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PSU victory highlighted by redshirt freshman win

By Andy Elder For the Mirror UNIVERSITY PARK — For the second week in a row, redshirt freshman 197-pounder Josh Barr engaged in a tense battle with an older, higher-ranked wrestler. But this Friday night in the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State’s fourth-ranked redshirt freshman found a way to come away with a win. Barr’s 3-2 win over No. 2 Jacob Cardenas was the highlight of an otherwise routine Nittany Lion rout. No. 1 Penn State (11-0, 5-0 B1G) blanked No. 19 Michigan (5-5, 2-5 B1G) 39-0 in the final of three BJC dual meets. The win extended Penn State’s dual meet win ...

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Michigan at Penn State Tipoff: 6 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park Records: Michigan (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten); Penn State (10-0, 4-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: PSU’s Tyler Kasak and Luke Lilledahl were both honored by the Big Ten this week. Kasak was named Wrestler of the Week, while Lilledahl was tabbed as Freshman of the Week. … This dual is the third and final meet at the BJC for the season. … Michigan went 3-0 in the non-conference schedule, but has struggled so far in the Big Ten, despite still being ranked 12th by InterMat. … The featured matchup could ...

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Big Ten gives PSU 2 awards UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers Tyler Kasak and Luke Lilledahl were named Big Ten Wrestler and Freshman of the Week, respectively, in the Big Ten Wednesday. Kasak defeated Jacori Teemer at 157, winning by a 5-2 score. Kasak, with 2:04 in riding time, posted the 5-2 win to help lead Penn State to a win over No. 2 Iowa. Kasak improved to 12-0 on the year with two falls, two techs and three majors. Lilledahl beat Joey Cruz in a 22-6 technical fall victory (6:43). Lilledahl tallied seven takedowns, including five in the third period. He ...

Knowles aims to help PSU ‘close gap’

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jim Knowles arrives as the nation’s highest paid assistant coach at $9.3 million — $3.1 annually for three years — but he was quick to point out Tuesday that he grew to this pinnacle from humble roots. The Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator was a ...

Nittany Lions fall farther in standings

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Dawson Garcia scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and reserve Brennan Rigsby scored 14 points and Minnesota pulled away from Penn State at the end for a 69-61 win on Tuesday night. Rigsby was perfect shooting going 5 for 5 including 2 for 2 from 3-point range and made both of his foul shots. Lu’Cye Patterson added 14 point for the Golden Gophers (12-11, 4-8 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Penn State has lost four straight and eight of its last nine games. The Nittany Lions are in the bottom three teams in the ...

Hoops du Jour

Women: Washington at PSU Tipoff: 6 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park Records: Washington (13-9, 4-6 in Big Ten); Penn State (10-12, 1-10 in Big Ten) TV: Big Ten+ Internet: Penn State Sports Network on the Penn State app Notable: Penn State will be celebrating 60 years of ...