PISCATAWAY -- One year after struggling to a 2-7 record in Big Ten competition, the Rutgers wrestling team has already matched its conference-win total from its inaugural campaign.

And the No. 8-ranked Scarlet Knights (11-2, 2-1 Big Ten) did so Friday night with the kind of dominant showing that should serve as notice to the rest of the league.

Rutgers won all 10 bouts, easily defeating Michigan State, 34-0, to record its fifth shutout of the season on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

"Another Big Ten win,'' Rutgers coach Scott Goodale said. "I'm not going to ever complain about one of those. They're all important.''

With its eighth win in nine duels dating to mid-November, the Scarlet Knights already guaranteed their 10th straight winning campaign -- and there's still eight matches remaining this season.

Rutgers followed up its surprising third-place showing at the Midlands Championships with its first shutout of a Big Ten foe. Granted, Michigan State (0-7, 0-2) is the lone winless team in the powerhouse Big Ten.

But Rutgers flexed its muscles in a big way on a night when the program honored the New Jersey Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Unlike its previous match at the RAC on Dec. 12 -- a thrilling 17-16 triumph over Nebraska -- Rutgers didn't have to sweat it out until the heavyweight bout.

Tyson Dippery symbolized the dominance, winning by tech fall, 18-0, in the 149-pound bout. The redshirt sophomore from Harrisburg, Pa., raised his record to 11-7 this season.

About the only time there was drama was in the 197-pound bout, when the lively crowd at the RAC began clamoring for a Rutgers shutout. That quest was in doubt midway through the final period of the duel's penultimate bout as Hayden Hrymack and Jacob Cooper were locked in a 2-2 draw.

But Hrymack snapped the deadlock with a takedown with 1:15 to go, and held on for a 4-2 decision to put Rutgers ahead 30-0. For Hrymack, a senior from Point Pleasant, it marked his 50th career triumph and it raised his record this winter to 11-7.

Billy Smith preserved the shutout, scoring an 11-1 major decision to improve to 16-5.

"I guess it's something (of an achievement) for our program,'' Smith said. "Shutting out a program is not our goal. Doing our personal best is.''

Like his 16th-ranked heavyweight, Goodale downplayed the significance of his program's first Big Ten whitewash.

"Just means that all 10 guys you put out won,'' Goodale said. "Overall I thought we did well. But it just means that all 10 guys won and it makes you happy.''

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Top performances:

* Anthony Giraldo followed up his surprising fourth-place showing at the Midlands by scoring a first-period takedown and rolling past his 133-pound foe, Garth Yenter, for a 4-0 decision.

* Anthony Ashnault was hardly dominant, but the nation's fourth-ranked wrestler produced a 4-3 decision over Javier Gasca III in a 141-pound bout. The third-year sophomore raised his record to 18-1 this season.

* Anthony Perrotti, the 2014 All-American, had little trouble topping Dean Vettese at 165 pounds, posting a 5-1 decision to raise his record to 13-2 on the season.

* After a scoreless first period, Anthony Pafumi outscored Shwan Shadaia, 10-2, in the second period and won the 184-pound bout by a 15-3 major decision.

Turning point:

This match was never close, with Rutgers winning the first five matches to cruise into intermission with a 17-0 advantage. Sean McCabe got it started, scoring a reversal at the 1:19 mark of the third period to take the lead and held on for a 3-2 decision over Mitch Rogaliner.

Up next:

Rutgers returns to action next weekend, traveling to the Twin Cities for a 2 p.m. duel on Sunday, Jan. 17, at Big Ten foe Minnesota.

Results:

125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. Mitch Rogaliner, 3-2;

133: Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. Garth Yenter, 4-0;

141: Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. Javier Gasca III, 4-3;

149: Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall Kaelan Richards, 18-0;

157: Richie Lewis (RU) dec. Joe Johnson, 8-3;

165: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. Dean Vettese, 5-1;

174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) dec. Shane Shadaia, 8-2;

184: Anthony Pafumi (RU) md. Shwan Shadaia, 15-3;

197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. Jacob Cooper, 4-2;

HWT: Billy Smith (RU) md. Dimitrus Renfroe, 11-1.

Keith Sargeant may be reached at ksargeant@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @KSargeantNJ. Find NJ.com Rutgers Football on Facebook.