Hoosiers aim to pin Boilermakers in first Big Ten match

During their strenuous endurance exercises, IU wrestling coach Duane Goldman often tells his players, "There is no time to get weak!" There's no better advice to give to the No. 13 Hoosier wrestling squad as it heads into its first match of conference play this weekend against Purdue.\nComing off a dominating win at Eastern Illinois last weekend, the Hoosiers (9-0) are eager to square off against their rival and keep their momentum going. \n"Coming from the state of Indiana I know how big of a rivalry it is," freshman Angel Escobedo said. "It's a real big rivalry and I can't wait."\nAlthough some members of the team are excited about going head-to-head with the Boilermakers, Goldman sees this match as just another obstacle in IU's season.\n"Every competition we have we need to be ready for," Goldman said. "We need to prepare as always … This isn't the beginning or end of our season. We have a lot of things left to do."\nFreshman Matt Coughlin is optimistic and ready to tackle this list of remaining tasks. Coughlin has beaten six top-20 ranked opponents this season and hopes to add a seventh when he takes on Purdue senior Jake Patacsil -- who is ranked 11th nationally -- in the 149 pound weight class.\n"I've scouted this kid a little bit," Coughlin said. "I know what I need to work on this week and I've been doing it."\nPatacsil has recently eclipsed the 100-career victory mark, the 12th player to do so in Purdue's history. He also placed 12th at the Midlands Championship. Coughlin, however, isn't letting Patacsil's recent results faze him.\n"It's just another match," Coughlin says. "Most guys you wrestle are going to be real tough … you just got to go out there with the same mindset."\nAnother player who is up to the challenge this weekend is freshman Nate Everhart. Everhart's only losses at the Midlands Championship were against ranked opponents. This weekend he will face No. 14 Nathan Moore. Since he is a freshman, he sees many of his matches as learning experiences to get him ready for his future wrestling career.\n"I'm getting experience wrestling against ranked wrestlers," Everhart says. "It's the same training, I just got to go out there prepared to wrestle harder."\nAs a freshman, this is also his first time facing Purdue at home.\n"I can't wait to see all the fans," Everhart said. "To get that big rivalry going … it's going to be intense"