. No. 15 Derek Gilcher (IU)      | Dec. 3-2 |                 Score: UM up 14-3
165: Cael Carlson (UM) def. Nick South (IU)                               | Dec. 5-1 |                 Score: UM up 17-3
174: No. 12 Bailee O'Reilly (UM) def. No. 14 DJ Washington (IU)            | Dec. 9-8 |      Score: UM up 20-3
184: No. 9 Isaiah Salazar (UM) def. Clayton Fielden (IU)             |TF, 16-0 (6:22) |     Score: UM up 25-3
197: No. 24 Michial Foy (UM) def. No. 33 Nick Willham (IU)   |Dec. 3-2 (extra time)|    Score: UM up 28-3
285: No. 22 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. No. 27 Garrett Joles (UM)     |Dec. 5-3 |      Score: UM up 28-6
FINAL TEAM SCORE:  No. 11 MINNESOTA 28, No. 18 INDIANA 6