Everybody knew Penn State wrestling was going to beat Northwestern, and that’s exactly what happened.
But even with Penn State wrestling, shutouts are still eye opening, and since Penn State got 51 out of a possible 60 team points in Evanston Sunday afternoon, that’s something to talk about.
Penn State has shut out five of its opponents so far this season, which already matches its full total for last year and is tied for the most in the Cael Sanderson era, along with last year’s team and the 2012-13 squad.
There are still six dual meets left.
Every one of Penn State’s wins was of the bonus point variety, and one of the bouts didn’t even happen at all. Northwestern chose to forfeit its bout at 165, where Penn State has perhaps the best pound for pound wrestler in the country in Mitchell Mesenbrink.
Here are the full results.
174: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) tech falls No. 32 Eddie Enright (Northwestern) 19-4
Penn State 5, Northwestern 0
184: No. 4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) tech falls JD Perez (Northwestern) 22-7
Penn State 10, Northwestern 0
197: No. 1 Josh Barr (Penn State) pins Alex Smith (Northwestern)
Penn State 16, Northwestern 0
Heavyweight: No. 13 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) tech falls Gabe Christenson (Northwestern) 19-4
Penn State 21, Northwestern 0
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.125: No. 2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) tech falls No. 26 Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)
Penn State 26, Northwestern 0
133: No. 4 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) major decision over No. 24 Sean Spidle (Northwestern) 15-0
Penn State 30, Northwestern 0
141: No. 7 Braeden Davis (Penn State) majors No. 24 Sean Spidle (Northwestern) 15-4
Penn State 34, Northwestern 0
149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) tech falls August Hibler (Northwestern) 18-3
Penn State 39, Northwestern 0
157: No. 3 PJ Duke (Penn State) pins Gunnr Myers (Northwestern)
Penn State 45, Northwestern 0
165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) wins via forfeit
Penn State 51, Northwestern 0
Penn State will next be in action Friday against Indiana at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
