2024 NCAA Championship Session I Thread

[Psuproud]

He ain't a 100% but is he healthy enough to win

 

[hohmadw1978]

Good first match for Carter to get his knee tested. The pin was very close in my view.

 

[Tgar]

Mesenbrink the energizer bunny with three takedowns in the first period!

Score?

 

[ElDuce]

Mitchell has Mayfield gassed....

 

[ElDuce]

Score?

15-2 after 2

 

[Tom McAndrew]

165: #2 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. #31 seed Maxx Mayfield (NW) -- I'll use MM

Per 1
Mesenbrink with a TD, 3-0. MM with an esc, 3-1. Stoppage for something -- not sure what it is. Mesenbrink in on a single, they scramble, and Mesenbrink finally gets the TD, 6-1. MM is out, 6-2. Stall warning on MM. Mesenbrink shoots, and he gets the TD, 9-2. End. RT @ 1:54 for Mesenbrink

Per 2
Mesenbrink takes bottom. Mesenbrink with the quick esc (3 sec), 10-2. Stall call on MM (his 2nd) makes it 11-2. Another stall call on MM makes it 12-2. Mesenbrink with a TD on the edge makes it 15-2. OOT with 16 sec left. End. RT @ 2:14 for Mesenbrink

Per 3
MM takes neutral. MM in on a single, he elevates, they scramble, and Mesenbrink gets the TD, 18-2, TF@ 5:32!!!

 

[GregPickel]

174 pounds Carter Starocci vs. Andrew Sparks, Minn

First period
Sparks countered and got Starocci's injured right knee in a weird spot and he gave up the takedown. Starocci quickly escapes to 3-1 after giving up his first takedown of the season and then takesdown Sparks and throws him to his back. He tightens up on the left edge as he drives in, readjust,, chest-to-chest, trying to finish the fall, and settles in on the right side for what is ultimately an 8-3 leads (three takedown, four nearfall).

Second period
Sparks takes neutral. He counters a Sparks shot with one of his own for an 11-3 lead. Sparks escapes to 11-4. Period ends there

Third period
Sparks is down. He escapes to 11-5 with roughly a minute left. Starocci was called for stalling twice. But he has 2:36 in RT to win 12-6.

Starocci d. Sparks, 12-6

165 pounds: Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. No. 31 Maxx Mayfield, Northwestern

First period
Mesenbrink gets a takedown and Mayfield escapes to 3-1. Mesenbrink eventually gets another takedown for a 6-1 lead. Mayfield escapes to 6-2. Stalling on Mayfield. Mesenbrink shoots and scores for a 9-2 lead. 1:54 in RT for him after one.

Second period
Mesenbrink escapes to 10-2. Mayfield with stalling to 11-2. Stalling again on Mayfield. Then, a Mesenbrink takedown. 15-2 now. Mayfield gets in on a shot but Mesenbrink broke the hold and got a counter takedown to win by technical fall, 18-2, in 5:32.

Mesenbrink d. Mayfield 18-2, 5:32

 

[hohmadw1978]

Score?

15-2. Just got the technical fall at 18-2.

 

[BlueAndWhite86]

Mitch gets a tech!

 

[LightningBoltz]

Carter looked tired at the end. Not going to be a cakewalk for him, IMO.

 

[BlueAndWhite86]

PSU now tied for 3rd place

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Truax in the hole on Mat 7

 

[KJB32812]

Truax on 7

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

Here's how I view Starocci's bout: You own a Ferrari and take it to the local drag strip. There are Porsches, Lambos, etc. there, but in your first race you draw a Ford Pinto. Are you REALLY going to open up your Ferrari's potential in that race, or leave a little something hidden for future opponents?

 

[Karl_Havok]

Carter gave up that TD but it looked like he didn't want any part of a scramble because he knew he would dominate. If that's against Mekhi I think he fights through that. He definitely looked like he was fine wrestling at 50% there for the win and I think that's a good move on his part.

