It’s been a number of years since Purdue has captured more than one match at a dual meet against Penn State - and if this year’s similar, the one loss for the Lions will again be one of the bookended matches.
PSU has looked rather lackluster these last few weeks; to be sure, dual wins against ranked Wisconsin and Nebraska squads are nothing to sneeze at - but with injuries to starting wrestlers, surprising upsets of ranked Nittany Lions, and a distinct lack of bonus points (which happens when opposing ranked wrestlers simply step on the mat to avoid getting pinned), it’s just felt like this team hasn’t lived up to its hype so far this calendar year.