WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Rider rounded out their first weekend of duals with a 23-13 win over #RV Purdue.
David Szuba was able to seal the Broncs win with a fall in 1:13 over Hayden Copass.With the win over Purdue, the Broncs start 2-0 for the first time since 2019, when they took down Northern Illinois and Minnesota which was also the last time they beat a B1G opponent.
Rider went into the final two bouts tied at 13 with the Boilermakers but
Ethan Laird remained perfect on the weekend scoring a 17-6 major decision win over Hayden Filipovich. Szuba went into the final bout and got the pin in just over a minute.
The Broncs also picked up a big win at 141 where
McKenzie Bell was able to upset #11 Parker Filius by a 9-6 margin.
Quotes and Notes
"The guys wrestled well today, I felt we carried the pace in most of the matches. We got several big performances,
McKenzie Bell beat a nationally ranked kid,
Ethan Laird put us in position to close out the match and David did a great job getting the fall to seal the win. This is a big growth moment for our team and will help us down the road in other tough matches.'–
Rider Head Coach John Hangey- The Bell upset win over #11 Parker Filius is the highest-ranked opponent he was able to take down since upsetting #4 Allan Hart of Missouri in the 2020-21 MAC Semifinals
-With the win over Purdue, the Broncs start 2-0 for the first time since 2019, when they took down Northern Illinois and Minnesota which was also the last time they beat a B1G opponent.
-The Szuba pin is the 7th of his career and his first of 2022-23.
- The Broncs return to action when they travel to the Palestra for the Keystone Classic at The University of Pennsylvania on Nov, 20th starting at 10:00 am.
