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PENN STATE vs. NORTHWESTERN January 12, 2019 // Rec Hall

#2 Penn State (4-1) vs. No. 13 Northwestern (2-1)

Sunday, January 12, 2020 // 2 p.m.

MATCH STORYLINES

  • The second-ranked Nittany Lions opened the weekend with a 22-16 win over 24th-ranked Illinois on Friday in which they won the final four bouts.
  • The Nittany Lions will feature a new-look lineup this weekend as head coach Cael Sanderson announced earlier this week that Kyle Conel (197 pounds) and Anthony Cassar (285) will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.
  • Penn State returns to action by hosting Rutgers at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 in a match that will air nationally on ESPN2.

TODAY'S LINEUP

HEAD COACH CAEL SANDERSON

  • Sanderson, the 12th head coach in Penn State history, is in his 11th season in Happy Valley.
  • Sanderson has guided the Nittany Lions to eight of the last nine NCAA titles, as well as numerous Big Ten and tournament titles.
  • The only NCAA wrestler to never lose a bout over four years, Sanderson is a four-time NCAA champions and four-time NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler
  • Sanderson also was a 2004 Olympic gold medalist and a three-time Hodge Trophy winner

WRESTLER SPOTLIGHT: SHAKUR RASHEED

Senior // 197 pounds

  • Rasheed made his season debut with a 3-0 victory vs. Illinois' Matt Wroblewski.
  • An All-American in 2017, Rasheed received a medical redshirt and earned one final season with the Nittany Lions
  • Posted a 20-2 overall record in 2018-19 and was the Big Ten runner-up at 184 pounds. He also won a second Southern Scuffle title and was an NCAA qualifier.

REC HALL

Rec Hall is Penn State's busiest and most versatile venue, as five varsity teams which participate throughout all three collegiate seasons, call it home. Construction was overseen by architect Charles Z. Klauder, who also designed the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra, and upon completion, Rec Hall was considered one of the premier field houses in the nation. The facility has been the site of 21 collegiate national championships, 16 international gymnastics meets and five NIT games.

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Penn State Athletics
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Credits:

Mark Selders, Craig Houtz

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