Penn State-Michigan wrestling: Recapping the Lions' dominating win over the Wolverines

Penn State is still the top ranked wrestling team in the country. The Nittany Lions beat No. 4 Michigan 30-8 Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center by winning eight of 10 bouts.

Read on for more info, plus updates, on Penn State-Michigan.

How to watch, follow, and stream Penn State-Michigan

Big Ten Network is televising the highly-anticipated match. It is also being streamed on BTN+.

The Penn State Radio Network will be on the air at 6:40 p.m. for the prematch show before longtime play-by-play announcer Jeff Byers calls the action from matside. Click here to access the free LionVision feed.

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Starting lineups

The list below is currently the projected starting lineups. We’ll update the bouts once the starters are announced.

125 pounds: Gary Steen, Penn State vs. No. 23 Jack Medley, Michigan

133 pounds: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young, PSU vs. No. 12 Dylan Ragusin, UM

141 pounds: No. 4 Beau Bartlett, Penn State vs. No. 23 Cole Martin, Michigan

149 pounds: No. 14 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. Fidel Mayora, UM

157 pounds: No. 17 Levi Haines, Penn State vs. No. 10 Will Lewan, Michigan

165 pounds: No. 16 Alex Facundo, PSU vs. No. 5 Cameron Amine, UM

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 30 Max Maylor, Michigan

184 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, PSU vs. No. 9 Matt Finesilver, UM

197 pounds: No. 4 Max Dean, Penn State vs. Jake Woodley, UM

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet vs. No. 2 Mason Parris, UM

Updates as the Lions-Wolverines dual unfolds

This space will serve as your home for updates throughout the contest. Information from each bout and the running score will be updated below. This page does not refresh automatically, so please refresh your browser often to learn the latest.

9:06 — No. 2 Mason Parris used a third period takedown and ride out to beat No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet 3-1 at heavyweight. Penn State wins, though, 30-8 to remain unbeaten.

8:54 — Max Dean beats Brendin Yatooma 10-1. It was no contest as Dean scored 3:52 in riding time and four takedowns. Penn State leads 30-5 heading to a heavyweight clash between No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet and No. 2 Mason Parris.

8:44 — No. 1 Aaron Brooks was dominant in a 14-4 major decision over No. 9 Matt Finesilver at 184. That clinches the dual meet for Penn State. He had 1:51 in riding time. Penn State 26, Michigan 5 with two to go.

8:33 — Penn State now leads Michigan 22-5 after Carter Starocci dominated and then pinned Max Maylor in 4:14 at 174 pounds.

8:25 — No. 16 Alex Facundo upsets No. 5 Cameron Amine 6-5 in tiebreaker. He had 14 seconds in riding time to break a 5-5 tie after two 30 second tiebreaker periods. Amine scored a late third period takedown to make it 3-2 with 20 seconds left, and he was only awarded it following review. Facundo escaped to force sudden victory and won in the end by decision. PSU 16, Michigan 5 after 165.

First half updates

7:55 — No. 17 Levi Haines fended off a tremendous shot to start sudden victory and then gets in on a single leg of his own and beats No. 10 Will Lewan 3-1 in sudden victory. What a match. Penn State leads Michigan 13-5 at the break.

7:41 — An aggressive third period for Shayne Van Ness equaled a number of takedowns and a total of 3:43 in riding time to lead the Nittany Lion to a 14-4 major decision over Fidel Mayora. Penn State leads Michigan 10-5 after four.

7:32 p.m — Beau Bartlett dominated on top just as RBY did. He finishes with 1:34 in riding time and scored three takedowns en route to a 7-2 win over Cole Mattin. PSU leads for the first time over UM, 6-5.

7:20 p.m. — Roman Bravo-Young gave up the first takedown but finished with 3:04 in riding time and used it plus a second period takedown to beat Dylan Ragusin 4-2 at 133 pounds. Wolverines 5, Nittany Lions three after two.

7:10 p.m. — Jack Medley pushed the action and the scoring en route to a third-period technical fall over Gary Steen. The final was 19-3. Michigan leads Penn State 5-0 after one.

6:45 p.m. — According to TrackWrestling live scoring, it will be Levi Haines for Penn State at 157 pounds.

6:30 p.m. — Starting lineups are not in yet. But, the match will start, as expected, at 125 pounds.