Anthony Colucci

The senior at 141 is heading into his last postseason as one of the hottest wrestlers in the country with a shot to avenge his NWCA Dual Championship loss to Dean Heil and his 2016 Big Ten title match loss to Anthony Ashnault.

The Nittany Lions fell behind the Cowboys 13-0 after the first three bouts, but managed to win the last seven for a 27-13 win to take its second-consecutive National Dual Championship.

For the second year in a row, No. 1 Penn State wrestling (13-0) will meet No. 2 Oklahoma State (14-0) in the NWCA Dual Championship Series when the Nittany Lions visit the Cowboys at 4 p.m. Sunday in Stillwater, Okla..

In the first dual of of the Nittany Lions final homestand of the season, No. 1 Penn State (12-0) came out with another convincing Big Ten win over No. 11 Illinois (8-3). The Nittany Lions beat the Illini 34-7 after winning eight of 10 bouts.

Kerry McCoy was one of the best Penn State wrestlers of all-time, but on Sunday he returns on the other side as Maryland’s coach.

After a tough slate of opponents to kick off the conference schedule, the Nittany Lions (10-0) cruised to their 27th consecutive dual win and 12th straight win over the Wildcats (6-6), 45-3.