No. 1 Penn State tops No. 2 Iowa 23-14 in Big Ten showdown
141 pounds: No. 2 Real Woods edges out No. 4 Beau Bartlett
FIRST PERIOD
Lof action early from both guys, but no points yet. This match is getting chippy early. Woods goes in on an ankle pick, but he'll need to finish. The flexibility and scrambling from these two athletes is impressive. Woods picks up Bartlett's leg and pushes for the takedown, so he's on the board early in this one with a 2-0 lead. Woods now works to rack up riding time. One minute left in the period. Oh, and now he's working for the turn, but nothing yet. Bartlett is fighting hard. Woods' top game has been stellar this year, and he rides out Barlett for the rest of the period. Momentum Hawkeye with a 2-0 lead.
SECOND PERIOD
Bartlett chooses bottom β a bold move after that first period β and he gets out quickly. Woods leads 2-1 with 90 seconds left in the period. The pace of the match has slowed, but there's still an intensity in both of these wrestlers' eyes. Ten seconds to go. Bartlett's escape is the only point of the period as we head into the third.
THIRD PERIOD
Woods chooses bottom to start the third. He's out quickly and now leads 3-1. Woods also has 1:35 of riding time. Woods looks like he wants to go upperbody. He knows his Hawks need big points. Riding time is locked. Woods leads 3-1. Bartlett takes a shot, but Woods backs away. Less than a minute to go. Thirty seconds to go. Stalemate. Bartlett takes another shot, but Woods looks to hold on. Ten seconds. Now Bartlett looks for a throw, but this one belongs to Iowa.
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β Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling)
No. 2 Real Woods hands Bartlett his first loss, wins a 4-1 decision.
Iowa 8, PSU 6
TEAM SCORE: IOWA 8, PENN STATE 6
133 pounds: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young pins No. 17 Brody Teske
FIRST PERIOD
After a fast and furious start at 125 pounds, these two 133-pound former Penn State teammates are competing with more patience. Bravo-Young is on the offense, but Teske holds him scoreless through the first 2:30 minutes. As the period ticked down, Bravo-Young shoots again to pick up the stall call before going in for a takedown. Classic Bravo-Young savviness. He'll lead 2-0 heading into the second period after riding out the Hawkeye for the last 30 seconds.
SECOND PERIOD
Teske chose bottom to start the second period, but Bravo-Young is tough on top, and he's looking for a cradle. But Teske works his way out for the escape, cutting Bravo-Young's lead to one point.
Back in neutral, Teske is handfighting tough, but the Nittany Lion crowd wants another stall call. A short time takedown puts Bravo-Young ahead 4-1, but the Nittany Lion chooses neutral to start the third. He'll be looking to pick up a few more takedowns and rack up bonus.
THIRD PERIOD
Takedown Bravo-Young! An escape from Teske makes the score 6-2, but Bravo-Young is in such control. Another stall call against Teske gives Bravo-Young a point, but Bravo-Young isn't just looking to squeeze out the major. He gets the pin! Wow. That's exactly what Penn State wanted. Bravo-Young is on another level.
RBY pins Teske at the 6:46 mark!
β Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST)
TEAM SCORE: PENN STATE 6, IOWA 5
125 pounds: No. 1 Spencer Lee techs Marco Vespa
FIRST PERIOD
The Bryce Jordan Center is packed for this top-ranked dual β it's quite the visual scene. Here comes Spencer Lee and Marco Vespa!
This is a little bit of a lineup shuffle for the Nittany Lions, as Gary Steen was listed as the probable starter. but we'll see how Vespa does against the three-time champ.
Vespa is rolling! Wow. The Nittany Lions puts two on the board against Lee with an early takedown β what a start! Lee responds with two points of his own, and he's now going to work on top.
That's an early tilt for Spencer Lee, and he racks up four more points to take a 6-2 lead. The refs call Lee for potentially dangerous, so the wrestlers are back to the middle.
Another tilt for Lee, so add four more points for the Hawkeye. He leads 10-2 with 1:14 to wrestle. Rinse and repeat. Two more four-point tilts for Lee, and it's a first-period tech fall for the Iowa lightweight. The Hawks lead 5-0 after the first bout.
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β Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling)
#1 Spencer Lee opens the dual with an 18-2 tech fall over Marco Vespa at 125. 5, PSU 0
TEAM SCORE: IOWA 5, PENN STATE 0
T-30 minutes
The Bryce Jordan Center is SOLD OUT. Action begins at 8:30 p.m. The dual will start at 125 pounds with the expected bout between No. 1 Spencer Lee vs. Gary Steen.
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π¨ TONIGHT | 8:30 PM
β Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN)
#2 vs. #1 Penn State
Watch on BTN or stream on the FOX Sports App.
The most anticipated matches tonight, ranked from 1 to 10
All of the matches tonight can be barnburners, writes krikya18.com's Shannon Scovel, but there are some potential pairings that rise above the rest. One is a meeting between No. 4 Max Dean and No. 7 Jacob Warner, who wrestled for a national championship last season (above).
Here's her top three:
1οΈβ£ 285 pounds: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Tony Cassioppi
2οΈβ£ 197 pounds: No. 4 Max Dean (Penn State) vs. No. 7 Jacob Warner (Iowa)
3οΈβ£ 141 pounds: No. 2 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
You can read the entire article here, which includes the reasons for the rankings, analysis about how the meet could play out, and why Spencer Lee's match is not the most anticipated.
πΊ How to watch No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 2 Iowa
Penn State and Iowa both remain undefeated heading into this top-ranked dual, with Iowa's best win coming against No. 4 Iowa State and Penn State's top victory against No. 3 Michigan. The Hawks boast 10 ranked wrestlers while the Nittany Lions have nine ranked athletes, including three No. 1-ranked individuals. Penn State won the last meeting 19-13, and this bout is expected to be similarly close, with the Nittany Lions holding the edge on paper.
Here's everything you need to know about match time, probable lineups and recent dual history
- Date: Friday, Jan. 27
- Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: Big Ten Network
Friday's probables
Letβs take a look at the probable lineups for each team:
| WEIGHT | NO. 2 IOWA | NO. 1 Penn state |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | No. 1 Spencer Lee | Gary Steen |
| 133 | No. 17 Brody Teske OR Cullan Schriever |
No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young |
| 141 | No. 2 Real Woods | No. 4 Beau Bartlett |
| 149 | No. 7 Max Murin OR Caleb Rathjen |
No. 13 Shayne Van Ness |
| 157 | No. 15 Cobe Siebrecht | No. Levi Haines OR Terrell Barraclough |
| 165 | No. 13 Patrick Kennedy | No. 5 Alex Facundo |
| 174 | No. 15 Nelson Brands | No. 1 Carter Starocci |
| 184 | No. 12 Abe Assad | No. 1 Aaron Brooks |
| 197 | No. 7 Jacob Warner | No. 4 Max Dean |
| 285 | No. 3 Tony Cassioppi | No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet |