Northwestern
Indiana
Northwestern Dominates Indiana, 37-9
1/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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#17 Northwestern 37, Indiana 9 University Gym • Bloomington, Ind. |
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Jason Tsirtsis improved his win streak to 40, Pierce Harger beat the fourth-ranked wrestler in the country by tech fall, and Northwestern (9-4, 1-3) received dominant performances across the board on its way to a 37-9 conference win at Indiana.
The seventh-ranked Harger provided the fireworks Sunday, earning a 15-0 tech fall over No. 4 Taylor Walsh at 165 lbs. Harger was pinned by Walsh in the championship match at the Midlands but got his revenge in the dual meet, helping the Wildcats to their first Big Ten win of the season.
At 149, Jason Tsirtsis improved to 24-0 with a convincing 23-9 major decision over Trevor Moody. Tsirtsis racked up 4:27 of riding time to win his 40th consecutive match dating back to January 10 of last season.
Northwestern got off to a 6-0 lead before any matches were wrestled because of an Indiana forfeit at 125. No. 19 Dominick Malone picked up a quick first period fall at 133 by pinning Alonzo Shepherd in just 1:18 to give the Wildcats a 12-0 lead. The win was the 50th of Malone's career.
Jameson Oster made it consecutive first period pins for Northwestern when he picked up a fall in 1:49 over Sean Brown. Oster has won seven of his 15 matches this season by fall. After the Tsirtsis win made it 22-0 in favor of the Wildcats, Ben Sullivan was unable to overcome a good effort by Luke Blanton at 157, falling by a 9-3 decision. Harger quickly changed the momentum with his victory, giving the 'Cats a 27-3 lead.
After a Hoosier win by forfeit at 174, Mitch Sliga earned his first career conference win with a 4-1 decision over Matt Irick in a match at 184 lbs. No. 10 Alex Polizzi followed with an 8-5 decision over Luke Sheridan. The 197-pounder picked up 2:47 in riding time on the way to his 20th win of the season.
Fourth-ranked Mike McMullan finished off Indiana with a 10-2 major decision against Garret Goldman to give Northwestern a 37-9 final advantage.
The Wildcats remain on the road for their next match, traveling to Iowa City, Iowa for a meet against the second-ranked Hawkeyes on Friday, Jan. 23. The meet begins at 7 p.m. and will be aired live via BTN Plus on BTN2GO.
Results
125: Garrison White (NU) Win by Forfeit
133: No. 19 Dominick Malone (NU) Fall Alonzo Shepherd (IND), 1:18
141: Jameson Oster (NU) Fall Sean Brown (IND), 1:49
149: No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) maj. dec. Trevor Moody (IND), 23-9
157: Luke Blanton (IND) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 9-3
165: No. 7 Pierce Harger (NU) Tech Fall No. 4 Taylor Walsh (IND), 15-0
174: Nate Jackson (IND) Win by Forfeit
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Matt Irick (IND), 4-1
197: No. 10 Alex Polizzi (NU) dec. Luke Sheridan (IND), 8-5
285: No. 4 Mike McMullan (NU) maj. dec. Garret Goldman (IND), 10-2
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