Penn State - Indiana '26 Match Thread

[PAgeologist]

They're going to have over 50+ takedowns unless they start pinning. A stellar January for some.

Thats a stellar career for most Iowa wrestlers.

 

[johnstownsteel]

This team has ratcheted up on the bullying this year. They just seem to not only enjoy being technically sound but now also dishing out sheer brutality.

 

[SlipperyPete]

174- #1 Levi Haines vs. Orlando Cruz

Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Levi shoots for a leg, but Cruz blocks him off. Cruz shoots for a leg, but Levi sprawls back hard & they work back to their feet. Tying up & hand fighting again. Levi reaches, Cruz reaches, but no luck. Levi drops in on a single & finishes the TD, 3-0. Levi throws in a boot & is trying to turk Cruz over. Levi hits a turn & is getting swipes. Cruz works back to his belly, 4 NF Levi, 7-0. Levi goes over 1-min of riding time. Levi looks for a cradle, but can't lock it up. Levi rides out the period. 7-0 Levi, +1:55 RT

Period 2:
Levi takes down. He pops to his feet & gets the escape, 8-0. Cruz reaches, Levi shoots, but Cruz blocks him off. Levi shoots again, but no luck. Cruz reaches, but nothing. Levi reaches again, then drops in on a leg & finishes off another TD, 11-0. Levi gets the boot in immediately & has Cruz bellied out. Stall warning on Cruz. Levi looks for a turn. Cruz circles in & gets to a leg. Levi rides out the period. 11-0 Levi, +2:54 RT

Period 3:
Levi bloodied up Cruz, so there's a delay to the start of the 3rd. Cruz takes neutral. Circling & hand fighting. Cruz reaches, Levi counters, but no luck. Tying up & hand fighting again. Levi reaches, but no luck. Cruz gets to a leg. Levi locks through the crotch, kicks back, then works behind for another TD, 14-0. RT is locked. Levi cuts Cruz, 14-1. Levi presses forward. He shoots, but no luck. He shoots again, then again & gets a leg, then finishes off the TD for the 17-1 TECH

Levi Haines TECH Orlando Cruz 17-1 (6:26)

Team Score
PSU: 36
INDY: 0

 

[Misalorales]

Thats a stellar career for most Iowa wrestlers.

Of course I anticipated more takedowns from Mitchell. Who does he think he is getting NF and a pin?!

 

[SRATH]

This team has ratcheted up on the bullying this year. They just seem to not only enjoy being technically sound but now also dishing out sheer brutality.

We have a bunch of guys using the Bow and Arrow………….yeah, brutal.

 

[Misalorales]

We have a bunch of guys using the Bow and Arrow………….yeah, brutal.

Was Zain the first PSU guy to really use the bow and arrow? For me he is the guy I associate it with and the first I remember seeing someone focus on it.

 

[johnstownsteel]

We have a bunch of guys using the Bow and Arrow………….yeah, brutal.

Just don't see 125 pounders doing it much but hell, Luke is getting in on that action as well.

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Was Zain the first PSU guy to really use the bow and arrow? For me he is the guy I associate it with and the first I remember seeing someone focus on it.

Morgan McIntosh also used it a lot.

 

[KJB32812]

I remember watching Rocco at OSU and being impressed, but is he more aggressive and in better condition than he was there?

 

[SlipperyPete]

184- #1 Rocco Welsh vs. #15 Sam Goin

Period 1:
Let's go Rocco! Circling, hand fighting & brief tie ups. Rocco presses forward. Goin tries an underhook, but no luck. Rocco looks for an underhook & takes Goin to the edge. He drives Goin out of bounds, neutral restart. Hand fighting & head taps. Rocco presses forward again. Goin shoots, Rocco counters & finishes the TD, 3-0. Rocco cuts Goin, 3-1. Out of bounds & restart. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Rocco presses forward again & reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He drops in on a single & finishes the TD, 6-1. Rocco cuts Goin, 6-2. Rocco drives forward, then drops to a leg & finishes another TD, 9-2. Goin works to his feet & Rocco takes him out. Goin is still down. Rocco rides out the period. 10-2 Rocco, +47-sec RT

Period 2:
Goin takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 10-3. Rocco reaches, but can't get there. Rocco shoots, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Rocco shoots, Goin counters, but nobody scores. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Rocco presses forward & hits a blast double for another TD, 13-3. Out of bounds & restart. Goin is still down. He works to a quadpod, but Rocco is hanging heavy on the head & breaks him back down. Goin works back to a quadpod & time expires. 13-3 Rocco, +90-sec RT

Period 3:
Rocco takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 14-3. Goin shoots, gets a leg & finishes the TD, 14-6. Goin gets Rocco bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Rocco is still down. Rocco jumps to his feet & gets the escape, 15-6. Goin presses forward & snaps. Rocco taps at the head. Goin reaches for an ankle, but Rocco blocks him off. Rocco drops in on a leg. Goin locks through the crotch, then works behind for the TD, 15-9. Wow, Goin's getting confident. Goin rides out the period.

