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Big Ten Championships Quarterfinals Match Notes

Big Ten Championships Quarterfinals Match Notes

Live updates for the 2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships.

Mar 3, 2018 by Andrew Spey
Big Ten Championships Quarterfinals Match Notes

The Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan is decked out with Big Ten Conference logos. Four Sparty mats are laid out in the center of the arena floor in a classic two-by-two arrangement, eagerly awaiting the footsteps of 140 of the nations best collegiate wrestlers. 

Folks, it is the 104th Big Ten Championships, and these are your live updates. 

Brackets, team scores and live dashboards can be found on FloArena. All the #s in the updates are seeds, not national rankings. 


ROUND 1

125 POUNDS

#1 Nick Suriano and #2 Spencer Lee have the first round byes. 

NaTo and Kuhn have a rematch. We'll see if Kuhn tries that headlock again. Cray and Rivera in a battle of New Jerseyans. Mattin and Piotrowski are both ranked in the top 20. Lizak and Jimenez round out the opening matches. 

Tomasello with the first points of the tournament, a quick TD of Kuhn. NaTo up 4-1 with a second TD. No scores anywhere else. A title on the edge makes it 9-1. Score tun to 13-2 now in the second. 15-3 going into the second, Kuhn chooses down and NaTo goes optional. A quick TD and release and its 17-5. Two more TDs and NaTo gets the tech. 

Lizak strikes first and is leading 2-0 over Jimenez. Lizak rides out the period. Lizak spends the entire second on bottom. Lizak wins 3-1. 

Rivera with a takedown and ride out to lead 2-0 over Cray after 1. Escape and TD makes it 5-0 in favor of Rivera. 8-2 with a minute left. Rivera wns 8-2. 

After a scoreless first, Mattin starts the second on top, Piotrowski on bottom. Pio escapes and the period ends with 1-0. 1-1 and we're going to OT. Piotrowski goes feet to back and is looking for bonus! He settles for a decision. Dramatic victory by Piotrowski!

Maginnins and Welch continue the 125 bouts. Welch got a takedown in the first. Maginnis escaped late. Welch on top to start the second with a 2-1 lead and is racking up RT. A TD for Welch in the 3rd makes it 5-1. Welch wins 6-2.

RayVon Foley and Elijah Oliver face off in a battle of freshman vs junior. No scores after 3 minutes. Foley escapes quickly in the second, gets a single, finishes and traps Oliver for four backs, its 7-0 now. Foley dominant on top, runs the score to 12-1. Oliver starts the 3rd on bottom and escapes in the third. Foley wins handily 15-3.


133 POUNDS

#6 Corey Keener and #8 Ben Thronton have byes.

#5 Scott DelVecchio has Jens Lants. A quick TD and escape make it 2-1 for DelVecchio in the first. 1st period ends and Del starts the second on top. DelVecchio nearly ahs 2 minutes of RT and still with a 2-1 in a match with many blood time stoppages. DelVecchio completes the second round right out, then escapes in the third to make it 3-1. DelVecchio holds on for the 3-1 win. 

#1 Stevan Micic goes to work on Jhared Simmons, its 8-1 for Micic after just 1 minute of wresting. 10-2 now for Micic. Micic dominating 13-2 and is looking for backs. Four more points for the tech and Stevan Micic advances with 1.5 bonus pts. 

Dylan Duncan and Paul Glynn take the mat in a pivotal bout for the Hawkeyes. Duncan strikes first but Glynn escapes quickly. 2-1 Duncan. Another TD makes it 4-1. It's 8-1, Duncan leading late. Duncan wins 9-1.

Mitch McKee and Colin Valdiviez now. McKee quickly up 2-1. McKee with a pin when I wasn't looking. 2 big bonus points for the Gophers!

Pepple v Pletcher up. Pletcher with the first takedown but he gives up a reverse. 2-2 still in the first. Slim 4-3 lead for Pletcher as we go to the third. Pletcher on bottom and is being ridden tough. Pepple has RT locked up and is looking to force OT. But then he gets dinged for an illegal hold (sorry, didn't see which one) and Pletcher now leads by two. Penn State fans booing lustily now. Pletcher gets ridden out but wins 5-4 after riding time. More boos but Pletcher advances nonetheless. 

#4 Renteria has Griffin. 7-2 in a flash for J-Rent. Renteria with a pin! The true frosh looked very strong in the opening round.


