Nittany Lions Shut-Out Spartans 35-0
EAST LANSING – In the middle of a Great Lakes snow storm, the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team swept through the home-standing Michigan State Spartans Sunday afternoon, rolling to a 35-0 shut-out victory. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad won all ten bouts for its second shut-out of the season.
The dual meet began at 125, where No. 8 Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) started Penn State off on the right foot with a 13-6 win over Michigan State’s Mitch Rogaliner. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 133, put Penn State up 6-0 with a 4-1 win over Garth Yenter. Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) made it three in a row for Penn State, downing MSU’s Terry Turner 10-8 at 141.
Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 149, picked up Penn State’s first bonus point with a 13-3 major over Spartan junior Nick Trimble. At 157, red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) made it two majors in a row with a 22-11 win over MSU’s Josh Pennell. Law collected ten takedowns in the victory. The two straight major decision run gave Penn State a 17-0 lead at intermission.
Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) opened up the second half of the dual with a 9-7 decision over Roger Wildmo at 165. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, collected seven takedowns in under two periods before pinning MSU’s Nick Proctor at the 5:54 mark. The pin was the 30th of Brown’s career, tied for 11thall-time at Penn State, and put the Nittany Lions up 26-0.
Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, dominated Michigan State senior John Rizqallah, rolling to an 8-2 decision to give Penn State a 29-0 lead. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 5 at 197, posted a 2-0 decision over MSU senior Nick McDiarmid. Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, finished off the dual with an 8-2 win over Chris Nash, giving Penn State the 35-0 shut-out.
Penn State posted a 41-4 edge in takedowns in the dual. The shut-out was the second of the year for the Nittany Lions. Penn State shut-out Clarion 44-0 back on Nov. 22, also on the road. Penn State is now 10-2, 6-2 in the Big Ten. Michigan State falls to 4-9, 0-7 Big Ten.
The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the 2015 version of the BJC Dual. Penn State will host Iowa in a Big Ten battle in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. The dual meet is sold out.
(7) Penn State 35, Michigan State 0
February 1, 2015 – East Lansing, Mich.
125: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mitch Rogaliner MSU, 13-6 3-0
133: #9 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Garth Yenter MSU, 4-1 6-0
141: Kade Moss PSU dec. Terry Turner MSU, 10-8 9-0
149: #18 Zack Beitz PSU maj. dec. Nick Trimble MSU, 13-3 13-0
157: Cody Law PSU maj. dec. Josh Pennell MSU, 22-11 17-0
165: Garett Hammond PSU dec. Roger Wildmo MSU, 9-7 20-0
174: #3 Matt Brown PSU pinned Nick Proctor MSU, WBF (5:54) 26-0
184: #17 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. John Rizqallah MSU, 8-2 29-0
197: #5 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Nick McDiarmid MSU, 2-0 32-0
285: #6 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Chris Nash MSU, 8-2 35-0
Attendance: 150
Records: Penn State 10-2, 6-2 B10; Michigan State 4-9, 0-6 B10
Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Iowa, Bryce Jordan Center, Feb. 8, 2015 – 1 p.m.
