Penn State Wrestling: Grades, MVP vs. Ohio State

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 23: Bo Nickal of the Penn State Nittany Lions wrestles Kollin Moore of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the championship finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2019 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 23: Bo Nickal of the Penn State Nittany Lions wrestles Kollin Moore of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the championship finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2019 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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MVP

Carter Starocci

I don’t know how you can’t give the MVP to Starocci.

As I mentioned earlier, I went back and forth with Beard’s match and Starocci’s match. But in the end I feel like Beard wouldn’t have been able to wrestle loose and free if the dual score was closer.

Carter has now taken home back-to-back MVP’s and I don’t think we’ve heard the last from him yet.

What’s next for PSU?

Another dual meet and yet another impressive showing for Cael Sanderson and his outstanding roster of wrestlers. Next up is a quick tune up before the B1G’s when the Nittany Lions host Maryland this Monday (2/22) at 6pm. National coverage airs on the Big Ten Network and PS Radio Network.

Match Results
125 – No. 10 Malik Heinselman dec. Robert Howard (PSU), 5-2 – PSU 0 OSU 3
133 – No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young tech. fall Jordan Decatur, 27-8 – PSU 5 OSU 3
141 – No. 2 Nick Lee (PSU) maj. dec. Dylan D’Emilio, 15-3 – PSU 9 OSU 3
149 – No. 2 Sammy Sasso dec. Beau Bartlett (PSU), 5-3 – PSU 9 OSU 6
157 – No. 8 Brady Berge (PSU) dec. Elijah Cleary, 3-1 – PSU 12 OSU 6
165 – No. 10 Ethan Smith fall No. 14 Joe Lee (PSU) – PSU 12 OSU 12
174 – No. 5 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. No. 3 Kaleb Romero, 2-1 – PSU 15 OSU 12
184 – No. 2 Aaron Brooks (PSU) maj. dec. No. 20 Rocky Jordan, 13-4 – PSU 19 OSU 12
197 – No. 16 Michael Beard (PSU) fall Gavin Hoffman, – PSU 25 OSU 12
Hwt – No. 8 Seth Nevills (PSU) dec. No. 16 Tate Orndorff, 3-2 – PSU 28 OSU 12