Indiana University Athletics
No. 24 Indiana Falls at No. 10 Illinois
1/31/2026 12:33:00 AM | Wrestling
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ––– No. 24 Indiana lost in a tough border battle at No. 10 Illinois, 27-7, on Friday night (Jan. 30) at Huff Hall.
The Hoosiers took two of the 10 bouts in the dual.
With the loss, Indiana is now 7-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
KEY MOMENTS
• No. 11 Jacob Moran (125) led in the third period, but No. 20 Spencer Moore's riding time point sent the match to sudden victory. Moore scored on a takedown to win the match and put Illinois up 3-0 in the team score.
• No. 24 Henry Porter (141) dominated from start to finish against Kole Brewer working to a 13-3 major decision.
• Indiana dropped three-straight bouts in decision fashion from 165 to 184 lbs. that gave Illinois a 23-4 advantage.
• No. 15 Gabe Sollars (197) scored a second period takedown on Dylan Connell and never looked back en route to a 6-0 win.
NOTABLES
• Porter's win marked back-to-back duals with bonus-point victories after he won by tech fall in the Michigan State dual (Jan. 26).
• Six of the 10 bouts were decided by three points or less.
• Sollars had his second-straight match where he did not allow a point. In his win over No. 27 Kael Wisler last week, he won by decision, 4-0.
MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 20 Spencer Moore (ILL) def. No. 11 Jacob Moran (IU) |SV-1, 6-3 | Score: ILL up 3-0
133: No. 1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) def. Jackson Blum (IU) |Dec. 8-1 | Score: ILL up 6-0
141: No. 24 Henry Porter (IU) def. Kole Brower (ILL) |MD, 13-3 | Score: ILL up 6-4
149: No. 27 Michael Gioffre (ILL) def. Joey Buttler (IU) |Dec. 4-3 | Score: ILL up 9-4
157: No. 9 Kannon Webster (ILL) def. Bryce Lowery (IU) |TF, 21-5 (6:15) | Score: ILL up 14-4
165: No. 8 Braeden Scoles (ILL) def. No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU) |Dec. 11-9 | Score: ILL up 17-4
174: No. 25 Colin Kelly (ILL) def. No. 29 Derek Gilcher (IU) |SV-1, 4-1 | Score: ILL up 20-4
184: No. 20 Chris Moore (ILL) def. No. 13 Sam Goin (IU) |Dec. 5-3 | Score: ILL up 23-4
197: No. 15 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Dylan Connell (ILL) |Dec. 6-0 | Score: ILL up 23-7
285: No. 13 Luke Luffman (ILL) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU) |MD, 16-4 | Score: ILL up 27-7
FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 10 ILLINOIS 27, INDIANA 7
UP NEXT
• Indiana will stay on the road with a match at Wisconsin up next on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The Hoosiers took two of the 10 bouts in the dual.
With the loss, Indiana is now 7-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
KEY MOMENTS
• No. 11 Jacob Moran (125) led in the third period, but No. 20 Spencer Moore's riding time point sent the match to sudden victory. Moore scored on a takedown to win the match and put Illinois up 3-0 in the team score.
• No. 24 Henry Porter (141) dominated from start to finish against Kole Brewer working to a 13-3 major decision.
• Indiana dropped three-straight bouts in decision fashion from 165 to 184 lbs. that gave Illinois a 23-4 advantage.
• No. 15 Gabe Sollars (197) scored a second period takedown on Dylan Connell and never looked back en route to a 6-0 win.
NOTABLES
• Porter's win marked back-to-back duals with bonus-point victories after he won by tech fall in the Michigan State dual (Jan. 26).
• Six of the 10 bouts were decided by three points or less.
• Sollars had his second-straight match where he did not allow a point. In his win over No. 27 Kael Wisler last week, he won by decision, 4-0.
MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 20 Spencer Moore (ILL) def. No. 11 Jacob Moran (IU) |SV-1, 6-3 | Score: ILL up 3-0
133: No. 1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) def. Jackson Blum (IU) |Dec. 8-1 | Score: ILL up 6-0
141: No. 24 Henry Porter (IU) def. Kole Brower (ILL) |MD, 13-3 | Score: ILL up 6-4
149: No. 27 Michael Gioffre (ILL) def. Joey Buttler (IU) |Dec. 4-3 | Score: ILL up 9-4
157: No. 9 Kannon Webster (ILL) def. Bryce Lowery (IU) |TF, 21-5 (6:15) | Score: ILL up 14-4
165: No. 8 Braeden Scoles (ILL) def. No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU) |Dec. 11-9 | Score: ILL up 17-4
174: No. 25 Colin Kelly (ILL) def. No. 29 Derek Gilcher (IU) |SV-1, 4-1 | Score: ILL up 20-4
184: No. 20 Chris Moore (ILL) def. No. 13 Sam Goin (IU) |Dec. 5-3 | Score: ILL up 23-4
197: No. 15 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Dylan Connell (ILL) |Dec. 6-0 | Score: ILL up 23-7
285: No. 13 Luke Luffman (ILL) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU) |MD, 16-4 | Score: ILL up 27-7
FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 10 ILLINOIS 27, INDIANA 7
UP NEXT
• Indiana will stay on the road with a match at Wisconsin up next on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Players Mentioned
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