Penn State-Ohio state wrestling updates: Latest score, match results, and more

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Penn State Wrestling Faces Off Against Ohio State Dual Preview

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State won its 52nd straight dual meet by beating Ohio State Friday night.

Blue-White Illustrated was here for the match. Here’s how it happened.

Second half updates

8:35 — Greg Kerkvliet beats Nate Feldman by major decision 12-0 at heavyweight and Penn State beats Ohio State 28-9 at Rec Hall.

8:21 — It’s a technical fall victory, 22-6, for Aaron Brooks over Luke Geog at 194 pounds. Penn State locks up the dual meet with a lead of 24-9 heading to heavyweight.

8:12 — Ohio State’s Ryder Rogotzke just decked Bernie Truax in the second period of the 184-pound bout. Didn’t have that on tonight’s scorecard. Time of the fall was 3:59. Penn State now leads Ohio State 19-9 with two bouts left.

8:06 — Carter Starocci is a 4-2 winner over No. 11 Rocco Welsh at 174 pounds. Penn State now leads Ohio State 19-3 with three bouts to go at Rec Hall.

7:55 — Mitchell Mesenbrink beats Bryce Hepner by decision, 10-4, and Penn State now leads Ohio State 16-3 heading into 174.

Penn State-Ohio State first half update

7:31 — At 157 pounds, top-ranked Levi Haines uses a lake takedown and pairs it with 2:06 in riding time to beat Isaac Wilcox by major decision, 11-3. Penn State leads Ohio State 13-3 at halftime.

7:21 — With 2:07 in riding time, Penn State freshman and No. 12 Tyler Kasak beats No. 9 Dylan D’Emillio of Ohio State 7-2. Penn State leads Ohio State 9-3 with one bout to go before intermission. Impressive win for the 149-pound Nittany Lion.

7:09 — The bout of the match lives up to it. Beau Bartlett survives a sudden victory takedown review to beat Jesse Mendez of Ohio State 4-1 in the extra period. The Lions lead the Buckeyes 6-3, and freshman Tyler Kasak is up now at 149.

6:55 — No. 12 Nic Bouzakis from Ohio State beats Penn State’s No. 5 Aaron Nagao 12-7 in a match the Nittany Lion fell behind 9-2 in after one. PSU and OSU are tied at three after two bouts at Rec Hall.

6:46 — Penn State wins 3-0 after Davis picked up a 4-3 decision at 125 pounds. The referees reviewed a late Kilkeary takedown but it was not awarded.

6:33 — We start tonight at 125 pounds. It’s No. 3 Braeden Davis against Ohio State’s Vinny Kilkeary.

Pre-match updates: PSU-OSU

6:20 — Introductions will be underway shortly. Looks like all starters are a go for Penn State, including Tyler Kasak at 149. Some question still about what OSU will do at 125.

5:30 p.m. — The doors have been open here at Rec Hall for an hour. Fans are starting to file in. Both teams weighed in at 4:30 p.m. ET. So, we’ll have a better look at the lineups as soon as that information is released.

Ohio State at Penn State wrestling: Time and TV details

Venue: Rec Hall in State College, Pa.

Start time: 6:30 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

Streaming: Big Ten Plus (BTN+) is streaming the match for subscribers. Fans can visit bigtenplus.com to learn more about how to watch the match and other Nittany Lion events on the streaming service by signing up for one of the offered plans. Besides web browsers, B1G+ is also available on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and XBOX.

Radio: Longtime Lions play-by-play voice Jeff Byers will be on the call starting with the pre-match show at 6:15 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

Projected lineups

All of the matchups listed below are subject to change both after weigh-ins and when the time comes for each individual bout. The projections are courtesy of Penn State athletics. All rankings are courtesy of InterMat.

125 pounds: No. 3 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. Vinny Kilkeary, Ohio State

133 pounds: No. 5 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis, OSU

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 3 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State

149 pounds: No. 12 Tyler Kasak OR David Evans, PSU vs. No. 19 Dylan D’Emilio, OSU

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 29 Issac Wilcox, Ohio State

165 pounds: No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 20 Bryce Hepner, OSU

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 11 Rocco Welsh, Ohio State

184 pounds: No. 5 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 31 Seth Shumate OR Ryder Rogotzke, OSU

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 22 Luke Geog, Ohio State

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 12 Nick Feldman, OSU

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