No. 19 Penn State wrestlers roll Purdue, 32-7
Nittany Lions sweep weekend to move to 2-2 in the Big Ten<\/p>\n
State College, Pa., Jan. 30, 2005 – The No. 19 Penn State wrestling team made it a clean sweep for the weekend in Rec Hall as the Nittany Lions downed Purdue 32-7 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 8-7 on the year and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Penn State won eight of 10 bouts on the day, including two by fall, to drop Purdue, which beat Ohio State on Friday, to 7-8 (1-2 in the Big Ten). The Nittany Lions return to Rec Hall next Friday, Feb. 4 as they take on No. 9 Iowa (6-4; 1-2 Big Ten) at 7:00 p.m. That match will be televised by CSTV on a tape delay basis with the first broadcast airing on Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Penn State dominated Purdue from the outset as senior Adam Smith posted the opening takedown early in the 125-pound bout and then added four more in the second and one in the third for a 14-6 major decision over Brandon Tucker. Smith, ranked No. 16, improved his dual meet record to a team-leading 11-4.<\/p>\n
At 133, freshman Bryan Heller continued his impressive wrestling with an 8-2 win over Sean Schmaltz. Heller is now 19-10 on the year, 8-5 in duals. At 141, junior DeWitt Driscoll completed a solid weekend of work when he pinned Rene Hernandez at 3:33. Driscoll, ranked No. 20 and coming off a 12-2 upset of No. 15 Mike Simpson on Friday, posted a takedown and three-point near-fall in the first before decking Hernandez in the second.<\/p>\n
Trailing 13-0, Purdue got on the board at 149 as No. 20 Doug Withstandley posted a 9-0 blanking of freshman Jack Decker. Penn State rebounded with an 8-4 win by No. 13 Nate Galloway over Colton Salazar at 157. Galloway gave up the opening takedown to Salazar, but after escaping posted a takedown of his own and turned Salazar for a two-point near-fall just before the end of the first period. Galloway escaped from the down position in the second and got a takedown in the third, while Salazar got a late reversal for the final margin.<\/p>\n
Purdue got another win from John DeCeault over Jarrad Turner, 9-4, at 165 before sophomore James Yonushonis got a win at 174 with a pin of Dan Bedoy at 4:25. Yonushonis posted two first period takedowns and added three more in the third before getting the fall.<\/p>\n
Junior Eric Bradley continued his close battles with No. 19 Ben Wissel at 184. Bradley, ranked No. 6, split a pair of matches with Wissel last year, downing the Boilermaker in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on his way to the conference title and then dropping a 2-2, tiebreaker decision in double-overtime to Wissel in the NCAA tournament. The pair once again battled close with only a Bradley escape from the down position in the second being the difference going into the third. Wissel escaped to start the third and neither was able to score a takedown as the match went into overtime. Bradley wasted little time in the overtime period as he dropped on Wissel’s leg and got the winning takedown 12 seconds in for a 3-1 win. Bradley improved to 19-2, 10-1 in dual meet action.<\/p>\n
Freshman Phil Davis was again very impressive at 197 as he won his seventh straight match with a dominating 8-0 decision over Nathan Moore. Davis controlled Moore, who defeated No. 4 J.D. Bergman of Ohio State on Friday, on the mat. He got a reversal from the down position in the second and then posted a takedown in the third. With time running down, Davis eventually worked Moore into a cradle and turned him for a three-point near-fall as time expired. Davis improved to 27-4, 8-1 in dual meet action for the year.<\/p>\n
Junior Joel Edwards wrapped up a strong Nittany Lion afternoon with his first win over a Big Ten opponent since moving up to heavyweight a week ago. Edwards was also dominating on the mat. He posted a first period takedown and then rode Purdue’s Jake O’Brien the entire second period. Edwards started down in the third, escaped and then posted a takedown to gain a 6-0 win with a 4:17 riding time advantage.<\/p>\n
#19 Penn State 32, Purdue 7<\/p>\n
125 #16 Adam Smith (PS) Maj. Dec. Brandon Tucker (PU), 14-6 (PU)0 (PSU)4
133 #20 Bryan Heller (PS) dec. Sean Schmaltz (PU), 8-2 (PU)0 (PSU)7
141 #20 DeWitt Driscoll (PS) pinned Rene Hernandez (PU), F;3:33 (PU)0 (PSU)13
149 #20 Doug Withstandley (PU) Maj. Dec. Jack Decker (PS), 9-0 (PU)4 (PSU)13
157 #13 Nate Galloway (PS) dec. Colton Salazar (PU), 8-4 (PU)4 (PSU)16
165 John DeCeault (PU) dec. Jarrad Turner (PS), 9-4 (PU)7 (PSU)16
174 James Yonushonis (PS) pinned Dan Bedoy (PU), F;4:25 (PU)7 (PSU)22
184 #6 Eric Bradley (PS) dec. #19 Ben Wissel (PU), 3-1;sv (PU)7 (PSU)25
197 Phil Davis (PS) Maj. Dec. Nathan Moore (PU), 8-0 (PU)7 (PSU)29
Hwt. Joel Edwards (PS) dec. Jake O’Brien (PU), 6-0 (PU)7 (PSU)32<\/p>\n
Penn State: 8-7; 2-2 Big Ten
Purdue: 7-8; 1-2 Big Ten
Attendance: 1,704
Ridge Riley Award: James Yonushonis (174)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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