STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – No. 8 Sun Devil Wrestling took an early lead over No. 1 Penn State on their home mat but the Nittany Lions built a large lead going into halftime and sustained the lead, winning 41-3.
The early going started off in the Sun Devils' favor as Brandon Courtney picked up a 13-7 decision in his first collegiate dual appearance over Penn State's Devin Schnupp to give ASU a 3-0 lead.
The Nittany Lions then picked up four straight victories, three bonus point wins, taking a 17-3 lead into halftime. Pennsylvania native Josh Maruca, the No. 11 149-pounder nearly earned a victory over No. 12 Brady Berge but ultimately fell by decision, 5-4.
Penn State picked up four more bonus point victories after the break, earning the dual victory.
The Sun Devils have just over two weeks to prepare for Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 to end 2018, returning home to host Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8 pm. Tickets for the dual and the remainder of the season can be purchased at the following link: https://thesundevils.com/sports/2014/10/29/209739045.aspx.
Results:
125 – Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Devin Schnupp (PSU), 13-7
133 – Roman Bravo-Young MD #5 Ryan Millhof, 14-1
141 – #4 Nick Lee FALL Cory Crooks, 2:18
149 – #12 Brady Berge DEC #11 Josh Maruca, 5-4
157 – #1 Jason Nolf MD #16 Christian Pagdilao, 18-5
165 – #1 Vincenzo Joseph MD #5 Josh Shields, 11-2
174 – #2 Mark Hall DEC #1 Zahid Valencia, 4-0
184 – #4 Shakur Rasheed TF #19 Kordell Norfleet, 15-0
197 – #1 Bo Nickal FALL Austyn Harris, :35
HWT – #5 Anthony Cassar FALL Brady Daniel, 5:18
The early going started off in the Sun Devils' favor as Brandon Courtney picked up a 13-7 decision in his first collegiate dual appearance over Penn State's Devin Schnupp to give ASU a 3-0 lead.
The Nittany Lions then picked up four straight victories, three bonus point wins, taking a 17-3 lead into halftime. Pennsylvania native Josh Maruca, the No. 11 149-pounder nearly earned a victory over No. 12 Brady Berge but ultimately fell by decision, 5-4.
Penn State picked up four more bonus point victories after the break, earning the dual victory.
The Sun Devils have just over two weeks to prepare for Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 to end 2018, returning home to host Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8 pm. Tickets for the dual and the remainder of the season can be purchased at the following link: https://thesundevils.com/sports/2014/10/29/209739045.aspx.
Results:
125 – Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Devin Schnupp (PSU), 13-7
133 – Roman Bravo-Young MD #5 Ryan Millhof, 14-1
141 – #4 Nick Lee FALL Cory Crooks, 2:18
149 – #12 Brady Berge DEC #11 Josh Maruca, 5-4
157 – #1 Jason Nolf MD #16 Christian Pagdilao, 18-5
165 – #1 Vincenzo Joseph MD #5 Josh Shields, 11-2
174 – #2 Mark Hall DEC #1 Zahid Valencia, 4-0
184 – #4 Shakur Rasheed TF #19 Kordell Norfleet, 15-0
197 – #1 Bo Nickal FALL Austyn Harris, :35
HWT – #5 Anthony Cassar FALL Brady Daniel, 5:18