Final: 40-7, PSU
75th consecutive dual meet win for PSU
75th consecutive dual meet win for PSU
Penn State - Wyoming '25 Match Thread
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Cole gonna need to put on 15 good pounds of muscle in the offseason or he's going to continue to struggle with the top guys
Nah, we are good. As long as the opponent isn't bigger....or stronger...or quicker. No problem here.
Yes agree. I think Desmond will beat him. Way better on his feet. Just needs to get up to and 145 to wrestle 141. Hitting the weights would help big time
Byers said Barr is nearly ready and is expected to wrestle-off against Connor Mirasola in the next couple weeks. But I take all injury-related info about PSU wrestling, even from Byers, with several large grains of salt.
SVN is the Ernie Lucas Award winner
So Cole having trouble finishing is an actual real thing that doesn't have to do with being out weighed. This time he was at 229 while Carroll was at 231 and the exact same issue again. Can't finish anything and gets taken down because of it. How do you fix that? I don't know
Penn State beats Wyoming 40-7
Penn State won its 75th consecutive dual meet by beating Wyoming 40-7 on the road Saturday night. The Lions won eight of 10 bouts, including four victories by fall.Penn State returns to the mat next Saturday in Nashville. The Lions wrestle North Dakota State and Stanford at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals. If they win both, they will pass Oklahoma State for the Division I record for most consecutive dual victories with 77.
Here are the full results from Saturday night:
125 pounds: No. 2 Luke Lilledahl (So.), Penn State TF Sefton Douglass, Wyoming, 18-3 (3:26) (PSU 5-0)
133 pounds: No. 10 Marcus Blaze (Fr.), PSU F Luke Willochell, Wyoming (3:39) (PSU 11-0)
141 pounds: Cael Nasdeo (Fr.) Penn State d. John Alden, Wyoming, 11-4 (PSU 15-0)
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Jr.), PSU F No. 30 30 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming, 2:54 (PSU 20-0)
157 pounds: No. 15 PJ Duke (Fr.), Penn State F No. 23 Jared Hill, Wyoming, 4:09 (PSU 26-0)
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Jr.), PSU F Sloan Swan, Wyoming, 2:00 (35-0 PSU)
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines (Sr.), Penn State TF No. 28 Riley Davis, Wyoming, 18-1 (4:50) (PSU 37-0)
184 pounds: No. 4 Rocco Welsh (So.), PSU d. No. 12 Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming, 4-1 (PSU 40-0)
197 pounds: No. 2 Joey Novak, Wyoming md. Connor Mirasola, 10-2 (PSU 40-4)
285 pounds: No. 10 Christian Carroll, Wyoming d. No. 11 Cole Mirasola, 10-4 (PSU 40-7)
FINAL: PSU 40, Wyoming 7
I do think Christian Carroll is a thing at 285 but yeah I had more bearish expectations on Cole this year (thought he was very draw dependent to AA)
F that. Let him develop. Kids a tough kid. Last week and again this week he was in on shots that 99% of times are takedowns. Let him get stronger and more reps. He’ll be fine
Meh, looking forward to Barr blowing out the smoke off his pistols.
that has to be the most TDs PSU has given up in a dual in years ... and the final was 40-7
He will definitely improve but I think we see a pattern now. The Lehigh kid was enormous but this kid was about the same weight and the problem still there. Again I don't see a fix for this that doesn't include a full year of weight gain of around 10-15 pounds. But let's see if they don't find a way around this, season still young. Agree no desire to portal the weight out, hang in there and try to get around it
Attendance tonight was 4,686. Wyoming's previous record for attendance at a wrestling dual was 2,000 something.
PSU wins the TD battle, 20-8
PSU wins the TD battle, 20-8
Carroll looked stockier, especially in lower body. Maybe he's got more meat on a shorter body.
Have a feeling Lucas gets one of the matches next week, also I think Barr will be ready next week also.
My thanks to @SlipperyPete for the PBP. I'm so glad I didn't even attempt PBP by myself, as I could barely keep my eyes open, and mostly just listened to the commentary during the matches, or would open my eyes if a PSUer was getting close to a pin.
Good practice for Rutger Fight Club.
I know Cole has won the wrestleoff but it might be worth a look.
Let's not get carried away. The kid he beat today is winless on the year with 4 of 6 losses by bonus.
Good for Nate, but a RS would benefit him more than wrestling up 2 weights
This feels different: I don't even think P.J. is what you would call a "pinner": He's just so absurdly good that if he wants to pin them, he just pins them. It's shocking how talented this kid is. "#8" in the nation
. Now THAT is hilarious Carroll looking like the high recruit that he was. Always had talent but just couldn’t put it together. He looked good. That outside step/duck under was slick
At least we have 8 scoring wrestlers.
Yep. Can't hurt to give Lucas a crack at it next week and then see where things stand. The thing is that I know damn well I have seen this issue before and they basically just fix it, but here it might take more time than what this season will allow.
Ok ok I know we won 40-7 and I shouldn't be complaining, but I'm going to anyway lol. There are 2 things that are bothering me.
1. Rocco's lack of offense is concerning. If he can't score on Neithenback how is he ever going to score on Ferrari/McEnelly? He made it to the finals in 2024 with three straight OT wins. I hope he doesn't expect that to happen again.
2. I really think Cochran should get a shot at HWT. He lost to Cole at the Black Knight after leading the majority of the match. It's becoming very clear where Cole's ceiling is so why not give Cochran a shot?
1. Rocco's lack of offense is concerning. If he can't score on Neithenback how is he ever going to score on Ferrari/McEnelly? He made it to the finals in 2024 with three straight OT wins. I hope he doesn't expect that to happen again.
2. I really think Cochran should get a shot at HWT. He lost to Cole at the Black Knight after leading the majority of the match. It's becoming very clear where Cole's ceiling is so why not give Cochran a shot?
If this makes everyone feel better about the TD battle. We would have had more TDs without all the pins.
Wondering if Ono knows any Sumo wrestlers who speak English?
Rocco is exactly who he was at the OSU.
Low scores but he wins. Who can argue with that? I'm grateful he's wearing a PSU singlet!