No. 25 Indiana Falls at No. 1 Penn State

Friday, January 23

University Park, Pa.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

#1 Penn State

1/23/2026 9:05:00 PM | Wrestling

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ––– No. 25 Indiana fell in a difficult dual at No. 1 Penn State on Friday night in Rec Hall, losing the match, 48-0.

With the loss, Indiana is now 6-3 on the season and 1-2 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Penn State opened the match with a pin and tech fall from No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (125) and No. 4 Marcus Blaze (133) to lead 11-0.
• No. 25 Henry Porter (141) opened up his match with No. 11 Braeden Davis with the first takedown for an early 3-0 lead before Davis pulled away with a major decision victory.
• Penn State built a 25-0 lead at intermission.
• Despite trailing by a lot early, No. 13 Sam Goin (184) earned two third period takedowns against No. 1 Rocco Welsh in a 15-9 decision.

NOTABLES
• The dual marked the first time that the two programs wrestled against one another since Jan. 14, 2024, at Rec Hall.
• It was seven Hoosier wrestlers' first time competing in Happy Valley.
• Caleb Marzolino, a Waverly, Pa. native, wrestled in his home state.

MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) def. No. 11 Jacob Moran (IU)        |Fall (4:20) |                Score: PSU up 6-0
133: No. 4 Marcus Blaze (PSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IU)                  |TF, 19-4 (5:44) |      Score: PSU up 11-0
141: No. 11 Braeden Davis (PSU) def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU)    |MD, 24-10 |             Score: PSU up 15-0
149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) def. Joey Buttler (IU)               |TF, 20-3 (6:45)          Score: PSU up 20-0
157: No. 3 PJ Duke (PSU) def. Bryce Lowery (IU)                         |TF, 21-5 (3:16)          Score: PSU up 25-0
165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) def. No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU) |Fall (4:01) |          Score: PSU up 31-0
174: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) def. Orlando Cruz (IU)                     |TF, 17-1 (6:26) |      Score: PSU up 36-0
184: No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) def. No. 13 Sam Goin (IU)             |Dec. 15-9 |             Score: PSU up 39-0
197: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) def. No. 15 Gabe Sollars (IU)               |MD, 14-6 |               Score: PSU up 43-0
285: No. 12 Cole Mirasola (PSU) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU)           |TF, 22-6 (2:46) |      Score: PSU up 48-0

FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 1 PENN STATE 48, No. 25 INDIANA 0

UP NEXT
• Indiana will be right back in action on Sunday (Jan. 23) at 2 p.m. to face Michigan State at home in Wilkinson Hall.