Penn State - Indiana dual thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Sorry for not setting this up earlier. I reffed @ 125 matches on Saturday, so I was kind of wiped out.

Please use the thread for all pre-match, in-match, and post-match discussion for the PSU - Indiana dual.

When:
Jan. 14, 1pm EST

Where:
Rec Hall, State College, PA

TV:
None

Video Streaming:
It will be streamed on BTN+. As @GregPickel indicated, BTN has chosen to make BTN+ available for free to non-subscribers this weekend. The link for the BTN+ stream is:

Indiana at Penn State

Indiana at Penn State

www.bigtenplus.com

Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-match portion of the broadcast will begin at 12:45 pm EST, with the actual dual taking place at 1 pm EST. You can access the audio stream at:

Penn State vs. Indiana

Video: Penn State vs. Indiana. Wrestling

gopsusports.com

PBP:
I think I'll be able to do PBP. Anyone else is welcome to contribute as well. As always, I remind folks that provide PBP to include scores for each dual, as well as the match score.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[GregPickel]

Projected lineups per Track:

125	Braeden Davis (Penn State) vs. Michael Spangler (Indiana)	0	0
133	Aaron Nagao (Penn State) vs. Isaac Thornton (Indiana)	0	0
141	Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs. Danny Fongaro (Indiana)	0	0
149	Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. Graham Rooks (Indiana)	0	0
157	Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. Zack Rotkvich (Indiana)	0	0
165	Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Tyler Lillard (Indiana)	0	0
174	Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Robert Major (Indiana)	0	0
184	Unknown vs. Roman Rogotzke (Indiana)	0	0
197	Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. Gabe Sollars (Indiana)	0	0
285	Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. Nick Willham (Indiana)	0	0

 

[GregPickel]

Obviously we'll wait and see what the plan is at 184. Byers is sure to share more once the broadcast starts. The freshmen weighed in at 125 and 149, clearly. And, Washington apparently did not for Indiana at 174, which is also not a surprise.

 

[Spice67]

Why no Bernie at 184?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Obviously we'll wait and see what the plan is at 184. Byers is sure to share more once the broadcast starts. The freshmen weighed in at 125 and 149, clearly. And, Washington apparently did not for Indiana at 174, which is also not a surprise.

That's a surprise at 184. Will Josh Barr get a start? Will Donovan Ball get the start? Is Truax trying to work through something (injury, illness) to see if he can go?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Byers is up and running on LionVision

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The dual will start at 125

 

[GregPickel]

The dual will start at 125

And it will be Braeden Davis leading the way. He can win his 10th collegiate match this afternoon.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Josh Barr going for PSU @ 184

 

[GregPickel]

 

[GregPickel]

Reminder as 125 gets underway: Davis will burn his redshirt officially in his next match. Which, is expected to happen.

 

[Karl_Havok]

Braeden Davis is something else. He is very slick.

 

[Daveb9127]

Where did they get these announcers from, do they know anything about wrestling ?

 

[Karl_Havok]

Where did they get these announcers from, do they know anything about wrestling ?

They are usually students majoring in broadcasting.

 

[ptomaselli]

When did the feed start? I’m on BTN plus and it hasn’t flipped yet for me!

 

[SRATH]

Davis is ok

 

[Tom McAndrew]

125: Braeden Davis vs. Michael Spangler (MS)

This is the last time Davis can wrestle for PSU before he burns his redshirt

Per 1
Davis with a single, gets behind him, and brings MS to the mat for the TD, 3-0. MS gets away for the esc, 3-1. End

Per 2
Davis takes bottom. He sits out, back under. Davis steps over and gets the rev, 5-1. MS to his feet, and Davis is hit with a stall warning. MS tried to get a rev but Davis gives up the esc, 5-2. OOB. MS shoots and Davis with a nice counter and gets the TD, 8-2. End RT @ 45 sec for Davis

Per 3
MS takes bottom. Caution on Davis. Then a caution on MS. Davis nearly gets back points, but nothing. RT goes over 1 min for Davis. Stalemate with 1:32 left. MS stands and Davis sort of cutes him, 8-3. MS gets a headlock but Davis rolls through and gets the TD and is getting swipes, until MS gets to his belly. 15-3 after that flurry. End. With 2:05 in RT, it's a 16-3 MAJOR for Braeden Davis

4-0, PSU

 

[Karl_Havok]

When did the feed start? I’m on BTN plus and it hasn’t flipped yet for me!

About 10 min ago.

 

[GregPickel]

Goodness is Davis fun to watch. That seven-point throw in the third was beautiful.

 

[GregPickel]

When did the feed start? I’m on BTN plus and it hasn’t flipped yet for me!

Yeah you have to go out and come back in. Fairly annoying, but it'll work.

 

[ptomaselli]

About 10 min ago.