141 POUNDS

#5 Nate Limmex and #6 Tommy Thorn get to take the first round off.

Eli Stickley has Vince Turk. Two and two makes its 4-0 for Turk. Stickley riding tough. It's 4-0 after the 2nd but Stickley wipes out the RT. Turk wins 6-0.

Ryan Diehl and Chad Red face off. Diehl tries to whip over, then inside trip, then tries to a throw, but Red is in position and counters for 2 and almost back points. Red leading 5-1 with 12 seconds left in the 2nd as we're in a video review. Now its 3-0, so whatever was reviewed was ruled in favor of the Terps. Diehl tries a desperation throw but it doesn't work. Red wins 6-0. 

#3 Michael Carr gets an early 2-1 lead over Alex McKenna. Carr takes a 3-2 lead and puts on a clinic on top, it's now 9-2 with 15 seconds left in the match. Carr holds on to win by major 10-2.

#1 Joey McKenna has hometown senior Javier Gasca. McKenna with a quick TD. McKenna works the arm bar for a fall. Bonus for the Buckeyes!

Cole Weaver has Sal Profaci. Weaver with an early 2-1 lead. Now 4-1 Weaver after 1 period. Weaver in command, winning 6-2 late in the third. Weaver wins 6-3. 

Mike Van Brill and Nick Lee will be the last 141 pound 1st round match. 2-1 after 30 seconds in favor of Lee. Lee dominant in neutral and has an 8-2 leads after 4 minutes of wrestling. 9-2 with a minute left. MVB trying to go big. Lee not having it.  Lee takes it 12-3.


149 POUNDS

#1 Zain Train and #2 Brandon Sorensen will wait until the second round to wrestle. 

Steve Bleise and Malik Amine is our first 149 pound match of the day. Bleise goes feed to back in the second and now leads 6-1. That moves was enough and Bleise advances with a 6-2 win. 

Colton McCrystal has Jwan Bitton. McCrystal leads 4-2 in the first. McCrystal runs it to 8-3 after 2 periods. McCrystal in cruise control. He'll win by major 17-5.

#5 Ke-Shawn Hayes will wrestle #12 Eric Barone. A scoreless first in this monster round of 16 match. Welp, folks, I blinked and somehow it's 11-1 Hayes. No idea how they scored but thats it and Ke-Shawn wins by major 12-1. 

#6 Eleazar Deluca gets a quick TD over #11 Austin Nash. 4-1 for Deluca still in the first. We start the third, Deluca winning 7-4 as Nash takes bottom. It's 11-5 with a minute to go, Deluca leading. Deluca wins by major 14-5.

#3 Ryan Deakin faces off against AJ Raya in the last 149 pound match to toe the line. It's 2-0 early for Deakin. Deakin powers Raya over for a pin!

Baby J Bannister has Cole Martin now. Bannister with 2 TDs to lead 4-2 after 3 minutes of wrestling. Bannister now with a slim 7-6 lead in a back and forth match, RT not a factor. A cement hob late in the third breaks it open for Bannister! He leads 14-6 with 10 seconds left. Bannister rides out for the 14-6 major. 


157 POUNDS

Rivals #4 Micah Jordan and # 3 Alec Pantaleo each get to rest until round two.

#1 Michael Kemerer has Jake Danishek. Kermer gets a TD then cranks a half to pick up four back points. 6-0 going into the second. An escape and TD make it 9-0. Now a pin for Kemerer, moments after Deakin's pin!

All-American Tyler Berger taking on Shayne Oster. Berger gets a TD on the egde to lead early. Berger pulling away, its 5-2 late in the third. Berger wins 8-3. 

Andrew Crone will take on Justin Alexander. Crone gets a TD and rides out to lead 2-0 with 54 seconds of RT. Crone dominating 4-0 with over a minute of RT as we start the third in neutral. Alexander goes mixer! Almost hits it but gives up 2. Crone leading 6-0 with 90 seconds left. Crone with a workmanlike 10-1 major. 

#8 John Van Brill taking on unseeded Griffin Parriott. Parriott gets the first TD. JVB escapes late in the first. Another escape in the second makes it 2-2. Van Brill with a takedown and ride out in the third gives Rutgers the win in a close one. 

