IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Penn State Nittany Lions dominated Iowa in a Big Ten dual meet on Friday night, winning nearly every bout on the way to a 32-3 victory in collegiate wrestling action.

The Nittany Lions improved to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa fell to 8-3 and 1-1 in the conference.

Penn State, with a lineup featuring six underclassmen, won nine of 10 bouts, including three bonus-point wins. Eight of the 10 matchups featured two ranked wrestlers with 18 ranked individuals competing.

The action began at 125. Sophomore Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 2, dominated No. 6 Dean Peterson. Lilledahl tallied the bouts only three takedowns in a strong 11-5 victory. True freshman Marcus Blaze, ranked No. 4 at 133, turned a second-period takedown into a thrilling 4-2 win over Iowa senior No. 8 Drake Ayla. Blaze’s win gave Penn State an early 6-0 lead.

Junior Braeden Davis, ranked No. 7 at 141, lost a hard fought 3-2 decision to No. 11 Nassir Bailey, cutting the Nittany Lion lead to 6-3. Junior Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 1 at 149, used a furious third period to major No. 17 Ryder Block.

Van Ness used a takedown and four back points to roll to the 13-4 win.

True freshman PJ Duke, ranked No. 3 at 157, used a third-period escape and takedown to notch a hard fought 4-2 win over No. 12 Jordan Williams. Penn State led 13-3 at halftime.

Junior Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, posting a convincing 11-2 major over No. 3 Michael Caliendo.

Mesenbrink used a takedown in each period to secure the win and give the Nittany Lions a 17-3 lead. Senior Levi Haines, ranked No. 1 at 174, used a first period takedown to notch a strong 4-2 win over Iowa’s Gabe Arnold.

Sophomore Rocco Welsh, ranked No. 4 at 184, battled No. 1 Angelo Ferrari through sudden victory before posting a 2-1 victory.

Walsh rode Ferrari out in the first tie-breaker session then escaped midway through the second to grab the win.

Sophomore Josh Barr, ranked No. 1 at 197, grabbed Penn State’s first pin of the dual in the next bout. He pinned Brody Sampson at 3:42 to give the Nittany Lions a 29-3 lead.

Redshirt freshman Cole Mirasola, ranked No. 13 at 285, capped off the stellar night with an exciting 4-3 win over No. 5 Ben Kueter. Mirasola used a second-period takedown for the advantage in picking up the victory.

Match notes: The margin of victory was the worst ever for the Hawkeyes in their home arena. … Penn State gave up only two takedowns in the entire dual meet and owned a 15-2 takedown margin. The Nittany Lions picked up five bonus points off a pin (Barr) and two majors (Van Ness, Mesenbrink). … The victory makes it 79 wins in a row. … Penn State is at Northwestern on Sunday.

125: Lilledahl, PSU, dec. Peterson, 11-5 133: Blaze, PSU, dec. Ayala, 4-2. 141:Bailey, IA, dec. Davis, 3-2. 149: Van Ness, PSU, maj. dec. Block, 13-4. 157: Duke, PSU, dec. Williams, 4-2.

165: Mesenbrink, PSU maj. dec. Caliendo, 11-2. 174: Haines, PSU, dec. Arnold, 4-2. 184: Welsh, PSU, dec. Ferrari, 2-1. 197: Barr, PSU, pinned Sampson, 3:42 285: Mirasola PSU dec. Kueter, 4-3

Attendance: 12,530

Penn State at Northwestern

Start: 3 p.m., Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill.

Records: Penn State (8-0, 2-0 Big Ten); Northwestern (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

TV: Big Ten+

Radio: WRAX-FM 106.5 Bedford

Notable: The Wildcats are coached by State College native Matt Storniolo. Storniolo, who wrestled at Penn State before transferring to Oklahoma, is in his 11th season at Northwestern. … Both teams were in action on Friday evening. Penn State pummeled No. 3 Iowa, 32-3, while Northwestern fell to Wisconsin, 28-12, in Madison. … The Wildcats have four wrestlers ranked in Dedrick Navarro (125 pounds, 26th), Sean Spidle (133, 24th), Billy Dekraker (141, 32nd), and Eddie Enright (174, 32nd). … Of Penn State’s eight dual meets this season, four of them have been shutouts.

Mirror prediction: Penn State, 45-0

Mirror prediction record: 8-0

— Andy Stine