STATE COLLEGE — No. 1 Penn State wrestled Friday night like a team that had a bus to catch or something. It turns out the Nittany Lions (10-0, 4-0 Big Ten), who blanked No. 25 Indiana (6-3, 1-2) 48-0 won’t be traveling to College Park, Maryland, for their rescheduled dual with the Terps until Saturday morning.

Nonetheless, the Nittany Lions extended their NCAA-best dual meet win streak to 81 in recording their sixth shutout of the season, setting a team record. The Nittany Lions had posted five shutouts in both the 2012-13 and 2024-25 seasons.

“I think we have a strong team, obviously, of lot of good kids. And, you know, we don’t really focus or worry or think too much about rankings, right?” Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said.

“It’s just getting the same just boring process of get better every day and every competition and just remain grateful for the opportunities that we have and all those other things will take care of themselves.”

The Nittany Lions scored bonus points in nine of 10 bouts and amassed a 48-3 advantage in takedowns in a dual that only lasted around 90 minutes in real time, minus the 10-minute intermission.

No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds) and No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) each recorded a second-period fall. No. 4 Marcus Blaze (133), No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (149), No. 3 P.J. Duke (157), No. 1 Levi Haines (174) and No. 12 Cole Mirasola (285) tallied technical falls.

No. 11 Braeden Davis (141) and No. 1 Josh Barr (197) earned major decisions and No. 1 Rocco Welsh (184) notched a decision.

Lilledahl and Blaze staked the Nittany Lions to an 11-0 lead with a pair of dominating wins. Lilledahl built a 9-0 lead with three takedowns into the second period before hooking up a bow and arrow and turning No. 11 Jacob Moran for a fall in 4:20 at 125. Blaze piled up six takedowns and an escape to roll up a 19-4 technical fall over Blaine Frazier in 5:44.

At 141, Davis was taken down by No. 25 Henry Porter to start the match, narrowly avoiding getting stuck on his back, but it was all Davis from then on. The Nittany Lion scored seven takedowns and was searching for a seventh as time expired on his 24-10 major decision.

“It didn’t bother me too much (giving up the first takedown). So, I’ve always kind of been taught to, you know, if something goes bad, just go and score another. So, I didn’t think of it too deeply. I’m just glad I didn’t get thrown on my back,” Davis said with a smile.

Van Ness methodically built a 19-3 technical fall over Joey Buttler at 149. Two takedowns and a four-point turn in the first and then two takedowns and a three-point turn in the third were enough to end the match in 6:45.

Duke put on a clinic in his 21-5 technical fall over Bryce Lowery in just 3:16. He piled up seven takedowns in the first to open an 18-5 win. A quick takedown 16 seconds into the second ended the match and wrapped up the first five duals in 45 minutes.

Coming out of the break, Mesenbrink continued his torrid pace as the clear front runner for the Hodge Trophy. He used two takedowns and two four-point turns to open a 14-1 lead. He chose top to start the second looking determined to convert a turn into a pin, which he did at the 4:01 mark.

Haines added yet another bonus point win at 174 as he throttled Orlando Cruz 17-1 in 6:26. Four takedowns, a four-point turn and an escape were enough to secure the win.

Welsh, the newly anointed No. 1 at 184, did nothing to jeopardize his new ranking. Paired with No. 15 Sam Goin, Welsh built a 13-3 lead before Goin scored a couple of decisive takedowns in the third to keep the deficit to just a 15-9 decision for Welsh.

Barr, who looked less active than usual, had to work to post a 14-6 major decision over No. 14 Gabe Sollars at 197. The Nittany Lion had to work for four takedowns in his win.

For the second match in a row, Mirasola dispatched his opponent with a first-period technical fall. He scored seven decisive takedowns and earned a penalty point for stalling to notch a 22-6 win in 2:46.

“We want our guys scoring points. They’re getting reps in and doing the things that they need to do. Indiana was scrappy. I mean, in every match, they came out fighting. So, it was good for us, and it’s good that our guys were able to score a lot of points,” Sanderson said.

“I think when you enjoy what you’re doing, scoring points is obviously a good thing, and it’s good training, and it’s good for conditioning. All of those things. I mean, we weren’t at our best at every weight, but we’re excited to just keep pushing forward here and get right back on the mat tomorrow.”

Penn State wrestles at 5 p.m. Saturday at Maryland. The match was originally scheduled for noon Sunday, but with a major snowstorm bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic region, the match was moved up. Sanderson said that the team doesn’t usually travel on the day of a match, but an exception was made in this case.

No. 1 Penn State 48, No. 25 Indiana 0

125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, PSU, pinned No. 11 Jacob Moran, 4:20. 133: No. 4 Marcus Blaze, PSU, won by tech. fall over Blaine Frazier, 19-4 (5:44). 141: No. 11 Braeden Davis, PSU, maj. dec. No. 25 Henry Porter, 24-10. 149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU, won by tech. fall over Joey Buttler, 20-3 (6:45). 157: No. 3 P.J. Duke, PSU, won by tech. fall over Bryce Lowery, 21-5 (3:16). 165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU, pinned No. 19 Tyler Lillard, 4:01. 174: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU, won by tech. fall over Orlando Cruz, 17-1 (6:26). 184: No. 1 Rocco Welsh, PSU, dec. No. 15 Sam Goin, 15-9. 197: No. 1 Josh Barr, PSU, maj. dec. No. 14 Gabe Sollars, 14-6. 285: No. 12 Cole Mirasola, PSU, won by tech. fall over Caleb Marzollino, 22-6 (2:46).

Ridge Riley Award winner: Mitchell Mesenbrink.