Overview
- Penn State took nine matches, highlighted by Josh Barr’s pin at 197 pounds and major decisions from Shayne Van Ness at 149 and Mitchell Mesenbrink at 165.
- The victory extended the Nittany Lions’ dual-meet streaks to 79 straight overall and 44 in Big Ten play, improving them to 8-0 with a 330-19 season scoring margin.
- Early momentum came from Luke Lilledahl avenging last season’s loss to Dean Peterson at 125 and freshman Marcus Blaze defeating two-time NCAA runner-up Drake Ayala at 133.
- In marquee upsets, No. 4 Rocco Welsh edged No. 1 Angelo Ferrari at 184 and No. 13 Cole Mirasola beat No. 5 Ben Keuter at heavyweight.
- Iowa competed without dismissed 197-pound starter Massomo Endene, with replacement Brody Samson getting pinned, and Penn State now travels to face Northwestern on Sunday.