Nittany Lions Shut-Out Clarion 44-0

psu-wrestlingCLARION – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 7 in the latest Intermat Tournament Power Index, shut-out the home-standing Clarion Golden Eagles 44-0 on Saturday night.  Wrestled in front of a near capacity crowd at Clarion, the balanced Lion attack featured three red-shirt freshmen picking up their first career dual victories in a Penn State singlet.

The win followed a 24-12 win at Pittsburgh on Friday night and put PSU at 3-0 on the dual meet season; the loss dropped Clarion to 0-5.

The dual meet began at 125, where 12th-ranked Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) rolled to a 20-3 technical fall over Clarion’s Seth Carr (at the 5:41 mark).  Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, picked up a pin over Clarion’s Matt Liggett at the 3:47 mark to put Penn State up 11-0 early.  Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) then picked up his first dual win as a Nittany Lion, rolling to a 12-1 major over Clarion’s John Pezze at 141.

Penn State sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 149, dominated Clarion senior Sam  Sherlock, rolling to a 15-5 major decision to put Penn State up 19-0.  Red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) then picked up his first dual win as a Lion, posting a 5-1 victory over Even Delong at 157 to put Penn State up 22-0 at the midway point of the dual.

Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) added to Penn State’s lead with a 13-4 major over Clarion’s Slade Horner at 165. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, made short work of Clarion’s Michael Pavasko, pinning the Eagle at the 0:51 mark in the first period.  Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 19 at 184, became the third Nittany Lion freshman to pick up his first dual win as a Nittany Lion with a 12-3 major over Danny Sutherland.

All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, used three different near falls to roll to a 16-1 technical fall over Ryan Darch, getting the tech fall at the 7:00 mark on 5:01 in riding time.  Senior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 285, then capped off the shut-out with a 9-4 win over Evan Daley.  The decision gave Penn State the 44-0 shut-out victory.

Penn State won the takedown war as well, 32-3, and picked up 14 bonus points on two pins, two tech falls and four majors. The shut-out was Penn State’s first since a 34-0 victory at Rutgers on Feb. 24, 2013.

Penn State will take part in the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Rec Hall.  The event, hosted by the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, is set to start at 8:30 a.m.  A dual meet at Maryland follows on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Nittany Lions’ next home dual is set for Friday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., in Rec Hall, the opponent Virginia Tech.

#7 Penn State 44, Clarion 0

November 22, 2014 – Tippin Gymnasium — Clarion, Pa.

125: #12 Jordan Conaway PSU tech fall Seth Carr CUP, 20-3 (TF; 5:41)                            5-0

133: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU pinned Matt Liggett CUP, WBF (3:47)                                  11-0

141: Kade Moss PSU maj. dec. John Pezze CUP, 12-1                                                         15-0

149: #15 Zack Beitz PSU maj. dec. Sam Sherlock CUP, 15-5                                              19-0

157: Cody Law PSU dec. Even Delong CUP, 5-1                                                                22-0

165: Garett Hammond PSU maj. dec. Slade Horner CUP, 13-4                                           26-0

174: #3 Matt Brown PSU pinned Michael Pavasko CUP, WBF (0:51)                                 32-0

184: #19 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Danny Sutherland CUP, 12-3                           36-0

197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU tech fall Ryan Darch CUP, 16-1 (7:00)                               41-0

285: #7 Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Evan Daley CUP, 9-4                                                          44-0

Attendance: 2,875

Records: Penn State 3-0, 0-0 B10; Clarion 0-5

Up Next for Penn State: Nittany Lion Open, Sunday, Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m. in Rec Hall.

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