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NEW ORLEANS, La. — At the 2022 Collegiate Duals in New Orleans' Morial Convention Center, Penn State, ranked No. 1 in the country, went 2-0 on Monday evening, beating 24th-ranked North Carolina, 37-3, and Central Michigan, 50-3.
The two wins put Penn State at 6-0 as they dominated both bouts.
Penn State's two victories on day one of the two-day event came by a combined score of 87-6. Penn State won 18 of 20 bouts and had eight pins.
Redshirt freshman Gary Steen dropped a tough 5-1 decision to No. 33 Jack Wagner at 125 to open up the dual meet. But the Nittany Lions would roll up nine straight wins to close out the dual. Roman Bravo-Young tallied 13 takedowns in a 26-11 tech fall (6:14) over Jace Palmer at 133. Beau Bartlett used a first period takedown to notch a hard-fought win over No. 25 Lachlan McNeil at 141 and Penn State led 8-3.
Shayne Van Ness used an escape and a third period rideout, clinching riding time, to notch a tough 2-0 win over Jayden Scott at 149 and Levi Haines rolled up nearly 3:00 in riding time in a 4-1 win over Danny Nini at 157. Haines' victory gave the Nittany Lions a 14-3 lead at the dual's halfway point.
Alex Facundo kept Penn State rolling, picking up a tough 5-2 win over Nicholas Fea at 165. Carter Starocci used five takedowns and two four-point turns to post an 18-3 technical fall (6:21) over Cade Tenold at 174, putting the Nittany Lions up 22-3.
Against unranked Central Michigan, Redshirt freshman Gary Steen lost 5-4 to Anthony Walker at 125 to start the dual, giving CMU an early 3-0 lead. Penn State flexed its muscles. Roman Bravo-Young got things started at 133, starting a string of four straight pins. Bravo-Young pinned Vince Perez in the first period, getting the fall at the 2:07 mark. Beau Bartlett followed suit at 141, pinning Jimmy Nugent at 4:09 in the second stanza to give the Nittany Lions an 12-3 lead.
Shayne Van Ness took Johnny Lovett in a marquee match-up at 149 and made short work of the ranked Chippewa. Van Ness, ranked No. 17, pinned Lovett, ranked No. 20, at the 4:47 mark in the second period to give the Lions an 18-3 lead. True freshman Levi Haines made his Nittany Lion dual debut against No. 31 Corbyn Munson and notched Penn State's fourth straight fall, pinning the ranked Chippewa in the first period at the 1:38 mark. Penn State led 24-3 at the dual's midway point.
Alex Facundo rolled up seven takedowns in a 16-7 major over Tracy Hubbard at 165 to continue Penn State's winning ways. Carter Starocci then began a string of three falls by pinning Alex Cramer in the first period, getting the fall at the 2:21 mark. Aaron Brooks notched another first period pin at 184, taking Ben Cushman to his back for the fall at 1:18. Max Dean then notched Penn State's seventh pin of the dual meet at 197. Dean pinned Cam Wood in the second period, getting the fall at 3:21. Seth Nevills made his season dual debut for Penn State at 285 and finished off the 50-3 dual meet victory with a strong 17-6 major over Bryan Caves.
Penn State won the takedown battle 28-4. The Nittany Lions rolled up a whopping 23 bonus points. The Nittany Lions had seven pins (Bravo-Young, Bartlett, Van Ness, Haines, Starocci, Brooks, Dean) and two majors (Facundo, Nevills). All nine Lion wins were for bonus. The Nittany Lions also won both extra bouts (official matches but not counting towards the dual meet score). Donovon Ball majored Logan Badge 12-3 at 184 and Lucas Cochran pinned Cade Dallwitz at the 2:30 mark at 197.
No. 1 PSU 37, No. 24 UNC 3
125: No. 33 Jack Wagner (UNC) dec. Gary Steen, 5-1. 133: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) tech fall Jace Palmer, 26-11, 6:14. 141: No. 5 Beau Bartlett (PSU) dec. No. 25 Lachlan McNeill, 4-1. 149: No. 17 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) dec. Jayden Scott, 2-0. 157: Levi Haines (PSU) dec. Danny Nini, 4-1. 165: No. 14 Alex Facundo (PSU) dec. Nicholas Fea, 5-2. 174: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) tech fall Cade Tenoid, 18-3, 6:21. 184: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) pinned No. 17 Gavin Kane, WBF 0:54. 197: No. 5 Max Dean (PSU) maj. dec. No. 31 Max Shaw, 10-2. 285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) tech fall Brandon Whitman, 17-1, 4:27.
No. 1 PSU,
Central Michigan 3
125: Anthony Walker (CMU) dec. Gary Steen, 5-4. 133: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) pinned Vince Perez, WBF 2:07. 141: No. 5 Beau Bartlett (PSU) pinned Jimmy Nugent, WBG 4:09. 149: No. 17 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) pinned No. 20 Johnny Lovett, WBF 4:47. 157: Levi Haines (PSU) pinned No. 31 Corbyn Munson, WBF, 1:38. 165: No. 14 Alex Facundo (PSU) maj. dec. Tracy Hubbard, 16-7. 174: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) pinned Ben Cushman, WBF 1:18. 197: No. 5 Max Dean (PSU) pinned Cam Wood, WBF 3:21. 285: Seth Nevills (PSU) maj. dec. Bryan Caves, 17-6.