We have our answer. Nolf will wrestle! And is, in fact, now wrestling. He's leading 2-0 over Jacob Tucker. He's got a cradle, but Tucker shakes loose and gets a reversal. 2-2, now 2-3, now 5-2, Nolf doing Nolf things, despite a heavily braced right leg. Nolf with the pin! He places the ankle bands precisely back in place, gets his hand raised and jogs off the mat. 

Jake Short takes on Kyle Langenderfer. A takedown and ride out by Short gives him the 2-0 lead as he starts the second on bottom. Short escapes, and there are no more scores for the rest of the match. Short takes it 4-0 after the RT point is tacked on. 


165 POUNDS

#1 IMar and #2 The Bull have byes.

Ok well #5 Evan Wick just cradled and pinned Austin Hiles in like 30 seconds. So that match is over. 

Richie Lewis has Brendan Burnham. TD for RL Savage makes it 2-0. Lewis Rides out the period with almost 2 minutes of RT. An escape and TD for Lewis makes it 5-0 with a minute left in the second. Catch and release and it's 7-1. Now 9-2 as we head to the third. Burnham escapes early in the third to make it 9-3. Lewis overpowering Burnham. 

Vincenzo Joseph takes Mike Sepke down a couple times, then cradles him up for a pin. More bonus for the Nittany Lions!

Isaiah White and Te'Shan Campbell wrestle for the third time this season. A TD for White just at the end of the 1st period makes it 2-0. White starts the second underneath. An escape and it's 3-0. White gets another TD, plus an RT point and takes it 6-1. 

Nick Wanzek leads Bryce Martin 2-0 after 1 period. Its 2-2 in the second, Wanzek with over 2 minutes of RT but Martin chipping away at it. Now a reversal by Wanzek makes it 4-2 and RT ticking back the other way. 


174 POUNDS

#4 Dylan Lydy and #6 Devin Statzka receive byes. 

After two quick pins by Wick and Cenzo, we're up to 174 already with Mark Hall and Logan Ritchie. 4-1 for Hall after a minute. Now 6-1 in Hall's favor. Ritchie survives the first period and start the second underneath. Hall rides out Ritchie for the whole second, then pins him 30 seconds into the third. The PSU pin parade marches on. 

Jacob Morrissey takes on Logan Massa in a battle of top 20 nationally ranked wrestlers IN THE ROUND OF 16. Logan Massa trying to regain that form that had him place third last year at the NCAAs. He's got a 10-2 lead in the first and is looking for the pin. So he's on his way. 14-2 after the first period. An escape by Massa in the second and he's a TD away from a tech. There it is, Logan Massa, doing Logan Massa things once again, wins 18-2. 

Johnny Sebastian has David Riojas. Sebastian takes a 2-0 lead. Sebastian with the lat drop and the pin! Bonus points for the Wildcats!

#8 Ryan Christensen wrestles Chris Pfarr.  No scores after the first period. An escape by Christensen is all we get in the second. A Take down by Christensen and Pfarr needs injury time. So Christensen will restart on bottom in the drivers seat leading 3-0, RT not a factor. Christensen wins 4-0.

#7 Joey Gunther taking on Beau Breske. No scores after 1 period. Breske gets an escape to leads 1-0 in the second. Escape by Gunther and we're tied at 1-1, RT not a factor. No scores, so we go to sudden victory. Nothing in SV so it's ultimate tiebreaker time. They are somehow still wrestling this match. Gunther wins by criteria. We use criteria to determine the winner of this match and even those the score is literally tied, the win is awarded to Gunther, due to have more cumulative riding time, which is the criteria used to break the tie. Again, criteria was what decided this match that ended in a tie score. Just to reiterate, no winning points were scored in this marathon first round match. It ended in a tie. 

All-American Myles Amine has freshman Joe Grello. #3 Amine gets a quick TD to leads 2-0. Amine rides Grello out and starts the second underneath. Grello starts the third on bottom trailing 5-0. Amine with a the rideout to win with authority. The Wolverine takes it 6-0.

An early takedown by #2 Bo Jordan gives the Buckeye a 2-0 lead over Josh Ugalde. 50 seconds later it's an escape and another TD to make it 4-1. BoJo goes cement job for the pinfall! Much needed bonus points for the Buckeyes as the team race between Ohio State and Penn State begins to take shape. 


184 POUNDS

#1 Bo Nickal and #6 Taylor Venz are chilling until the second round. 

