Penn State shuts out Princeton 50-0, collects nine bonus-point wins on Senior Night
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State blanked Princeton 50-0 on Friday, earning nine bonus-point results across 10 bouts to finish the regular season unbeaten.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State shut out Princeton 50-0 on Friday night, scoring bonus points in nine of 10 bouts to close the regular season unbeaten.
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl opened the dual with a 7-1 victory by disqualification at 125 pounds over No. 15 Marc-Anthony McGowan. Bout logs show Lilledahl scored in each period (entries include one- and two-point sequences) before the match ended by disqualification; the transcript entries document the scoring through the final sequences but do not record an explicit reason for the disqualification.
No. 2 Marcus Blaze followed with an 11-3 major decision at 133, building his margin with multiple takedowns and riding-time advantage. Braeden Davis, ranked No. 13, held off Matthew Martino 11-8 at 141 with a late third-period takedown that preserved his lead.
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness recorded takedowns in each period and added a late riding-time point in a 15-6 major decision over No. 16 Eligh Rivera at 149. At 157, No. 4 PJ Duke posted a 24-8 technical fall after multiple takedowns; a third-period takedown at 0:51 put Duke at the technical-fall margin.
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink secured a fall at 165, pinning Ty Whalen in the opening period. Senior No. 1 Levi Haines, wrestling in his final Rec Hall dual on Senior Night, earned a pin at 174 to extend Penn State’s run of bonus wins.
Rocco Welsh, the No. 1 184-pounder, closed his match by technical fall, 21-6, finishing in the second period after a string of takedowns. No. 1 Josh Barr recorded a first-period pin at 197, and No. 5 Cole Mirasola closed the dual at 285 with a 21-6 technical fall.
The sequence of disqualification, pins, technical falls and major decisions produced the 50-0 final. Local coverage and the Penn State release noted the shutout and Senior Night context; Penn State entered the postseason unbeaten and will host the Big Ten Championships March 7-8 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Several bout transcripts show minor point-sum differences with the official final scores and do not include a discrete entry explaining Lilledahl’s disqualification; the available records list the outcomes and scoring sequences but leave the specific DQ rationale unrecorded in the transcript entries.