UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (10-0, 4-0 B1G) shut out visiting Indiana (6-3, 1-2 B1G) Friday night. The Nittany Lions rolled to a 48-0 win over the visiting Hoosiers, with nine of ten wins bringing bonus points.
The Nittany Lions notched their sixth shut-out of the season and their third in Big Ten action.
The dual began at 125. Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 1 at 125, got the Nittany Lions off to a hot start. Lilledahl built up a big lead on No. 11 Jacob Moran before pinning him in the second period at 4:20. True freshman Marcus Blaze, ranked No. 4 at 133, followed that win up with a dominant 19-4 technical fall at 5:44 over Blaine Frazier, giving Penn State an 11-0 lead. Junior Braeden Davis, ranked No. 11 at 141, tallied seven takedowns in a dominant 24-10 major decision over No. 25 Henry Porter.
Junior Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 1 at 149, continued Penn State’s bonus point burst with a convincing 20-3 technical fall over Joey Buttler, getting the tech at 6:45. True freshman PJ Duke, ranked No. 3 at 157, capped off an outstanding first half for the Nittany Lions with a 21-5 technical fall over Bryce Lowery, ending the bout at the 3:15 mark early in the second period.. Penn State led 25-0 at halftime.
Junior Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, opened up the second half with another Penn State pin. Mesenbrink led No. 19 Tyler Lillard 14-1 after the opening period, chose top to start the second and quickly turned the Hoosier for a pin at the 4:01 mark. Senior Levi Haines, ranked No. 1 at 174, dominated Orlando Cruz in the next match-up, picking up another PSU tech fall. Haines rolled to a 17-1 tech at 6:26 to give the Nittany Lions a 36-0 lead.
Sophomore Rocco Welsh, ranked No. 1 at 184, built up a big early lead over No. 14 Sam Goin and rolled to a 15-9 victory. Sophomore Josh Barr, ranked No. 1 at 197, used four takedowns and 1:46 in riding time to post a strong 14-6 major decision over No. 14 Gabe Sollars to give Penn State a 43-0 lead. Redshirt freshman Cole Mirasola, ranked No. 12 at 285, zipped through seven first period takedowns to notch a 22-6 first period tech fall at 2:42. Mirasola’s victory capped off the Nittany Lions’ 48-0 shutout victory.
Penn State is now 10-0 on the year, 4-0 in the Big Ten. Indiana falls to 6-3, 1-2 B1G. Penn State returns to action Saturday when it visits Maryland for a 5 p.m. match.
#1 Penn State 48, Indiana 0
January 23, 2026 – Rec Hall – University Park, Pa.
125: #1 Luke Lilledahl PSU pinned #11 Jacob Moran IND, WBF (4:20) 6-0
133: #4 Marcus Blaze PSU tech fall Blaine Frazier IND, 19-4 (TF; 5:44) 11-0
141: #11 Braeden Davis PSU maj. dec. No. 25 Henry Porter IND, 24-10 15-0
149: #1 Shayne Van Ness PSU tech fall Joey Buttler IND, 20-3 (TF; 6:45) 20-0
157: #3 PJ Duke PSU tech fall Bryce Lowery IND, 21-5 (TF; 3:15) 25-0
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU pinned #19 Tyler Lillard IND, WBF (4:01) 31-0
174: #1 Levi Haines PSU tech fall Orlando Cruz IND, 17-1 (TF; 6:26) 36-0
184: #1 Rocco Welsh PSU dec. #15 Sam Goin IND, 15-9 39-0
197: #1 Josh Barr PSU maj. dec. #14 Gabe Sollars IND, 14-6 43-0 285: #12 Cole Mirasola PSU tech fall Caleb Marzolino IND, 22-6 (TF; 2:42)
