In its last tuneup before the Big Ten Tourney kicks off on March 5, Penn State fielded almost all of its now-expected postseason lineup and blanked the Broncos of Rider, 45-0.
Rider’s Cole McComas and his coaches graciously agreed to both begin the dual at 157 pounds AND grant an Extra Countable Match (ECM) after the dual to Penn State’s new (and former) 157-pounder, our friend the Swedish Chef Bardy Berge.
After getting somewhat manhandled by Iowa’s stud 165-pounder Alex Marinelli and then sitting out the Ohio State and Nebraska duals, speculation was what was confirmed today: that Berge was cutting to 157, where he made the National Quarterfinals last year before getting injured.