2024 NCAA Championship Session V Thread
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Because he’s staying on his offense. That’s exactly what Bernie MUST do here.
2:39 in riding time for Kasak going into Period 3,
ESPNU now in the process of showing a record number of commercials while I was watching the Kasak match! Terrible!
149 Consolation Semifinal:
#7 seed Tyler Kasak vs. #1 seed Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) -- I'll use RL
Tough match for Kasak. Win, and he wrestles for 3rd. Lose, and he'll wrestle for 5th
Per 1
Kasak in on a single and gets an early TD, 3-0. RL trying to get a reversal, crazy scramble, and they go OOB with the esc awarded, 3-1. 1:49 left. And a challenge brick is thrown by Nebraska. They think he got the reversal. Call is confirmed. Kasak shoots, nothing. Kasak in on a single, elevates the leg, and trips RL to the mat, 6-1. They go OOB. Caution on Kasak on the restart. RL works up, back down. RL up to his feet again, nearly out, but they go OOB with 1:24 left. RT over 1 min. RL works up, Kaska returns him. End. RT @ 1:39 for Kasak
Per 2
Kasak takes neutral. RL with an eye poke, so there's a stoppage. RL tries to shoot, Kasak counters, they scramble, then Kasak in on a single to a double for the TD, 9-1. Wow. OOB. On the restart, RT goes over 2 min for Kasak. RL to a 3-pt stance, returned. End. RT @ 2:39 for Kasak
Per 3
RL takes neutral. They both are active, but no scores. OOB with 1:14 left. RT is locked. 30 sec left. Stall warning on Kasak with @ 15 sec left. RL reaches, nothing. End. With 2:39 in RT, it's a 10-1 MAJ for Kasak over #1 seed Ridge Lovett
Wow
He'll wrestle for 3rd place
#7 seed Tyler Kasak vs. #1 seed Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) -- I'll use RL
Tough match for Kasak. Win, and he wrestles for 3rd. Lose, and he'll wrestle for 5th
Per 1
Kasak in on a single and gets an early TD, 3-0. RL trying to get a reversal, crazy scramble, and they go OOB with the esc awarded, 3-1. 1:49 left. And a challenge brick is thrown by Nebraska. They think he got the reversal. Call is confirmed. Kasak shoots, nothing. Kasak in on a single, elevates the leg, and trips RL to the mat, 6-1. They go OOB. Caution on Kasak on the restart. RL works up, back down. RL up to his feet again, nearly out, but they go OOB with 1:24 left. RT over 1 min. RL works up, Kaska returns him. End. RT @ 1:39 for Kasak
Per 2
Kasak takes neutral. RL with an eye poke, so there's a stoppage. RL tries to shoot, Kasak counters, they scramble, then Kasak in on a single to a double for the TD, 9-1. Wow. OOB. On the restart, RT goes over 2 min for Kasak. RL to a 3-pt stance, returned. End. RT @ 2:39 for Kasak
Per 3
RL takes neutral. They both are active, but no scores. OOB with 1:14 left. RT is locked. 30 sec left. Stall warning on Kasak with @ 15 sec left. RL reaches, nothing. End. With 2:39 in RT, it's a 10-1 MAJ for Kasak over #1 seed Ridge Lovett
Wow
He'll wrestle for 3rd place
BOOM! Tyler wins 10-1! Takes down the #1 seed.
Wow, Kasak has been on a mission since his first match. This team is amazing
What an incredible effort by Kasak. Impressive, dominating performance.
Yeah, it was hard to project something like that after watching them wrestle two previous times this season.
IMO, it can’t be overstated how attitude and mental state impact this session. Lovett is really good but I suspect very disappointed.
He was a 19 yo true freshman wrestling on the big stage for the first time. His seeding, quite honestly stunk. His first opponent was a redshirt senior with a massive pedigree and boatloads of experience on this stage including All-American status. On top of that, he thought he was winning his side of the bracket and avenging his losses to Lovett in the finals. The first match was a wake up call. He is on point now and avenged that loss. Finishing top 4 as a true freshman is nothing to sneeze at. People forget that Zain got fifth his true freshman year. He then redshirted and came back a completely different animal. Tyler will be just fine.
This kind of stuff is what drives fans of other teams absolutely bonkers. Our stud 149lber who took 3rd last year tears his knee at the beginning of the season and a TRFR backup has to step in only to generate tons of team points and will finish no lower than 4th with a great shot at 3rd. Kasak can match I think what SVN scored last year and if he finishes third with his bonus may even outscore the 2023 SVN.
That’ll be a win Kasak will remember for a long long time.
OL
I need to go out and buy a lottery ticket!!
184 Consolation Semifinal:
#6 seed Bernie Truax vs. #4 seed Trey Munoz (Oregon State) -- I'll use TM
Per 1
Caution TM on the opening whistle (I hate when guys do that when I'm the ref). Nothing thru 1st minute. TM tries a duck, nothing. TM working an underhook. TM gets behind for the TD, and has Truax on his back. Munoz with the pin @ 2:29. smh
Truax will wrestle for 5th place
#6 seed Bernie Truax vs. #4 seed Trey Munoz (Oregon State) -- I'll use TM
Per 1
Caution TM on the opening whistle (I hate when guys do that when I'm the ref). Nothing thru 1st minute. TM tries a duck, nothing. TM working an underhook. TM gets behind for the TD, and has Truax on his back. Munoz with the pin @ 2:29. smh
Truax will wrestle for 5th place
And everyone thought once SVN got hurt that this was out of reach. It’s just incredible and the fact that Kasak could be a pretty deciding factor in them breaking the record is the icing on the cake.
