Penn State Wrestlers Host Michigan Friday

RecordStaffFebruary 1, 2019Last Updated: February 1, 2019

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UNIVERSITY PARK– No. 1 Penn State (9-0, 5-0 B1G) will welcome No. 5 Michigan (9-0, 5-0 B1G) to the Bryce Jordan Center for the 2019 BJC Dual on Friday, Feb. 1. The dual in the near-16,000 seat arena begins at 7 p.m. and will air live on the BTN. The match-up features two of the Big Ten’s three unbeaten teams (Iowa being the third) and pits two of the nation’s top five teams against each other. All rankings listed and used are InterMat Tournament Power Index (TPI) and InterMat individual as of Jan. 29.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a 2-0 road weekend that saw them combine to out score Purdue and Indiana 65-19. Penn State won 30-10 at Purdue on Jan. 25 and 35-9 at Indiana on Jan. 27. The wins kept the Nittany Lions unbeaten on the year.

The Nittany Lions feature a talented line-up featuring nine ranked wrestlers. Sophomore Devin Schnupp, fresh of his first Big Ten dual meet victory last Sunday at Indiana, is 6-10 at 125. True freshman Roman Bravo-Young is 15-2 and ranked No. 15 at 133.

Sophomore Nick Lee is 19-1 overall and No. 7 at 141. Redshirt freshman Brady Berge is 14-2 and ranked No. 11 at 149. Senior Jason Nolf is 18-0 and No. 1 at 157. Junior Vincenzo Joseph is 16-0 and No. 1 at 165. Junior Mark Hall is 18-0 and No. 1 at 174. Senior Shakur Rasheed is 14-0 and No. 2 at 184. Senior Bo Nickal is 17-0 and No. 1 at 197. Senior Anthony Cassar is 16-1 and No. 4 at 285.

Michigan enters Friday’s BJC Dual fresh off an impressive 19-17 win over Ohio State in Columbus last Friday night. The Wolverines have an identical 9-0, 5-0 B1G, record and are ranked No. 5 nationally. Head coach Sean Bormet’s squad features seven ranked grapplers. Drew Mattin is 1-5 and No. 15 at 125. Stevan Micic is 9-0 and No. 1 at 133. Kanen Storr is 17-3 and No. 5 at 141. Malik Amine is 7-2 at 149. Alec Pantaleo is 11-4 and No. 5 at 157. Logan Massa is 12-3 and No. 7 at 165. Myles Amine is 14-1 and No. 3 at 174. J.T. Correll is 0-4 at 184 and Jelani Embree is 9-3. Jackson Striggow is 10-6 at 197. Mason Parris is 23-3 and No. 8 at 285.

The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series with Michigan 31-24. Penn State has won the last seven meetings as well. The Lions won 25-12 at Michigan last year on Jan. 12, 2018, and won the last time in Happy Valley, 35-7, on Jan. 31, 2016.

Penn State heads to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State in its next outing. The dual is set for 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, and will air live on the BTN.

#1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (9-0, 5-0 B1G)
WT NAME EL HT/HS REC
125 Devin Schnupp So. Lititz, Pa./Warwick 6-10
133 #15 Roman Bravo-Young Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Sunny Side 15-2
141 #7 Nick Lee So. Evansville, Ind./Homeschool 19-1
149 #11 Brady Berge Fr. Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville 14-2
Jarod Verkleeren Fr. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield 14-4
157 #1 Jason Nolf Sr. Yatesboro, Pa./Kittanning 18-0
165 #1 Vincenzo Joseph Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 16-0
174 #1 Mark Hall Jr. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 18-0
184 #2 Shakur Rasheed Sr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood 14-0
197 #1 Bo Nickal Sr. Allen, Texas/Allen 17-0
285 #4 Anthony Cassar Sr. Rocky Hill, N.J./Montgomery 16-1
Nick Nevills Sr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis 8-2
#5 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (9-0, 5-0 B1G)
WT NAME EL HT/HS REC
125 #15 Drew Mattin So. Delta, Ohio/Delta 11-5
133 #1 Stevan Micic Jr. Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central 9-0
141 #5 Kanen Storr So. Leslie, Mich./Leslie 17-3
149 Malik Amine Sr. Brighton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central 7-2
157 #5 Alec Pantaleo Sr. Canton, Mich./Canton 11-4
165 #7 Logan Massa Jr. St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns 12-3
174 #3 Myles Amine Jr. Brighton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central 14-1
184 J.T. Correll Fr. Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary 0-4
Jelani Embree Fr. Eastpointe, Mich./Warren Lincoln 9-3
197 Jackson Striggow Jr. Orono, Minn./Orono 10-6
285 #8 Mason Parris Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg 23-3