On the eve of the match, tickets for the Friday night matchup between the No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team and the second-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at the Bryce Jordan Center are selling out. The cost of tickets to the event, which is set to begin at 7 p.m., has almost doubled.
As of January 30, the starting rates for PSU-Iowa tickets are as follows:
Vivid Seats: $57 to $57
Starting at $102, StubHub
SeatGeek’s starting price is $45.
Viagogo is available for $97.
#2 Hawkeyes of Iowa (9-0) at Penn State, the top-ranked Nittany Lions (9-0)
An overview of an NCAA wrestling matchup
Penn State finished the weekend with a 35-3 dual victory and nine consecutive individual triumphs after traveling to play No. 14 Rutgers. Prior to the Lions’ nine consecutive and technical fall victories against No. 4 Shayne Van Ness at 149 pounds, No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink at 165, No. 1 Carter Starocci at 184, and No. 4 Josh Barr at 197, sixth-ranked freshman Luke Lilledahl lost 4-1 to No. 19 Dean Peterson at 125 pounds. Barr scored all 22 points in the third period of a 22-6 triumph over No. 16 John Poznanski, which was possibly the night’s high point.
Iowa enters Friday’s game in Happy Valley with the same 9-0 record after defeating No. 4 Ohio State 24–13. The Hawkeyes defeated a strong Buckeyes squad 5–4 thanks to a victory by young heavyweight Ben Kueter over returning All-American Nick Feldman. The Hawkeyes competed without starting 133-pounder Drake Ayala and gave away a technical fall at his 133-pound weight class. Following that game, Gabe Arnold of Iowa fueled the flames for Friday by promising Book that he would defeat Starocci, the four-time NCAA champion for the Lions.
Here is the rest of Penn State’s wrestling schedule for 2024–2025, along with TV and time details, ticket information, and viewing instructions:
Friday, January 31: #1 Penn State vs. #2 Iowa
Friday, February 7: #1 Penn State vs. #18 Michigan
Sunday, February 9: #1 Penn State vs. #26 Maryland
Friday, February 14: Ohio State at #1 Penn State
#10 Illinois vs. #1 Penn State on Sunday, February 16.
American vs. #1 Penn State on Friday, February 21
March 8–9, Saturday–Sunday: Penn State at the Big Ten Championships
March 20–22, Thursday–Saturday: Penn State at the NCAA Championships