Match Outlook 
Date: Sunday, Nov. 14
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Woodling Gymnasium
Teams: Cleveland State (2-1) vs. No. 21 Purdue (2-0)
Rosters: Cleveland State |No. 21 Purdue

Setting the Scene
The Vikings will host No. 21 Purdue in their 2021-22 home opener on Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Woodling Gymnasium.

Get to Know Purdue
Purdue is off to a 2-0 start after defeating Drexel and Rider in their season-opening matches. The Boilermakers have seven wrestlers ranked in the latest Intermat rankings.

Previous Outing
Cleveland State opened its 2021-22 season with a 2-1 record in their tri-match at Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings started off with a 22-18 victory against Binghamton, fell to No. 12 Rutgers, 35-3, and concluded with a 46-6 win against NJCU.

Season-Opening Highlights

• Riley Smucker led the way for the Vikings with a 3-0 record at 165 pounds.
• The three NCAA returners for the Vikings went 6-3 on the day.
• Cleveland State won four matches by technical falls.
• The Vikings claimed two matches by pins.
• The Green and White won two matches by major decision.

Matchup History
This will be the second matchup between Purdue and Cleveland State with the first-ever meeting coming in 2001. The Boilermakers were victorious in that match, 37-9.

Current Rankings
Cleveland State had a pair of wrestlers ranked in the latest Intermat rankings: Logan Heil made his debut at 133 pounds at No. 33 and Ben Smith came in at No. 27 at 197 pounds.

MAC Preseason Poll
The Vikings were selected to finish second in the 13-team MAC field, registering 96.5 points. Central Michigan was picked as the preseason favorite with 112 points, while Northern Illinois, Edinboro, and Clarion rounded out the top five.

MAC Preseason Rankings
Ten Cleveland State wrestlers were ranked in the MAC preseason weight classes led by Ben Smith as the top wrestler in the 197-pound weight class.

Intermat Preseason Team
Cleveland State had three wrestlers recognized on the All-MAC Teams with Ben Smith (197) on the First Team and Riley Smucker (165) along with DeAndre Nassar (184) on the Second Team.

NCAA Returners
The Vikings return all three NCAA qualifiers from last season; Marcus Robinson (149), DeAndre Nassar (184), and Ben Smith (197).

2021-22 Schedule
Cleveland State will take part in 16-events during the 2021-22 season with their first home match on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. against Purdue.

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Projected Lineups 

Cleveland State
125: No. 33 Logan Heil
133: Jake Manley
141: Caleb Graber
149: Marcus Robinson or Jack Gorman
157: Caleb Cass or Daniel Patten
165: Riley Smucker
174: Anthony Rice or Gabe Phillips
184: DeAndre Nassar
197: No. 28 Ben Smith or Justin Jaeckin
HWT: Daniel Bucknavich or John Kelbly

Purdue
125: #11 Devin Schroder or Nate Cummings
133: #27 Matt Ramos
141: #18 Parker Filius
149: Trey Kruse
157: #11 Kendall Coleman or Cooper Noehre
165: Emil Soehnlen
174: #23 Gerrit Nijenhuis
184: #21 Max Lyon
197: #13 Thomas Penola
285: Michael Woulfe or Tristan Ruhlman