Iowa City Today

The second-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won eight of 10 matches in a 37-6 rout of Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Holloway Gymnasium. The Hawkeyes have won 12 straight duals dating back to last season.

Iowa posted six bonus point victories in the dual to improve to 9-0 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten action.

“It’s on to Northwestern,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We have to be healthy and put our best team on the mat.”

No. 1 Spencer Lee opened the dual with his third consecutive fall, pinning No. 9 Matt Ramos in 2:54. Ramos notched the early takedown and led 8-1 midway through the first period. Lee responded with a takedown and six points in tilts to tie the match before finishing off the fall in 2:54.

It was Lee’s 45th consecutive win, moving him to 7-0 this season – all bonus point victories.

“Anything can happen in wrestling, the guy was game, went out took me down and threw me,” said Lee. “He took it to me a little bit, but the thing is you have to keep wrestling. The next score, next point. If you don’t get pinned in that throw, you have to get off your back and belly and keep scoring.

“That’s what wrestling is about. It is a never quit sport and never quit attitude.”

Junior Brody Teske returned to the lineup at 133 for his first match since November and he delivered a 16-4 major decision over Dustin Norris. Teske had four-point tilts in the first and second periods and got a late takedown to improve to 2-0 this season.

After Cullan Schreiver went up a weight class and dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 16 Parker Filius at 141, senior Max Murin was dominating at 149. The Pennsylvania native had 10 takedowns in a 22-7 technical fall victory over Trey Kruse. It is Murin’s fourth tech fall of the season and ninth bonus point victory in 12 matches.

Purdue notched its second win at 157 when No. 3 Kendall Coleman edged redshirt freshman Caleb Rathjen, 3-2, before the Hawkeyes closed out the dual with five straight wins.

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