Wrestlers 2-1 at Wendy's Duals

After upsetting ninth ranked Missouri and finishing 4-0 at the Buckeye Duals, the IU wrestling team looked to continue its momentum Sunday at the Wendy's Duals in Ashland, Ohio. The Hoosiers faced three different schools defeating University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and Ashland by respective scores of 30-14 and 37-3. But, the Cleveland State Vikings spoiled the Hoosiers bid for a 3-0 trip by winning 21-15.\nIt took a pin of IU freshman heavyweight Joel Powers to decide the Cleveland State meet, which was the first meeting between the two schools. By defeating UT-Chattanooga and Ashland, IU remained undefeated against the two schools. \nThe Hoosiers once again relied on strong performances from freshman Joe Dubuque, junior Coyte Cooper, sophomore Pat DeGain, and junior Ty Matthews. Each wrestler went undefeated in Ashland.\nDubuque (10-0), Cooper (10-0), and Matthews (8-0) each preserved his perfect dual meet records. DeGain's undefeated Sunday gave him a 9-1 dual meet record. DeGain would be undefeated as well if not for a questionable call over a month ago gave him a loss at Rutgers. \nIn addition to the Wendy's Duals, IU sent four team members to Indianapolis to compete in the Roger Denker Open. Freshman Andy Rios finished second in the 184-pound weight class. Sophomore Jack Barnhisel also competed at 184-pounds and earned fourth place. Freshman Josh Buuck wrestled at the 197-pound level and earned second place, and freshman Cameron Sakon earned third place in the 133-pound weight class. \nOn Friday, the Hoosiers will travel to Charleston, Ill. to take on Eastern Illinois. The Hoosiers host a 13-6 all time record against the EIU Panthers.