How to watch Penn State wrestling vs. Drexel: Projected lineups, start time, and more
Penn State wrestling opens its 2024-2025 season today when it hosts Drexel at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions would be massive favorites in this match if such a betting market existed. That is true even if head coach Cael Sanderson’s team may not be at full strength due to last night’s NWCA All-Star Classic in State College. Five Nittany Lions — Beau Bartlett at 141 pounds, Shayne Van Ness (149), Tyler Kasak (157), Levi Haines (174), and Carter Starocci (184) — competed. They went 4-1, with Van Ness, Kasak, haines, and Starocci picking up wins while Bartlett suffered a setback in the exhibition match. Read a full event recap here. Before it, Sanderson called into question whether or not any of the five would compete on Sunday.
“Yeah, it looks like the majority of them will not be wrestling Sunday,” Sanderson said Monday. “I think there’s a couple of them that are considering it, but I think their focus right now is the all-star match. They’re wrestling some of the best guys in the country, so we want them to focus on that match.
“It doesn’t count on your record, but if you’re a competitor, every match obviously counts, and you want to go wrestle well and kind of set the tone and get things going. We have a lot of lot of really tough and able-bodied kids that are ready to jump in there, if the opportunities present themselves.”
We get you ready for the match below.
What time, channel, is Penn State-Drexel on?
The season opener will be streamed exclusively on B1G+. It is a subscription service. The match starts at 1 p.m. ET. Those who will not be on hand or don’t have B1G+ can listen to the radio call from longtime program play-by-play man Jeff Byers for free on LionVision by clicking here. The Penn State pre-match show goes live at 12:40 p.m. ET. Blue-White Illustrated will also have updates on The Wrestling Room forum.
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Projected starting lineups
As noted above, things will likely look a bit abnormal for the Lions today. Since we do not yet know which starters may not wrestle on back-to-back days, we’ll list them all in addition to the wrestler who might fill their spot. The wrestler in bold is the one we project to start. All rankings are courtesy of InterMat
125 pounds: Luke Lilledahl OR Kurt McHenry, PSU vs. Desmond Pleasan, Drexel
133 pounds: No. 7 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. Kyle Waterman, Drexel
141 pounds: No. 3 Beau Bartlett OR Sean Wang OR David Evans, PSU vs. Jordan Soriano, Drexel
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness OR David Evans OR Connor Pierece, PSU vs. Dom Findora, Drexel
157 pounds: No. 5 Tyler Kasak OR Alex Facundo, PSU vs. Luke Nichter, Drexel
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. Cody Walsh, Drexel
174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU OR Brian Borden OR Matt Lee vs. Dom D’Agostino OR Jack Jenda, Drexel
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci OR Jack Kelly OR Zach Ryder, PSU vs. Giuseppe Hoose, Drexel
197 pounds: No. 23 Josh Barr OR Lucas Cochran, PSU vs. Ethan Wilson, Drexel
285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. Dom Petracci OR Tanner Updegraff, Drexel
