No.1 Penn State rolls over Oregon State 31-3
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 11, 2022 – No. 1 Penn State (4-0, 0-0 B1G) rolled over visiting Oregon State (2-2) in Rec Hall on Sunday, posting a 31-1 victory.
Penn State won nine of ten bouts to win its fourth-straight to start the season. The Nittany Lions won all four matches pitting ranked opponents against each other, led by Max Dean’s win at 197.
Redshirt freshman Gary Steen battled No. 12 Brandon Kaylor in the dual’s first bout but dropped a 4-0 decision as Oregon State took an early 3-0 lead. Roman Bravo-Young, ranked No. 1 at 133, used seven takedowns and over 2:00 in riding time to post a 17-8 major over Gabe Wisenhunt, giving Penn State a 4-3 lead. Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 9 at 141, used two takedowns to notch a 5-3 win over No. 24 Cleveland Belton to put Penn State up 7-3.
Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 17 at 149, extended Penn State’s lead with a win over Noah Tolantino. Van Ness notched two takedowns, an escape and had over 2:00 in riding time in the 6-1 win, putting Penn State up 10-3. Terrell Barraclough, ranked No. 30 at 157, controlled the action against Isaiah Crosby and rolled to an 8-4 win with 2:23 in riding time. Barraclough’s victory gave Penn State a 13-3 halftime lead.
Redshirt freshman Alex Facundo, ranked No. 15 at 165, won Penn State’s fifth straight bout in the dual to start the second half. He used a first period takedown to post a hard-fought 3-2 win over No. 24 Matthew Olguin. Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at 174, rolled up six takedowns, an escape and a riding time point to post a 14-3 major decision over No. 28 Aaron Olmos. His win gave Penn State a 20-3 lead.
Aaron Brooks, ranked No. 1 at 184, did not wrestle and junior Donovon Ball got the call once again at 184. Ball used a takedown with :15 remaining to post a 3-1 win and put the Nittany Lions up 23-3. Max Dean, ranked No. 5 at 197, dominated No. 11 Tanner Harvey in the dual’s marquee match-up. Dean had two takedowns, an escape and 1:40 in riding time to roll to the 6-3 win. Greg Kerkvliet, ranked No. 1 at 285, ended the dual with an 18-2 technical fall over J.J. Dixon (6:08). Kerkvliet’s made the final 31-3 in Penn State’s favor.
One extra bout was contested (an official NCAA match that counts towards records but not towards dual score) after the dual. Sophomore Aurelius Dunbar took on Oregon State’s Graham Gambrall in an extra match at 157. Dunbar dropped a 4-3 decision on a late takedown by Gambrall. Penn State rolled up a 28-3 takedown advantage in the dual. The Nittany Lions picked up four bonus points off a tech fall (Kerkvliet) and two majors (Bravo-Young, Starocci).
The Nittany Lions are now 4-0 on the year while Oregon State falls to 2-2. Penn State will head to New Orleans, La., for the 2022 Collegiate Wrestling Duals on Dec. 19-20. The two-day event will be held in the Morial Convention Center. The Nittany Lions will battle both Central Michigan (7 p.m.) and North Carolina (9 p.m.) on Monday, Dec. 19. The event continues on Tuesday, Dec. 20, with match-ups and times to be determined.
#1 Penn State 31, Oregon State 3
December 11, 2022 – Rec Hall – University Park, Pa.
125: #12 Brandon Kaylor ORST dec. Gary Steen PSU, 4-0 0-3
133: #1 Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. Gabe Wisenhunt ORST, 17-8 4-3
141: #9 Beau Bartlett PSU dec. #24 Cleveland Belton ORST, 5-3 7-3
149: #17 Shayne Van Ness PSU dec. Noah Tolantino ORST, 6-1 10-3
157: #30 Terrell Barraclough PSU dec. Isaiah Crosby ORST, 8-4 13-3
165: #15 Alex Facundo PSU dec. #24 Matthew Olguin ORST, 3-2 16-3
174: #1 Carter Starocci PSU maj. dec. #28 Aaron Olmos ORST, 14-3 20-3
184: Donovon Ball PSU dec. Jackson McKinney ORST, 3-1 23-3
197: #5 Max Dean PSU dec. #11 Tanner Harvey ORST, 6-3 26-3
285: #1 Greg Kerkvliet PSU tech fall J.J. Dixon ORST, 18-2 (TF; 6:08) 31-3
Extra Matches (official NCAA matches, count towards wrestler records but NOT in dual score):
157: Graham Gambrall ORST dec. Aurelius Dunbar PSU, 4-3
Records: Penn State (4-0, 0-0 B1G); Oregon State (2-2)
Up Next for Penn State: Collegiate Wrestling Duals, Dec. 19-20, 2022, New Orleans, La.
