Penn State wrestling blasts Iowa Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

The marquee dual meet of the Penn State wrestling season is tonight. The No. 1 Nittany Lions are at Carver-Hawkeye Arena to take on No. 3 Iowa. Head coach Tom Brands’ Hawkeyes will look to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season a week ago in an upset fashion against Michigan. Cael Sanderson’s side, meanwhile, looks to give their head coach his 200th win in blue and white while also securing the program’s 53rd consecutive dual meet victory.

“We have to make it a tough battle,” Brands said this week. “This is going to be a tough one. We’re excited. We’re looking forward to it. And away we go. We’re close.”

Sanderson, for his part, downplayed the chance to win a milestone match. He did, however, credit the environment his team is walking into.

“I think wrestling at Iowa is a lot of fun,” Sanderson said at his weekly news conference. “Their fans know the support. Their event staff is second to known. We watch and say what can we learn from this? And then they have one of the best athletic programs in all of sports in their wrestling team. So, it’s a great place to compete. Everywhere we wrestle, we generally see a big crowd. Here, it’s standing room only. So we wrestle in big environments all the time. So from that standpoint, it’s not as big of a deal.

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Penn State-Iowa second half updates

11:13– Greg Kerkvliet wins at heavyweight, and Penn State beats Iowa 29-6.

11:02 — Aaron Brooks tops Zach Glazier 5-1 at 197 pounds. Penn State leads Iowa 25-6 heading into heavyweight.

10:53 — Bernie Truax beats Aiden Riggins 8-0 at 184. The Nittany Lion had more than three minutes of riding time. Cael Sanderson has secured his 200th dual meet victory at Penn State. The Lions lead Iowa 22-6.

10:40 — No. 1 Carter Starocci beats No. 7 Patrick Kennedy 13-5, and Penn State leads Iowa 18-6 after 174.

10:31 — No. 7 Mitchell Mesnebrink starts the second half with a 12-6 decision over No. 6 Mikey Caliendo. A late takedown for the Hawkeye kept it to a decision. Penn State leads Iowa 14-6 after 165.

Lions-Hawkeyes first half

10:05 — Penn State leads Iowa 11-6 after five matches. At 157, Levi Haines beat Jared Franek by major decision 12-0.

9:55 — Tyler Kasak erased a deficit with a massive third period to force sudden victory but falls to Iowa’s Caleb Rathjen 11-8 in a fun and competitive bout at 149 pounds. Penn State leads Iowa 7-6 after four matches.

9:44 – Beau Bartlett cements his spot as the No. 1 wrestler at 141 pounds by scoring a late takedown to swell his final margin of victory over No. 2 Real Woods to 7-2. Penn State now leads Iowa 7-3 after three matches.

9:33 — Aaron Nagao scored early and late en route to an 11-0 major decision over No. 20 Cullan Schriever. The Nittany Lion bounced back after last week’s loss and puts the Lions ahead 4-3.

9:22 — Drake Ayaly makes a first period takedown stand up to beat Braeden Davis 4-2. Iowa leads Penn State 3-0 after 125 pounds.

Prematch updates: Penn State-Iowa

9:08 — BTN is holding Penn State-Iowa until Rutgers-Michigan concludes. The match should start shortly after 9:10 p.m. ET.

8:55 — Gabe Arnold did not weigh in for Iowa. So, it will be Riggin at 184 for Iowa.

8:45 p.m. — Weigh-ins took place at 7 p.m. ET in the bowels of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Time and TV details

Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa

Start time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

Streaming: Big Ten Plus (BTN+) is streaming the match for subscribers. Fans can visit bigtenplus.com to learn more about how to watch the match and other Nittany Lion events on the streaming service by signing up for one of the offered plans. Besides web browsers, B1G+ is also available on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and XBOX.

Radio: Longtime Lions play-by-play voice Jeff Byers will be on the call starting with the pre-match show at 8:45 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

Projected Penn State-Iowa lineups

All of the matchups listed below are subject to change both after weigh-ins and when the time comes for each individual bout. The projections are courtesy of Penn State athletics. All rankings are courtesy of InterMat.

125 pounds: No. 2 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 7 Drake Ayala, Iowa

133 pounds: No. 6 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 20 Cullan Schriever, Iowa

141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 2 Real Woods, Iowa

149 pounds: No. 10 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 12 Caleb Rathjen, Iowa

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 5 Jared Franek, Iowa

165 pounds: No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 6 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 7 Patrick Kennedy, Iowa

184 pounds: No. 6 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. Gabe Arnold OR Aidan Riggins, Iowa

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 11 Zach Glazier, Iowa

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. Ben Kueter OR No. 29 Bradley Hill, Iowa