 

[hohmadw1978]

Should Carter have gotten the pin in your opinion @Tom McAndrew? Looked very close to me.

 

[gimb14]

Here's how I view Starocci's bout: You own a Ferrari and take it to the local drag strip. There are Porsches, Lambos, etc. there, but in your first race you draw a Ford Pinto. Are you REALLY going to open up your Ferrari's potential in that race, or leave a little something hidden for future opponents?

Thought he wrestled like he was protecting the knee

 

[GregPickel]

Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci, coming off of injury, takes mat at NCAAs; how'd he do in round 1?

Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci injured his knee at the end of the dual meet season. But, as promised, he is competing at NCAAs.

www.on3.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Should Carter have gotten the pin in your opinion @Tom McAndrew? Looked very close to me.

From that video sequence -- not at all. I was watching the Mesenbrink match for PBP, so I wasn't focused on CStar, and thus can't speak to anything beyond the video clip

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Aaron Brooks in the hole on Mat 3

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) falls in R1 from a late TD from the UNC wrestler

 

[Locopsu]

Kennedy from Iowa just upset by 21 seed from UNC

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

Good on North Carolina wrestler vs Kennedy of I0wa!

 

[crwatso]

Score?

any idea why they stopped for review after what easily looked like Mitchell's 2nd takedown?

Mitchell has Mayfield gassed....

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

Good win by Army over Iowa State.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

@GregPickel -- it looks like Truax will be up before Brooks. So, I'll cover that match. Be prepared to cover Brooks, as Truax's match probably won't end before Brooks' match starts

 

[gslachta0]

3 times it looked to me. not sure how they don't call that

They were calling quick pins everywhere else.

 

[LifeLongLion]

Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) falls in R1 from a late TD from the UNC wrestler

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

They were calling quick pins everywhere else.

To whom much is given much is expected. Penn State wrestlers will have to exert that extra effort, given its tradition of winning.

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

Truax on fire!

 

[razpsu]

Thought he wrestled like he was protecting the knee

Sounds like it after that first period. I hope his knee holds up.

 

[crwatso]

From that video sequence -- not at all. I was watching the Mesenbrink match for PBP, so I wasn't focused on CStar, and thus can't speak to anything beyond the video clip

yeah it was after that clip for like 15-20 seconds of pinning it looked

 

[BlueAndWhite86]

Bernie dominates the 1st!

 

[BlueAndWhite86]

Bernie is trying to look the part with some blood time

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

Nice tech by Bernie Truax!

 

[BlueAndWhite86]

Bernie gets the tech!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

184: #6 seed Bernie Truax vs. #27 seed Cameron Pine (Clarion) -- I'll use CP

Per 1
Truax with a quick single for the TD, 3-0. He tilts him, but CP rolls through and they go OOB. 3 NF on the tilt makes it 6-0. CP is to his feet and out, 6-1. Truax with a low single/ankle pick and gets behind for the TD, 9-1. He throws in a boot. After a bit, he get CP flattened. Stall warning on CP. End. RT @ 2:40 for Truax

Per 2
CP takes neutral. Truax shoots off the whistle, nothing. Truax in on a single, a bit of a scramble, CP with a split, Truax is working, and gets the TD, 12-1. CP to his feet but they go OOB with 53 sec left. Stoppage for blood on CP. After the restart, a challenge brick thrown by Clarion. I think they are checking for an illegal hold. It is an illegal hold, so it's 12-2. CP up and gets the esc, 12-3. Truax shoots again and gets the TD, 15-3. OOB with 7 sec left. CP to his feet, returned. End. RT @ 3:28 for Truax

Per 3
Truax takes neutral. Truax in on a double and gets the TD for an 18-3 TF @ 5:09!!!!

 

[hohmadw1978]

Well that was an outstanding match by Bernie! NCAA tournament experience coming through!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

@GregPickel -- I can cover Brooks