2025 B1G Tourney Session I Thread
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Less embarrassing than the beating he was about to take.
174 pound quarterfinal: Levi Haines vs. No. 8 Brody Baumann (Purdue)
Haines with a takedown at 1:00. Working for a turn at edge of mat, but can’t get it. First period ends with a ride out. 3-0 Haines with 2:01 riding time
Baumann defers and Haines takes down. Immediate reversal, 5-0. Turned him with an arm bar, but Baumann rolls through and out of bounds. No points. Haines working on a tilt and Baumann almost spins on top. Haines recovers. No points. Second ends 5-0 with 3:50 riding time.
Baumann takes down. Gets the escape. Quick takedown by Haines on double leg. Had the leg pinned and turns him for the pin! 5:58 time of the fall.
Haines with a takedown at 1:00. Working for a turn at edge of mat, but can’t get it. First period ends with a ride out. 3-0 Haines with 2:01 riding time
Baumann defers and Haines takes down. Immediate reversal, 5-0. Turned him with an arm bar, but Baumann rolls through and out of bounds. No points. Haines working on a tilt and Baumann almost spins on top. Haines recovers. No points. Second ends 5-0 with 3:50 riding time.
Baumann takes down. Gets the escape. Quick takedown by Haines on double leg. Had the leg pinned and turns him for the pin! 5:58 time of the fall.
He should start wearing rec specs.
174 pound quarterfinal: Levi Haines vs. No. 8 Brody Baumann
First period
Haines gets a takedown about a minute in to take a 3-0 lead. He then rides out the rest of the period, finishing with 2:01 in riding time.
Second period
Haines takes bottom to start. He gets a fast reversal to go up 5-0. Haines rides out the period. He nearly got himself caught late working for nearfall points.
Third period
Neutral start. Haines shoots and scores quick for an 8-0 lead. He cuts, shoots, and scores again for an 11-1 lead. Now he works Baumann to his back and pins him Time of the fall 5:58. He's into the semis.
First period
Haines gets a takedown about a minute in to take a 3-0 lead. He then rides out the rest of the period, finishing with 2:01 in riding time.
Second period
Haines takes bottom to start. He gets a fast reversal to go up 5-0. Haines rides out the period. He nearly got himself caught late working for nearfall points.
Third period
Neutral start. Haines shoots and scores quick for an 8-0 lead. He cuts, shoots, and scores again for an 11-1 lead. Now he works Baumann to his back and pins him Time of the fall 5:58. He's into the semis.
Levi Haines pinned Brody Baumann at the 5:58 mark of his 174-pound quarterfinal while Tyler Kasak beat Trevor Chumbley 7-3 at at 157 pounds. Both Penn State wrestlers are into the semifinals.
If Bassett thinks Iowa is the best place to develop him to his highest potential, he is sadly mistaken.
Those Indiana singlets always make me think they're part of a barbershop quartet.
174 pound quarterfinal: Carter Starocci vs. DJ Washington, Indiana
First period
Leading 5-0 late in the first period, Starocci nearly pinned Washington but ran out of time. He di dget four back points though for a 9-0 lead after one.
Second period
Starocci takes bottom and is gets a reversal off a nifty move for an 11-0 lead before they go off the edge with 1:15 to wrestle. Washington eventually escapes to 11-1 with about 40 seconds left in the period. Takedown Starocci to 14-1, and the nearfall count is going. That ends it. 19-1 technical fall in 3:54.
First period
Leading 5-0 late in the first period, Starocci nearly pinned Washington but ran out of time. He di dget four back points though for a 9-0 lead after one.
Second period
Starocci takes bottom and is gets a reversal off a nifty move for an 11-0 lead before they go off the edge with 1:15 to wrestle. Washington eventually escapes to 11-1 with about 40 seconds left in the period. Takedown Starocci to 14-1, and the nearfall count is going. That ends it. 19-1 technical fall in 3:54.
This is one time I am rooting for an Iowa wrestler. Come on Gabe!