Penn State wrestling updates, scores, and results from Big Ten tournament session one

Penn State has completed session one of the Big Ten wrestling championships. Read on to see how the Nittany Lions performed inside of the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Big Ten tournament schedule

This event will be held over two days, Saturday and Sunday, inside of the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):

Saturday

10 a.m. – Session 1 (First Round, Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)

5:30 p.m. – Session 2 (Consolation Matches, Wrestlebacks)

7:30 p.m. – Session 3 (Semifinals)

Sunday

1 p.m. – Session 4 (Consolation Semifinals, 7th-Place Matches)

4:30 p.m. – Session 5 (1st-, 3rd- and 5th- Place Matches)

How to follow Penn State wrestling at the Big Ten tournament

The Big Ten tournament will be a mixture of live television coverage and streaming. Penn State matches will be part of Big Ten Network’s over-the-air coverage of sessions one, three, and five. BTN+ will stream matside coverage for all sessions. It is also the exclusive home to watch sessions two and four.

The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air with the prematch show at 9:40 p.m. Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call. ET. Click here to access the free LionVision feed.

You can also follow along live and chat with other Penn State wrestling fans on Blue-White Illustrated’s The Wrestling Room forum. Access it by clicking here.

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Big Ten tournament session one updates: Quarters

1:48 — Max Dean is also headed to the semifinals. He just beat Michael Foy of Minnesota 2-0. He secured an escape and also had a riding time point after accumulating 1:10 of it in the 197-pound quarterfinal.

1:40 — Aaron Brooks has the first big bonus points of the day for Penn State. He moves into the 184-pound semis after beating Rutger’s Brian Soldano by technical fall, 18-2, in 5:57.

1:31 — Carter Starocci is into the semifinals. The top-seeded 174-pounder wins by major decision, 10-2, over Troy Fisher of Northwestern. He had 2:04 in riding time.

1:23 — Alex Facundo is off to the consolation bracket. He falls 3-1 to Ohio State’s Carson Kharchla.

1:17 — Levi Haines is into the semifinals. He dominated Derek Gilcher 6-0 with 2:57 in riding time. The Nittany Lion scored three takedowns to win decisively.

125-149 updates

12:57 — Penn State just split a pair of matches that were happening simultaneously. Shayne Van Ness is off to consolations after he couldn’t get his offense going in a 4-2 loss to Iowa’s Max Murin at 149 pounds. At 141, Beau Bartlett is into the semifinals after taking a 4-2 win over Michigan’s Cole Mattin.

12:38 — Roman Bravo-Young glides into the semifinals with a commanding 13-2 win over Brody Teske of Iowa. He amassed a whopping 5:06 in riding time while earning the Nittany Lions an extra point in the team race.

12:23 p.m. — Quarterfinals are now underway at 125 pounds. Roman Bravo-Young will kick off this round for Penn State at 133 pounds in about 10 minutes.

11:30 a.m. — Fair warning, folks: Penn State will not be back on the mat for awhile. All of the Nittany Lions’ upperweights reached the quarters via bye. Roman Bravo-Young will kick off the quarterfinal round for Penn State at 133 pounds. But, that’s probably 25-30 minutes away. We’ll update when we know more.

Big Ten tournament session one updates: First round

11:27 a.m. — Alex Facundo is into the Big Ten quarterfinals for the first time. He beat Purdue’s Stoney Buell 7-2 on the strength of three takedowns plus an escape. The Lions now have nine of 10 wrestlers in the quarterfinals (seven of them arrived there via bye).

11:15 a.m. — Shayne Van Ness will be up in about five minutes. Until then, we’ll note that No. 5 Shayne Van Ness has his quarterfinal foe: No. 4 Max Murin of Iowa.

10:54 a.m. – Seeding upset: No. 10 Cole Mattin just beat No. 7 Jake Olivieri. So, Mattin, from Michigan, will face Penn State’s Beau Bartlett in the quarters at 141 pounds.

10:47 a.m. — Penn State has its first victory of this tournament. Shayne Van Ness accrued 3:45 in riding time as he pummeled Illinois’ Jake Harrier 16-4. The major decision will give the Lions extra points in the team race. “SVN’ is off to the quarters.

10:38 a.m. — Shayne Van Ness is about to take the mat for Penn State against Jake Harrier of Illinois.

10:27 a.m. – Shayne Van Ness is in the hole on mat two for his opening bout at 149 pounds. He faces Jake Harrier of Illinois.

10:23 a.m. — Brown was the aggressor early and often. He scored first and last and thoroughly dominated Gary Steen. The Terrapin beats the Nittany Lion 14-0. Steen now goes into the consolation bracket.

10:02 a.m. – Wrestling is underway. We’re awaiting Gary Steen, who is on deck mat 2.

9:35 a.m. — Gary Steen will be the first Penn State wrestler on the mat. He is on deck on mat 2. In other words, once the initial match on that mat is completed, he will be up to face Braxton Brown of Maryland at approximately 10:10 a.m. ET.