UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State (13-0, 9-0 B1G) swarmed over Maryland (2-14, 0-9 B1G) in the home
dual finale for the Nittany Lions. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad used five straight pins to post the 45-6 victory over the visiting Terrapins.
The win clinched the 2017 Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) Championship for Penn State, the fourth for the Nittany Lions. Penn State won the regular season title outright.
Penn State's young line-up won nine of ten bouts in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd. The crowd of 6,661 marks the 35th straight Rec Hall sell-out and is the highest Rec Hall attendance mark of the year. Penn State has sold out 38 of its last 40 home events, including three of five in the 16,000-seat Bryce Jordan Center. The win was also Penn State's 30th straight dual meet victory.
Senior Jimmy Gulibon, a Derry graduate, ranked No. 11 at 141 and wrestling in his final Rec Hall dual meet, posted a strong 9-4 decision over Ryan Diehl to put Penn State back on top 8-6.
(photo courtesy of Penn State University)