#8 Brandon Krone has Mitch Sliga in the first 184 pound bout of the Championships. A takedown and back points gives Krone a 6-0 lead. Krone leading 6-2 late in the third. Krone holds on to survive with a 6-5 win.

#7 Ricky Robertson has Niko Cappello. Its 2-0 Robertson after about 10 seconds. Robertson pulling away, 8-1 in the second. A 16-1 fall of the technical variety for Robertson. 

#65 Nick Gravina has Buddy Conley. This one is staying close. It's 1-0 Gravina after two, RT not a factor. Conely starts the third on bottom. Gravina with the beastly ride out to win 2-0.

#3 Domenic Abounader has Mitch Bowman. Abounader with a commanding 6-1 lead in the third. Abounader makes it a major decision 13-4 in a dominant win. 

#4 Emery Parker is taking on Shawn Shadaia. No scores after the first period. Parker has a slim 1-0 lead going into the third and we're in neutral. Shadaia goes kitchen sink but Parker catches him to pick up 2 and 2 and wins 5-1. 

#2 Myles Martin has Max Lyon. Martin with two TDs while I wasn't looking and it's 4-2 still in the first. Martin goes feet to back and after a ridiculous display of strength collects the pin to the roars of the Buckeye fans!


197 POUNDS

No first round matches for #1 Kollin Moore and #7 Zack Chakonis, as they have byes.

We've reached the light heavies, as #4 Kevin Beazley has Dylan Anderson. Beazley gets the takedown and now has Anderson in a cradle. Looking for the fall with plenty of time left in the period. Anderson kicks out of it but Beazley leads 6-0 early in the match. Anderson reverses Beazley to cut the lead to four points. Beazley escapes in the second to make it 7-2. He picks up a quick TD, but then gives up a reverse and collects a stalling call while doing so. It's 9-4, Beazley still leading. The cradle was the difference as Beazley holds on to win 9-4. 

David-Brian Whisler will wrestle #5 Hunter Ritter. Ritter strikes first and its 2-1 after one period. Ritter escapes early in the second to make it 3-1. Ritter with a clutch TD to make it 5-2 late in the 3rd as we pause to clean up some blood. Quite a lot of blood from Whisler's nose. Whisler escapes after the restart but it's not enough, Ritter wins 5-3. 

Nick May will tackle #8 Eric Schultz. It's 1-1 in the third, not a ton of action in this one. Schultz with the clutch TD. May escapes and is in on a shot but Schultz defends to win 3-2. 

Andre Lee has #3 Cash Wilcke. No scores in the first. An escape from Lee makes it 1-0 in the second. Now it's 1-1 in the third. No scores and it's time for sudden victory. Cash Wilcke uses a whizzer to win by criteria. The match actually ended in a tie, 3-3, but then criteria was used to decide the winner. Our second criteria win of the round!

#2 Shakur Rasheed wrestles Jake Kleimola. Takedown for Rasheed. I'm thinking he may try a cross-face cradle next. Just a hunch. OK so we see a cradle (not a cross-face one) but Kleimola shakes out of it and picks up a reversal. An escape by Rasheed makes it 3-2 but then Kleimola locks up a cradle from neutral. He doesn't get back points but the crowd let out some audible gasps. Now an escape by Rasheed makes it 4-4. Rasheed recovers and it's 7-4 at the end of the 2nd. Rasheed holds on to win 8-4.

#6 Christian Brunner has Anthony Messner. A take down then backs makes it 6-0 Brunner. Another TD to make it 8-0. Pin for Brunner!


285 POUNDS

Cause it ain't no lie, Coon and Streck have byes, BYE BYE. Adam Coon is seeded #1 and Shawn Streck is the #7 seed.

The first heavyweights take the mat as Rylee Streifel has Christian Rebottaro. No Scores after the first. It's the third now and Streifel leads 2-0 with over a minute of RT. Streifel holds on to win 3-0.

#4 Sam Stoll gets by Razohnn Gross 4-1.

#5 Youssif Hemida defeats Ben Stone 7-3.

#3 Nick Nevills defeated Duece Rachal by major 11-3

#6 Conan Jennings beat David Jenson 2-0.

#2 Kyle Snyder is leading Fletcher Miller 12-6. Snyder techs 24-9.

