3-2, 0-2 Big Ten. December Sun. 4 NITTANY LION OPEN (2 champions, 6 placers, overall record)

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1 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 3-2, 0-2 Big Ten November Sun. 13 PA STATE DUALS 10 a.m. vs. PITT-JOHNSTOWN W, vs. YORK, PA. W, 47-3 vs. #8 LEHIGH W, Sat. 19 at East Stroudsburg Open Sun. 20 #15 WISCONSIN* L, Sat. 26 #3 MICHIGAN* L, December Sun. 4 NITTANY LION OPEN (2 champions, 6 placers, overall record) Fri. 9 at Navy 7 p.m. Sat. 10 at Penn 6:30 p.m. Sun. 18 at Reno Tournament of Champions Reno, Nev. all day January Fri. 6 at Lehigh 7 p.m. Sun. 8 CORNELL 1 p.m. Wed. 11 at Lock Haven 7 p.m. Fri. 27 MICHIGAN STATE* 7:30 p.m. Sun. 29 MINNESOTA* 1 p.m. February Fri. 3 at Iowa* 8 p.m. Sun. 5 at Iowa State 1 p.m. Fri. 10 at Indiana* 7 p.m. Fri. 17 at Ohio State* 7 p.m. Sun. 19 vs. Purdue* at Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Ind. 12 p.m. March S-Su. 4-5 Big Ten Championships Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Th-S NCAA Championships Oklahoma City, Okla. * Big Ten Match All Times Eastern Home Events in CAPS PENN STATE Wrestling NITTANY LIONS notes POSSIBLE LINE-UPS - AS OF 12/5 #13 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (3-2, 0-2 BIG TEN) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/HS Rec. 125 Tim Haas So. Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff 6-0 OR Brad Pataky Fr. Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield (#19)Jake Strayer Fr. South Fork, Pa./Forest Hills (#15) DeWitt Driscoll Sr. Connellsville, Pa./Connellsville (#10) James Woodall Sr. St. Dupont, Pa./Pittston (#16) Nathan Galloway Jr. State College, Pa./State College Phil Bomberger Fr. Port Royal, Pa./Juniata 5-3 OR Brian Cantalupi Jr. Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle (#8) James Yonushonis Jr. Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola (#1) Eric Bradley Sr. Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane 0-0 OR Neil Bretz Fr. Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley (#6) Philip Davis So. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 5-0 HWT Joel Edwards Sr. Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby 3-1 #23 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (4-0) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/HS 125 Alex Usztics Jr. Dauphin, Pa./Central Daupin East OR Caleb Levee Fr. Mandeville, La./Mandeville 133 Brad Canterbury Jr. Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon 141 Spencer Manley So. Ooltewah, Tenn./McCallie 149 (#14) John Cox Jr. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 157 Adam Brochetti Sr. Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning OR John Jarred Jr. Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill 165 Craig Dziewiatkowski Sr. Aurora, Ill./Montini Catholic OR John Jarred (see above) 174 Matt Stolpinksi So. Westfield, Mass./Phillips Exeter Academy 184 Jonny Kane Sr. Portland, Maine/Deering OR Chris Pogue Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek 197 Andrew Adams, Sr., Dublin, Ohio, OR Antonio Miranda, Jr., Eugene, Ore., OR Tyler Moyer, Fr., Bremerton, Wash. HWT (#9) Tanner Garrett Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hill #25 PENN QUAKERS (0-0) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown 125 Mike Silengo Sr. Baptist, Colo. OR Andrew Gold So. Mt. Airy, Md. 133 (#6) Matt Valenti Sr. Newton, N.J. 141 Nick Matteo JR. Ramsey, N.J. OR Cesar Grajales Fr. Brandon, Fla. 149 Rob Hitschler Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. 157 Brock Wittmeyer Jr. Platte City, Mo. 165 Rich Ferguson Sr. Beach Haven, N.J. 174 Matt Herrington Sr. Cambridge, N.Y. 184 Dustin Wiles Sr. Farmington, Mo. 197 Paul Valekei Sr. Allentown, Pa. HWT Tim Karmazsin Jr. Edison, N.J. OR Jayson Bowlsby Fr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (#) All rankings listed are USA Today/NWCA as of 11/28 THIS WEEK No. 13 Penn State (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) heads away from Happy Valley for the first time with a dual at No. 23 Navy (4-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. and one at No. 25 Penn (0-0) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. UP NEXT The Lions return to action at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Dec. 18, in Reno, Nev. ON THE AIR TV - None Radio - All Penn State wrestling events will be aired on WBLF 970 AM and streamed live at GoPSUsports.com! Jeff Byers calls the action. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS For information or credentials, contact Pat Donghia, Asst. Dir., at , or by at pad11@psu.edu. The Athletics Communications fax number is Visit the official website of Penn State athletics:

2 05-06 INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS (including unattached action) Name, Wt. Record Tim Haas, Mark McKnight, * Rohan Murphy, * Brad Pataky, Bryan Heller, Jake Strayer, Ben Mandelbraut, 133/ * DeWitt Driscoll, Jason Lapham, * Dan Vallimont, * James Woodall, Jonathan Clemens, Mark Friend, Nathan Galloway, Eric Goodling, Philip Bomberger, Brian Cantalupi, Jack Decker, * David Erwin, * Jeremy Hart, * Odis Johnson, * Craig Owsiany, Mike Ward, 174/ * James Yonushonis, Neil Bretz, 174/ Eric Bradley, David Klug, * Nate Rapsey, Chad Unger, * A.J. Cummins, Phil Davis, Andrew Haile, * Bert Stackhouse, Aaron Anspach, HWT 6-6 Joel Edwards, HWT 3-1 Joe Farina, HWT 4-6* Brendan Herlihy, HWT 1-4* C.J. Wonsettler, HWT - * Indicates a wrestler w/unattached results listed in current mark TEAM CAPTAINS TODAY S MATCH-UP State College, Pa. - December 5, The No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) will hit the road for the first time this year with dual matches at No. 23 Navy (4-0) and No. 25 Penn (0-0). The match at Navy is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, while the dual with Penn is on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Penn State is coming off a solid showing at the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday. Over 500 wrestlers packed Rec Hall for the 2005 Nittany Lion Open and in the end, ten talented individuals walked away with the coveted title of Nittany Lion Open Champion. Penn State claimed two individual titles in the tournament with two unattached Nittany Lions grabbing crowns at their respective weights. Head coach Troy Sunderland s squad posted over 40 wins in the tournament. Red-shirt junior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.), wrestling unattached, won his first four matches at 125 to advance to the finals, where he downed Franklin Gomez of Michigan State (unattached), 6-4, to claim the crown. