Six to Pin: Northwestern and Purdue

Friday, February 2

Madison, Wis.

7 PM CT

Wisconsin Badgers

Northwestern

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Wisconsin wrestling vs. Nebraska at UW Field House in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

Photo by: Taylor Wolfram

Six to Pin: Northwestern and Purdue

January 30, 2024 | Wrestling

Wisconsin takes on two B1G duals this week

By: Jessica Burda Leslie

B1G Dual Match

No. 23 Wisconsin vs. Northwestern

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No. 23 Wisconsin at Purdue

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MATCH DAY IS HERE ??@b1gwrestling road battle today

No. 23 Wisconsin at Purdue
Sunday, Jan. 4
Noon CT
Holloway Gymnasium
West Lafayette, Ind.
Watch live on @BigTenPlus

Visit https://t.co/ZQHAGWYc7A for lineups, notes and links pic.twitter.com/jpYKAHahM8
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) February 4, 2024

MADISON, Wis. – No. 23 Wisconsin splits competition again this week with a home dual versus Northwestern on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. CT at the UW Field House and travels to wrestle at Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Noon CT at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Both matches will be streamed live on B1G+. Friday’s home dual will feature Nate Arquinego and Steve Leurquin of WIWrestle.com on the call.

UPDATE: Wisconsin downed Purdue, 30-12 on Friday

Two @b1gwrestling matches left at our house. Let’s put on a show. ??

Friday, Feb. 2 vs Northwestern
7 PM CT

Sunday, Feb. 11 vs Illinois
Noon CT
?? Senior Day

Tickets at https://t.co/VN2wiupwJT or via https://t.co/XlcG8gtwvS pic.twitter.com/p4wIftiNin
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) February 1, 2024

Here’s six more notes to pin:

1. Last Time Out:

Wisconsin had two tough losses in Big Ten action last weekend. UW lost 22-15 on the road at Michigan State on Jan. 26. Wisconsin returned home and lost 28-9 to Nebraska at the UW Field House on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Badgers are now 6-4 overall and 0-3 in the league.

Five Badgers earned wins against the Spartans as Dean Hamiti, Max Maylor, Eric Barnett, Nicolar Rivera and Joe Zargo picked up decision victories.

Barnett, Hamiti and Maylor finished the weekend undefeated after earning decision victories against the Huskers on Sunday at home in front of 3,092 fans.

2. Scouting the Wildcats

Unranked Northwestern is currently winless at 0-3 (0-4 overall) in the Big Ten standings after losses to Maryland (29-15), No. 6 Nebraska (39-3) and No. 3 Iowa (46-0).

Three of Northwestern’s wrestlers are currently ranked by Intermat: No. 18 Trevor Chumbley (157), No. 21 Maxx Mayfield (165) and No. 33 Troy Fisher (184).

Read NU’s match preview.

2. Scouting the Boilermakers:

Unranked Purdue is currently 0-4 B1G (5-7 overall) after losses to No. 14 Rutgers (26-13), No. 3 Iowa (34-6), No. 6 Nebraska (27-14) and Indiana (22-9).

The Boilermakers have four wrestlers ranked, most notably No. 1 Matt Ramos (125), then No. 32 Greyson Clark (141), No. 20 Joey Blaze (157) and No. 32 Bordy Baumann (174).

Read Purdue's latest news updates.

5. Badgers in the polls

Five Badgers continue to earn national rankings in the latest Intermat poll, while the team earned a No. 14 team ranking in tournament and No. 23 in duals by Intermat. The Badgers are receiving votes in the latest NWCA ranking.

Notably, this week's No. 2 ranking is the highest career mark for Eric Barnett at 125 pounds.

No. 2 – Eric Barnett, 125
No. 5 – Dean Hamiti, 165
No. 12 – Max Maylor, 174
No. 16 - Shane Liegel, 184
No. 22 – Joseph Zargo, 149

No. 2 in the country ?? @ericbarnett1117 earns highest ranking of career from @InterMat

5 Badgers climb/maintain in the poll

2?? Eric Barnett 125
2??2?? @joseph_zargo 149
5?? @HamitiDean 165
1??2?? @max_maylor10 174
1??6?? Shane Liegel 184

UW is 1??4?? in tournament & 2??3?? in duals pic.twitter.com/M9HjOOLruo
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) January 31, 2024

6. Lineup

No. 23 Wisconsin (6-4, 0-3 B1G) at Virginia Duals

125: #2 Eric Barnett (18-2)
133: Nicolar Rivera (10-6) and Zan Fugitt (7-3)
141: Felix Lettini (3-13)
149: #23 Joseph Zargo (13-5)
157: Luke Mechler (6-12) and Cody Goebel (14-7)
165: #5 Dean Hamiti (18-1)
174: #12 Max Maylor (12-3) and Cale Anderson (5-4)
184: #16 Shane Liegel (16-5)
197: Josh Otto (1-7) and Michael Talshahar (6-7)
285: Gannon Rosenfeld (1-10) and Brooks Empey (0-3)

Head Coach: Chris Bono
Record at Wisconsin: 47-32 (6th)
Overall Record: 150-90 (15th)
Associate Head Coach: Jon Reader
Assistant Coach: Seth Gross
Coach (RTC): Garrett Model

Northwestern (0-4, 0-3 B1G)