Illinois @ SIU Edwardsville

Illinois rolled to a 41-3 victory over SIU Edwardsville at the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois on November 2, 2024. The final margin reflected a day dominated by bonus-point wrestling as Illinois piled up tech falls, majors and a pin to run away with the dual.

The decisive stretch came through the middle weights, where Illinois turned several matches into bonus points. At 149 pounds Kannon Webster closed out an 18-3 technical fall, and at 157 Jason Kraisser sealed a team-clinching fall. Braeden Scoles added another technical fall at 165 pounds and Zac Braunagel followed with a 23-7 technical fall at 197, a sequence that swung the scoreboard emphatically in Illinois’s favor and left SIUE with little room to respond.

Beyond that run, Illinois collected a slate of bonus victories across the lineup, contributing to the lopsided final. The Fighting Illini finished with eight bonus-point wins overall, while SIUE’s scoring was limited to an isolated decision. Between the fall, multiple technical falls and majors, Illinois converted individual momentum into a comprehensive dual-meet victory in Edwardsville.