Michigan
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Wolverines Surge to Decisive Home Win over No. 24 Indiana
1/26/2025 5:18:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 18 Michigan claimed seven of the final eight bouts to earn a 22-13 win against No. 24 Indiana.
» Cameron Catrabone earned his first dual-meet victory with an 8-1 decision over Joey Buttler at 149 pounds.
» Five Wolverines earned ranked wins, most notably Beau Mantanona (165), who used a big move at the first-period buzzer to beat 14th-ranked Tyler Lillard, 8-5.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won seven of the last eight matches, including five over ranked opponents, to shake off a slow start and surge to a 22-13 win over No. 24 Indiana on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 26) at Crisler Center.
Down 10-0 entering the 141-pound matchup, sophomore Sergio Lemley got Michigan on the board with a 15-2 major decision against 28th-ranked Henry Porter. Lemley, ranked 11th in the latest InterMat poll, scored four takedowns, including two in the third period and one in the final :05 on the edge, and accumulated 2:16 in advantage time.
Freshman Cameron Catrabone earned his first collegiate dual win at 149 pounds -- after competing at 157 last weekend on the road -- with an 8-1 decision against Joey Buttler. Catrabone came out on top in an extended scramble in the first and immediately tacked on a four-point tilt. He was in another scramble at the end of the third period but ran out of time on another takedown and bonus point. He is 11-3 in his rookie campaign.
Graduate student Chase Saldate, ranked 15th at 157 pounds, came up just shy of a major as well with his 11-5 decision against Ryan Garvick. Saldate struck first on a double leg midway through the first and rode out the period before adding two more takedowns in the second, including a single leg in the final 10 seconds. He gave up a score in pursuit of another takedown to ice the bonus but finished with 1:31 in riding-time advantage.
Sophomore/freshman Beau Mantanona maintained the momentum after the intermission, posting an 8-5 decision against 14th-ranked Tyler Lillard at 165 pounds -- his third ranked victory in his last four bouts. Mantanona, ranked 10th, broke the match open in the closing seconds of the first period, using a half nelson from neutral to secure a takedown on the edge and turn Lillard in the final 10. Lillard scored a takedown of his own in the closing seconds of the third to narrow the final margin.
Fifth-year senior Joseph Walker, ranked 29th at 174 pounds, scored takedowns in the first and third periods to edge 26th-ranked Derek Gilcher -- the older brother of the Wolverines' Dylan Gilcher -- by an 8-2 margin. Walker finished on a big double-leg takedown in the final 30 seconds to ice the bout and earned an extra point for his 2:15 in advantage time.
The Wolverines closed out the dual with decisions from its graduate students at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Jacob Cardenas, ranked second nationally, scored on a pair of double-leg takedowns and rode the bulk of the third period to accumulate 2:06 riding-time advantage in an 8-4 decision against 23rd-ranked Gabe Sollars. Cardenas improved to 13-0 on the season.
Josh Heindselman, ranked ninth at heavyweight, earned his second win of the season over the Hoosiers' 19th-ranked Jacob Bullock, 2-1, in a rematch of the Midlands championship final. Heindselman set the tone with numerous single-leg and go-behind attempts but could not finish. He earned a second-period stall point, which proved the difference in the match. Heindselman is 16-1 this season.
The Wolverines (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) will remain home for another week to host rival Ohio State at 2 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 1) at Crisler Center. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office.
No. 18 Michigan 22, No. 24 Indiana 13
Individual rankings by InterMat
125 -- #22 Jacob Moran (IU) tech. fall Wilfried Tanefeu, 17-2 (5:29) -- IU, 5-0
133 -- Angelo Rini (IU) tech. fall Teddy Flores, 18-3 (7:00) -- IU, 10-0
141 -- #11 Sergio Lemley (U-M) major dec. Henry Porter, 15-2 -- IU, 10-4
149 -- Cameron Catrabone (U-M) dec. Joey Buttler, 8-1 -- IU, 10-7
157 -- #15 Chase Saldate (U-M) dec. Ryan Garvick, 11-5 -- Tied, 10-10
165 -- #10 Beau Mantanona (U-M) dec. #14 Tyler Lillard, 8-5 -- U-M, 13-10
174 -- #29 Joseph Walker (U-M) dec. #26 Derek Gilcher, 8-2 -- U-M, 16-10
184 -- Sam Goin (IU) dec. #20 Jaden Bullock, 12-6 -- U-M, 16-13
197 -- #2 Jacob Cardenas (U-M) dec. #23 Gabe Sollars, 8-4 -- U-M, 19-13
Hwt -- #9 Josh Heindselman (U-M) dec. #19 Jacob Bullock, 2-1 -- U-M, 22-13
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