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), wrestling unattached, also won his first five at 165, including a pin of Davidson s Trevor Clavette in the semis. The title bout saw Erwin down Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) with an 11-3 major to claim the championship. The Nittany Lions still sport four undefeated wrestlers in their line-up, plus No. ranked Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.), who may see his first action of the year this coming weekend. Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) is 6-0 at 125, Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) is 4-0 at 133, James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) is 5-0 at 174 and Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) is 5-0 at 197. Navy comes in 4-0 after a solid showing here in Rec Hall s Nittany Lion Open and a dual win over Rutgers. Navy sports No. 14 John Cox at 149 and No. 9 Tanner Garrett at HWT. Penn comes in 0-0 in duals, but coming off a 10th place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational. Penn is led by 133-pounder Matt Valenti, ranked No. 6 nationally. Penn State will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Reno, Nev. The Nittany Lions next home dual is set for Jan. 8 vs. Cornell. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling or Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. HEAD COACH TROY SUNDERLAND Troy Sunderland (Penn State, 93) is in his 8th year at the helm of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling program. Sunderland has coached two NCAA Champions, 15 All-Americans as a head coach (23 overall) and five Big Ten Champions. He was also the 2003 Big Ten Coach of the Year. Sunderland is overall. As a wrestler at Penn State from , Sunderland was a three-time All-American and a two-time NCAA Runner-Up. He earned both EWL and Big Ten Individual Championships during his days as a student-athlete and was a University and Espoir National Champion. Sunderland s accolades are as follows: EWL Champ at 150 (1992); Big Ten Champion at 150 (1993); NCAA Runner-Up at 150 (1992 and 1993) and 4th at 150 (1991); Career NCAA Tournament record of 13-4; Three-time All-American (1991, 1992 and 1993); 100 career victories ( overall record). THE TROY SUNDERLAND SHOW The Troy Sunderland Show will debut on Wednesday, Nov. 2, on WBLF Radio (970 AM). Cohosted by Jeff Byers, voice of Penn State wrestling, and Troy Sunderland, head wrestling coach, the thirty-minute call in show airs form 7 to 7:30 p.m. nearly every Wednesday night throughout the season. The show, which will feature in-depth interviews with Coach Sunderland and other guests throughout the season, will give Nittany Lion wrestling fans a chance to call in and ask the coach questions. Fans wishing to take part simply call This show gives fans a chance to get some insight into our team s development throughout the year, Sunderland said. I m very pleased that we have the chance to give our fans something on a weekly basis that they can look forward to and get excited about. The weekly show will also be streamed live on the official website of Penn State Athletics. James Woodall, Sr., St. Dupont, Pa./Pittston Ranked No. 10 at 149, 2-2 in Eric Bradley, Sr., Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane Ranked No. 1 at 184, 0-0 in BROADCAST INFO (RADIO AND/OR TV) Local radio station WBLF 970 AM will broadcast the entire season of Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling. Continuing a long-standing tradition of full season coverage, each of Penn State s dual matches and four major tournaments will be carried by the station. Jeff Byers, long-time voice of Nittany Lion wrestling, will be at each event to call the action. In addition to the full schedule of duals, WBLF will air the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18, the Big Ten Championships on March 4-5 and the NCAA 2

3 NATIONAL RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA AWN (pre-season 10/10) W.I.N.(12/6) (11/28) 1. Oklahoma State (7) 1. Oklahoma State (1) 1. Oklahoma State (12) Oklahoma (5) 2. Oklahoma (2) 2. Illinois Michigan (4) 3. Michigan (5) 3. Michigan Illinois (4) 4. Iowa (3) 4. Oklahoma Minnesota (4) 5. Minnesota (6) 5. Iowa State Iowa (5) 6. Cornell (8) 6. Minnesota Iowa State (4) 7. Illinois (4) 7. Iowa Lehigh (3) 8. Iowa State (7) 8. Wisconsin Cornell (2) 9. Lehigh (9) 9. Central Michigan Indiana (2) 10. PENN STATE (10) 10. Lehigh Arizona State (3) 11. Indiana (11) 11. Cornell Northwestern (3) 12. Northwestern (12) 12. Nebraska PENN STATE (2) 13. Central Michigan (13) 13. PENN STATE Missouri (2) 14. Arizona State (15) 14. Northwestern Wisconsin (2) 15. Missouri (16) 15. Missouri Hofstra (2) 16. Wisconsin (14) 16. Indiana Nebraska (2) 17. Michigan State (17) 17. Michigan State Michigan State (2) 18. Edinboro (19) 18. Arizona State Central Michigan (2) 19. Nebraska (18) 19. Hofstra Pittsburgh (2) 20. West Virginia (NR) 20. Northern Iowa 246 (#) - wrestlers in top Hofstra (24) 21. Navy Penn (21) 22. Edinboro Boise State (22) 23. Army Northern Illinois (23) 24. Northern Illinois Cal Poly (20) 25. Penn 198 (#) - last poll PENN STATE INDIVIDUALS USA TODAY/NWCA (11/28) AWN (pre-season 10/10) W.I.N. (12/6) Jake Strayer #19/133 Bryan Heller #11/133 Jake Strayer #16/133 DeWitt Driscoll #16/141 Nate Galloway #12/157 DeWitt Driscoll #14/141 James Woodall #10/149 Eric Bradley #1/184 James Woodall #11/149 Nathan Galloway #15/157 Phil Davis #5/197 Nathan Galloway #17/157 James Yonushonis #8/174 Joel Edwards #11/HWT James Yonushonis #5/174 Eric Bradley #1/184 Eric Bradley #1/184 Phil Davis #6/197 Phil Davis #5/197 Joel Edwards #10/HWT Championships on March Nittany Lion wrestling fans have been treated to a full season of radio coverage for over 25 years. WBLF is owned by Magnum Broadcasting, which owns and operates four stations locally, including WPHB 1260 AM in Philipsburg. WPHB will also carry select wrestling events. The television schedule is still being finalized. It is confirmed that WPSU-TV, State College, will air the Michigan State match in Rec Hall on Jan. 27. CSTV national will air the Minnesota dual in Rec Hall on Jan. 29. CSTV also carries the Big Ten Championships in March. SINGLE MATCH TICKETS AVAILABLE Single match tickets are still available for Penn State s three remaining home duals against Cornell on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m.; Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7;30 p.m.; and Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased at the door for the Nittany Lion Open on Dec. 4. