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Wolverines Fall to No. 1 Penn State for First Loss of the Season
1/21/2022 10:30:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 3 Michigan fell to No. 1 Penn State 29-6 for its first loss of the season in its return to Crisler Center.
» Nick Suriano (125 pounds) and Will Lewan (157) earned decision wins for Michigan; Suriano beat No. 7 Drew Hildebrandt, 2-1, to stay undefeated on the season.
» U-M dropped the final five matches, all between ranked opponents, by a combined 10 points; Logan Massa (174), Myles Amine (184) and Mason Parris (Hwt) suffered their first losses of the season.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: #1 Penn State 29, #3 Michigan 6
Records: U-M (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten), PSU (12-0, 4-0 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Jan. 23 -- vs. Rutgers (Crisler Center), 4 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team dropped its first dual of the season in its return home to Crisler Center, falling29-6 to No. 1 Penn State on Friday evening (Jan. 21) in front of 6,185 fans. The Wolverines claimed just two matches and lost the final five bouts by a combined 10 points, including four straight top-10 matchups at the upperweights.
Graduate student Nick Suriano and senior/junior Will Lewan claimed wins for the Wolverines at 125 and 157 pounds, respectively. Top-ranked Suriano used a big third-period ride, finishing with a 1:44 time advantage, to edge seventh-ranked Drew Hildebrandt 2-1 in the first bout of the dual. It was Suriano second straight win as he improved to 4-0 on the season.
Lewan, ranked 15th at 157 pounds, scored takedowns in the second and third periods to earn a 5-2 decision over Terrell Barraclaugh. After a scoreless first period, Lewan finished on single leg in the last 10 seconds of the second and tacked on another single, off a go-behind, late in the third to ice the match.
Penn State (12-0, 4-0 Big Ten) earned three straight decisions by a single takedown after the intermission break. Junior/sophomore Cameron Amine, ranked 10th at 165 pounds, fell to 16th-ranked Brady Berge 3-1 on a first-period takedown -- as did sixth-ranked graduate student Logan Massa, who fell to top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Carter Starocci 3-2 at 174 pounds. Massa gave up a single out of a flurry midway through the first period but then largely dictated the pace in the third, drawing one stall warning but not two.
Graduate student Myles Amine, ranked second at 184 pounds, fell to top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Aaron Brooks 3-1 on a third-period counter takedown. Amine shot in on a single leg midway through the final period but could not finish as the Nittany Lion won the extended scramble to come around and score with 20 seconds left.
Graduate student Patrick Brucki, ranked eighth at 197 pounds, sacrificed a late lead in a 6-4 overtime heartbreaker to second-ranked Max Dean. Brucki finished on takedowns in the first and second period, momentarily locking a cradle on the latter, but was ridden out in the third as Dean used the riding-time point to force sudden victory, then scored on a throw by off another Brucki shot for the win.
Senior Mason Parris, ranked second at heavyweight, fell to fourth-ranked Greg Kerkvliet 8-5 on takedowns early and late in the dual's final bout. After giving up a pair of early single legs, Parris evened the score with one of his own in the final 10 seconds of the first but sacrificed another single leg late in the third as Kerkvliet rode out the match to tack on an additional riding-time point. It was the first loss of the season for Parris, Massa and Myles Amine.
Michigan (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) will look to bounce back when it closes out the weekend against No. 14 Rutgers at 4 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 23) at Crisler Center. The dual will be streamed live on B1G+. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office.
No. 1 Penn State 29, No. 3 Michigan 6
Individual rankings by InterMat
125 -- Nick Suriano (U-M) dec. #7 Drew Hildebrant, 2-1 -- U-M, 3-0
133 -- #1 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) dec. #8 Dylan Ragusin, 8-1 -- Tied, 3-3
141 -- #1 Nick Lee (PSU) tech. fall Drew Mattin, 21-6 (6:10) -- PSU, 8-3
149 -- #19 Beau Bartlett (PSU) injury def. Cole Mattin, 0:13 -- PSU, 14-3
157 -- #15 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Terrell Barraclaugh, 5-2 -- PSU, 14-6
165 -- #16 Brady Berge (PSU) dec. #10 Cameron Amine, 3-1 -- PSU, 17-6
174 -- #1 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. #6 Logan Massa, 3-2 -- PSU, 20-6
184 -- #1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) dec. #2 Myles Amine, 3-1 -- PSU, 23-6
197 -- #2 Max Dean (PSU) dec. #8 Patrick Brucki, 6-4 SV -- PSU, 26-6
Hwt -- #4 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) dec. #2 Mason Parris, 8-5 -- PSU, 29-6
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