Nick Suriano has wrestled in plenty of different atmospheres as a four-time undefeated state champion at Bergen Catholic and then as a national-championship contender as a true freshman for Penn State, the country's best team last year.
He's heard the roar of 10,000 fans at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall for the state tournament and wrestled in front of the home fans at Penn State's Rec Hall and in many hostile college gyms around the country.
But Friday represented a new experience for Suriano, who transferred to Rutgers from Penn State this summer - his first Rutgers Athletic Center match in front of an arena-record 6,754 in the No.