PSU Drops Big Ten Match to Buckeyes 22-15

AdminJanuary 11, 2015Last Updated: January 11, 2015

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Dylan Alton Picks Up Win for Nittany Lions

COLUMBUS – The Penn State wrestling team dropped a 22-15 dual at No. 3 Ohio State in Big Ten road action on Sunday. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad lost its first dual since a road defeat at Minnesota last February.

The dual meet featured seven bouts pitting two ranked wrestlers against each other. It began at 125, where Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, dropped an 11-2 major to No. 7 Nathan DiJulius. With the Lions trailing 4-0, sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 133, kept Penn State close with a 5-4 win over No. 4 Johnni DiJulius.

Ohio State extended its lead, however, as the Stieber brothers picked up important wins. No.1 Logan Stieber pinned red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) at the 2:51 mark at 141 and No. 6 Hunter Stieber notched a 7-2 win over No. 17 Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) at 149. With the Nittany Lions needing to keep close, senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, continued his strong January with a 3-1 (sv) win over No. 5 (and previously unbeaten) Josh Demas. The win cut Ohio State’s lead to 13-6 at the break.

Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) met No. 6 Bo Jordan of Ohio State at 165 and dropped a 10-6 decision. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, put Penn State right back in the dual meet with a pin (4:27) over Ohio State’s Dominic Prezzia. The fall was Brown’s second of the weekend, his sixth of the year and the 28th of his career, tying him for 14th all-time at Penn State. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 184, lost a 4-2 decision to No. 11 Kenny Courts at 184 and the Buckeyes led 19-12. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) ranked No. 4 at 197, suffered a 6-1 upset loss to No. 7 Kyle Snyder and the Buckeyes clinched the dual win, leading 22-12. Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, used a last second takedown to post a 3-1 win over No. 10 Nick Tavanello, making the dual final 22-15 in favor of the Buckeyes.

The loss was Penn State’s first since an 18-17 loss at Minnesota on Feb. 9, 2014. Penn State is now 6-1 overall, 2-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State is 5-3, 1-1 B10. Penn State returns to action on Friday with a 7 p.m. Big Ten road dual at Rutgers. The Lions’ next home dual is set for Sunday, Jan. 18, when they host Purdue for a 1 p.m. start.

#3 Ohio State 22, #7 Penn State 15

January 11, 2015 – St. John Arena – Columbus, Ohio

125: #7 Nathan Tomasello OSU maj. dec. #8 Jordan Conaway PSU, 11-2 0-4

133: #10 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. #4 Johnni DiJulius OSU, 5-4 3-4

141: #1 Logan Stieber OSU pinned Kade Moss PSU, WBF (2:51) 3-10

149: #6 Hunter Stieber OSU dec. #17 Zack Beitz PSU, 7-2 3-13

157: #8 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #5 Josh Demas OSU, 3-1 (sv) 6-13

165: #6 Bo Jordan OSU dec. Garett Hammond PSU, 10-6 6-16

174: #4 Matt Brown PSU pinned Dominic Prezzia OSU, WBF (4:27) 12-16

184: #11 Kenny Courts OSU dec. #16 Matt McCutcheon PSU, 4-2 12-19

197: #7 Kyle Snyder OSU dec. #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU, 6-1 12-22

285: #6 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. #10 Nick Tavanello OSU, 3-1 15-22