By my count (which will need some proofing before the story goes up next week) that is the 49th match a Penn State wrestler either won in SV/TB this year OR scored late to add an extra team point.
Penn State - Princeton ‘26 match thread
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McGowan got hit by a car in fall 2023. Guessing around Sept 2023, since this article says it was 18 mo before the 2025 Ivy League Tournament.
NCAA Wrestling, 2025: Princeton’s McGowan chasing own Glory year after being hit by car
The freshman is back on track after a tough first year-and-a-half at the college level.
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BTW, we recruited him. PSU was in his finalist list.
141- #12 Braeden "Scooter" Davis vs. Matthew Martino
Period 1:
Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots a double, but Martino blocks him off. Davis shoots again, but Martino circles away. Martino works an underhook & pushes Davis around the mat. Martino shoots, Davis counters, but nobody scores. More tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots an inside single & quickly finishes the TD, 3-0. Martino works to his feet. Davis tries to bring him back to the mat, but Martino turns & gets the escape, 3-1. Tying up & pushing in the center. Stalemate & restart, 1-min left. Hand fighting forehead to forehead & they break. Right back to hand fighting. Davis shoots & gets to a leg. Martino gets a stall warning. Davis gets rear standing, then trips Martino to the mat for the TD, 6-1, +21-sec RT
Period 2:
Davis takes down. He sits out, then tries to grab Martino's head. Martino with heavy forward pressure. Stalemate & restart. Davis is still down. Davis turns & gets the escape, 7-1. Tying up & hand fighting. Martino works an underhook & pushes Davis around a bit. Martino gets a body lock & takes Davis to the mat for a TD, 7-4. That was a quick call. Davis sits out, turns & gets the escape, 8-4. Time expires. 8-4 Davis, Martino +53-sec RT
Period 3:
Martino takes down. He works to his feet, but Davis brings him back to the mat. Martino works back to his feet & gets the escape, 8-5. Tying up & hand fighting again. Martino presses forward. Davis with a half shot. Martino works a 2 on 1 & shoots, but Davis blocks him off. Martino takes Davis out with an underhook. Martino pushes Davis into the student section. Stall warning on Davis, neutral restart. Martino takes Davis to the edge. Davis gets stall warning #2, point Martino, 8-6. Tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots & finishes the TD, 11-6. Stalemate & restart, 19-sec left. Martino is still down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 11-7. Martino presses forward, Davis gets a 3rd stall call, point Martino, 11-8 & time expires.
Braeden Davis DEC Matthew Martino 11-8
Team Score
PSU: 13
PU: 0
Period 1:
Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots a double, but Martino blocks him off. Davis shoots again, but Martino circles away. Martino works an underhook & pushes Davis around the mat. Martino shoots, Davis counters, but nobody scores. More tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots an inside single & quickly finishes the TD, 3-0. Martino works to his feet. Davis tries to bring him back to the mat, but Martino turns & gets the escape, 3-1. Tying up & pushing in the center. Stalemate & restart, 1-min left. Hand fighting forehead to forehead & they break. Right back to hand fighting. Davis shoots & gets to a leg. Martino gets a stall warning. Davis gets rear standing, then trips Martino to the mat for the TD, 6-1, +21-sec RT
Period 2:
Davis takes down. He sits out, then tries to grab Martino's head. Martino with heavy forward pressure. Stalemate & restart. Davis is still down. Davis turns & gets the escape, 7-1. Tying up & hand fighting. Martino works an underhook & pushes Davis around a bit. Martino gets a body lock & takes Davis to the mat for a TD, 7-4. That was a quick call. Davis sits out, turns & gets the escape, 8-4. Time expires. 8-4 Davis, Martino +53-sec RT
Period 3:
Martino takes down. He works to his feet, but Davis brings him back to the mat. Martino works back to his feet & gets the escape, 8-5. Tying up & hand fighting again. Martino presses forward. Davis with a half shot. Martino works a 2 on 1 & shoots, but Davis blocks him off. Martino takes Davis out with an underhook. Martino pushes Davis into the student section. Stall warning on Davis, neutral restart. Martino takes Davis to the edge. Davis gets stall warning #2, point Martino, 8-6. Tying up & hand fighting. Davis shoots & finishes the TD, 11-6. Stalemate & restart, 19-sec left. Martino is still down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 11-7. Martino presses forward, Davis gets a 3rd stall call, point Martino, 11-8 & time expires.
