From Mirror reports

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten Friday night, thanks to a 35-3 win over Rutgers.

Penn State rode the wave of four technical falls and won nine of the dual’s 10 bouts to sail to victory.

The dual was wrestled in front of a sold-out crowd inside Jersey Mike’s Arena with 8,057 fans.

The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 6 at 125, lost a 4-1 decision to No. 19 Dean Peterson on a late takedown and Rutgers led 3-0.

Sophomore Braeden Davis, ranked No. 7 at 133, used a full rideout in the second period and the riding time point that came with it to down No. 9 Dylan Shawver 2-1. With the dual tied 3-3, senior Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 3 at 141, used takedowns in the first and second periods to down No. 14 Joseph Olivieri 7-3 to put the Nittany Lions on top 6-3.

Sophomore Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 4 at 149, followed that up with a 17-2 technical fall (5:26), using four takedowns and a four-point turn to roll to victory.

Sophomore Tyler Kasak, ranked No. 3 at 157, used a first period takedown and 3:42 in riding time to roll to a 4-0 win over No. 31 Conner Harer and Penn State led 14-3 at halftime.

Sophomore Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, rolled to a 19-3 technical fall over No. 26 Anthony White to start the second half, ending the bout at 6:30. Junior Levi Haines, ranked No. 2 at 174, downed No. 22 Jackson Turley for a hard-fought 5-2 win in the next match, giving Penn State a 22-3 lead.

Graduate Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at 184, used three takedowns and forced four stall warnings in a dominant 17-2 tech fall (6:58) over No. 18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh.

Redshirt freshman Josh Barr, ranked No. 4 at 197, dazzled in the third period in his 22-6 tech fall (6:19) over No. 16 John Poznanski. Barr scored all his points in the third, using an escape and seven takedowns in the win. Senior Greg Kerkvliet, ranked No. 2 at 285, capped off the lopsided dual meet with a hard-fought 2-0 win over No. 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski to finish off Penn State’s 35-3 win.

The Nittany Lions dominated the dual meet, posting a 24-1 takedown-advantage and forcing nine stall warnings. Penn State won nine of 10 bouts and picked up eight bonus points off four tech falls (Van Ness, Mesenbrink, Starocci, Barr).

Rutgers fell to 10-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

The Nittany Lions will host Iowa next Friday at 7 p.m.

125: Dean Peterson RU dec. Luke Lilledahl, 4-1; 133: Davis PSU dec. Shawver, 2-1; 141: Bartlett PSU dec. Olivieri, 7-3; 149: Van Ness PSU tech fall Nini, 17-2 (TF; 5:26); 157: Kasak PSU dec. #31 Conner Harer, 4-0

165: Mesenbrink PSU tech fall White, 19-3 (TF; 6:30); 174: Haines PSU dec. Turley, 5-2; 184: Starocci PSU tech fall Cartagena-Walsh, 17-2 (TF; 6:58); 197: Barr PSU tech fall Poznanski, 22-6 (TF; 6:19); 285: Kerkvliet PSU dec. #7 Slavikouski, 2-0