STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – No. 8 Sun Devil Wrestling took an early lead over No. 1 Penn State on their home mat but the Nittany Lions built a large lead going into halftime and sustained the lead, winning 41-3.
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The early going started off in the Sun Devils' favor as
Brandon Courtney picked up a 13-7 decision in his first collegiate dual appearance over Penn State's Devin Schnupp to give ASU a 3-0 lead.
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The Nittany Lions then picked up four straight victories, three bonus point wins, taking a 17-3 lead into halftime. Pennsylvania native
Josh Maruca, the No. 11 149-pounder nearly earned a victory over No. 12 Brady Berge but ultimately fell by decision, 5-4. Â
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Penn State picked up four more bonus point victories after the break, earning the dual victory.
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The Sun Devils have just over two weeks to prepare for Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 to end 2018, returning home to host Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8 pm. Tickets for the dual and the remainder of the season can be purchased at the following link:
https://thesundevils.com/sports/2014/10/29/209739045.aspx.
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Results:
125 –
Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Devin Schnupp (PSU), 13-7
133 – Roman Bravo-Young MD #5
Ryan Millhof, 14-1
141 – #4 Nick Lee FALL
Cory Crooks, 2:18
149 – #12 Brady Berge DEC #11
Josh Maruca, 5-4
157 – #1 Jason Nolf MD #16
Christian Pagdilao, 18-5
165 – #1 Vincenzo Joseph MD #5
Josh Shields, 11-2
174 – #2 Mark Hall DEC #1
Zahid Valencia, 4-0
184 – #4 Shakur Rasheed TF #19
Kordell Norfleet, 15-0
197 – #1 Bo Nickal FALL
Austyn Harris, :35
HWT – #5 Anthony Cassar FALL
Brady Daniel, 5:18
