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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 13 nationally, dropped a hard-fought 21-14 dual meet at No. 3 Ohio State. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad won four of ten bouts, highlighted by majors from seniors Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) at 157 and David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) at 184.

Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No.12 at 125, got Penn State off to a good start with a strong 9-7 win over No. 19 Nikko Triggas in the dual’s opening bout. Ohio State countered with a major decision at 133 and a technical fall from No. 3 Reece Humphrey at 141 to lead 9-3 after three bouts. No. 3 Lance Palmer nipped No. 5 Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) 5-3 in a key bout at 149 to put Ohio State up 12-3 before Nittany Lion All-American Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) majored Ohio State’s Tony Jameson at 157 to cut the Buckeye lead to 12-7 heading into intermission.

Ohio State picked up a critical win at 165 where No. 7 Colt Sponseller rode No. 8 Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) out in the third period to secure a hard-fought 4-2 win (even though Vallimont had the bout’s only takedown). The victory put Ohio State up 15-7 with just four bouts remaining. Ohio State picked up a win at 174 before senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) got a 15-2 major over Ohio State’s T.C. Pendleton at 184. Erwin’s major cut Ohio State’s lead to 18-11. However, Ohio State’s C.J. Magrum iced the dual with a 10-6 win over sophomore David Crowell (Easton, Pa.) at 197. Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 11 at heavyweight, posted a 10-4 win over. No. 20 Corey Morrison to close out the bout and make the final score 21-14 in Ohio State’s favor.

The Buckeyes won six of ten bouts and posted a decisive 25-10 edge in takedowns. The Buckeyes also won the bonus points battle 3-2.

Penn State is now 9-4-1 on the year, 1-1 in Big Ten duals. Ohio State is 12-1, 1-0 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions hit the road next weekend for two more Big Ten duals. Penn State is at No. 1 Iowa on Friday night at 8 p.m. (Eastern) and then visits No. 14 Wisconsin on Sunday for a 2 p.m. (Eastern) match-up. Penn State’s next home dual is on Feb. 5 when Northwestern invades Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. match-up. Single event tickets will cost $8 for adults and $6 for youth. Group sales are available once again for groups of 15 people or more. Group prices are $4 in advance and $5 walk-up. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1.800.NITTANY between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting’s WRSC?(1390 AM) or 3WZ (95.3 FM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.

#13 Penn State 14, #3 Ohio State 21
Columbus, Ohio – January 24, 2010
125: #12 Brad Pataky PSU dec. #19 Nikko Triggas OSU, 9-7; 3-0
133: Ian Paddock OSU maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 13-2; 3-4
141: #3 Reece Humphrey OSU tech. fall. Adam Lynch PSU, 22-7 (7:00); 3-9
149: #3 Lance Palmer OSU dec. #5 Frank Molinaro PSU, 5-3; 3-12
157: #5 Cyler Sanderson PSU maj. dec. Tony Jameson OSU, 10-2; 7-12
165: #7 Colt Sponseller OSU dec. #8 Dan Vallimont PSU, 4-2; 7-15
174: #12 Dave Rella OSU dec. Justin Ortega PSU, 12-5; 7-18
184: #12 David Erwin PSU maj. dec. T.C. Pendleton OSU, 15-2; 11-18
197: C.J. Magrum OSU dec. David Crowell OSU, 10-6; 11-21
285: #11 Cameron Wade PSU dec. #20 Corey Morrison OSU, 10-4; 14-21

Attendance: 3,000
Records: Penn State 9-4-1 (1-1 Big Ten); Ohio State 12-1 (1-0 Big Ten)

Bout-by-bout
125: Nittany Lion Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 12 nationally at 125, took on Nikko Triggas, ranked No. 19. Triggas used a solid under hook to get the first takedown just thirty seconds into the bout to take and early 2-0 lead. Pataky escaped to a 2-1 deficit at the 2:00 mark and action resumed in the center circle. Pataky caught Triggas in a brief mixer, tossing him to his back for a takedown. But Triggas rolled out of trouble and just gave up the takedown. Pataky, nonplussed, quickly reset and turned the Buckeye for two back points to take a 5-2 lead at the :30 mark. Pataky was then able to ride Triggas out to lead 5-2 with :48 in riding time. Pataky then chose down to start the second stanza but could not break free of a Triggas’ ride for a bit. But the Lion junior was steady, working his arm under Triggas’ leg to gain control and roll around for a reversal and a 7-3 lead after a quick Triggas escape. Pataky tried another mixer at the :40 mark, but Triggas rolled around the Nittany Lion and countered the move for his own takedown. Pataky escaped at the buzzer to lead 8-5 heading into the final period. Triggas chose down to start the third stanza. Pataky was able to maintain control of the Buckeye long enough to build up over a minute in riding time before being called for stalling for the first time at the 1:00 mark. Pataky maintained control of Triggas after the reset, forcing the Buckeye’s face to the mat and working the clock down to the :19 mark before being called for stalling again. The stall point cut Pataky’s lead to 8-6. Triggas escaped with :07 left but Pataky’s strong work paid off with a 9-7 win, putting Penn State up 3-0.

133: Freshman Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off with Ohio State’s Ian Paddock at 133. The duo battled evenly for the opening :30 but Paddock used a swift double leg to take Pearsall down at the 2:24 mark to take an early 2-0 lead. The talented Buckeye freshman then put together a strong ride, building up over a minute’s worth of riding time before turning Pearsall for three back points and a 5-0 lead. Paddock continued to ride Pearsall for the rest of the period and led by five, with 2:24 in riding time, after one period. Paddock chose down to start the second period and reversed Pearsall at the 1:40 mark to up his lead to 7-0. Paddock added three more back points at the :40 mark to take a 10-0 lead after the second period. Trailing 10- and giving up 3:47 in riding time, Pearsall chose down to start the final period. Paddock worked for another turning combination, picking up two near fall points at the 1:18 mark. Pearsall notched a reversal at the end of the match to keep from giving up a technical fall, but the 13-2 major gave Ohio State a 4-3 lead.

141: Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) faced off with one of Ohio State’s top-ranked grapplers, No. 3 Reece Humphrey at 141. Lynch, who was coming off pinning No. 11 Ryan Prater two nights earlier, faced his second…..

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