Penn State is now 6-0 on the day to start the NCAA Championships. The Lions have bonus points triumphs in five of six matches, including two technical falls and a pin from PJ Duke. Full bout results below through 165:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State md. No. 32 Mack Mauger of Missouri, 11-2
The Nittany Lion scored three takedowns and tacked on 1:42 in riding time en route to victory. His takedowns came in the second (one) and third (two) after a scoreless first period. Lilledahl also tacked on 1:42 in riding time.
133 pounds: No. 3 Marcus Blaze, PSU TF No. 30 Gabe Whisenhunt of Oregon State, 17-2 (5:30)
Blaze scored a takedown halfway through the first period to lead 3-0 after one. In the second, he chose down, quickly escaped, and shot and scored to swell his lead to 7-1. The Nittany Lion then fended off a Whisenhunt shot and won the scramble for his third takedown and a 10-1 lead and then tilted for four nearfall and a 15-1 lead after two. In the third, Whisenhunt chose down, escaped, and Blaze took him down for the 17-2 technical fall in 5:30.
141 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State d. No. 19 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley, 2-0
Davis won his opener on the strength of a second-period rideout and third-period escape. He didn’t generate much offense while wrestling with a wrap on his right hand.
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU TF No. 33 Austin McBurney of Brown, 19-4 (5:34)
Van Ness racked up six takedowns en route to a 19-4 technical fall over No. 33 Austin McBurney of Brown in 5:34. The Nittany Lion scored 13 points in the second period en route to victory in his 149-pound opener.
157 pounds: No. 1 PJ Duke, Penn State F No. 33 Yannis Charles of Morgan State (1:55)
Duke hit a single leg takedown early in the first for a 3-0 lead. He then racked up two more takedowns before pinning Charles at the 1:55 mark of the first period to win at 157.
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU TF No. 32 Cody Walsh of Drexel, 21-5 (4:45)
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink took out No. 32 Cody Walsh of Drexel by technical fall, 21-5, in 4:45. He scored seven takedowns en route to a win his 165-pound opener.