Rocco Welsh DEC Sam Goin 15-9

Team Score
PSU: 39
INDY: 0

 

[KJB32812]

This team has ratcheted up on the bullying this year. They just seem to not only enjoy being technically sound but now also dishing out sheer brutality.

Agree. They're more violent as a team than any other I can remember.

 

[Misalorales]

"Nothing Goin........".......waiting to be saved.
......" I see what you did there"....that dude owes him a pitcher at minimum.

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Indiana now has as many TDs as Iowa got against Penn State. Edit: now one more. (Ouch Rocco)

 

[Misalorales]

Indiana now has as many TDs as Iowa got against Penn State.

5 less stalls unless I missed some.

 

[Misalorales]

I like sam goin.

 

[PAgeologist]

I remember watching Rocco at OSU and being impressed, but is he more aggressive and in better condition than he was there?

I do remember him being a defensive wrestler. But he was a TF. Plus being in the room with the super aggressive guys might bring more out of him.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[Tom McAndrew]

 

[SlipperyPete]

197- #1 Josh Barr vs. #14 Gabe Sollars

Period 1:
Barr hits an underhook, then drops to a leg. Sollars locks around the waist. They roll a couple times. They're head to feet now. Barr turns & comes behind for the TD, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. He jumps to his feet, but Barr drops to a leg & drives him out of bounds, restart. Sollars is still down. Barr quickly gets Sollars bellied out. Sollars works back to his base, but not for long as Barr is hammering him from top. Barr goes over 1-min of riding time. Sollars works to his feet, but Barr takes him out, restart. Sollars is still down. Caution on Barr. There's a scramble & they go out of bounds, restart. Sollars is still down. Caution #2 on Barr. Sollars sits out & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Barr drops in on a double. Sollars locks around the waist. Sollars gets to a leg now too. Barr elevates & turns into Sollars, but time expires, no scoring. 3-1 Barr, +1:15 RT

Period 2:
Barr starts down. He works to a quadpod, but Sollars brings him back to the mat. Barr gets back to a quadpod, then gets the escape, 4-1. Circling, head tapping & tying up. Barr shoots & gets a leg. Sollars locks around the waist. Barr sits up, & turns into Sollars, then gets the escape, 7-1. Sollars goes back over 1-min RT. Barr gets Sollars bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. He works to his feet, but Barr takes him out. Stall warning on Barr. Caution #3 on Barr, point Sollars, 7-2. Barr rides out the final 5-sec. 7-2 Barr, +1:29

Period 3:
Sollars takes down & Barr lets him go, 7-3. Sollars shoots, Barr counters & finishes another TD, 10-3. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. Barr goes optional & cuts Sollars, 10-4. Barr shoots a double off the whistle. Sollars rolls through. Barr tries to come up through the legs. Sollars gets to an ankle. Stalemate & restart. Barr shoots a double immediately. Sollars give him the hips. Barr switches to a single & elevates the leg. Sollars posts on the head. Barr keeps working & finishes the TD, 13-4. Barr cuts Sollars, 13-5. Sollars shoots & Barr goes out of bounds. Stall #2 on Barr, point Sollars, 13-6. Barr drops in on a leg. Sollars sprawls back. Stalemate & restart. Time quickly expires. Barr adds a RT point for the 14-6 major decision.

Josh Barr MD Gabe Sollars 14-6

Team Score
PSU: 43
INDY: 0

 

[The Pitchfork Rebel]

Ref really starting to suck.

 

[Misalorales]

Idk what happened stall call wise in that match with Barr. I saw two green stall calls but didn't see the point awarded by the ref on the 2nd

 

[Still in State Colllege]

Ref really starting to suck.

That match was a head scratcher

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[DWKeller]

I am hoping in the future that the Big10 produces better wrestling teams.

 

[Brian LB-U]

Wow, McEnelly took out Fishback in SV 4-1. Great bout! OSU looks terrific.

 

[PUR158]

I do love the student announcers. Boom goes the dynamite make a wish.

 

[SlipperyPete]

285- #12 Cole Mirasola vs. Caleb Marzolino

Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Cole presses forward. Marzolino shoots, Cole counters & gets the TD, 3-0. Cole cuts Marzolino, 3-1. Cole picks an ankle & finishes another TD, 6-1. Cole cuts Marzolino, 6-2. Cole presses forward. He reaches for a leg, but Marzolino blocks him off. Cole drops to a leg & finishes another TD, 9-2. Cole cuts Marzolino, 9-3. Cole presses forward & reaches for an ankle, but can't finish. Cole drops in on a single, elevates it, then finishes the TD, 12-3. Cole cuts Marzolino, 12-4. Cole drops in on another low leg, elevates the leg & finishes the another TD, 15-4. Cole cuts Marzolino, 15-5. Cole tries an inside trip, but no luck. He shoots & Marzolino gets a stall warning. Cole keeps working & finishes another TD on the edge, 18-5. Out of bounds & restart. Cole cuts Marzolino, 18-6. Cole presses forward & tries to pick an ankle, but he can't finish. Marzolino gets another stall, point Cole, 19-6. Cole picks an ankle & finishes the TD for a 22-6 Tech!

