Dec. 17, 2017

DUAL INFORMATION
Monday, Dec. 18 / Holloway Gymnasium / West Lafayette, Indiana

1 p.m. ET / SIU Edwardsville (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) vs. No. 23 Central Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC)

3 p.m. / No. 19 Purdue (3-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. SIU Edwardsville
Purdue Notes / Live Video

5 p.m.* / No. 19 Purdue vs. No. 23 Central Michigan
Live Video
*Dual will start after a brief break at the conclusion of the Purdue vs. SIU Edwardsville dual

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After spending the first six weeks of the season on the road, the 19th-ranked Purdue wrestling team will be in action on Monday at Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilermakers will take on a pair of opponents, SIU Edwardsville at 3 p.m. ET, followed by No. 23 Central Michigan. SIU Edwardsville (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) and CMU (2-3, 1-0 MAC) are set to square off at 1 p.m.

Purdue carries a 3-0 mark into its home opener, with all three duals coming at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals on Nov. 11. The Boilermakers are seeking their 11th straight win over the Cougars in the seventh consecutive season the two teams have met.

The Chippewas are making their first trip to West Lafayette since Feb. 22, 1997, but it has only been two years since they last faced Purdue. On a neutral mat at the Eastern Michigan Duals on Nov. 7, 2015, Central Michigan edged the Boilermakers 18-16, making the all-time series 7-5 in Purdue's favor.

BOILER NOTES
• After spending three weeks at No. 20 on the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, Purdue improved one spot to No. 19 ... it's the highest ranking of the season and the fifth consecutive week the Boilermakers have been listed among the top 25.

• The No. 19 ranking ties the highest ranking the program has had under Coach Ersland ... during the 2015-16 season Purdue was listed 19th from Dec. 15 to Jan. 5.

• The Boilermakers' lineup boasts three nationally ranked wrestlers for the first time since Dec. 21, 2015, when Alex Griffin was No. 17 at 149, Doug Welch was No. 20 at 157 and Chad Welch was No. 6 at 165.

• Chad Welch was the last nationally ranked 174-pounder for Purdue (3/3/2015) ... the last nationally ranked heavyweight was Roger Vukobratovich on Jan. 30, 2012.

• Head coach Tony Ersland has started 3-0 in three of his four seasons at the helm ... the win over No. 22 North Carolina at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals marked the sixth time an unranked Ersland-coached squad has upset a nationally ranked opponent.

PURDUE PROBABLE LINEUP
WEIGHT	NAME	YEAR	RECORD	HOMETOWN
125	No. 18 Luke Welch	RS Sr.	12-2	Newburgh, Ind.
	Devin Schroder	RS Fr.	11-3	Northview, Mich.
133	Ben Thornton	RS Jr.	11-4	Stoddard, Wis.
141	Nate Limmex	RS So.	9-6	Ada, Mich.
149	Austin Nash	RS So.	4-8	Florham Park, N.J
	Koby Reyes	RS Jr.	4-8	Billings, Mont.
157	Griffin Parriott	RS Fr.	9-4	New Prauge, Minn.
	Cole Wysocki	RS So.	6-5	Edwardsville, Ill.
165	Jacob Morrissey	RS Sr.	9-7	Oconto Falls, Wis.
	Mario Leveille	RS Jr.	9-4	Chicago, Ill.
174	No. 14 Dylan Lydy	RS So.	14-6	Indianapolis, Ind.
184	Max Lyon	Fr.	8-4	Dyersville, Iowa
	Jon Morales	Jr.	6-6	Kirklin, Ind.
197	Christian Brunner	So.	9-3	East Dundee, Ill.
285	No. 14 Shawn Streck	RS Fr.	14-5	Merrillville, Ind.
	Jacob Aven	RS Jr.	4-6	Zionsville, Ind.