Quaterfinals

125 POUNDS

Nathan Tomasello has Luke Welch. NaTo scores first with a double. Now 4-2 going into the second. Tomasello break it oepn 

Ethan Lizak will wrestle Sebastian Rivera in a battle of 4 and 5 seeds. Lizak gets the first takedown and then starts stretching Sebass out, backpack style. Lizak rides out the first and second, then holds on to win 3-0 with RT. OR DOES HE? Rivera goes feet to back as time expires. He'll need more than a TD as Lizak had RT locked up. They will review. Takedown but no backs! Lizak survives 3-2!

Nick Suriano has Travis Priotowski. Surinao leading 6-2 in the second. Suriano up 6-2 with 3:23 of RT. They start the third in neutral. Suriano dominates and wins 9-2. 

Spencer Lee has Ravyon Foley. After a far arm dump Lee goes terminator mode. It's 8-1 in the first. Lee gets the pin!


133 POUNDS

Scott Delvecchio has Jason Renteria in a rematch of a dual meet drubbing by Renteria. 0-0 after 3 minutes. Renteria escapes after 17 seconds. A scramble in the second but no score. Del escapes in the third to knot the score, RT not a factor. There's a takedown attempt, and Renteria converts, seeminlgy in time but right as time runs out. They will review. It holds up! J-Rent activates clutch gene, wins 3-1.

#1 Stevan Micic has Ben Thornton. Micic gets the first TD and rides out the first. Micic starts the second on bottom winning 2-0. Micic escapes, 3-0. Another TD makes it 5-0. Micic goes option start in the third. Now 5-1. Micic cruises to a 10-2 victory. 

#2 Luke Pletcher wrestles #8 Ben Thornton. Pletcher scores late in the first and rides out for a 2-0 lead and 36 seconds of RT. Pletcher escapes in the second, Duncan in on a shot. A big scramble but no score. Now Duncan gets two. An escape late in the second makes it 4-2 Pletch going into the 3rd. Dunc on bottom. Duncan escapes but Pletcher survives to advance with a 4-3 win.

#3 Mitch McKee taking on #6 Corey Keener. McKee scores first, 2-0. 2-1 now a at the end of the first. McKee with back points to make it 8-2, but he gives up a TD in short time and it's 8-4 McKee going into the third. Escape by McKee, a shot by Keener, a wild cartwheel and scramble and potentially dangerous to make it 9-4, still McKee, with 40 seconds left. McKee holds on to win 9-4. 


141 POUNDS

#1 Joey McKenna has Vince Turk. McKenna scores first, its 2-0. McKenna putting on a top game clinic. 2nd period ends still 2-0, McKenna with 1:43 of RT. McKenna gets the 4-0 win after an escape and RT point in the third. 

#4 Chad Red and #5 Nate Limmex are up. Limmex scores after a low single and scramble but Red is out quickly. 2-1 is the score. A takedown by Red now plus and escape but Limmex and we're tied after one period, 3-3. Limmex holding on to a 5-4 lead after 2 periods. RT not a factor. Red lets Limmex up with 1:20 left. Insane scramble at the end of the match but a far ankle saves Limmex and he wins a thriller over Red by 2 points.

#3 Michael Carr comes out guns blazing and scores a quick feet to back for four over #6 Tommy Thorn. Thron fights back to make it 6-4 after the second. Escape for Thorn but Carr answers with a TD. Carr holds off a late comeback attempt to win 8-6.

#2 Nick Lee and #7 Cole Weaver finally take the mat. Nick Lee with his usual high pace. He holds a 5-1 lead in the second. Lee runs it to 10-2 and rides out the second. Lee dominates with a 13-3 major decision.


149 POUNDS

Zain Train time. He's leading 2-0 over Steve Bleise and goes to work on top applying the punishment. Make that 6-2 Zain. Retherford has it as 12-0 with a minute to get the tech. Zain 'only' wins by major, 14-1.

Colton McCrystal and Ke-Shawn Hayes face off. The 4 and 5 seeds going at it. Hayes draw first blood. McCrystal escapes to make it 2-1 after 3 minutes. 3-1 in favor of Hayes as we go to the third, RT not a factor. Hayes winning 5-2 now late in the third. A takedown by McCrystal but it's moot, Hayes advances with a 7-6 win.

