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

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Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson (Althouse/BWI).

Penn State wrestling has completed session two at the Big Ten championships. Read on to see how the Lions performed.

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

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

7:30 p.m. – Session 2 (Semifinals)

Sunday

1 p.m. – Session 3 (Consolation Semifinals, 7th-Place Matches)

4:30 p.m. – Session 4 (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. PSU matches will be part of Big Ten Network’s over-the-air coverage of sessions one, the semifinal part of session two, and four. BTN+ will stream matside coverage for all sessions.

The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air with the prematch show at 5:10 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 two updates

9:30 — Greg Kerkvliet dominates Tony Cassioppi 5-0 with more than three minutes in riding time. He’s into the finals, as well.

9:18 — Max Dean is the latest Penn State finalist. He beats Iowa’s Jacob Warner by decision, 3-1, at 197 pounds.

9:06 — Aaron Brooks is into the finals, as well. He beats Michigan’s Matt Finesilver by major decision, 18-6, to punch his ticket to the last round at 184.

8:55 — Carter Starocci has little issue with Minnesota Bailee O’Reilly at 174 pounds. He wins their semifinal 8-2 with riding time to advance to Sunday’s final.

8:30 — Levi Haines is a Big Ten finalist as a true freshman. He beats Kendall Coleman of Purdue, 3-2, in an impressive showing. He’ll face top-seeded Peyton Roob of Nebraska in Sunday’s 157-pound final.

Updates: 125-149

8:10 — Beau Bartlett falls to Brock Hardy of Nebraska, 7-3. It sends the Penn State 141-pounder into Sunday’s consolation semifinal.

7:55 — Roman Bravo-Young is back in the Big Ten finals. He beats Dylan Ragusin 8-2 in the semifinals at 133 pounds. In the finals, Roman Bravo-Young will face No. 6 Aaron Nagao of Minnesota, who just beat No. 2 Jesse Mendez 6-4 in sudden victory at 133 pounds.

7:43 — Alex Facundo will wrestle in the seventh place match Sunday. He loses 3-2 to Nebraska’s Bubba Wilson in the consolation bracket at 165 pounds.

7:21: Shayne Van Ness wins over Chance Lamers. He was up 13-4 in the third when the Michigan wrestler needed injury time. And then, suddenly, Van Ness’ hand was raised. So, he moves into the consolation semifinals, which are Sunday afternoon.

6:30 — Alex Facundo had two takedowns and an escape to just an escape for Nick South of Indiana. The Penn State 165-pounder wins 3-1 and qualifies for NCAA.

6:15 — Shayne Van Ness has qualified for the NCAA Tournament. He won his first consolation bracket match by beating Purdue’s Jaden Reynolds by major decision, 19-7. He had more than four minutes of riding time.

5:40 — Gary Steen loses to Jack Medley of Michigan, 7-2. The Nittany Lion put forth plenty of effort but could not get his offense going enough to close the gap.

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