Penn State?s rugged February wrestling road trip has ended with the Nittany Lions going 3-1, losing only to Iowa. Penn State will be home on Sunday for Senior Day festivities at 2 p.m. at Rec Hall. The match is once again a sellout.
Rider will be the foe and odds are that the match could end in Penn State?s fourth shutout of the season. But Rider coach Gary Taylor, who won his 390th career match on Sunday when Rider defeated Drexel 26-12, is looking forward to it.
?That?s going to be a tough trip,?? Taylor said in a school release. ?For Penn State to give us that opportunity and gain some exposure for our program, I am thankful to their coaching staff.
?It helps a program like ours to compete in that environment. It?s a very special environment and it is going to be sold out and lively.??
Rider is 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Elsewhere over the college wrestling weekend, Iowa defeated Nebraska 31-7 as No.1 Derek St. John at 157 defeated Nebraska?s No. 4 James Green 6-4 and Iowa?s Mike Evans of Cumberland Valley and Blair Academy downed Robert Kokesh 9-6. Evans trailed 3-0 at one point but recorded three takedowns against Kokesh.
Iowa, which drew a crowd of 9,514 for the Nebraska match, will close out its home season on Saturday against Edinboro. The feature match will be at 133 between No. 2 Tony Ramos of Iowa and Edinboro?s third-ranked A.J. Schopp from Tyrone High School in District 6.
Edinboro defeated Kent State 20-19 on Sunday as the Fighting Scots? Warren Bosch at 197 avoided getting pinned (he gave up a five-point technical fall) by top-ranked Dustin Kilgore at 197 and the Scots won by one.
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Harvard upset Lehigh for the first time since 1998 (14 straight losses) 25-16 as Walter Peppelman of Central Dauphin won at 157 with a 48-second fall for the Crimson. Peppelman is ranked eighth.
Cornell downed Bucknell 37-3 as Marshall Peppelman of Central Dauphin won at 174 for the Big Red. Top-ranked Kyle Dake of Cornell at 165 pinned 10th-ranked Corey Lear of Benton in 53 seconds.
Virginia downed Old Dominion 27-6 on Sunday. Jon Fausey of Line Mountain won at 174 for the Cavaliers but Joe Spisak of Boiling Springs was beaten by 16th-ranked Chris Mecate at 141 pounds. Zach Nye of East Pennsboro was not in Virginia?s lineup at 184 on Sunday.
Illinois defeated Northwestern 24-10 as Tony Dallago of Central Dauphin was victorious at 184.
Elsewhere, Michigan dumped rival Michigan State 24-15, Minnesota held Wisconsin to just one win in a 34-5 victory, Clarion downed Cleveland State 23-9, Bloomsburg blanked George Mason 39-0 and Maryland beat Duke and North Carolina State.
On the small-college level, Messiah notched a pair of easy victories over Gettysburg (41-6) and Washington and Lee (48-6). Josh Thomson (184) of Mechanicsburg won two bouts for Messiah but brother Zach (174) was not in Gettysburg?s lineup. Stevens Tech and W&L also defeated Gettysburg.
Millersville defeated Lycoming 18-15 as the Marauders? Brock Thomson of Middletown beat Matt Neff 4-2 at 149.
Drexel downed Franklin & Marshall 27-9, and Shippensburg defeated Anderson, S.C., 42-6 on Friday.
Source: http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/college_wrestling_notebook_rid.html
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