F’in it’s just spinning on Roku. I’m on my pc now…seeing it.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

133: Aaron Nagao vs. Isaac Thornton (IT)

Per 1
A wild flurry to start things and after a big scramble Nagao gets the TD, 3-0. Nagao has IT stretched out and is looking to tilt him. He gets 2 swipes, so it's 5-0. IT is doing nothing on the bottom. Nagao cuts him, 5-1. Nagao has a headlock and then spins behind for the TD, 8-1. Nagao exposes IT's back but IT rolls thru. End. RT @ 2:31 for Nagao

Per 2
IT takes top. He gets a pretty quick reversal, 10-2. He cuts him, 10-3. Nagao with another TD, 13-3. IT stands and Nagao pushes him away. Nagao with a double for a TD, 16-3

Per 3
Nagao takes neutral. Nagao tries to lock a cradle, but eventually he goes behind for the TD and he wins by TF, 20-4 @ 5:24

9-0, PSU

 

[Karl_Havok]

It’s nice having a 125lber who can not only win B1G conference matches but also major guys like that.

 

[GregPickel]

That's tech fall No. 4 for Nagao this year. He had just one during his time at Minnesota.

 

[ptomaselli]

Yeah you have to go out and come back in. Fairly annoying, but it'll work.

I did it a couple of times. Third time was the charm.

 

[Karl_Havok]

If that match is a second longer it’s a fall.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

141: Beau Bartlett vs. Danny Fongaro (DF)

This is one of the better matchups today. DF is 16-1, and ranked 23rd in InterMat

Per 1
Nothing thru 1st minute. DF sort of dives at legs, nothing. Stalemate. Beau in on a single and he has DF dancing, and DF kicks free so nothing. 1 minute left. DF working the edge. Stalemate with 26 sec left. End

Per 2
DF defers. Bartlett takes bottom. Beau to his feet, back down, up again and is out, 1-0. DF shoots from too far out, nothing. Beau in on a single, he has DF dancing again, he lefties him but DF bounces up, they are to the mat and DF has a grab around a leg. Beau is trying to expose DF or to get his leg free, but a stalemate with 15 sec left. End. RT @ 8 sec for DF

Per 3
DF takes bottom. He sits out, then to his feet, and then he's out in 10 sec, so RT is no factor. 1-1. 1 min left. DF gets in on a single, Beau in a scramble, Beau has a leg and he spins around, and he gets the TD with 15 sec left and is getting swipes. End. He gets an 8-1 DEC between the TD and the swipes.

12-0, PSU

 

[Tom McAndrew]

If that match is a second longer and it’s a fall.

could have been. He certainly was close to the pin

 

[GregPickel]

It’s nice having a 125lber who can not only win B1G conference matches but also major guys like that.

Yup. It was darn close. Great late work by Bartlett.

 

[SRATH]

 

[GregPickel]

So, Tyler Kasak. Not bad. Lol. Leads 14-0 with more than three minutes in riding time headed to the third.

 

[SurgeOne]

Wow! I thought Kasak would win but he just dominated Rooks. What a show!

 

[GregPickel]

Here is the winning takedown from Bartlett:

 

[GregPickel]

The fantastic takedown from Davis we were talking about earlier:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

149: Tyler Kasak vs. Graham Rooks (GR)

Rooks ranked 14th. He's a 6th year senior, and looks huge compared to Kasak

Per 1
Kasak with a headlock and has Rooks trapped. GR eventually gets to his belly, but it's 7-0 after the throw by Kasak. Tyler doing well on top. GR to his feet, and returned to his knee. GR back up, and Karak lifts and returns. Kasak exposes him and gets 4 NF, 11-0. End RT @ 1:58 for Kasak

Per 2
GR takes neutral. Kaska with an ankle pick to a single, GR with a whizzer, but Kasak bulls thru for the TD, 14-0. (And I was nervous about this match. smh) Stoppage for stalemate or OOB with 31 sec left. Rooks to a 3-pt stance but Kasak stays with him. End. RT @ 3:19 for Kasak

Per 3
Kasak takes bottom. He works up. He sits out, then up, lifted, then OOB with 1:14 left. Kasak to his feet, tries to run away, but GK lifts and they are OOB with 1:23 left. Kaska works to a 4-pt stance, then up, and they run OOB with 1:04 left. RT is locked for Kasak. Kasak to a 3-pt stance, GR locks around the waist, now Kasak to his feet, then a stall warning on GR, and they are OOB with 26 sec left. GR throws in a boot. Kasak tries to hip over and is given the esc with 1 sec left. It's a 16-0 TF at 6:59 for Kasak

17-0, PSU

 

[LB99]

Hell yeah Kasak! A** whoopin.

 

[Karl_Havok]

What Levi Haines is doing to this man is brutal. I feel a little bad.

 

[ElDuce]

1st half, 125 good, 133 dominant on top 141 gotta finish shots, 149 wow, 157 that's more like it