Cole Mirasola TECH Caleb Marzolino 22-6 (2:46)

Final Team Score
PSU: 48
INDY: 0

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[GregPickel]

Cole Mirasola wins by technical fall at heavyweight, and Penn State has won its 81st straight match with its sixth shutout of the season. The Lions improve to 10-0 after beating Indian 48-0.

Recap: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...diana-score-bout-results-match-notes-and-more

 

[Misalorales]

Takedowns were PSU: 48 / Indiana: 3
Stalls I think we're 5 to 0 to 4 to 1... The Barr match confused me. The ref raised his Green wrist/arm twice but the first was Sollars getting bullied out of bounds and I didn't see him signal 1 point when he raised green the second.

 

[Scam likely]

How many take downs?

 

[Scam likely]

How many take downs?

Thanks

 

[eddy line]

MM gets the Ernie Lucas. I had Luke on my card.

 

[Sloepoke20]

I like sam goin.

One of those situations where you give the other guy some credit. Goin kept wrestling and those were two really nice takedowns he got.

 

[amattaro]

Davis with another classic interview. With no response for the question, hits the girl with “sorry, I do this every time.”

 

[Sloepoke20]

197- #1 Josh Barr vs. #14 Gabe Sollars

Period 1:
Barr hits an underhook, then drops to a leg. Sollars locks around the waist. They roll a couple times. THey're head to feet now. Barr turns & comes behind for the TD, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. He jumps to his feet, but Barr drops to a leg & drives him out of bounds, restart. Sollars is still down. Barr quickly gets Sollars bellied out. Sollars works back to his base, but not for long as Barr is hammering him from top.Barr goes over 1-min of riding time. Sollars works to his feet, but Barr takes him out, restart. Sollars is still down. Caution on Barr. There's a scramble & they go out of bounds, restart. Sollars is still down. Caution on Barr. Sollars sits out & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Barr drops in on a double. Sollars locks around the waist. Sollars gets to a leg now. Barr elevates & turns into Sollars, but time expires, no TD, 3-1 Barr, +1:15 RT

Period 2:
Barr starts down. He works to a quadpod, but Sollars brings him back to the mat. Barr gets back to a quadpod, then gets the escape, 4-1. Circling, head tapping & tying up. Barr shoots & gets a leg. Sollars locks around the waist. Barr sits up, & turns into Sollars, then gets the escape, 7-1. Sollars goes back over 1-min RT. Barr gets Sollars bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. He works to his feet, but Barr takes him out. Stall warning on Barr. Caution #3 on Barr, point Sollars, 7-2. Barr rides out the final 5-sec. 7-2 Barr, +1:29

Period 3:
Sollars takes down & Barr lets him go, 7-3. Sollars shoots, Barr counters & finishes another TD, 10-3. Out of bounds & restart. Sollars is still down. Barr goes optional & cuts Sollars, 10-4. Barr shoots a double off the whistle. Sollars rolls through. Barr tries to come up through the legs. Sollars gets to an ankle. Stalemate & restart. Barr shoots a double immediately. Sollars give him the hips. Barr switches to a single & elevates the leg. Sollars posts on the head. Barr keeps working & finishes the TD, 13-4. Barr cuts Sollars, 13-5. Sollars shoots & Barr goes out of bounds. Stall #2 on Barr, point Sollars, 13-6. Barr drops in on a leg. Sollars sprawls back. Stalemate & restart. Time quickly expires. Barr adds a RT point, 14-6

Josh Barr MD Gabe Sollars 14-6

Team Score
PSU: 43
INDY: 0

Barr looked a little off. He didn’t seem to have the same energy level we normally see from him.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Ridge Riley Award Winner -- Mitchell Mesenbrink

Q: I think it was fair to say you were working for the fall tonight
- oh yeah

Q: What this team is doing this season, this is crazy stuff. 6 shutouts. Talk about what it's like to be a part of this team, this year
- I think it's just taking it one match at a time, individually and as a team. It's not up to you to worry about everybody else. You just go out and take care of business. We have a lot of awesome people (team and support).

Q: You can see this thing getting better and better. It is welcome that the Sunday match is moved to Saturday
- they always say get ready for the next one, so the next one is day. I love blizzards, as I'm from Wisconsin

Q: PJ Duke, as a freshman, the physicality that he brings. I don't remember seeing anything like this before.
- Yeah, talk about being a bully, and going after people. Technically, though, he's really sound

Q: Cole Mirasola, his confidence is growing
- it's the postseason, where we put more time in, and you keep on building. I think you're seeing him building into the role