Backed by 13 bonus points, the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team downed Northwestern, 37-6, Sunday in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes won seven matches and earned points on a Wildcat forfeit at 141 pounds.
No. 21 Illinois and No. 13 Wisconsin split the 10 bouts, but the Fighting Illini scored one more bonus point to upset the Badgers by a 19-18 score in front of 518 fans at Huff Hall Sunday.
The 24th-ranked Purdue wrestling team lost a 20-13 contest at Big Ten rival Michigan State University on Sunday, dropping to 10-9 overall and 1-5 in conference duals on the season.
Head coach Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 11 nationally, dominated visiting Michigan in Big Ten dual meet action, rolling to a 29-10 win.
The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team posted its seventh shut out of the season Saturday night, blanking Utah Valley, 38-0, at Uintah High School.
Despite Angel Escobedo and Nate Everhart improving to 27-0 and 29-0, respectively, the No. 14 Indiana University wrestling team (13-3, 2-3) dropped a 23-18 match to No. 5 Minnesota (11-4, 6-0).
On Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, Purdue will take on Michigan State at the Jenison Field House in East Lansing. The dual meet will be aired on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. ET with Tim Johnson and Mark Johnson on the call.
The Michigan State wrestling team fell to 12th-ranked Central Michigan, 23-10, on Friday (Feb. 5) night in Mt. Pleasant. MSU is now 7-5-1 while CMU improved to 13-2.
No. 21 Fighting Illini dropped six consecutive bouts earlier in the match as No. 5 Minnesota took a 27-13 victory in front of a season-high 1,278 fans at Huff Hall.
The University of Michigan wrestling team won early and late but was unable to capitalize on several swing matches in a 29-9 loss at No. 3 Ohio State on Friday evening (Feb. 5) at St. John Arena.
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