IU dominates Hoosier Duals with a 5-0 record

The IU wrestling team continued its hot start to the season by going undefeated at the Hoosier Duals this weekend. Extending their record to 6-0, the Hoosiers dominated the competition at Assembly Hall on Saturday by posting dual match team victories of at least 23 points in each match.\nIn the duals, four matches went on simultaneously every two hours. Teams rotated to opponents they had not faced every two hours until all teams faced each other. Joining IU at Assembly Hall were University of the Cumberlands, Duke, Liberty, Ohio and Oregon. IU crushed the competition, highlighted by a 50-0 shutout of the University of the Cumberlands.\nIU saw outstanding performances by sophomore Matt Coughlin in the 165-pound weight class in the victory. Coughlin, ranked fourth in the country, improved his overall season record to 11-0 in matches by going 5-0 in the duals. \nSophomore Trevor Perry increased his team-leading pin total to six by taking down three of his five opponents in the 174-pound weight class on his way to a 5-0 day as well.\nJoining Coughlin and Perry in the undefeated ranks on Saturday were a pair of cousins, sophomore Angel Escobedo and junior Andrae Hernandez, who each earned victories in all five matches.\nAlso with a perfect record this weekend was two-time All-American senior Brandon Becker. Becker backed up his No. 9 national ranking by taking down No. 19th-ranked Jacob Frerichs of Ohio in his final bout of the day.\nFreshman Kurt Kinser won all three of his bouts by three pins, netting the Hoosiers the maximum total of 18 possible points in the 149-pound weight class. \nWhen it wasn’t Kinser, it was sophomore Nick Walpole taking care of business for the Hoosiers in the same weight class. Walpole won twice, giving the Hoosiers a flawless record in the 149-pound weight class.\nThe Hoosiers have some time off from competition before they travel to Chicago to compete in the FITE Duals on Dec. 16.