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling or Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. NITTANY LIONS FAIR WELL IN THE NLO Penn State won two titles and had six place winners in the 2005 Nittany Lion Open on Dec. 4. Wrestling attached, Brad Pataky placed sixth at 125 and was 5-2; Philip Bomberger was runner-up at 165 going 5-1; Bryan Heller was 5-1 and finished third at 133; Brian Cantalupi (165) and Mark Friend (157) were both 0-1. Junior Mark McKnight, unattached, won the title at 125 with a 5-0 record. True freshman David Erwin went 6-0 and downed Bomberger in the finals at 165 to claim the crown. Jeremy Hart was outstanding at 165 as well, going 5-1 and place third. Overall, with 20 total wrestlers involved, Penn State went The six attached grapplers were 17-8 with 12 unattached Lions going YONUSHONIS MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Junior 174-pounder James Yonushonis downed No. 11 Nick Roy of Michigan, 3-1 (sv), in Penn State s dual vs. Michigan on 11/26, posting his third straight win vs. a ranked foe. Yonushonis beat No. 10 Kelly Flaherty of Wisconsin, 5-3, on 11/20 and No. 7 Travis Frick of Lehigh, 6-4 (sv), on 11/13. 3

4 BIG TEN TEAM STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team W-L-T PCT W-L-T PCT 1. Wisconsin Michigan PENN STATE Minnesota Iowa Northwestern Michigan State Illinois Indiana Ohio State Purdue THE BIG TEN LAST WEEK 12/1: Iowa 20, Iowa State 15 Northwestern 28, Northern Illinois 10 12/2: Minnesota 31, Northern Iowa BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK 11/9 Nick Simmons, Michigan State Ben Wissel, Purdue 11/16 Phil Davis, PENN STATE Ryan Lang, Northwestern 11/23 Cole Konrad, Minnesota 11/30 Tony Greathouse, Michigan State 12/7 Steve Luke, Michigan HAAS MAKES DUAL DEBUT WITH WIN Sophomore Tim Haas made his dual match debut with a 6-4 win over Michigan s Jim Shutich on 11/26. Prior to that, Haas reeled off five wins to claim the 125 pound at the East Stroudsburg Open on 11/19. STRAYER GETS FIRST CAREER FALL Freshman 133-pounder Jake Strayer got his first career fall with a pin of Michigan s Brandon Elliott at the 5:34 mark. The pin was Strayer s fourth straight to begin the season. DAVE HART AND THREE OTHER FORMER LIONS IN 2006 CLASS OF PWCA HALL OF FAME Penn State assistant wrestling coach Dave Hart, a former All-American and Academic All- American for Penn State, as well as former Nittany Lion wrestlers Sean Finkbeiner and Steve Sefter, will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the class of The induction ceremonies will be held in conjunction with the PIAA State Wrestling Championships, to be held at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., on March 9-11, The ceremonies will precede the championship finals on March 11 (further details will be announced at a later date). Hart is an 88 graduate of Juniata High School and a 93 Penn State grad. As a Nittany Lion, he won the 1992 Eastern Wrestling League Title and the 1993 Big Ten title at 167. He was a two-time All-American (placing third in 1993 and fourth in 1992) and team captain in During his Nittany Lion career, he collected an record and was a three-time Academic All-American. Penn State won two NWCA Dual Meet National titles during his wrestling days and placed third and fourth at the NCAA Championships. He is now in his eighth year as an assistant coach at Penn State. Finkbeiner is an 84 graduate of Northampton High School and an 88 Penn State grad. As a Nittany Lion, he earned four letters and was the EWL Champion at 150 in Finkbeiner earned All-America laurels that year, placing sixth at 150. Sefter is a 1980 graduate of Cedar Cliff High School and an 84 Penn State graduate. Sefter was a four-year letterman at Penn State, earning letters in 1981, 82, 84 and 85. Sefter was a two-time EWL champion at HWT, claiming the titles in 1981 and He was a two-time All-American, finishing sixth in 1981 and fourth in PENN STATE MAINTAINS LOFTY SPOT IN NWCA/COACHES RANKINGS (11/28) The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling, under the guidance of veteran head coach Troy Sunderland, team maintained its lofty ranking in the latest USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, checking in at No. 13 with a 3-2 dual match record. In addition, seven Nittany Lions are ranked individually at their respective weight classes. Penn State dropped just one spot from No. 12 to No. 13 after beating current No. 10 Lehigh and dropping tough matches to No. 3 Michigan and now No. 8 Wisconsin. Oklahoma State retained its No. 1 spot, followed by Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Central Michigan, Lehigh, Cornell, Nebraska and PSU. Junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) made his debut in the rankings in the No. 8 spot at 174. Yonushonis is a perfect 5-0 this year, with his last three victories coming over nationally ranked foes. Senior Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) is still ranked No. 1 at 184 and could see his first action during next weekend s two-match road trip to No. 25 Penn and No. 23 Navy. Sophomore All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) maintained his No. 6 spot at 197. Davis, already a Big Ten Wrestler of the Week this year, is 5-0 for Penn State. Freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) entered the rankings at No. 19 at 133 with a 4-0 mark while senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) is No. 16 at 141. Driscoll is 3-2 to date. Senior James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) is No. 10 at 149 and spots a 2-2 record while classmate Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) is No. 15 at 157 with a 2-3 mark. PENN STATE MAINTAINS TOP TEN SPOT IN 12/6 W.I.N. RANKINGS The Penn State Nittany Lions are ranked No. 10 in the most recent issue (11/29) of W.I.N. s NCAA wrestling rankings. The Nittany Lions stayed at No. 4

