Saturday, February 1
Bloomington, Ind.
3 p.m. CT
Northwestern
at
Indiana
Photo by: Henry Frieman/Northwestern Athletics
'Cats Set to Take on No. 23 Indiana on Big Ten Network
1/31/2025 4:48:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Northwestern wrestling (2-5, 0-4 B1G) returns to road action this weekend in Bloomington, Ind., where the 'Cats are set to take on the No. 23 Hoosiers (6-3, 2-3 B1G) on Big Ten Network. Action between the teams is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, February 1.
LAST TIME OUT
While the 'Cats are still in search of their first conference victory, they've seen impressive individual performances at each of their Big Ten duals. Most recently, No. 24 Sam Cartella (149 lbs) picked up an upset victory over No. 23 Drew Roberts in Northwestern's match-up with Minnesota last weekend. The victory was Cartella's fifth of dual action and his second in two weeks over a higher-ranked opponent.
Massey Odiotti won a 14-7 decision at 133 lbs to make it back-to-back victories in conference action for him, and Dedrick Navarro accounted for the 'Cats' final victory with a pin of Minnesota's Quincy Hulverson. Despite the efforts of Cartella, Odiotti and Navarro, the 'Cats fell 29-12 to the then-No. 8 Gophers at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
SCOUTING INDIANA
Northwestern has won seven of its last eight meetings with the Hoosiers dating back to 2011. The run of success includes the most recent match-up, which took place last February at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Massey Odiotti (125 lbs), Dedrick Navarro (133 lbs), Trevor Chumbley (157 lbs) and Evan Bates (197 lbs) all picked up individual victories in that match, which ended 19-18 in the Wildcats' favor.
This season, the Hoosiers are 6-3 in dual action, with conference victories over Purdue and Michigan State. Most recently, they fell to No. 18 Michigan on the road, with the Wolverines taking seven of ten bouts. Still, Indiana enters action this weekend with eight of ten wrestlers in InterMat's most recent rankings. The group is headlined by No. 16 Tyler Lillard at 165 lbs.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Northwestern:
125: Dedrick Navarro
133: Massey Odiotti
141: #33 Chris Cannon OR Luis Bazan
149: #24 Sam Cartella
157: #9 Trevor Chumbley
165: #19 Maxx Mayfield
174: Aiden Vandenbush
184: Jon Halvorsen
197: #13 Evan Bates
285: Dirk Morley
#23 Indiana:
125: #20 Jacob Moran
133: #33 Angelo Rini
141: #26 Henry Porter
149: Joey Buttler
157: Ryan Garvick
165: #16 Tyler Lillard
174: #29 Derek Gilcher
184: #29 DJ Washington
197: #21 Gabe Sollars
285: #19 Jacob Bullock
* All individual rankings courtesy of InterMat (January 28)
UP NEXT
After Indiana, the 'Cats will close out the home portion of their regular season schedule with back-to-back dual meets in Welsh-Ryan Arena, beginning with Michigan State on Friday, February 7. Action between the 'Cats and the Spartans is set to begin at 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed on B1G+.
LAST TIME OUT
While the 'Cats are still in search of their first conference victory, they've seen impressive individual performances at each of their Big Ten duals. Most recently, No. 24 Sam Cartella (149 lbs) picked up an upset victory over No. 23 Drew Roberts in Northwestern's match-up with Minnesota last weekend. The victory was Cartella's fifth of dual action and his second in two weeks over a higher-ranked opponent.
Massey Odiotti won a 14-7 decision at 133 lbs to make it back-to-back victories in conference action for him, and Dedrick Navarro accounted for the 'Cats' final victory with a pin of Minnesota's Quincy Hulverson. Despite the efforts of Cartella, Odiotti and Navarro, the 'Cats fell 29-12 to the then-No. 8 Gophers at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
SCOUTING INDIANA
Northwestern has won seven of its last eight meetings with the Hoosiers dating back to 2011. The run of success includes the most recent match-up, which took place last February at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Massey Odiotti (125 lbs), Dedrick Navarro (133 lbs), Trevor Chumbley (157 lbs) and Evan Bates (197 lbs) all picked up individual victories in that match, which ended 19-18 in the Wildcats' favor.
This season, the Hoosiers are 6-3 in dual action, with conference victories over Purdue and Michigan State. Most recently, they fell to No. 18 Michigan on the road, with the Wolverines taking seven of ten bouts. Still, Indiana enters action this weekend with eight of ten wrestlers in InterMat's most recent rankings. The group is headlined by No. 16 Tyler Lillard at 165 lbs.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Northwestern:
125: Dedrick Navarro
133: Massey Odiotti
141: #33 Chris Cannon OR Luis Bazan
149: #24 Sam Cartella
157: #9 Trevor Chumbley
165: #19 Maxx Mayfield
174: Aiden Vandenbush
184: Jon Halvorsen
197: #13 Evan Bates
285: Dirk Morley
#23 Indiana:
125: #20 Jacob Moran
133: #33 Angelo Rini
141: #26 Henry Porter
149: Joey Buttler
157: Ryan Garvick
165: #16 Tyler Lillard
174: #29 Derek Gilcher
184: #29 DJ Washington
197: #21 Gabe Sollars
285: #19 Jacob Bullock
* All individual rankings courtesy of InterMat (January 28)
UP NEXT
After Indiana, the 'Cats will close out the home portion of their regular season schedule with back-to-back dual meets in Welsh-Ryan Arena, beginning with Michigan State on Friday, February 7. Action between the 'Cats and the Spartans is set to begin at 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed on B1G+.
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