by Taylor Clayton | Feb 11, 2020 | Wrestling
On Friday night, Penn State kicked off its trip to the Midwest with a 29-10 win over No. 4 Wisconsin and finished the rounds Sunday with a similar match up and win over No. 6 Minnesota 31-10. Key matchups over the weekend included No. 1 Seth Gross of Wisconsin versus...
by Taylor Clayton | Feb 3, 2020 | Wrestling
After the tough loss Friday night, Penn State returned home to a sold-out Rec Hall to take on Maryland. Penn State won nine of ten bouts, with Brandon Meredith dropping a super close match with Brandon Cray at 125, 8-7. Six of those nine wins carried bonus points for...
by Taylor Clayton | Feb 3, 2020 | Wrestling
It’s the matchup everybody’s been talking about. No. 2 Penn State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena facing No. 1 Iowa and its killer lineup of nine top ten ranked wrestlers. Man, was it close, closer than anyone expected. The Lions were right on track, with a little extra...
by Taylor Clayton | Jan 28, 2020 | Wrestling
The stakes were high and the buzzing was loud heading into the much-anticipated matchup between No. 2 Penn State and No. 7 Nebraska last Friday night. The Lions’ recent lineup changes were still fresh and many thought with Nebraska’s talented lineup, which includes...
by Taylor Clayton | Jan 21, 2020 | Wrestling
With ex-Penn Stater Nick Suriano redshirting this season at Rutgers to pursue the 2020 Olympics, there wasn’t quite as much tension for the PSU-RU matchup. The Nittany Lions tallied three pins and a tech fall in their 38-6 victory of the Scarlet Knights. In total, the...
by Taylor Clayton | Dec 13, 2019 | Wrestling
After a surprising loss to Arizona State, Penn State dropped to No. 2 in the rankings behind Iowa. But, the team focus is forward. The Lions got back on track with back to back wins over Lehigh and Penn. Unranked Brandon Meredith at 125 notched a win over No. 10...