Penn State takeaways from Lehigh, looking ahead to Lions' dual with Wyoming: Wrestling show
Penn State wrestling is 2-0 after beating Lehigh handily last Sunday at the PPL Center in Allentown. It returns to the mat this weekend to host Wyoming. We look back at the latest win and ahead to the next matchup on this week’s Nittany Lions wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated.
Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel start this episode with top takeaways from the victory over the Mountain Hawks. Penn State won nine of 10 bouts. Freshman Luke Lilledahl had a highlight win over Lehigh’s Sheldon Seymour at 125 pounds while sophomore Josh Barr beat former Nittany Lion and Lehigh senior Michael Beard by major decision at 197 pounds. What did those results tell us about the outlook for each young Nittany Lion moving forward? Carr and Pickel discuss. Then, they break down what sophomore Braeden Davis’ 4-2 to loss to No. 1 Mountain Hawk Ryan Crookham at 133 pounds tells us about where he is at in his new weight class at this early stage of the season. They close out that portion of the show by looking at whether or not the Penn State starting lineup is set in stone yet or not.
From there, the conversation turns to this weekend’s opponent, Wyoming. The Cowboys and Nittany Lions will meet for the first time. The dual, which is at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, is now at the Bryce Jordan Center. It moved there from Rec Hall due ot the fact that a women’s volleyball postseason event is now being held at the usual home of Nittany Lion wrestling.
You can watch this week’s Penn State wrestling show in the video player below and also on YouTube. Or, you can listen at your favorite destinations for audio like SPOTIFY and APPLE.
What should fans expect to see this weekend. The big question is whether or not 125-pound Wyoming All-American Jore Volk will compete. He missed last weekend’ Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. He is No. 7. Lilledahl is No. 12, per InterMat. Many are hoping that bout will take place.
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“We’ve had some communication with the program,” Penn State associate head coach Cody Sanderson said. “Hopefully he’s able to wrestle That’s probably the most exciting match for me coming up. But if we don’t get it, it’s still good opportunity to see Luke get out there and continue to develop.”
What else could highlight the Penn State-Wyoming dual? The duo close out the show by diving into that topic.