5 HONORS WON Check here throughout the season for a complete list of honors won. Phil Davis, 197: 11/13: Most Outstanding Wrestler, Pa. Duals 11/13: Most Pins/Fastest Time, Pa. Duals 11/16: Big Ten Wrestler of the Week DEPTH CHART (12/5) (INJURY STATUS IN PARENTHESES) this list is for depth purposes only - probably/possible line-ups are listed on pg. 1 of these notes Tim Haas, So. OR Brad Pataky, Fr Jake Strayer, Fr. Bryan Heller, So DeWitt Driscoll, Sr James Woodall, Sr. Jason Lapham, Fr Nathan Galloway, Jr. Mark Friend, Fr Phil Bomberger, Fr. OR Brian Cantalupi, Jr James Yonushonis, Jr Eric Bradley, Sr. OR (POSSIBLE) Neil Bretz, Fr Philip Davis, So. A.J. Cummins, Jr. Hwt. - Joel Edwards, Sr. Aaron Anspach, So. PRONUNCIATIONS Anspach - Cantalupi - Haas - Haile - Klug - Yonushonis - ON-Spa CANT-A-Loop-ee HOSS HAIL KLOOG YAWN-a-SHONE-iss 10 after its strong showing the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, December 4. While many of Penn State s starters did not wrestle, the Lions who did posted two titles and six placing finishes. Individually, eight Lions are ranked in the top 20 at their respective weight classes. Freshman Jake Strayer is No. 16 at 133, Senior DeWitt Driscoll fell is No. 14 at 141, James Woodall is No. 11 at 149, Nathan Galloway is No. 17 at 157, 174-pounder James Yonushonis (unranked at the beginning of the year) moved up to No. 5 at 174, Eric Bradley maintained his No. 1 perch at 184, sophomore All-American Phil Davis remained at No. 5 at 197 and Joel Edwards is No. 10 at HWT. Yonushonis, Bradley and Davis give Penn State three wrestlers ranked in the top five individually. LIONS SPLIT BOUTS WITH BADGERS BUT BONUS POINTS GIVE UW UPSET The Penn State Nittany Lions, ranked No. 12 heading into its match with No. 15 Wisconsin, won the first three bouts of the Big Ten dual to bolt out to a 9-0 lead. Wisconsin answered with a pin and a major to take a 10-9 lead and post the bonus points that would ultimately decide the match. Penn State won five bouts as did Wisconsin, but the four points won in those two bouts were the difference in the dual as Wisconsin upset Penn State HAAS WINS TITLE AT EAST STROUDSBURG OPEN AS FOUR LIONS PLACE Sophomore 125-pounder Tim Haas went 5-0 to claim the 125-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open in action that went late into Saturday night. Haas was one of five attached Penn State wrestlers at the event, four of whom earned spots in the top eight. Haas claimed the title with an impressive 5-2 win over Jeffrey Sato of Columbia and now sports a perfect 5-0 mark on the year. Sophomore Bryan Heller won his first bout at 133, dropped his second, but reeled off six straight wins in the consolation bracket to place third. Heller is now 8-1. Junior Brian Cantalupi placed seventh at 165, going 5-2 on the day. Cantalupi improved to 6-3 on the year. Junior Aaron Anspach finished sixth at HWT, going 4-3. On route to his sixth place finish, Anspach downed Harvard s Bode Ogunwole, 3-2 TB, who entered the tournament ranked No. 12 in the nation. True freshman Jason Lapham was the other attached Lion grappler at the event, going 1-2 at 149. ROHAN MURPHY QUALIFIES FOR WORLD PARALYMPIC POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Rohan Murphy (Long Island, N.Y.) has qualified for the fourth International Powerlifting Paralympic Championships in Buran, Korea. The 11-day event takes place April 1-12, Murphy, a bilateral amputee who is a member of the Nittany Lion wrestling team and head coach Troy Sunderland, posted a lift of 285-pounds, which sets a national record at 125-pounds for paralympians. The competition in Korea is the last international competition before the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Murphy is coming off a 1-2 weekend, wrestling unattached at the East Stroudsburg Open. The junior 125-pounder grabbed his first win of the season, posting an impressive 19-4 technical fall over an unattached grappler from Lehigh. DAVIS NAMED BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Phil Davis has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/13/05). The sophomore 197-pounder shares the honor with Northwestern 141-pounder Ryan Lang. Davis, a returning All-American, was a perfect 3-0 last Sunday, recording falls in each of his matches to help lead Penn State to the title at the 2005 Pennsylvania State Dual Championships. His pin of Lehigh s Paul Weibel in 3:30 to spark a Penn State rally and help the Lions to an win over the No. 8 Mountain Hawks. The Harrisburg native was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Wrestler and won the Most Pins in the Fastest Time Award, getting three in 13:35. 5

6 VS. RANKED FOES Penn State is 1-2 vs. teams ranked in the USA Today/NWCA top /13 W, vs. No. 8 Lehigh (PSU No. 12) 11/20 L, vs. No. 15 Wisconsin (PSU No. 12) 11/26 L, vs. No. 3 Michigan (PSU No. 12) RIDGE RILEY AWARD WINNERS Check here throughout the year for a listing of the Ridge Riley Award Winners. 11/20 vs. Wisconsin: James Yonushonis, /26 vs. Michigan: Jake Strayer, 133 ATTENDANCE AT REC HALL 11/6: Wrestle-Offs (not included in total) 1,500 appx. 11/13: Pa. Duals (UPJ, York, Lehigh) 1,802 11/20: Wisconsin 1,752 11/26: Michigan 2,364 Total 5,918 Avg. 1,973 PENN STATE S ALL-TIME DUAL MATCH RECORD Penn State holds a (.734) record in dual matches and is in its 98th season of competition. PENN STATE CLAIMS PA. STATE DUALS CROWN Trailing by eight with just two bouts left, Penn State thrilled the nearly 2,000 fans in Rec Hall to come from behind and defeat No. 8 Lehigh 18-17, grabbing the title in the second annual Pennsylvania State Dual Championships. Sophomore Phil Davis got a pin at 197 at the 3:20 mark to turn a 17-9 Lehigh lead into a two-point deficit for the Nittany Lions. Senior Joel Edwards followed that up with a thrilling 8-7 win at HWT to complete the comeback and give the Lions the crown, avenging a team loss in the event s finals last year. Edwards scored a takedown with :20 remaining to tie his bout at 7-7 and posted a plus-2:00 riding time edge to get the RT point and the victory. Penn State got to the finals by defeated Pitt-Johnstown in the opening round and York 47-3 in the semifinals. Both Davis and Edwards went 3-0 in the tournament as did 174-pounder James Yonushonis. Complete team scores are as follows -- Opening Round: PENN STATE 31, Pitt-Johnstown 10; York 25, Clarion 15; Lehigh 50, Williamson 6; Lock Haven 25, Mercyhurst 17. Semifinals: PENN STATE 47, York 3; Lehigh 32, Lock Haven 3. CONSO SEMIS: Mercyhurst 48, Williamson 3; UPJ 26, Clarion 12. FINALS: PENN STATE 18, Lehigh 17; 3rd Place: Lock Haven 28, York 11; 5th Place: UPJ 30, Mercyhurst 7; 7th Place: Clarion 49, Williamson 0. DAVIS PINS THREE AT DUALS; GETS O.W. Sophomore All-American Phil Davis pinned his first three opponents of the year, going a perfect three for three in pins during the Pa. State Dual Championships on Nov. 13. Davis pinned his three foes in 13:35 to earn the Most Pins in Shortest Time Award. He was also named the event s Most Outstanding Wrestler. YONUSHONIS PERFECT IN PA. DUALS With a number of Lions seeing action in the Pennsylvania State Dual Championships on Nov. 13 and many going 2-0, only three went 3-0 in the event. Senior HWT Joel Edwards and sophomore Phil Davis turned the trick as did junior 