What an enjoyable evening! The PSU fans turned out to the tune of a tied BJC wrestling record of 14,998 (I’m assuming there’s some sort of fire code penalty for eclipsing 15k: anyone know and can highlight it in the comments?).
While no sane fan of any team saw a path for a Hawkeye victory, this dual featured many of the best matchups any wrestling fan will see all year.
And somehow, the superfluously dominant Nittany Lions found a way to outperform expectations anyway.
125 - #7 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State TECH #26 Joey Cruz, Iowa, 22-6
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Luke pestered Cruz with collar ties, threatening from multiple angles before downblocking a Cruz half-shot and snagging a misdirected single and finishing the takedown.