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81: Penn State Wrestling Blanks Indiana for 6th Dual Meet Shutout

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Penn State wrestling secured its 81st consecutive dual meet win with four bouts to spare Friday night against Indiana.

Six bonus point wins to start the night put Penn State up 31-0, and the dominance continued after that.

No. 1 Luke Lilledahl started the night with a pin over Indiana’s Jacob Moran.

It was Lilledahl’s sixth straight win over a ranked opponent, and avenged a high school loss to Moran suffered in 2022.

True freshman No. 4 Marcus Blaze kept his undefeated season going at 133, with a tech fall win over Indiana’s Blaine Fraiser.

At 141, No. 11 Braeden Davis avenged a tough loss in Iowa City with his best offensive showing in college wrestling, getting a 24-10 major decision over Henry Porter.

No. 1 Shayne Van Ness let it going at 149 with a 20-3 tech fall over Indiana’s Joey Buttler.

True freshman PJ Duke, ranked No. 3 at 157, scored 21 points in just over a period in a tech fall over Indiana’s Bryce Lowrey.

No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink sealed the team win at 165.

Penn State wrestling now has shut out six of its nine dual meet opponents, which is the most season shutouts of the Cael Sanderson era with five dual meets left.

Here’s a full list of results.


125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) pins No. 11 Jacob Moran

Penn State 6, Indiana 0

133: No. 4 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) tech falls Blaine Fraiser 19-4

Penn State 11, Indiana 0

141: No. 11 Braeden Davis (Penn State) majors No. 24 Henry Porter (Indiana) 24-10

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Penn State 15, Indiana 0

149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) tech falls Joey Buttler (Indiana) 20-3

Penn State 20, Indiana 0

157: No. 3 PJ Duke (Penn State) tech falls Bryce Lowery (Indiana) 21-5

Penn State 25, Indiana 0

165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) pins No. 19 Tyler Lillard 

Penn State 31, Indiana 0

174: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) tech falls Orlando Cruz 17-1

Penn State 36, Indiana 0

184: No. 1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) over No. 15 Sam Goin 15-9

Penn State 39, Indiana 0

197: No. 1 Josh Barr (Penn State) majors No. 14 Gabe Sollers 14-6

Penn State 43, Indiana 0

Heavyweight: No. 12 Cole Mirasola tech falls Marzolino 22-6

Penn State 48, Indiana 0

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