Five Things to Know: No. 24 Purdue & No. 2 Iowa

Friday, January 20

Madison, Wis.

7:00 PM CT

Wisconsin Badgers

Purdue

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UW Field House with Wisconsin wrestling mat down on the floor as the Badgers wrestle Buffalo during the 2021-2022 season. Fans are in the stands cheering.

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Five Things to Know: No. 24 Purdue & No. 2 Iowa

January 19, 2023 | Wrestling

Wisconsin vs. Purdue & Iowa - Match Notes (PDF)Wisconsin Wrestling Statistics

No. 13 Wisconsin hosts two B1G duals at UW Field House this weekend

By: Jessica Burda Leslie

MADISON, Wis. - Ranked No. 13 by Intermat, Wisconsin (6-4, 0-3 B1G) returns home to host two Big Ten duals this weekend at the UW Field House against No. 24 Purdue and No. 2 Iowa.

Wisconsin wrestles Purdue (4-5, 0-2 B1G) on Friday at 7 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed live on B1G+ at https://go.wisc.edu/wrst_purdue23_b1gplus (subscription required). Newton Smerchek will be on the call for the live stream.

UPDATE: Wisconsin derailed Purdue, 28-9. Read the recap here.

Wisconsin stays home on Sunday to wrestle Iowa (10-0, 3-0 B1G) at 2 p.m. CT live on Big Ten Network national television (subscription required). Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons will be on the call for TV. This is Wisconsin's third of four BTN televised duals this season.

GET YOUR STALL FIST ON FRIDAY!

For the first time since 2019, Stall Fists are back! Arrive early on Friday to pick up your new and improved Badger Stall Fist. Grab yours while supplies last and be sure to bring it back for each home dual to cheer on the Badgers!

BRING SOCKS ON SUNDAY!

The Iowa match will also feature a Sock Toss to benefit Wisconsin community partners in need. Fans are encouraged to bring new packaged socks and toss them on to the mat during intermission.

Quick Facts:

Purdue Roster and Match Preview - Purdue Notes (PDF)
Watch on B1G+ https://go.wisc.edu/wrst_purdue23_b1gplus
Iowa Roster and Match Preview - Iowa Notes (PDF)
Tune into Big Ten Network on Sunday for televised live broadcast
Read Wisconsin's match notes (PDF) with statistics

Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono spoke with the media on Wednesday. Watch Bono here:

Here are five more things to know:

1. LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers return home after a tough 27-6 loss at No. 8 Michigan on Sunday. Two Badgers won their individual matches as Austin Gomez (149) defeated Chance Lamer 17-10 and Braxton Amos (197) beat Brendin Yatooma 4-0. Michigan took the remaining eight bouts, despite several Badgers battling hard for close scores at Cliff Keen Arena. Read the full recap against Michigan here on UWBadgers.com.

2. SCOUTING NO. 24 PURDUE: Purdue lost to Illinois this past week, 31-9 on the road. The Boilermakers got wins from No. 9 Matt Ramos, No. 3 Kendall Coleman and Hayden Copass, but the matches in between all went in favor of the Illini. Purdue allowed bonus points in six of their seven bout losses. Purdue has three ranked wrestlers No. 10 Matt Ramos (20-3) at 125, No. 15 Parker Filius (13-5) at 141 and No. 3 Kendall Coleman (21-2) at 157. Read Purdue's match preview here.

3. SCOUTING NO. 2 IOWA: Iowa will wrestle No. 5 Nebraska at home on Friday before traveling to Madison to wrestle the Badgers on Sunday. The Hawkeyes have won 13 consecutive duals dating back to the 2021-22 season. Senior Tony Cassioppi is 14-0 this season with a career-high nine falls — all coming in the first period. Senior Spencer Lee is riding a 46-match winning streak dating back to the 2019 season — tied for the ninth-longest in program history. Iowa has 10 ranked wrestlers in the latest poll from Intermat, including No. 1 Spencer Lee (8-0) at 125, No. 2 Real Woods (7-0) at 141 and No. 3 Cassioppi (14-0) at heavyweight. Abe Assad and Real Woods' next win will be No. 50 for their collegiate careers. Read Iowa's match preview here.

4. RANKED BADGERS: Wisconsin has eight Badgers ranked nationally by Intermat and other national polls: Eric Barnett (125, 6th), Taylor LaMont (133, 28th), Joseph Zargo (141, 26th), Austin Gomez (149, 2nd), Garrett Model (157, 18th), Dean Hamiti (165, 6th), Braxton Amos (197, 13th) and Trent Hillger (285, 11th).