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Five Things to Know: Wrestling vs #4 Penn State
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Aaron Brooks Is A Stud
After becoming the first freshman in Penn State wrestling history to win the Big Ten tournament last season, the expectations were high for 184-pounder Aaron Brooks heading into the year. For the Nittany Lions to be competitive in a loaded Big Ten conference, Brooks will be key for winning big matches.
During Saturday’s tri-meet, Brooks did just that. He looked like a man among boys, beating Drayton Harris of Indiana by major decision 18-5 and tech falling Northwestern’s Jack Jessen 21-6.
Brooks scored takedowns with ease in his first two matches of the year. Although he was able to get only one turn on top during the two matches, his riding time was impressive. Brooks rode Harris for more than four minutes and received a bonus point for his riding time against Jessen, which gave him the extra point needed for a tech fall victory.
No. 3 Penn State wrestling (2-0) squared off against Northwestern Saturday afternoon in its second match of a tri-meet in Evanston, Illinois.
Following a generally loppy performance against Indiana earlier in the day, the Nittany Lions returned to the mat with a vengeance. Thanks to dominant performances from Nick Lee, Roman Bravo-Young, and Aaron Brooks, Cael Sanderson and his squad earned their second victory of the day, 29-13.
How It Happened
Penn State’s dual against Northwestern started off at 125 lbs., where the Nittany Lions forfeited after having no 125-pounders cleared to wrestle.
At 133 lbs., No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young got things started against Dylan Utterback from Northwestern. Utterback displayed some impressive defense early in the first period but Bravo-Young turned up the pace and scored five takedowns in the last minute to give himself a 10-4 lead. Bravo-Young continued the pace in the second and earned a pinfall victory early in the period. The pin erased Northw
Wrestling: Huskers Impressive in Triangular
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The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team bounced back from its loss to No. 1 Iowa with two dual wins over the weekend to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Huskers downed No. 25 Northwestern 26-10 before blanking Maryland 38-0 Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center.
Match-By-Match Breakdown
125 pounds
Nebraska did an amazing job in bringing in No. 8 Liam Cronin (3-1) as a graduate transfer from Indiana this season. He’s proven to be an upgrade and has been one of the best in the Big Ten this season at 125.
Cronin started things off with a 15-5 major decision victory over Northwestern’s Matt Vinci that saw the Husker notch six takedowns. He then finished his day with a first-period pinfall over Maryland’s Noah Spence.
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