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    Penn State, Purdue tie

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 14 in the nation, entered its dual Friday night down three starters. By the time the Hoosier dual ended, Penn State lost two more starters for its battle at No. 25 Purdue. Less than 24 hours after tying No. 21 Indiana, head coach Troy Sunderland's short-handed crew fought its way to a 19-19 tie against the Boilermakers, posting its second tie in less than 24 hours as the squad opened up action in the conference with two straight road duals.

    Purdue opened up with a major at 197 and a win at heavyweight to take an early 7-0 lead. Penn State then stormed back, beginning with a major from sophomore Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) at 125 and a technical fall from All-American Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) at 133. Frank Molinaro followed with a major decision at 141 and Penn State bolted to a 13-7 lead.

    With All-American Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) out of the line-up, Purdue picked up a technical fall at 149 as Nittany Lion 133-pound reserve Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) put up a tough effort against a ranked Purdue opponent. Purdue also picked up a win at 157 where 141-pounder Colby Pisani (Ridgway, Pa.) moved up two weight classes and gave his Boilermaker foe all he could handle in dropping a tough major decision. Purdue took a 16-13 lead with the major with only three bouts left.

    Nittany Lion All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), moving up to 165, rode the energy supplied by Pisani's strong effort to a thrilling 6-4 win over Purdue's Luke Manuel, ranked No. 9 at 165. Red-shirt freshman Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) then got a sudden victory win at 174 to give the Nittany Lions a 19-16 lead. Senior Jack Decker (Roseland, N.J.), who posted a superb technical fall the night before in Indiana, faced No. 14 A.J. Kissel of Purdue in the dual's final bout. Decker gave the ranked Kissel all he could handle in a 2-1 loss, but the Purdue decision allowed the Boilermakers to tie the bout 19-19.

    Penn State is now 7-6-2 on the year, 0-0-2 in conference duals. Purdue is now 11-1-1, 0-0-1 in the conference. Penn State returns to action at home on Friday, Jan. 30, when Minnesota comes to town for a 7 p.m. dual in Rec Hall. Single event tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth. Penn State students get in FREE with a Penn State ID. All Penn State dual meets and post-season action can be heard live in the Centre Region on WRSC (1390 AM State College), WHUN (1150 AM Huntingdon) and live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package.
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