No. 23 Indiana Handles Northwestern

Saturday, February 1

Bloomington, Ind.

4:00 PM

Indiana University

Northwestern

2/1/2025 7:15:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 23 Indiana Wrestling got the best of Northwestern on Saturday afternoon, jumping out to a 12-0 lead through three matches and never looking back for a 25-13 final score at Wilkinson Hall.

The Hoosiers would end up taking six of the 10 bouts with five of them being bonus-point victories, including two wins by tech fall and three wins by major decision.

With the win, Indiana improved its season record to 7-3 overall and to 3-3 in the Big Ten. The seven dual victories marks three consecutive seasons with seven or more wins for the program.

KEY MOMENTS
• In the first three bouts, Indiana took wins by tech fall, decision and major decision from No. 18 Jacob Moran (125), No. 29 Angelo Rini (133) and No. 26 Henry Porter, respectively to build a 12-0 lead out of the gate.
• Northwestern would draw the score closer with three consecutive wins from 149 through 165 lbs. to make the team score, 12-10, in favor of the Hoosiers.
• No. 28 Derek Gilcher (174) would give Indiana the momentum back, as he defeated Aiden Vandenbush by major decision, 14-2.
• No. 29 DJ Washington (184) recorded his fifth win by tech fall this season when he topped Jon Halvorsen, 21-5 (5:32).
• To close the dual, No. 19 Jacob Bullock (285) won in dominant fashion against Dirk Morley, defeating him by major decision, 17-5.

NOTABLES
• Six Hoosier wrestlers were honored as part of Senior Day: Angelo Rini, Mason Alley, Zack Rotkvich, Robert Major, Jacob Bullock and DJ Washington.
• Porter's win was one of his most impressive to date, as Cannon was an NCAA All-American in 2021 and 2022.
• Gilcher's major decision win marked his third since bumping up to 174 lbs. and his first bonus-point victory at the new weight.
• Indiana won six of the ten bouts with five of them being bonus-point victories.
• That was Indiana's first win over Northwestern since 2021 and it was the first dual between the two programs since 2017.

MATCH RESULTS

125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Patrick Adams (NU)                |TF, 21-6 (5:44) |          Score: IU up 5-0

133: No. 29 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Massey Odiotti (NU)                 |Dec. 15-9 |                   Score: IU up 8-0

141: No. 26 Henry Porter (IU) def. No. 33 Chris Cannon (NU).    |MD, 12-1 |                    Score: IU up 12-0

149: No. 24 Sam Cartella (NU) def. Joey Buttler (IU)                    |Dec. 9-2 |                 Score: IU 12-3

157: No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (NU) def. Ryan Garvick (IU)             |MD, 11-2 |             Score: IU up 12-7

165: No. 19 Maxx Mayfield (NU) def. No. 16 Tyler Lillard (IU)      |Dec. 9-6 |            Score: IU up 12-10

174: No. 28 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Aiden Vandenbush (NU)             |MD, 14-2 |          Score: IU up 16-10

184: No. 29 DJ Washington (IU) def. Jon Halvorsen (NU)         |TF, 21-5 (5:32) |        Score: IU up 21-10

197: No. 13 Evan Bates (NU) def. No. 21 Gabe Sollars (IU)               |Dec. 6-2 |        Score: IU up 21-13

285: No. 19 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. Dirk Morley (NU)                   |MD, 17-5 |           Score: IU up 25-13

UP NEXT
• Indiana will stay in Bloomington for the week as it prepares for its final home dual of the season against Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall.