Penn State wrestling wrapped up its weekend by scoring bonus points in all 10 bouts for a 51-0 blowout of Maryland on Saturday in College Park.
The victory was Penn State’s third consecutive shutout, sixth in its last seven dual meets and seventh on the year. Now 11-0 on the season and 5-0 in conference, the Nittany Lions extended their NCAA-record for consecutive dual meet wins to 82.
Coming off a shutout of Indiana at home the night before, Penn State traveled to Maryland on Saturday for a meet that was moved up from Sunday because of the impending winter storm.
PJ Duke, Rocco Welsh and Cole Mirasola each had pins, while Luke Lilledahl, Shayne Van Ness, Mitchell Mesenbrink, Levi Haines and Josh Barr won by technical fall and Marcus Blaze and Braeden Davis took major decisions.
The Nittany Lions return to action on Friday when they host Nebraska at 8 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center.
125 Pounds
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl jumped in front with a first-period takedown of Maryland’s Abram Cline, then opened it up in the second with two takedowns and a stall point to extend his lead to 10-3. With an escape, stall point and two more takedowns in the third and a riding time point tacked on, Lilledahl finished the bout with a 19-4 technical fall.
Penn State 5, Maryland 0
133 Pounds
No. 4 Marcus Blaze drove through on a double out of a scramble to take a 3-0 first-period lead against Maryland’s Braxton Brown. Blaze escaped then countered a Brown shot for a takedown and extended his advantage to 7-1 after two. The Nittany Lion freshman added a takedown at the edge of the mat, a stall point and another takedown late in the third, and with a riding time point claimed a 15-3 major decision
Penn State 9, Maryland 0
141 Pounds
No. 11 Braeden Davis took control early against Maryland’s Dario Lemus with two first-period takedowns for a 6-1 lead. After a Lemus escape to start the second, Davis went back on the offensive with two more takedowns to lead 12-3 heading into the final period. A Davis escape, takedown and stall point extended the Nittany Lion’s lead to 17-3 and with a riding time point secured Davis tried to stay in control in the waning moments for a tech fall. Lemus, however, managed to escape and fend off a final shot as Davis settled for an 18-4 major decision.
Penn State 13, Maryland 0
149 Pounds
Maryland’s No. 7-ranked Carter Young took a surprising first-period lead on No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, fighting off a shot from the Nittany Lion then getting a takedown and four back points to lead 7-1 after one. Van Ness stormed back in the second, escaping to start the period and scoring five takedowns as he played catch and release with Young. Now leading 17-11-7, Van Ness picked up a stall point before allowing Young to escape at the start of the third. Van Ness continued the offensive onslaught against the overwhelmed Young, scoring three more takedowns for a 32-15 tech fall at 6:41.
Penn State 18, Maryland 0
157 Pounds
No. 3 PJ Duke needed little time dispense of Maryland’s Mekhi Neal. After his third takedown of the first period, Duke put Neal on his back for the pin at 1:44.
Penn State 24, Maryland 0
165 Pounds
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink got an early takedown of Maryland’s AJ Rodrigues and was relentless on top, turning the Terrapin three times for a total of 11 near fall points and a 14-0 lead after one. Mesenbrink choose the bottom position to start the second, and while Rodrigues did his best to hang on, the Nittany Lion escaped to secure a 15-0 tech fall at 3:24.
Penn State 29, Maryland 0
174 Pounds
No. 1 Levi Haines racked up four takedowns and an escape through the first two periods against Maryland’s Seth Digby to open up a 13-2 lead. Digby escaped and scored a takedown of his own early in the third to narrow the deficit, but Haines went right back to work, taking down the Terrapin twice and cutting him loose, then getting the final takedown late in the bout for a 24-8 tech fall at 6:36.
Penn State 34, Maryland 0
184 Pounds
No. 1 Rocco Welsh got two first-period takedowns to open a 6-1 lead against Maryland’s Sepanta Ahanj-Elias. After escaping to start the second, Welsh scored his third takedown and worked Ahanj-Elias to his back for the fall at 3:52.
Penn State 40, Maryland 0
197 Pounds
No. 1 Josh Barr countered a shot from Maryland’s No. 13-ranked Brandon John late in the first to take a 3-0 lead and extended the advantage to 7-0 with an escape and a takedown in the second. Barr was aggressive in the final two minutes, taking down John four times in the period, including on a high double with nine seconds left for a 19-4 tech fall.
Penn State 45, Maryland 0
285 Pounds
No. 12 Cole Mirasola set the pace early on against Maryland’s Joey Schneck, scoring three takedowns in the first period for a 9-3 lead. Follwing Schneck’s escape to start the second, Miraslola took the Terrapin down again, this time locking up a cradle for the fall at 3:56
Penn State 51, Maryland 0
