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: ‘Cats split duals against Maryland, Nebraska
Cannon and Thomas remain dominant against Big Ten foes.
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Continuing its Big Ten road trip Saturday, No. 25 Northwestern (1-2) traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, for a double-header against Maryland (0-5) and the No. 7 Cornhuskers (3-1). With a couple of typical starters returning to the lineup, the ‘Cats delivered more promising results compared to their season opener against Purdue and picked up their first win of the season against the Terrapins.
NU came out of the gate hot against Maryland, picking up victories in three of its first four matches. Returning to the mat at 125 in place of former All-American Michael DeAugustino, junior Matt Vinci bounced back from last week’s loss with a solid 8-5 decision over Zach Spence. Immediately after, 18th-ranked Chris Cannon earned his second victory of the season with a pin against Jackson Cockrell. After a hard-fought loss at