#3 Ryan Deakin holds an early 2-1 lead over Eleazar Deluca. Deakin has a 4-1 advantage now after the first period. 7-1, Deakin in command, as the third starts in neutral. Deakin has at least a major, looking for the pin. Deluca doesn't go over so it's a 10-1 win for Deakin.

#2 Brandon Sorensen and #7 Baby J Bannister finally get to face off. Bannister scores first against the 3X All-American. It's 2-1 in the second period. Sorensen and Bannister are tied 2-2 late in the third, RT not a factor. Sorensen goes clutch and gets the TD with 20 seconds. Bannister won't quit though, escapes and keeps the pressure on. Sorensen survives though, and advances with the 4-3 win. 


157 POUNDS

#1 Michael Kemerer with an early 2-1 lead over #8 John Van Brill. Kemerer comes out on top after a scramble and its 4-1. JVB escapes to make it 4-2. Kemerer in on a shot, JVB granbies, then looks lat whip, but can't land it and Kemdawg picks up another 2. Now its 6-3. Kemerer pulling away, 14-5 in the third. It ends 15-5 in favor of Kemdawg. 

#6 Andrew Crone and #3 Alec Pantaleo vie for a spot in the semifinals. Pantaleo with the first takedown. 4-3 in favor of Pantaleo late in the second. An escape makes it 5-3 for Pantaleo, a minute to go. Crone shoots late in the match and Pantaleo finishes off with a pancake. 7-3 is the final for Pantaleo. 

A #4 vs #5 battle with Micah Jordan and Tyler Berger. Jordan with the first points. It's 2-1 going into the second. Now 2-2 in the second and in neutral. 4-3 lead by Jordan, we're in neutral in the third. Jordan fends of Berger and heads to the semis with a 4-3 victory. 

#7 Jake Short has #2 Jason Nolf, who definitely is wrestling this tournament. No score after one period though a couple good scrambles. Nolf escapes in the second for the first points. There's a cradle from neutral, and 6 points for Nolf. It's 7-0 and they'll restart. it's not 9-2, Nolf leading and on top in the third. Nolf cruises to a 15-2 major. 


165 POUNDS

#1 Isaiah Martinez has #8 Isaiah White. I'm betting on Isaiah. It's IMar with the first points, a TD after a scramble. Some savvy scrambles and White gets a takedown. They're battling back and forth. Martinez strikes back. Its 6-4 in the third in favor of IMar. IMar with RT locked up, Zay Zay making him work. IMar holds on to win 7-4. 

#3 Vincenzo Joseph has caught neutral cradle fever and hits one on #6 Nick Wanzek. Joseph gets 6 pts before Wanzek escapes. No idea what is going on, they're dueling headlocks. The crowd is screaming. it's 13-7 somehow still in the second. Now it's 15-9 and Cenzo was once again reversed and on his back. He still leads though. Cenzo wins this insane match by major. 

#4 Richie Lewis with a rematch with #5 Evan Wick. Lewis won their previous meeting in a dual meet. RL Savage with the first TD, Lewis leads 2-0. Relatively tame 2-1 match as they head to the third, Lewis still in the lead. Lewis leading 5-3 late in the third. Will try to ride out for the win.Wick escapes but Lewis wins 6-4.

#7 Logan Massa and #2 Alex Marinelli wrestle a scoreless first period, but you wouldn't know it from the crowd reactions. They're getting into it now. Massa escapes in the second and then gets the first TD. Marinelli with the biggest deficit of his varsity career. Massa gets another takedown but Marinelli reverses. It's 5-4, RT not a factor. Coaches screaming for the Bull to cut him but he might not be able to hear. Marinelli in on a leg, 10 seconds. He finishes but is he out of bounds? They will review, scoreboard still saying 6-4 in favor of Massa. It's confirmed! People are losing their minds! We go to sudden victory. They're scrambling, they're close, both guys, LOGAN MASSA DOUBLE LEG. HE HANDS MARINELLI HIS FIRST VARSITY LOSS. FOLKS ITS REALLY LOUD IN HERE RIGHT NOW. 


174 POUNDS

#1 Mark Hall pulls the trigger and in less than a minute has #8 Ryan Christensen pinned. Moving on!

#4 Dylan Lydy has #5 Johnny Sebastian. Sebastian leads 2-1 in the third period. Sebastain quietly wins a nailbiter 2-1 over Lydy and is on to the semis. 

