EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE completed its final dual match of the first half of the season Monday and dropped a 35-9 decision to Purdue.

Trevor Feagans and Tyshawn Williams collected wins for the Cougars (0-6). Feagans bested Austin Nash 6-4 at 141 pounds. Williams earned six points for the Cougars with a disqualification against Jeremy Golding at 149 pounds.

The two opening matches lifted Purdue, 5-2, early. Ben Thornton came from behind to defeat Freddie Rodriguez at 125 pounds with an 11-9 sudden victory. John Muldoon came from behind but couldn't quite catch Luke Welch in a 10-8 loss at 133 pounds.

After the two teams split the first four matches, Purdue went on to secure three falls and a technical fall.

SIUE's next action is the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Illinois.

Purdue 35, SIUE 9
125 Ben Thornton (Purdue) over Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) (SV-1 11-9)
133 Luke Welch (Purdue) over John Muldoon (SIUE) (Dec 10-8)
141 Trevor Feagans (SIUE) over Austin Nash (Purdue) (Dec 6-4)
149 Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) over Jeremy Golding (Purdue) (DQ)
157 Alex Griffin (Purdue) over Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) (TF 16-1 4:21)
165 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) over Clayton Bass (SIUE) (Dec 4-0)
174 Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) over Jake Residori (SIUE) (Fall 4:20)
184 Tanner Lynde (Purdue) over Jake Godinez (SIUE) (Fall 1:46)
197 Christian Brunner (Purdue) over Jake Tindle (SIUE) (Dec 8-2)
285 Tyler Kral (Purdue) over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (Fall 6:13)