Nittany Lions move into Virginia Duals semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma State tomorrow.
Jan. 8, 2010
HAMPTON, Va.; January 8, 2010 – Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) picked up a critical pin at 141 to lead the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers, ranked No. 14 in the nation, to a 22-13 win over No. 13 Kent State in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Virginia Duals. Lynch’s victory was one of six for Penn State as the Nittany Lions moved into tomorrow’s semifinals. Penn State will meet No. 4 Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 125, put Penn State up 3-0 early with a solid 9-4 win at 125 before Kent State’s Danny Mitcheff, ranked No. 5 at 133, got a major decision at 133 before Lynch’s heroics at 141 gave the Nittany Lions a 9-4 lead. Lynch trailed by one late in the bout, reversed Kent State’s Chase Skonieczny and then got the pin at the 6:36 mark. All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) added a solid 8-2 win at 149 to put Penn State up 12-4 and All-American Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) got a 19-7 major at 157. The Nittany Lions held a 16-4 lead at the dual’s midway point.
All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) added a 6-2 win at 165 before Kent State posted a decision at 174, giving the Nittany Lions a 19-7 lead. Senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), ranked No. 14 at 184, was beaten 11-5 by No. 4 Dustin Kilgore, cutting the Nittany Lion lead to 19-10 with two bouts remaining. Kent State got a tie-breaker win at 197 to cut the Lion lead to 19-13 but sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) clinched the dual victory with a 3-1 (sv) win over No. 17 Brendan Barlow at heavyweight. The final decision gave Penn State an impressive 22-13 win.
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