No. 1 Penn State wrestling (2-0) defeated No. 21 Lehigh (1-2) Sunday 36-3.

Most notably, true freshman No. 16 Luke Lilledahl and redshirt freshman Josh Barr pulled off upset wins against No. 15 Sheldon Seymour and former Penn State wrestler No. 6 Michael Beard, respectively.

How It Happened

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Lilledahl started the dual off against Seymour.

The bout was knotted 0-0 after one period, but Lilledahl took the lead 1-0 after two periods with an escape. A takedown for Lilledahl upped the score with just 15 seconds left in the bout, and he came away with the upset win 4-1.

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In a tough bout, No. 10 Braeden Davis wrestled No. 1 Ryan Crookham.

Davis suffered a takedown in the first and was down 3-0. Crookham then got an escape in the second to go up 4-0. Davis scored two points to close the gap 4-2 with an escape and a stalling point, but it was not enough for a comeback. The sophomore lost the bout 4-2.

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No. 3 Beau Bartlett was next to the mat to face the Mountain Hawks’ Carter Bailey.

Bartlett registered a takedown in the first for a quick 3-0 lead. He added an escape in the second to go up 4-0 before claiming the 5-0 win with 1:54 of riding time.

With that win, Penn State led with the team score 6-3.

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Next up, No. 2 Shayne Van Ness wrestled Lehigh’s Matt Repos.

The bout started off slow for Van Ness with one takedown to lead 3-0, but he turned it up to increase his lead to 10-1 after two periods. Van Ness ended the bout with Penn State’s first major decision win 17-3 with 1:57 of riding time.

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After the win from Van Ness, No. 4 Tyler Kasak faced Logan Rozynski.

Kasak was first on the board with a 1-0 lead after a stalling call against Rozynski. He upped his lead to 4-1 after the two periods. Kasak put another point on the board with an escape and finished the bout with a 5-2 win.

Penn State held a 13-3 win going into halftime.

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No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink was up next against Lehigh’s Thayne Lawrence.

Mesenbrink dominated from the start, holding a 6-1 lead and 2:33 of riding time after the first period. He kept up the intensity and finished off Lawrence with a technical fall 18-1 in the second period.

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In another commanding bout for Penn State, No. 2 Levi Haines pinned Rylan Rogers.

Haines earned a takedown early to jump ahead 3-0 and fought to get a 7-0 lead in the second period. He continued to battle hard and won by fall in the second period.

The pin put Penn State up 24-3.

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Following the pin, No. 1 Carter Starocci faced Jack Wilt.

Starocci started strong with a 7-0 lead in the first period. The Nittany Lion kept pushing and upped his score 11-0 before finishing off Wilt 15-1 with a major decision win.

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In the biggest upset of the day, Barr took on Beard.

The duo started the bout 0-0 after one. Beard was first on the board with a reversal, but Barr escaped to make the score 2-1. Barr scored a takedown and continued to roll from there for a final score of 11-3 and a major decision win against the former Penn State wrestler.

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For the dual’s final bout, No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet wrestled Calvin Lachman.

Kerkvliet made quick work of Lachman, having an 11-0 lead a minute into the bout. He continued to dominate and registered the technical fall win to end the dual 15-0.

Penn State finished up the dual with a 36-3 win.

What’s Next?

The Nittany Lions will be back at home against Wyoming at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, in the Bryce Jordan Center.