#3 Myles Amine has #6 Devin Skatzka. Amine leading 6-3 but Michigan fans are too exhausted from Massa's match to cheer him on at the moment. Amine takes it 9-5 and punches a ticket to the semifinals. 

#2 Bo Jordan and #7 Joey Gunther will try to follow the Massa Marinelli match that blew the dang roof of the Breslin Center. BoJo takes a 4-1 lead into the second. He'll now take a 6-3 lead and 1:48 of RT into the 3rd. BoJo holds on for the 8-3 win and is into the semis. 


184 POUNDS

#1 Bo Nickal wants a pin against #8 Brandon Krone. He gets it in a minute and 25 seconds. It's business as usual for Penn State upper weights.

#4 Emery Parker tries to extend his winning streak over #5 Nick Gravina. Parker gets the takedown and a 2-0 lead. Gravina escapes quickly and starts the second on top. Parker gets an explosive reversal, followed by a Gravina escape. It's 4-2 in the second. Parker trying to ride Gravina out for the win. he's got riding time locked up. And Parker does it, with a 5-3 victory. 

#3 senior Dom Abounader takes on freshman #6 Taylor Venz. 2-1 lead for Abounader going into the 2nd period. Abounader extends his lead to 5-1 going into the final period of regulation. After a review period that I didn't quite understand, what I thought was a 7-2 victory becomes a 6-4 win, still a regular decision for Abounader. 

#2 Myles Martin and #7 Ricky Robertson finally get the last 184 pound quarterfinal bout underway. It's 6-1 Martin before I have a chance to look up at the mat. MyMar doing MyMar things, it's 12-3 and Robertson is on his back. Make it 16-3. Myles Martin gets a takedown at the buzzer to secure a 23 to 8 tech fall and the title hunting Buckeye fans give a hardy cheer. 


197 POUNDS

Somehow we have a 197 pound quarterfinal match already. #1 Kollin Moore and #8 Eric Schultz. Moore in command all match. Sorry for the lack of details it's been a little crazy. Moore wins 10-4. 

Kevin Beazley and Hunter Ritter in a 4 v 5 seed battle. Scoreless first period, followed by an escape and takedown by Beazley in the second. Ritter starts on bottom in the third trailing 3-0, but cuts the lead to one with a granby and reversal. Ritter trying to make something happen but it's Beazley who throws Ritter to his back and gets more bonus points for the Wolverines, as he collects the pin on his way to the semis. 

#3 Cash Wilcke and #6 Christian Brunner gets going. My bad guys I had this score reversed. Sorry for the confusion, Brunner actually pulls off the upset! Boilermakers have a semifinalist!

#2 Shakur Rasheed races out to a 4-1 lead over Zack Chakonis in 90 seconds of wrestling. I sense cradle attempt coming. Sugar Shak runs the score to 7-1 in his favor with a minute left in the second. Rasheed holds on to win a tougher than expects match 10-8, but the Nittany Lions have yet another semifinalist. 

285 POUNDS

#1 Adam Coon jumps out to an easl 2-1 lead over #8 Rylee Streifel. Coon makes it 4-1 after 3 minutes of wrestling. Coon leading 11-2. He'll win 12-2, never in a hint of danger the whole match. 

#4 Sam Stoll and #5 Youssif Hemida give us the match we were denied earlier this season in a dual meet. Stoll with a takedown and ride out in the first. it's 2-0 in the second. Escape and takedown for Stoll makes it 5-0 in the third. There's a minute left, they'll restart with Stoll on top. The match ends with Stoll up 8-1. The Hawkeyes get a semifinalist at heavyweight. 

#1 Kyle Snyder and #7 Shawn Streck is happening. Snyderman up 2-1 after 30 seconds. Typical Snyderman and it's 14-6 after 5 minutes. Streck has 6 escapes, needless to say. Snyder puts it away by major, 17-6. 

#3 Nick Nevills has an early 4-0 lead over #6 Conan Jennings in our last quarterfinal match of the tournament. The final match ends without anymore offense. Tack on a RT points and Nevills punches another semifinal ticket for the Nittany Lions with a 5-0 victory. 


Thanks everyone for reading along while I live blog - I mean provide live updates for the first two rounds of the 2018 Big Ten Championships. Apologies for the typos, the number of which I'm sure are legion. See you back here for the semifinals!