Nittany Lions Topple Stanford 32-12

AdminNovember 22, 2015

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PALO ALTO, Calif – No. 1 Penn State (4-0, 0-0 B10) dominated No. 18 Stanford (2-1) in the second California dual of the weekend for the Nittany Lion wrestlers, today rolling to a 31-12 victory in Stanford’s Maples Pavilion. Over 2,500 fans watched as head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad won seven of the nine contested bouts.

The dual began at 165, where red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) took on No. 6 Jim Wilson to start the dual. Wilson fought off a last second Rasheed comeback to post a 6-3 win and give Stanford a short-lived 3-0 lead. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, dominated Keaton Subjeck on his way to a 12-4 major with 3:22 riding time to put Penn State up 4-3. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, then took care of Garet Krohn, 6-3. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, thrilled many friends and family with a pin of Stanford’s Boomer Fleming. The California native got the fall at the 4:11 mark of the second period. Stanford’s Josh Marchak received a forfeit victory at 285 (the Penn State radio network reporting that Nittany Lion heavyweight Jan Johnson was held out as a precaution after suffering an unspecified leg injury in Saturday’s match at Cal State – Bakersfield) and the Nittany Lions led 13-9 heading to intermission.

Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, dominated No. 18 Connor Schram, posting a 7-1 win with 2:04 in riding time while forcing Schram into four stall warnings. Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, took care of Mason Pengilly with a 10-4 decision to put Penn State up 19-9 with three bouts left. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, dropped a 7-3 decision to No. 4 Joey McKenna for Stanford’s last win of the dual. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, pinned Paul Fox from the neutral position at 6:35 to clinch the dual and put Penn State up 25-12. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, closed out the dual with a takedown clinic (11 takedowns in just over two periods) before pinning Ryerson Dempsey at the 5:24 mark. The final fall gave Penn State the 31-12 victory.

Penn State moves to 4-0 on the year while Stanford now sits at 2-1. Penn State dominated the match from start to finish, winning seven of the nine contested bouts and rolling to a 30-5 takedown edge. Penn State picked up 10 bonus points off three pins (McIntosh, Retherford, Nolf) and a major (Nickal).

Penn State will take part in the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Dec. 6 in Rec Hall.;

#1 Penn State 31, #18 Stanford 12

November 22, 2015 – Palo Alto, Calif.

165: #6 Jim Wilson STAN dec. Shakur Rasheed PSU, 6-3 0-3

174: #8 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. Keaton Subjeck STAN, 12-4 4-3

184: #14 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Garet Krohn STAN, 6-3 7-3

197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Boomer Fleming STAN, WBF (4:11) 13-3

285: Josh Marchak STAN win by forfeit 13-9

125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #18 Connor Schram STAN, 7-1 16-9

133: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mason Pengilly STAN, 10-4 19-9

141: #4 Joey McKenna STAN dec. #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 7-3 19-12

149: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Paul Fox STAN, WBF (6:35) 25-12