PREVIEW: Bloomsburg at Penn State

This will be both Penn State's and Bloom's first official duals of the season. Any way you slice it, Penn State looks to roll over Bloom. Last year I believe Bloom took one bout in their dual (I'd guess 197), but this year Penn State looks to blank Bloom. Expected Penn State lineup below.

125: #18 Nico Megaludis
133: Derek Reber
141: Sam Sherlock
149: #1 Frank Molinaro
157: #12 Dylan Alton
165: #1 David Taylor
174: #2 Ed Ruth
184: #1 Quentin Wright
197: #10 Morgan McIntosh
HWT: #5 Cameron Wade**

**Wade was injured preseason and did not participate in the wrestle-off despite going live in the room. I expect Wade to wrestle but it may be Gingrich or Campbell since they can win without Wade.

I'm eager about this match in order to find out how the true freshman and unknowns are going to perform in their first real action. I think a lot of Penn State fans are especially anxious about Reber and Sherlock since they are wrestling at weights that were big for the Nittany Lions last season. Below is the "best guess" at the Bloomsburg lineup.

125: Sean Boylan So. 0-0
133: Craig Barker So. 0-0
OR Nick Wilcox So. 0-0
141: Matt Rappo Fr. 0-0
149: Bryce Busler Jr. 0-0
OR Josh Roosa Jr. 0-0
157: #14 Frank Hickman Jr. 0-0
165: Kevin Hartnett So. 0-0
OR Chris Smith So. 0-0
174: #20 Mike Dessino Jr. 0-0
184: Mike Mirra Fr. 0-0
197: Richard Perry So. 0-0
HWT: Zach Walsh So. 0-0

The first thing to notice is how young Bloom's team is. They are fielding no seniors and potentially three juniors. The rest are all Sophomores and a few freshman. The marquee match of the dual is undoubtedly at 157 where #12 Alton squares off with #14 Hickman. This will be a great first test for Alton since Hickman already has a couple years of experience under his belt on the college level. The other ranked match comes between #2 Ed Ruth and #20 Mike Dessino, although I don't see this as much of a match.

Prediction:

125: #18 Megaludis Dec. Boylan (3-0)
133: Reber Dec. Barker/Wilcox (6-0)
141: Sherlock Maj. Dec. Rappo (10-0)
149: #1 Molinaro Maj. Dec. Busler (14-0)
157: #12 Alton Dec. #14 Hickman (17-0)
165: #1 Taylor Pin Hartnett/Smith (23-0)
174: #2 Ruth Pin Dessino (29-0)
184: #1 Wright Pin Mirra (33-0)
197: #10 McIntosh Maj. Dec. Perry (36-0)
HWT: #5 Wade Pin Walsh (42-0)