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CDT: Gladiator finish
Vallimont earns 100th win as Nittany Lions, seniors roll up MSU in home finale
Guy Cipriano
UNIVERSITY PARK — Dan Vallimont skipped rope as he watched Friday’s 174-pound bout from behind Penn State’s bench.
This quick cardiovascular workout proved different than others. The fifth-year senior performed a routine task knowing he had joined an accomplished group.
Vallimont became the 25th Nittany Lion to reach 100 career victories as he defeated Kyle Bounds 3-1 at 165 in Friday’s 26-12 victory over Michigan State at Rec Hall.
via Gladiator finish | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
Sun-Gazette: Lions, Lynch win on Senior Night
By Andy Elder, For The Sun-Gazette
As senior nights go, this one was perfect, both literally and figuratively.
The No. 10 Penn State wrestling team 13-5-1, 5-2 Big Ten won seven of 10 bouts to turn away Michigan State 8-6-1, 2-4, 26-12, Friday night as 4,408 fans helped the Nittany Lions celebrate Senior Night.
The four seniors in the lineup – 141-pounder Adam Lynch, 157-pounder Cyler Sanderson, 165-pounder Dan Vallimont and 184-pounder David Erwin – all won their final bouts in Rec Hall. A perfect 4-0.
And, for the entire team, its fourth win in a row capped and undefeated home slate. A perfect 5-0.
MGoBlu: Wolverines Drop Dual Match at No. 11 Penn State
Justin Zeerip
Feb. 7, 2010
Site: State College, Pa. (Rec Hall)
Scores: #11 Penn State 29, Michigan 10
Records: U-M (4-12, 0-5 Big Ten), Penn State (11-5-1, 3-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 12 — at Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), 7 p.m.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The University of Michigan wrestling team claimed three individual victories against No. 11-ranked Penn State, falling to the Nittany Lions, 29-10, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 7) at Rec Hall. U-M earned wins from sophomore captain Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS), junior/sophomore Justin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) and senior/junior captain Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) at 133, 174 and 197 pounds, respectively.
CDT: Nittany Lions put on a show
Guy Cipriano
UNIVERSITY PARK — The pep band blasted music as Cyler Sanderson sprinted off the mat.
Penn State’s other wrestlers sprung from their seats. The public address announcer summoned fans for a push-up contest. A dance team prepared to perform.
The scene during Sunday’s intermission against Michigan showed why wrestling meets at Rec Hall are creating a buzz again.
An explosive start, which included Sanderson’s first-period pin of Dave Johnson at 157 pounds, helped the Nittany Lions engage 4,511 fans during a 29-10 thumping of Michigan.
via Nittany Lions put on a show | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
BWI: Lion wrestlers top Michigan
Andy Elder
BlueWhiteIllustrated.com Assistant Editor
As the No. 11 Penn State wrestling team’s dual meet season winds to a close, two things are becoming abundantly clear: the Nittany Lions are clearly better than a lot of people expected and they are in far better shape than almost all of their opponents.
Those two things were evident Sunday as the Nittany Lions (12-5-1, 4-2 Big Ten) mauled Michigan (4-12, 0-5), 29-10, in front of 4,511 Rec Hall fans.
Penn State won seven of 10 bouts and piled up a 29-17 advantage in takedowns.
Mirror: Nittany Lions use the fall to earn big victory
By Todd Irwin,tirwin@altoonamirror.com
UNIVERSITY PARK – He had a 9-0 major decision over Northwestern’s Andrew Nadhir, but Penn State’s fourth-ranked 149-pounder, Frank Molinaro, felt kind of left out Friday night at Rec Hall.
“Yeah, seriously,” Molinaro said, “I’ve got to get a pin. This is getting crazy. I only have one this year.”
Molinaro was envious because the 11th-ranked Nittany Lions recorded three pins – rare for a college dual meet – against the Wildcats, who are 0-4 in the Big Ten Conference after the graduation of Hodge Trophy winner Jake Herbert, to go with two major decision and a forfeit in a 37-10 rout before 3,841 fans as a winter storm was blowing through outside.