Wisconsin @ Purdue

Wisconsin picked up a 24-15 road victory at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN on February 4, 2024. The Badgers edged the Boilermakers by nine points in a dual that was decided by a trio of bonus-point falls.

The pivotal matches were all bonus wins. At 165 pounds Dean Hamiti delivered a fall over Stoney Buell to put Wisconsin a step ahead, providing six decisive team points. Purdue answered in kind when Ben Vanadia finished Luke Condon by fall at 197 pounds, a momentum-shifting result that kept Purdue within striking distance and added six points for the home team.

Ultimately the dual swung back in Wisconsin’s favor late when Gannon Rosenfeld recorded a fall over Tristan Ruhlman at 285 pounds. Rosenfeld’s pin supplied another six bonus points that pushed the Badgers past Purdue’s total; Wisconsin’s two falls to Purdue’s one were the core difference in the final score. Beyond the three pins, the remaining decisions on the board were not enough for Purdue to overcome that bonus deficit.

In the end, the match boiled down to those three high-impact bouts. Purdue got a strong showing from Vanadia, but Wisconsin’s Hamiti and Rosenfeld provided the extra-team scoring that decided the outcome in West Lafayette.