285 Consi Semis- #4 Cole Mirasola vs. #10 Ben Kueter
Period 1:
Cole versus Cooter #2. Thank you Cole for giving us something to watch this morning. Here we go. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Cole pushes forward a bit. Kueter pushes back to center. Cole reaches for an ankle, but Kueter blocks him off. He reaches again, but can't get there. Back to tying up & hand fighting in the center, 2-min left. A brief flurry of activity, but nobody comes close to scoring. They just pushed each other around a bit. Heavy collar ties & pushing by both wrestlers, 1-min left. Cole shoots & gets in deep on a leg. Kueter locks around the chest. Cole keeps driving forward, but his head is stuffed into the mat. They work back to their feet. Kueter drops in on a leg on the edge. Cole works his way out of bounds, but gets a stall warning, neutral restart. Back to tying up & hand fighting. More of the same to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Kueter takes down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Cole with a couple half shots, and then again, but he can't get through Kueter's defense, 1-min left. Cole shoots, but Kueter blocks him off with an underhook. They're both on their knees now on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Collar ties & hand fighting again. More of the same to end the period. 1-0 Kueter, Cole +18-sec RT
Period 3:
Cole takes down. Kueter with a heavy ride. Cole is having difficulty getting off his base & now he's bellied out. Kueter is working a tight waist ride with lots of top pressure. Cole works up to 1-leg, but Kueter takes him out of bounds, restart. Cole is still down. Kueter quickly gets Cole bellied out off the restart. Cole works back to his base, but not for long & Kueter gets him bellied out on the edge. Cole works back to his base, but can't get much further. Kueter rides out the period for the win. Keuter adds a riding time point, 2-0.
Ben Kueter DEC Cole Mirasola 2-0