Seven home matches highlight Penn State wrestling schedule

Home matches against Lehigh, Ohio State and Iowa are part of an attractive 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season schedule released today.

The Nittany Lions under second-year coach Cael Sanderson will have seven home matches, two more than last season.

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The season opens Nov. 12 at Bloomsburg and Lehigh visits Rec Hall on Nov. 14.

Top-five team Ohio State visits Penn State on Dec. 19. The Nittany Lions also will compete in the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., on Dec. 29-30 as well as the Virginia Duals on Jan. 7-8.

Things heat up in January when Pitt comes to State College on Jan. 21 and perennial NCAA champion Iowa has a Jan. 30 date in Rec Hall.

Penn State will entertain Illinois (Feb. 11) and Wisconsin (Feb. 18) in February before preparing for the Big Ten Championships at Purdue on March 5-6 and the NCAA Championships March 17-19 in Philadelphia.

The complete schedule:

Nov. 12: at Bloomsburg, 7 p.m.

Nov. 14: LEHIGH, 2 p.m.

Nov. 21: At Sprawl and Brawl Duals, Binghamton, N.Y.

Dec. 5: Nittany Lion Open, 8:30 a.m.

Dec. 12: LOCK HAVEN, 2 p.m.

Dec. 19: OHIO STATE, 2 p.m.

Dec. 29-30: Southern Scuffle, Greensboro, N.C.

Jan. 7-8: Virginia Duals

Jan. 21: PITTSBURGH, 7 p.m.

Jan. 23: At Indiana, 1 p.m.

Jan. 30: IOWA, 2 p.m.

Feb. 4: At Michigan State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 6: At Michigan, 2 p.m.

Feb. 11: ILLINOIS, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13: At Minnesota, 3 p.m.

Feb. 18: WISCONSIN, 7 p.m.

March 5-6: Big Ten Championships, Purdue.

March 17-19: NCAA Championships, Philadelphia.

From PENNLIVE