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Penn State wrestling schedule: Lions to take on Lehigh at PPL Center in Allentown

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•09/16/24•

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Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson looks on during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Penn State wrestling will meet a familiar foe during the non-conference portion of its 2024-2025 schedule. Lehigh announced on Monday that it will battle the Nittany Lions at the PPL Center in Allentown. The dual meet is set for Sun., Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. ET. Tickets will go on sale on Mon., September 23 at 10 a.m. through PPLCenter.com, or the PPL Center QNB Box Office.

Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team beat the Mountainhawks 30-10 in State College a year ago. They last met at the PPL Center in 2017 for the first-ever wrestling match at the home of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. This year will mark the 112th meeting between the two schools on the mat. The Lions are 74-34-3 since 1911 and owners of a 13-match winning streak.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to return to PPL Center to wrestle Penn State,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said in a news release. “Our match in 2017 was an amazing event and working with the team at PPL Center was an incredible experience for everyone involved.”

Television information was not immediately available.

Penn State set for return to Collegiate Wrestling Duals

Penn State will return to the Collegiate Wrestling Duals for the third time in four years this December. The Nittany Lions attended the event during both the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons but did not attend last year. The two-day, three-match round-robin showcase is one of the marquee events on any team’s non-conference schedule. This year, it will be held Dec. 21-22 at Ensworth Frist Campus, which is a high school in Nashville, Tenn.

The list of teams competing at the Duals includes No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Missouri, No. 15 Iowa State, No. 17 Little Rock, No. 23 Lock Haven, No. 29 North Carolina, and No. 36 Binghamton, in addition to the No. 1 Nittany Lions. All rankings are courtesy of InterMat.

Lions 2024-2025 schedule info

Penn State is likely to host EIWA foe American in February for the first time since the 2019-2020 season. And, we also know the team will welcome Wyoming, who competes in the Big 12, to State College later this year. Per the Cowboys’ schedule, that match is set for Sun., Dec. 15. Time and TV details are not yet available.

“When the opportunity to dual against Penn State came up, we jumped on it,” Wyoming head coach Mark Branch told the school’s official website. “Those are the kind of opportunities we want for this team. We have several guys who can be All-Americans, so you want to wrestle the best, and Penn State has proven who they are for the last decade.”

As for the Big Ten slate, Penn State will host Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Maryland. It will travel to Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State, and Rutgers.

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