Penn State Wrestling vs. Iowa: Matchups, How to watch, and Prediction for Nittany Lions vs Hawkeyes dual meet
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling is back home to host their biggest test of the regular season against Iowa in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Even though the Nittany Lions have traveled to both Lincoln (Nebraska) and Piscataway (Rutgers), this home dual against the Hawkeyes represents their toughest challenge to date. But then again when you look at the well oiled machine that is the Penn State Wrestling team, the definition of the word “challenge” changes slightly.
And even though the Penn State faithful have had plenty to cheer about in the Bryce Jordan Center since it’s inception in 2013, Iowa is an incredibly dangerous team. The Hawkeyes sport nine ranked guys, two of which are ranked No. 1, and three grapplers who have yet to drop a match this year.
But before we look at the possible starting lineup and predictions, let’s take a look at how you can tune into Sunday’s action.
How to watch Penn State Wrestling vs. Nebraska
Date: Friday, January 31st
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Where: Bryce Jordan Center (University Park)
TV: B1G
Listen: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com
Now let’s turn to the potential matchups.
Potential Penn State vs. Iowa Matchups
No. 1 Penn State (9-0) vs. No. 2 Iowa (9-0)
125 – No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs No. 26 Joey Cruz (IOWA)
133 – No. 7 Braeden Davis (PSU) vs No. 3 Drake Ayala or Kale Petersen (IOWA)
141 – No. 3 Beau Bartlett (PSU) vs Ryder Block or Jace Rhodes (IOWA)
149 – No. 4 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs No. 2 Kyle Parco (IOWA)
157 – No. 3 Tyler Kasak (PSU) vs No. 1 Jacori Teemer (IOWA)
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs No. 2 Mikey Caliendo (IOWA)
174 – No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) vs No. 6 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
184 – No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) vs No. 5 Gabe Arnold or Angelo Ferrari (IOWA)
197 – No. 4 Josh Barr (PSU) vs No. 1 Stephen Buchanan (IOWA)
285 – No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) vs No. 11 Ben Kueter (IOWA)
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Predictions
125 – No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) major dec. over No. 26 Joey Cruz (IOWA) 13-3
133 – No. 3 Drake Ayala (IOWA) dec. over No. 7 Braeden Davis (PSU) 4-1
141 – No. 3 Beau Bartlett (PSU) major dec. over Ryder Block (IOWA) 12-1
149 – No. 4 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) dec. over No. 2 Kyle Parco (IOWA) 7-4
157 – No. 3 Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. over No. 1 Jacori Teemer (IOWA) 5-2
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) major dec. over No. 2 Mikey Caliendo (IOWA) 16-7
174 – No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. over No. 6 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) 4-0
184 – No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) fall over No. 5 Gabe Arnold (IOWA)
197 – No. 1 Stephen Buchanan (IOWA) dec. over No. 4 Josh Barr (PSU) 5-4
285 – No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) major dec. over No. 11 Ben Kueter (IOWA) 11-1
Penn State 31 Iowa 6
Education: Penn State University
Location: State College, PA
Even though he had no prior journalism experience, Chris has now covered Penn State Wrestling and Penn State Football for the past three years, including as the Penn State Wrestling Beat Writer for VictoryBellRings.com, part of the FanSided network.
And it's clear he also likes constant torture as he's been a PSU Basketball fan for way too long.
Several years back, Chris made the seamless transition from PGA Professional to computer programmer and thoroughly enjoys following and writing about all things related to Penn State sports during his spare time.
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