Michigan State University
Penn State
No. 1 Penn State Defeats Spartan Wrestling
2/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. â€" The Michigan State wrestling team fell at No. 1 Penn State on Saturday night, 41-3, before a sold-out crowd at Rec Hall.
Redshirt sophomore Javier Gasca claimed MSU's lone win with a 6-2 decision over 14th-ranked and returning All-American Jimmy Gulibon at 141 pounds. Gasca, who is No. 21 in the NCAA coaches' rankings, finished the Big Ten dual season with a 7-2 record and is now 18-5 overall after two victories on the weekend.
With the win, Penn State (15-0, 9-0 Big Ten) claimed a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship, along with No. 2 Iowa. The two schools did not face each other in dual action. The Nittany Lions featured eight ranked wrestlers in their starting lineup on Saturday night, including four at No. 1 and seven in the top six.
At 165 pounds, Dean Vettese was tied with Geno Morelli after two periods, 1-1, but Morelli came away with the 8-2 decision after a strong third period.
In the 184-pound match, Shwan Shadaia and sixth-ranked Matt McCutcheon were scoreless after the first. McCutcheon, an NCAA Championships qualifier last year, scored three points in the second and held on for the 3-0 decision over Shadaia.
Michigan State (1-14, 1-8 Big Ten) finishes the dual season at Cleveland State on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.
No. 1 Penn State 41, Michigan State 3
125: No. 4 Nico Megaludis (PSU) major dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 17-5. PSU, 4-0
133: No. 5 Jordan Conaway (PSU) pinned Garth Yenter (MSU), 5:59. PSU, 10-0
141: Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. No. 14 Jimmy Gulibon (PSU), 6-2. PSU, 10-3
149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (PSU) tech. fall Kaelan Richards (MSU), 24-9 (6:49). PSU, 15-3
157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (PSU) pinned Mark Bozzo (MSU), 2:02. PSU, 21-3
165: Geno Morelli (PSU) dec. Dean Vettese (MSU), 8-2. PSU, 24-3
174: No. 1 Bo Nickal (PSU) tech. fall Travis Curley (MSU), 24-9 (6:19). PSU, 29-3
184: No. 6 Matt McCutcheon (PSU) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 3-0. PSU, 32-3
197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) pinned Jacob Cooper (MSU), 4:22. PSU, 38-3
HWT: Nick Nevills (PSU) dec. Dimitrus Renfroe (MSU), 5-2. PSU wins, 41-3
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