RECAP: Penn State Wrestling defeats Rutgers, 27-11
Penn State and Rutgers Wrestling faced off as the two top ranked programs met today for a match inside of Rec Hall (State College, PA) today.
The overall match was interesting early on as the Scarlet Knights held a 11-9 lead heading into the 174-pound matchup, but that's when the Nittany Lions retook the lead in 174 and didn't look back as they cruised to a 27-11 team victory.
Below is a quick recap of how each matchup was scored.
| WEIGHT CLASS | No. 1 PENN STATE | No. 16 RUTGERS | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
125 |
No. 9 Drew Hildebrandt |
No. 31 Dylan Shawver |
4-2 Hildebrandt (PSU leads 3-0) |
|
133 |
No. 1 Roman Bravo Young |
No. 20 Joey Olivieri |
11-5 Bravo Young (PSU leads 6-0) |
|
141 |
Brandon Meredith |
No. 3 Sebasitian Rivera |
17-1 Rivera TF (3:36) (PSU leads 6-5) |
|
149 |
No. 19 Beau Bartlett |
No. 18 Mike Van Brill |
4-3 Van Brill in TB2 (RU leads 8-6) |
|
157 |
Tony Negron |
Robert Kanniard |
6-4 Kanniard in SV1 (RU leads 11-6) |
|
165 |
Brady Berge |
Andrew Clark |
5-1 Berge (RU leads 11-9) |
|
174 |
No. 1 Carter Starocci |
Connor O'Neill |
19-2 Starocci TF (PSU leads 14-11) |
|
184 |
No. 1 Aaron Brooks |
No. 5 John Poznanski |
10-2 Brooks MD (PSU leads 18-11) |
|
197 |
No. 2 Max Dean |
No. 7 Greg Bulsak |
9-6 Dean (PSU leads 21-11) |
|
HWT |
No. 4 Greg Kerkvliet |
Alex Esposito |
Kerkvliet Pin (1:45) (PSU wins 27-11) |
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