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Penn State wrestling earns 6th ranked win, improves to 10-0

On Sunday, No. 1 Penn State wrestling dominated the 20th-ranked Michigan State Spartans. PSU is now 10-0 overall.

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2 years ago

January 22, 2023

© Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK | Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson, left, high-fives wrestler Drew Hildebrandt after his major decision win at 125 pounds during a NCAA Big Ten Conference wrestling dual against Iowa, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

On Sunday — immediately after No. 1 Penn State wrestling (10-0, 3-0 Big Ten) took down the 3rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines — the Nittany Lions welcomed No. 20 Michigan State (7-4, 0-4 Big Ten) to Rec Hall in University Park, PA.

Just as we saw against No. 3 Michigan, Penn State wrestling dominated the Spartans and walked off with an impressive blowout victory. The Nittany Lions improve to 10-0 overall and are still undefeated in Big Ten play this year. Additionally, Penn State added its 6th ranked win of the season before hosting No. 2 Iowa in its next dual meet of the season.

Penn State wrestling trounces Michigan State, 34-6

On Friday, Penn State beat No. 3 Michigan by 22 points at the Bryce-Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions’ 30-8 win was impressive, but there was little time to bask in the win before the 20th-ranked Spartans came to town. Once again, head coach Cael Sanderson had Penn State focused and ready, and the Nittany Lions again ran a ranked opponent out of the building.

Penn State’s 34-6 win was its 6th ranked win of the season — the Nittany Lions also boast a 4-0 home record, a 3-0 road record, and a 3-0 neutral site record thus far in 2022-23.

Match results

124: Gary Steen (Penn State) defeated No. 24 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State)

133: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) defeated No. 16 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State)

141: No. 4 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) defeated Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State)

149: No. 14 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) defeated Jorden Stauffenberg (Michigan State)

157: No. 15 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) defeated Terrell Barraclough (Penn State)

165: No. 16 Alex Facundo (Penn State) defeated No. 25 Caleb Fish (Michigan State)

174: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) defeated Ceasar Garza (Michigan State)

184: No. 15 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) defeated Donovon Ball (Penn State)

197: No. 4 Max Dean (Penn State) defeated No. 14 Cam Caffey (Michigan State)

285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) defeated Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State)

FINAL: No. 1 Penn State 34, No. 20 Michigan State 6

The Nittany Lions’ next dual meet will be a massive No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup at the Bryce-Jordan Center in Happy Valley. Penn State will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes on January 27th at 8:30 PM (EST).