174-pounder James Yonushonis. Yonushonis posted a big win over No. 7 Travis Frick of Lehigh in the tournament s title match, grabbing a 6-4 sudden victory decision. EDWARDS 3-0 IN PA. DUALS; CLINCHES TITLE Senior Joel Edwards posted an exciting 8-7 win over Lehigh s Tom Curl in the tournament championship deciding bout. With Penn State trailing 17-15, Edwards erased an early 5-0 deficit to post the win and give the Nittany Lions an victory over No. 8 Lehigh and the 2005 Pa. Duals crown. Edwards scored a takedown with :20 left and got the win with a plus- 2:00 riding time advantage. NITTANY LIONS SIGN THREE OF NATION S TOP 15 RECRUITS TO NLI S Penn State Nittany Lion head wrestling coach Troy Sunderland and his outstanding staff are seeing the fruits of their recruiting labors pay off as a trio of the nation s best high school wrestlers have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Penn State on day one of the signing period. Alphabetically, high school standouts Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), Josh Rohler (Akron, Ohio) and Garrett Scott (Alexandria, Pa.) will attend Penn State in as members of one of the nation s top recruiting classes. We are extremely pleased to get commitments from wrestlers and young men of this caliber, Sunderland said. All three are ranked number one in their weights in at least one poll, so getting wrestlers ranked that high across the board adds to the credibility of this class being considered one of the best incoming classes in the nation. Rella, who projects at 165 for Penn State, is the defending Ohio State Champion heading into his senior season at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2005 Junior National Freestyle runner-up, he was a Junior National All-American. Rella was also runner-up at the FILA Junior National Freestyle Championships and is a two-time Powerade Champion and an Ironman Champion. Rohler, who projects at 157 at Penn State, is heading into his senior season at St. Vincent/St. Mary High School. The

7 TODAY S PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS/ THIS YEAR S PROMO SLATE Future promotional activities include: Jan. 8 vs. Cornell: Andy Matter Bronze Replica Statues to the first 1,000 fans. Jan. 27 vs. Michigan State: Jeff Prescott Bronze Replica Statues to the first 1,000 fans. Jan. 29 vs. Minnesota: Kerry McCoy Bronze Replica Statues to the first 1,000 fans. Ohio Division II third place finisher also placed third in the 2005 Beast of the East Championships. Rohler was the 2004 Ironman runner-up and an Ohio State runner-up in Rohler also is a two-time Cadet National All-American. Scott, who projects at 141 or 149 for the Nittany Lions, is a three-time defending Pennsylvania AA State Champion at Juniata Valley High School. He heads into his final season at JVHS looking to join an elite group of four-time champs. Scott was the 2005 FILA Junior National Freestyle eighth-place finisher and the 2004 Cadet National Greco runner-up. He won the Cadet Freestyle National title in 2002 and 2003 and was National Greco runner-up both those years as well. Penn State s incoming recruiting class, which is considered among the best in the nation by nearly every wrestling publication and outlet, follows closely on the heals of last year s 12- man recruiting class, which was ranked No. 5 by Intermat. Intermat is the official website and media outlet of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). NITTANY LIONS FACING ONE OF NATION S TOUGHEST SCHEDULES The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 12 in the initial USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, will face one of the nation s toughest schedules in as 12 of the Lions 17 dual matches will be against teams ranked in the poll s top 25. The Nittany Lions are now 1-2 vs. ranked teams this year. Penn State downed No. 8 Lehigh on Sunday, Nov. 13, but were upset, 19-15, by No. 15 Wisconsin on Nov. 20. Penn State lost to No. 3 Michigan, 23-15, on Nov. 26. Penn State will visit No. 23 Navy on Dececember 9 and No. 25 Penn on December 10 before a trip to the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 18.The Lions will visit No. 10 Lehigh on Friday, Jan. 6 and then quickly turn around to host No. 11 Cornell on Sunday, Jan. 8. Four other Big Ten schools and a Big 12 powerhouse will also face off against Penn State. The Nittany Lions host No. 17 Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 27, and No. 6 Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 29. Penn State then faces its toughest road stretch of the season, visiting No. 7 Iowa on Feb. 3, No. 5 Iowa State on Feb. 5, and No. 16 Indiana on Feb. 10. PENN STATE ALL-TIME VS. RANKED OPPONENTS If the first few pre-season rankings released are any indication, Penn State will once again face one of the nation s toughest dual match schedules this year. With nearly all the Big Ten teams being ranked and a tough non-conference schedule, the Nittany Lions will once again square off against the nation s best. The Nittany Lions are 1-2 vs. ranked teams this season. Penn State went 7-8 vs. ranked team s last year and 4-7 against ranked foes in Penn State is under Head Coach Troy Sunderland against ranked teams, 5-39 against the Top 10 and 2-24 against the top five. WRESTLING ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO SHINE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL Last season, Penn State wrestling drew an average of 2,209 fans per contest, which was fourth in the entire nation and second in the Big Ten. Iowa (5,073), Oklahoma State (4,542) and Lehigh (2,488) were the only teams that drew more fans per match than Penn State. This year, Penn State had over 1,500 fans for Wrestle-Offs, the most in recent memory. While that figure does not count towards the total, Nov. 13 s 1,802 was a solid start to the season. The Lions drew 1,752 for a Sunday afternoon dual with Wisconsin on Nov. 20. A season-to-date-best of 2,364 packed Rec Hall for its dual with No. 3 Michigan on Nov

