IU pins Eastern Illinois in dual meet

The No. 15 IU wrestling team showed Eastern Illinois why it's earned that ranking this weekend in a staggering 41-4 victory against the Panthers.\nWith an overall record of 16-6-0 against EIU, IU has won the last 12 matches between the two schools, including a 36-3 blowout last season. For the fifth year in a row and eight of the last nine seasons, the Hoosiers and Panthers have competed during the regular season. IU has won all eight matches.\n"It was a very intense meet," said IU coach Duane Goldman. "It was a good one to have prior to starting Big Ten season next weekend (against Purdue)." \nNo. 12-ranked freshman Angel Escobedo defeated A.J. Ciccarelli in the first match of the day and brought six points to the board for IU. The victory brought IU to a perfect record of 9-0 in dual meets this season. Escobedo's pin of Ciccarelli was his 11th of the season, tying the redshirt freshman for 10th place in the IU record books for the most pins in a single season.\nFreshman Matt Coughlin is also off to a strong start. Coughlin has defeated six competitors ranked in the top 20 nationally this season.\nOn Friday, IU will take on Purdue in its Big Ten season opener. Purdue placed 12th at the Midland Championships, hosted by Northwestern, where the Hoosiers placed fifth. Purdue is coming off its first loss of the season after falling to Ohio State 28-6 last weekend.