Braeden Davis DEC Matthew Martino 11-8
Team Score
PSU: 13
PU: 0
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Post of the year nominee
I’m gonna make one more plug then congratulate them after. I usually give the student announcers a chance and then switch to Byers when they didn’t deserve it. These young men know wrestling, know the wrestlers, and are doing a heck of a job. It’s quite good.
Netflix and chill vs. white claw and stall.
I was getting ready to hand Braeden a beer and the newspaper with that sit out....
Aww scooter. Come on man. This guy shouldn’t take you down.
All three guys have looked a lot better. Must be a tough training week.
Not sure if he's ill, on a hard training cycle but Braeden is just getting overpowered right now.
I like this ref with his stalling calls…
Woof. Win is a win. Don't hate this ref being quick on the stalls.
Yep. He's good for about a period and a half, then he's on fumes.
That was awful close to a stall and TD and 11-11
Pretty uninspiring performance by Scooter.
Braeden is a very talented wrestler. He is good enough to challenge anyone not named Mendez. That said, he is clearly not in top condition and we are running out of time. He is gassed halfway through most of his matches. I really like him and I'm hoping for the best, but, it's a legit concern at this point.
Scooter needs to charge his battery before the match!!
5 or 10 more seconds it would have been.
Are all of Davis' opponents going to try to bait him into losing his temper going forward? Extra shoves out of bounds, repeated head shots at the end there as well. Starting to seem like strategy at this point.
149- #1 Shayne Van Ness vs. #14 Eligh Rivera
Period 1:
Here we go! Van Ness pushes forward. Tying up & hand fighting. Rivera reaches for a leg, but can't finish. Van Ness hits a blast double on the edge, 3-0. Van Ness takes Rivera out, restart. Rivera is still down. He works to his feet, but Van Ness takes him back to the mat. Van Ness is putting on a ride, then he lets Rivera up & concedes the escape, 3-1. Rivera shoots, Van Ness counters, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Rivera gets Van Ness in a headlock & tries a throw. They go to the mat. Princeton throws the brick. Rivera works behind & finishes the TD, 4-3. There's a challenge for something now.
Challenge lost, score says 4-3 Rivera. Back to action. Van Ness starts down, 59-sec left. Van Ness pops to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 4-4. Van Ness presses forward & shoots, but Rivera blocks him off. Van Ness reaches, then gets both legs on a reshot & finishes another TD, 7-4. Out of bounds & restart. Rivera is still down. He pops to his feet, but Van Ness brings him back to the mat. Van Ness rides out the period. 7-4 Van Ness, +1:03 RT
Period 2:
Rivera takes down. Van Ness cuts Rivera, 7-5. Van Ness shoots a double, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle. He shoots, but Rivera blocks him off. Van Ness reaches, then shoots Rivera out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward & looks for a crossface cradle. Van Ness keeps working & comes behind for the TD, 10-5. Out of bounds & restart. Rivera is still down. Van Ness is over 90-sec RT. Rivera works to a quadpod & turns, but Van Ness stays with him & gets him bellied out. Van Ness rides out the period. 10-5 Van Ness, +2:02 RT
Period 3:
Van Ness takes neutral. Rivera shoots. Van Ness counters & gets the TD, 13-5. Van Ness cuts Rivera, 13-6. Van Ness presses forward. Van Ness shoots, but Rivera circles away. Out of bounds & restart. Van Ness presses forward. Riding time is locked. Van Ness shoots & gets to a low leg. Rivera throws in a whizzer. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle. He tries some snaps. Rivera backs to the edge & the crowd doesn't like it. Van Ness shoots, Rivera counters, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness shoots, Rivera gets a stall warning, point Van Ness, 14-6 & time expires. Van Ness adds a RT point, 15-6.