8 THE RECORD WATCH Single Season VICTORIES BY A FRESHMAN Jim Martin, Phil Davis, Jamar Billman, Greg Elinsky, Biff Walizer, Josh Moore, Sanshiro Abe, Jeremy Hunter, Russ Hughes, Clint Musser, Glenn Pritzlaff, FALLS Josh Moore, Scott Moore, Cary Kolat, Josh Moore, Bill Marino, Shawn Nelson, Josh Walker, Biff Walizer, Pat Cummins, Bob Bury, Greg Haladay, Kerry McCoy, Kerry McCoy, 1994 Career MATCHES Josh Moore, Jim Mar tin, Kerry McCoy, Greg Elinsky, Doc Vecchio, Clint Musser, 94, Ken Chertow, 85, Jason Suter, Scott Moore, 00, Adam Smith, Mark Becks, Eric Brugel, 82-84, John Hughes, 92, Andy Voit, 85, John Hanrahan, Jeremy Hunter, Sanshiro Abe, Tim Flynn, 83, Pat Cu m m i ns, Glenn Pritzlaff, 94, SEASON LEADERS* Overall WINS 1. Bryan Heller, Brad Pataky, Tim Haas, Brian Cantalupi, Aaron Anspach, HWT James Yonushonis, Phil Davis, Phil Bomberger, Jake Strayer, FALLS 1. Phil Davis, Bryan Heller, Brad Pataky, TECHNICAL FALLS 1. Brad Pataky, Brian Cantalupi, MAJOR DECISIONS 1. Bryan Heller, Brad Pataky, Nathan Galloway, Aaron Anspach, HWT * does not include unattached wrestlers SEASON LEADERS Dual Matches WINS 1. James Yonushonis, Phil Davis, Jake Strayer, Joel Edwards, HWT DeWitt Driscoll, Brad Pataky, James Woodall, Nathan Galloway, FALLS 1. Phil Davis, Jake Strayer, DeWitt Driscoll, James Woodall, Nathan Galloway, James Yonushonis, Joel Edwards, HWT TECHNICAL FALLS 1. Brad Pataky, Brian Cantalupi, MAJOR DECISIONS 1. Bryan Heller, Nathan Galloway, DUAL POINTS 1. Phil Davis, James Yonushonis, Jake Strayer, DeWitt Driscoll, Joel Edwards, HWT Nathan Galloway, James Woodall, Brad Pataky, Brian Cantalupi, Bryan Heller, DUAL BONUS POINTS 1. Phil Davis Nathan Galloway, Jake Strayer, DeWitt Driscoll, James Woodall, James Yonushonis, Joel Edwards, HWT Brad Pataky, Brian Cantalupi, Bryan Heller,

9 INDIVIDUAL (3-2 OVERALL, 0-2 BIG TEN, 3-2 HOME, 0-0 ROAD, 0-0 NEUTRAL) Wrestler, Wt. Overall Record Collegiate Record Dual Record Big 10 Dual Record Dual Pts. Scored SV W-L TB W-L MD W-L TF W-L Pins W-L Fastest Fall Tim Haas, Mark McKnight, Rohan Murphy, Brad Pataky, :07 Chris Robbins, Bryan Heller, :47 Jake Strayer, :34 Ben Mandelbraut, DeWitt Driscoll, :59 Jason Lapham, :52 Dan Vallimont, James Woodall, :43 Jonathan Clemens, Mark Friend, Nathan Galloway, :03 Eric Goodling, Philip Bomberger, :57 Brian Cantalupi, :13 Jack Decker, :20 David Erwin, :25 Jeremy Hart, :28 Odis Johnson, Craig Owsiany, Neil Bretz, 174/ Mike Ward, James Yonushonis, :43 Eric Bradley, David Klug, Nate Rapsey, Chad Unger, :32 A.J. Cummins, Phil Davis, :20 Andrew Haile, 197/ Bert Stackhouse, Aaron Anspach, Hwt :38 Joel Edwards, Hwt :24 Joseph Farina, Hwt :27 Brendan Herlihy, Hwt :47 C.J. Wonsettler, Hwt TEAM TOTALS :52 SV - sudden victory TB - tiebreak MD - major decision TF - technical fall 9

10 DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT/FINAL SCORES Opponent HWT FINAL 11/13: PITT-JOHNSTOWN# /13: YORK# /13: No. 8 LEHIGH /20: No. 15 WISCONSIN* /26: No. 3 MICHIGAN* /9: at Navy 12/10: at Penn 1/6: at Lehigh 1/8: CORNELL 1/11: at Lock Haven 1/27: MICHIGAN STATE* 1/29: MINNESOTA* 2/3: at Iowa* 2/5: at Iowa State 2/10: at Indiana* 2/17: at Ohio State* 2/19: vs. Purdue*+ TEAM TOTALS # Pa. Duals (Champs) * Big Ten Dual + - at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis SV - sudden victory TB - tiebreak MD - major decision TF - technical fall INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL TEAM RECORD AT DUAL S STARTING WEIGHT HWT TOTAL

11 MATCH (EVENT) SUMMARIES 2005 NITTANY LION WRESTLING WRESTLE-OFFS Sunday, November 6, 2005 Rec Hall State College, Pa. NO. 12 PENN STATE 31, PITT-JOHNSTOWN 10 Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 Rec Hall State College, Pa. Pa. Duals FINALS: 125: Not contested 133: Jake Strayer def. Bryan Heller, : DeWitt Driscoll uncontested - no bouts wrestled 149: James Woodall def. Dan Vallimont, : Nathan Galloway def. Mark Friend, : David Erwin def. Brian Cantalupi, : James Yonushonis def. Neil Bretz, : Chad Unger def. Andrew Haile, : Phil Davis def. A.J. Cummins, 5-2 HWT: Joel Edwards def. Aaron Anspach, 2-1 Attendance: 1,500 (appx.) The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team hosted its annual Wrestle- Offs with nearly 50 intense matches taking place as the No. 12 Lions took to the mats in their final tune-up for the season. Over 1,500 fans, the most in recent years for the event, watched nearly 40 matches. "It's exciting to see so many people here. With the match-ups we have and the excitement about the team, it compounds everything," said head coach Troy Sunderland. "It speaks to the tradition we have in wrestling at Penn State that this many people come to see wrestle-offs and it solidifies that tradition in the minds of the guys on the mats. This is going to be an exciting year for us and I'm very happy that our fans are as excited as we are." "Injuries aside, I was pleased with what I saw today," said Sunderland. "I saw great competition. The guys were not giving anything up easy and that's important. I was impressed with the overall team effort and am glad that this great crowd got to see a great show. They had a chance to see our kids compete and compete hard. Now we go back to work and get ready for the Pennsylvania Duals next Sunday. " 125: Brad Pataky PSU def. Ryon Mazzocco UPJ, : Jake Strayer, PSU def. Brandon Reasy, UPJ, : DeWitt Driscoll PSU def. Thad Benton, UPJ, : James Woodall PSU pinned Jay Matteo, UPJ, 4: : Nathan Galloway PSU maj. dec. Joe Strittmatter UPJ, : Albert Miles UPJ maj. dec. Mark Friend PSU, : James Yonushonis PSU def. Eli Garshnick UPJ, : Mike Corcetti UPJ pinned Chad Unger PSU, 6: : Phil Davis PSU pinned Mike Fowler UPJ, 3: HWT: Joel Edwards PSU def. Zach Majocha UPJ Attendance: 1,802 Penn State opened the tourney with an impressive win over Pitt-Johnstown, the nation s third ranked DII team. Senior James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) and sophomore Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) both garnered pins in the UPJ win, Teammates Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa. ) and DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) opened the dual with decisions to put the Nittany Lion up 9-o before Woodall posted his pin. Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) posted a major decision at 157 and James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) won at 174 before Davis got his fall. Senior heavyweight Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) grabbed a 3-2 win to close out the dual. Head coach Troy Sunderland held out No. 1-ranked Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) at 184 to further recovery from an injury in preparation for next weekend s Big Ten opener vs. Wisconsin. The first win in round one was posted by No. 8 Lehigh, which claimed a 50-6 victory over NJCAA entrant Williams Trade. The Mountain Hawks notched five pins and a technical fall in the dual. Lock Haven notched a win over Mercyhurst in its first round bout. Division III York College pulled off the first round s upset with a win over Clarion. 11

