After losing three bouts in an otherwise solid thumping of Michigan State on Friday, February 15, the Lions traveled from State College to Champagne, Illinois, and returned to typical dual meet form in winning 8 of 10 bouts.
Against the over-matched Illini, the story of today was readying the ship for the postseason. Shakur Rasheed continued to rest his injured knee, Brady Berge competed for the first time in a few weeks, while everybody else honed the diversification of their Bonus Point arsenals.
Also, Scotty Stossel won the Ernie Lucas Award for outstanding wrestler in an away meet, for his come-from-behind victory, in what was likely his last competition in a Penn State singlet.