Shayne Van Ness MD Eligh Rivera 15-6
Team Score
PSU: 17
PU: 0
Period 1:
Here we go! Van Ness pushes forward. Tying up & hand fighting. Rivera reaches for a leg, but can't finish. Van Ness hits a blast double on the edge, 3-0. Van Ness takes Rivera out, restart. Rivera is still down. He works to his feet, but Van Ness takes him back to the mat. Van Ness is putting on a ride, then he lets Rivera up & concedes the escape, 3-1. Rivera shoots, Van Ness counters, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Rivera gets Van Ness in a headlock & tries a throw. They go to the mat. Princeton throws the brick. Rivera works behind & finishes the TD, 4-3. There's a challenge for something now.
Challenge lost, score says 4-3 Rivera. Back to action. Van Ness starts down, 59-sec left. Van Ness pops to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 4-4. Van Ness presses forward & shoots, but Rivera blocks him off. Van Ness reaches, then gets both legs on a reshot & finishes another TD, 7-4. Out of bounds & restart. Rivera is still down. He pops to his feet, but Van Ness brings him back to the mat. Van Ness rides out the period. 7-4 Van Ness, +1:03 RT
Period 2:
Rivera takes down. Van Ness cuts Rivera, 7-5. Van Ness shoots a double, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle. He shoots, but Rivera blocks him off. Van Ness reaches, then shoots Rivera out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward & looks for a crossface cradle. Van Ness keeps working & comes behind for the TD, 10-5. Out of bounds & restart. Rivera is still down. Van Ness is over 90-sec RT. Rivera works to a quadpod & turns, but Van Ness stays with him & gets him bellied out. Van Ness rides out the period. 10-5 Van Ness, +2:02 RT
Period 3:
Van Ness takes neutral. Rivera shoots. Van Ness counters & gets the TD, 13-5. Van Ness cuts Rivera, 13-6. Van Ness presses forward. Van Ness shoots, but Rivera circles away. Out of bounds & restart. Van Ness presses forward. Riding time is locked. Van Ness shoots & gets to a low leg. Rivera throws in a whizzer. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle. He tries some snaps. Rivera backs to the edge & the crowd doesn't like it. Van Ness shoots, Rivera counters, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness shoots, Rivera gets a stall warning, point Van Ness, 14-6 & time expires. Van Ness adds a RT point, 15-6.
Shayne Van Ness MD Eligh Rivera 15-6
Team Score
PSU: 17
PU: 0
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It's officially an issue now for Braeden and gassing. Almost out of time to fix it so maybe a strategy change for March?
SVN must get sharper especially in the 1st period. Must start showing he’s the #1 ranked wrestler before the big ten tournament. JMO.
I dunno, this is the last match they have a chance in (and the still don't have a chance)
Lol...yes autocorrect on kindle is god awful. That and zero proofreading on my part
A kindle?
what are you a dinosaur?
what are you a dinosaur?
I think SVN is so loose early on opponents can get in easy. He's leaps better than everyone else where he can let them happen. He's got a great style and mindset, I am not really worried about him.
Think maybe he needs to manage his weight better. He’s had time to get in good shape now. Lets hope h peaks at the big ten tournament and Nationals.
His Neutral Defense and position awareness in Neutral is, and always has been, really bad. How do you give up a Body Lock (i.e., Bear Hug) takedown to an unranked wrestler??? How do you lack the Neutral positional awareness to give up a move like that to an unranked wrestler? How many times did Mendez take him directly feet-to-back in Neutral???
Some days, it feels like it...A kindle?
what are you a dinosaur?
If we absolutely needed points from Davis to win at Nationals, I'd consider pulling Desmond's shirt. However, we don't need his points, so, I don't think it is worth pulling the shirt. I'll defer to Cael to handle it.
Maybe the smoke inhalation was worse than everyone thought.
Love to see SVN hit more duck unders and slide bys. Guys easily defend his shots when he’s going for bonus points.
I'll let you worry about SVN. He wrestles with a style where he does give up points here and there, but, he always remains calm and under control.
Braeden has about 16 more days which isn't a lot of time. Let's hope he's been training through the matches to prepare for the post season. Just need him to qualify for nationals.