12 MATCH (EVENT) SUMMARIES NO. 12 PENN STATE 47, YORK 3 Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 Rec Hall State College, Pa. Pa. Duals NO. 12 PENN STATE 18, NO. 8 LEHIGH 17 Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 Rec Hall State College, Pa. Pa. Duals 125: Brad Pataky PSU tech. fall Kyle Flickinger YC, 15-0 (1:54) : Bryan Heller PSU maj. dec. Dave Sterner YC, : DeWitt Driscoll PSU pinned Tim Bohlman YC, 5: : Jason Lapham PSU def. Mike Weber YC, : Nathan Galloway PSU pinned Garrett Faulkner YC, 1: : Brian Cantalupi PSU tech. fall Brian Alwine YC, 20-4 (6:43) : James Yonushonis PSU pinned Brian Adams YC 6: : Duane Bastress YC def. Neil Bretz PSU, : Phil Davis PSU pinned Drew Baldauf YC, 4: HWT: Joel Edwards PSU pinned Sean Griffin YC, 3: Attendance: 1,802 In Penn State s seminal dual vs. York College, Pataky at 125 and Bryan Heller (Fair Haven, N.J.) at 133 got the Nittany Lions off to a solid start in their 47-3 win, posting a technical fall and a major decision for an early 9-0 team lead. Driscoll followed with a pin at 141 and the Lions had a solid 15-0 lead. Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y.) got a shot at 149 for Penn State and got a win before Galloway got a quick pin (at 1:03) at 157 to put Penn State up Brian Cantalupi (Carlisle, Pa.) got a technical fall at 165 followed by a Yonushonis fall at 174, giving Penn State a 35-0 lead. Davis got his second pin in as many outings at 197 and Edwards got a pin at HWT to post the final score. Lehigh downed Lock Haven in the other semifinal match, setting up a finals showdown with the Nittany Lions. Lock Haven won the first match, with Obe Blanc grabbing a win at 125. But the Mountain Hawks reeled off nine straight wins to post an impressive 32-3 win. Mercyhurst downed Williamson 48-3 in one consolation semifinal, earning a chance to wrestle for fifth place. Pitt-Johnstown downed Clarion in the other consolation semifinal, setting up a fifth place bout between two of the top Division II teams in the country (Mercyhurst is No. 15, UPJ is No. 3). 125: Matt Fisk LU def. Brad Pataky PSU, : Jake Strayer PSU def. John Stout LU, : Cory Coopermann LU maj. dec. DeWitt Driscoll PSU, : James Woodall PSU def. Matt Ciasulli LU, : Derek Zinck LU def. Nathan Galloway PSU, 2-1 (TB) : Troy Letters LU maj. dec. Brian Cantalupi PSU, : James Yonushonis PSU def. Travis Frick LU, 6-4 (SV) : David Helfrich LU def. Neil Bretz PSU, : Phil Davis PSU pinned Paul Weibel LU, 3: HWT: Joel Edwards PSU def. Tom Curl LU, Attendance: 1,802 The much-anticipated championship match between No. 12 Penn State and No. 8 Lehigh began with a spirited 125-bout featuring two true-freshmen. Lehigh s Matt Fisk edged Pataky at 13-9 to give the Mountain Hawks and early 3-0 lead. Penn State s Strayer, a red-shirt freshman, downed Lehigh s John Stout at at 133 to knot the score at 3-3. Lehigh s Cory Cooperman posted an impressive 9-1 major decision over PSU s Driscoll at 141. Cooperman got a fall as time expired, plus a riding time bonus, for the eight-point advantage. The win gave Lehigh a 7-3 lead three bouts in. At 149, Woodall dominated Lehigh s Matt Ciasulli 10-4 to pull Penn State to within one, 7-6. State College native Galloway dropped a heart-breaking 2-1 double-overtime decision to Lehigh s Derek Zinck at 157, giving Lehigh a 10-6 lead at the halfway point. The Mountain Hawks extended their lead to 14-6 when Troy Letters posted a 10-1 major over Penn State s Cantalupi at 165. The crowd was energized at 174 when Nittany Lion Yonushonis claimed a 6-4 sudden victory over Lehigh s Travis Frick, pulling Penn State to within five, 14-9, with three bouts remaining. One of the day s most exciting bouts occurred at 194, where David Helfrich of Lehigh posted an 8-7 win over Nittany Lion Neil Bretz (Carlisle, Pa.), who was filling in for the injured Bradley. The win gave LU a 17-9 lead with two bouts left in the dual. But Penn State s Davis, a returning All-American at 184, made the final bout mean everything when he pinned Paul Weibel at 3:20 to close the gap to In the afternoon s final bout, heavyweights Edwards of Penn State and Tom Curl of Lehigh put on a thrilling show from the outset. Curl opened up the match with a takedown and near fall to go up 4-0 before Edwards reversed out to close the gap to 5-2 at the end of the first period. Edwards rode Curl most of the second period but Curl escaped with seconds left to lead 6-2 with just two minutes to wrestle. Edwards owned the third period, however, scoring an escape and two take downs to tie the score at seven. His huge riding time advantage gave him an exciting 8-7 win and secured an victory for the Nittany Lions. Lock Haven downed York to claim third place. Pitt-Johnstown downed Mercyhurst 30-7 in a battle of Division II powers for fifth place. Clarion grabbed a win over Williamson, downing the Mechanics 49-0 for seventh place. Davis was awarded the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award and also took home the award for most falls in the least amount of time, getting three in his three bouts in just 13:35. 12

13 MATCH (EVENT) SUMMARIES NO. 12 PENN STATE 15, NO. 15 WISCONSIN 19 Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005 Rec Hall State College, Pa. 174: James Yonushonis PSU def. No. 10 Kelly Flaherty UW, : Neil Bretz PSU def. Matt Maciag UW, : Phil Davis PSU def. Dallas Herbst UW, 8-7 TB 9-0 HWT: Kyle Massey UW pinned Joel Edwards PSU (WBF 4:11) : No. 17 Colin Cudd UW maj. dec. Brad Pataky PSU, : Jake Strayer PSU def. Zach Tanelli UW, : No. 16 DeWitt Driscoll PSU def. Tony Turner UW, : No.17 Tyler Turner UW def. No. 14 James Woodall PSU, 8-6 SV : No. 15 Craig Henning UW def. No. 10 Nathan Galloway PSU, 5-3 TB : No. 20 Jake Donar UW def. Phil Bomberger PSU, Attendance: 1,754 Head coach Troy Sunderland's No. 12 Nittany Lion wrestlers bolted out to a 9-0 lead in its Big Ten opening dual only to watch the No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers storm back to grab a upset win. Each team won five bouts, but Wisconsin got bonus points with a pin and a major to secure the victory. The Badgers actually erased two deficits, winning the dual's final three bouts to erase a Penn State advantage. The match began at 174, where junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.), fresh off a 3-0 performance at the Pa. Duals, downed No. 10 Kelly Flaherty of Wisconsin 5-3. Yonushonis used a first period take down and outstanding defense to post the upset win, his second straight over a ranked opponent. Yonushonis No. 7 Travis Frick of Lehigh last Sunday in Penn State's win over the No. 8 Mountain Hawks. Back to the top of the line-up at 125, Nittany Lion true freshman Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) found himself down 