Penn State-Michigan wrestling recap: Lions roll to 49th straight dual meet victory

No. 1 Penn State beat No. 11 Michigan on Friday night. The Nittany Lions won their 49th consecutive dual meet.

“There’s a lot of great matchups up and down the lineup,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said on Tuesday before the match. “Michigan always has a great team. I mean, they’re always one of the toughest teams in the country. So this year’s no exception. It’ll be a fun match. Because, in the big dual meets, we look at every dual kind of the same way. Every match matters, because you’re looking at each individual trying to figure out well, how can this kid get better and make sure, like I said before, he’s trending in the right direction?

“But as a whole, as a team, we compete individually. So whether it’s a big dual or a small dual, I mean, there’s no such thing as a small dual. It’s kind of the same thing for us. We just want to see our guys just kind of be themselves when they get out there.”

Read a recap of the top 15 clash below.

Penn State-Michigan second five matches updates

8:08 — David Evans wins 5-2. Penn State wins 27-9. The Lions are now 5-0 and 2-0 in Big Ten duals. It is the program’s 995th victory all time.

7:57 — Penn State has secured a dual meet victory over Michigan as Beau Bartlett beats Sergio Lemley 7-5 at 141 pounds. The Lions lead the Wolverines 24-9 with one bout to go.

7:46 — No. 4 Aaron Nagao fell to No. 6 Dylan Ragusin by fall in sudden victory. The Wolverine pinned the Nittany Lion from neutral at the 7:28 mark. Nagao was in on a shot, but Rragusin caught and turned him to his back. It’s 21-9 Penn State and Ragusin is now 17-0.

7:32 — No. 14 Braeden Davis upsets No. 5 Michael DeAgustino 5-1. He scored a late takedown in the third period and had 1:07 in riding time to reach the final margin of victory. Penn State leads Michigan 21-3.

7:19 — No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet beats No. 4 Lucas Davidson by decision, 8-3. Penn State now leads Michigan 18-3 with four matches to go at the Crisler Center.

Lions-Wolverines first five matches updates

6:57 — No. 1 Aaron Brooks wins by technical fall, 20-5, over No. 32 Bobby Striggow in 4:16. Penn State leads Michigan 15-3 after five matches. It’s now halftime.

6:48 — No. 5 Bernie Truax uses a third period takedown and ride out to win 4-1 over No. 15 Jaden Bullock of Michigan. Penn State leads Michigan 10-3 after four bouts in Ann Arbor.

6:36 — No. 4 Shane Griffith of Michigan tops Terrell Barraclough 2-1 at 174 pounds. It’s a scoreboard win for the Lions, as Barraclough bumped up a weight class for an ill Carter Starocci and only surrendered three team points. It’s 7-3 Penn State after three bouts.

6:22 — In a matchup of No. 9 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. No. 7 Cameron Amine (a three-time All-American), the Nittany Lion pushed the pace early and dominated late. He drew four stall calls and secured multiple takedowns en route to a 12-1 major decision with 1:39 in riding time. Penn State leads Michigan 7-0 after two bouts.

6:15 — Levi Haines entered Friday night 15-0 as a Nittany Lion in dual meets. He is now 16-0 after the No. 1 Nittany Lion beat No. 9 Will Lewan 2-1. A second stall call on the Wolverine was the difference. Penn State leads the dual meet 3-0.

Pre-match updates: Penn State-Michigan

5:56 — David Evans is officially in for Kasak, who did travel. Barraclough in for Starrocci, who also traveled. Lucas Cochran, Donovan Ball, and Gary Streen all traveled as the Lions could take 15 to this Big Ten road match. And, Michigan’s Austin Gomez is indeed in Mexico, where the wrestle-offs are ongoing for the Olympic team there.

5:40 — Penn State radio play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Byers will be live from the Crisler Center at 5:45 p.m. ET. Track Wrestling lists Fidel Mayora vs. David Evans at 149. That would be no Austin Gomez for Michigan and no Tyler Kasak for the Nittany Lions. Tonight’s dual will start at 157 pounds and end at 149 pounds. Terrell Barraclough, and not Carter Starocci, is listed by Track for Penn State at 174 pounds.

Time and TV details

Venue: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Start time: 6 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 5:45 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

Projected Penn State-Michigan 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.

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 9 Will Lewan, Michigan

165 pounds: No. 9 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 7 Cameron Amine, UM

174 pounds: Terrell Barraclough, Penn State vs. No. 4 Shane Griffith, Michigan

184 pounds: No. 5 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 15 Jaden Bullock, UM

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 32 Bobby Striggow, Michigan

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 4 Lucas Davison, UM

125 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 5 Michael DeAugustino, Michigan

133 pounds: No. 4 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 6 Dylan Ragusin, UM

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 25 Sergio Lemley, Michigan

149 pounds: David Evans, PSU vs. Fidel Mayora, UM