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No.14 Rutgers Wrestling closed out its Big Ten dual season with a 29-9 win over Michigan State. The win elevated the Scarlet Knights to 5-3 in conference play, meaning that the program will finish with a positive Big Ten conference record for the second season in a row under head coach Scott Goodale. Friday night also marked the program’s fourth straight win over the Spartans and gave the Scarlet Knights their fifth winning conference record since joining the Big Ten in 2014. As of now, Rutgers sits at fifth in the conference standings
Rutgers’ biggest highlights of the match were No.29/nr 149-pounder Andrew Clark pinning Clayton Jones, No.19/24 165-pounder Andrew Barbosa winning by tech fall over Jack Conley, and No. 17/20 174-pounder Lenny Pinto recording a major decision over Connor O’Neill.
In total, Rutgers beat Michigan State by an 8-2 match split.
Ayden Smith faced Nick Corday to open the dual, forcing a stall in the opening minutes for a quick 1-0 lead. Smith followed with a takedown in the second, muscling a 4-0 decision to give Rutgers a 3-0 advantage.
Dylan Shawver followed with a 7-3 decision over Caleb Weiand. During Shawver’s bout, the Rutgers bench was deducted a team point after a clock malfunction, while a loss at 141 pounds made it 5-3 through three bouts.
That would be the closest Michigan State would get in the dual, as Clark pinned Clayton Jones in the second period for a six-point swing. No. 26 Anthony White (157) then secured an 8-4 decision over Darius Marines to give Rutgers a 14-3 lead at intermission.
Barbosa and Pinto registered back-to-back wins by bonus to put the dual all but out of reach. Barbosa landed six takedowns on Jack Conley for a third-period tech fall, while Pinto hit a clean double with 40 seconds remaining on former Scarlet Knight Connor O’Neill for a 10-2 major decision.
No. 20 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) muscled a 10-4 decision before Cotton faced Wisley in the lone ranked-vs.-ranked matchup of the night. Cotton finished a double in the first period, landed another takedown in the second, and collected more than two minutes of riding time for the 8-1 decision against his former team.
Brandon Toranzo (HWT) earned the start at heavyweight and lost to Josh Terrill, as RU left East Lansing with a 29-9 win.
Next, Rutgers closes out its dual season with a home match against Princeton Feb. 16 and a road match at Hofstra on Feb. 18. The Scarlet Knights’ dual with the Tigers is set for a 7 p.m. start at Jersey Mike’s Arena and will stream on Big Ten Plus.
No. 14 Rutgers 29, Michigan State 9
125: 24/22 Ayden Smith (RU) over Nick Corday (MSU) by dec., 4-0; RU leads, 3-0
133: 24/32 Dylan Shawver (RU) over NR/30 Caleb Weiand (MSU) by dec., 7-3; RU leads, 5-0*
141: Andy Hampton (MSU) over Mason Gibson (RU) by dec., 9-5; RU leads, 5-3
149: 29/NR Andrew Clark (RU) over Clayton Jones (MSU) by fall (3:46); RU leads, 11-3
157: 26/27 Anthony White (RU) over Darius Marines (MSU) by dec., 8-4; RU leads, 14-3
165: 19/24 Andrew Barbosa (RU) over Jack Conley (MSU) by TF, 19-4 (5:45); RU leads, 19-3
174: 17/20 Lenny Pinto (RU) over Connor O’Neill (MSU) by MD, 10-2; RU leads, 23-3
184: 20/18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) over Ryan Boucher (MSU) by dec., 10-4; RU leads, 26-3
197: 16/16 Remy Cotton (RU) over 23/23 Kael Wisley (MSU) by dec., 8-1; RU leads, 29-3
HWT: Josh Terrill (MSU) over Brandon Toranzo (RU) by stall dsq. (6:09); RU wins, 29-9
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