5-0 after one period to No. 17 Colin Cudd. Cudd scored his take down and near fall with under ten seconds remaining in the period. Near the end of the second period, Cudd scored another take down and three-point near fall to lead 11-0 heading into the third. Cudd coasted to a 13-1 major decision. After winning the first three matches and leading 9-0, Penn State found itself down 10-9 at the midway point, despite winning three of the five bouts. Freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) scored an early take down of Wisconsin's Zach Tanelli at 133, but the duo would end the first period deadlocked at 3-3. Tanelli chose down to begin the second period. Strayer rode Tanelli long enough to build up a 1:31 riding time advantage before Tanelli's escape game the Badger a 4-3 lead heading into the third period. With Strayer taking down to start the third, the Nittany Lion freshman escaped quickly to tie the score 4-4 while maintaining a solid riding time edge. Strayer scored a take-down with :35 left that was followed by a quick escape. Strayer stayed in control, added the riding time point and posted a 7-5 win. The victory put Penn State back up No. 16 DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) posted a convincing 5-0 win at 141. Driscoll scored a late first period take down and rode Wisconsin's Tony Turner out to lead 2-0 after one period. Driscoll chose down to begin the second period, reversed Turner midway through the period and rode him out to lead 4-0 after two with a minute-plus riding time edge. Turner began the final period down but could not escape at all and Driscoll posted the 5-0 win. A battle of two nationally ranked grapplers took place at 149 with No. 14 James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) of Penn State facing No. 17 Tyler Turner. With Penn State up in the dual scoring, Woodall scored two first period take downs to lead 4-1 heading into the second. Turner chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. A Turner take down and a Woodall escape made the score 5-4 Woodall heading into the final period. Woodall chose down to begin the third and was let up. Leading 6-4, Woodall would nearly score two take downs, only to be held off by Turner. Turner would take advantage of the second chances to take Woodall down with seconds left to knot the score at 6-6 and send it into a sudden victory period. Woodall would shoot and nearly get a take down, but Turner's superb defense quickly turned it into a take down of his own, claiming a hard-fought 8-6 sudden victory win. The win cut Penn State's lead to with just two bouts remaining. Freshman Neil Bretz (Carlisle, Pa.), a 174-pounder, wrestled up at 184 as he filled in for No. 1 ranked Eric Bradley. Wisconsin's Matt Maciag jumped out to a 5-1 lead as the second period wound down before Bretz scored a take down and a three-point near fall to lead 6-5 after two. Bretz nearly pinned Maciag, getting a called fall just after the second period buzzer sounded. Bretz chose down to start the third period and immediately escaped to go up 7-5. Another take down and a two-point near fall gave Bretz a convincing 11-5 win and put the Nittany Lions up 6-0. Sophomore All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), fresh off being named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for three pins in the Pa. Duals last Sunday, put Penn State up 9-0 with a hard-fought 8-7 TB win over Wisconsin's Dallas Herbst at 197. Davis scored an early take down in the first and built up solid riding time edge before Herbst scored an escape as the first period ended. Leading 2-1, Davis chose down to start the second period, escaped and scored a take down to lead 5-1 heading into the final period. Davis got caught with a take down and near fall late in the third and the bout headed to an unexpected sudden victory period. After a scoreless one-minute SV period, the tiebreaker periods began with Davis choosing down and scoring an important escape with just seconds left. Davis then held Herbst down in the second TB to post the hard-fought 8-7 TB decision. Senior HWT Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) found himself in a battle with Wisconsin's Kyle Massey. Edwards scored a first period take-down, which Massey reversed out. Tied 2-2, Edwards chose down to start the second period. Massey rode No. 19 Edwards through the first half of the period before pinning him at the 4:11 mark. The six points pulled the Badgers to within three, 9-6, four bouts into the match. Another match-up of ranked foes took place at 157, with Nittany Lion Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.), ranked No. 10, facing No. 15 Craig Henning of Wisconsin. After a scoreless first period, Galloway chose bottom to start the second, escaping easily eight seconds in to lead 1-0. It was the only scoring of the second period. The third period began with Henning taking down. Galloway let Henning up and the score was tied 1-1. A scoreless third period sent the crucial match to sudden victory, which was also scoreless. Galloway chose down in the first of two tie-breakers but could not escape. With Henning taking down, Galloway needed to keep the Badger down. Henning reversed Galloway, Galloway reversed Henning and the match went to a second SV period tied 3-3. No scoring in that period sent the match into a second TB, with Henning choosing down and once again reversing Galloway. Leading 5-3 in the final :30, Henning rode Galloway out to post a 5-3 TB2 win and put Wisconsin up Freshman Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) needed a win over No. 20 Jake Donar of Wisconsin at 165 to secure a win for Penn State, Donar scored an early first period take down and added more than two minute's worth of riding time as he rode Bomberger out. Donar took down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. But the Nittany Lion freshman was game, scoring two take downs to knot the score at 4-4 heading into the deciding third period. Bomberger chose neutral but was take down and trailed 6-4 with 1:20 left. An escape with :39 left had Bomberger down 6-5 and a twoplus minute riding time disadvantage. Bomberger had a near-take down with :18 left but was held off and taken down with seconds left. Two back-points as time expired and an RT point made the final 11-5 and gave Wisconsin the win. Penn State suffered its first loss of the season and is now 3-1, 01- Big Ten. Wisconsin, which downed Lock Haven the night before, is now 3-0, 1-0 in conference duals pounder James Yonushonis won the Ridge Riley Award for the dual's Outstanding Penn State Wrestler. 13