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PSU - Michigan '26 Match thread
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Broadcast said those 2 met in high school. So some familiarity there. But yeah Catabone is pretty good.Other teams get good kids too. Not as many as we do, but, they get them occasionally.
165- #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. Justin Gates
Period 1:
Time for the maniac! Here we go, go, go! Mesenbrink presses forward off the whistle. He shoots & gets a leg on the edge. He pulls Gates back onto the mat, gets rear standing. Gates rolls & Mesenbrink finishes the TD, 3-0. Mesenbrink gets Gates bellied out. Gates works back to his base. Out of bounds & restart. Gates is still down. Mesenbrink gives up the escape, neutral start, 3-1. Mesenbrink shoots & finishes another TD, 6-1. He gets Gates bellied out again. Gates is going from belly to base & back again. Mesenbrink goes over 1-min of riding time. Gates gets a stall warning. Mesenbrink gives the bow & arrow a try, but no luck. He still needs to work on that. Mesenbrink is just smothering Gates from top. Mesenbrink gets Gates' arm pinned behind his back & the ref yells, "Keep it legal." Mesenbrink rides out the period. 6-1 Mesenbrink, +2:15 RT
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down & quickly gets a reversal, 8-1. Mesenbrink is hammering from top again. Mesenbrink cuts Gates, 8-2. Mesenbrink shoots, gets a leg & finishes another TD, 11-2. Mesenbrink gets Gates bellied out again. Out of bounds & restart. Gates is still down. Mesenbrink goes neutral & gives up the escape, 11-3. Mesenbrink shoots & gets a leg, then finishes the TD, 14-3. Mesenbrink goes over 3-min of riding time. He's looking for a cradle but no luck. Gates can't get off his belly anymore. Mesenbrink rides out the period. 14-3 Mesenbrink, +3:45 RT
Period 3:
Gates takes neutral. Good choice! Gates shoots, but no luck. Mesenbrink shoots & finishes another TD, 17-4. Mesenbrink cuts Gates, 17-5. Mesenbrink shoots, but Gates fights him off. Mesenbrink keeps coming, but they go out of bounds. Blood time for Gates. Mesenbrink takes neutral on the restart. Mesenbrink shoots, they're scrambling & Mesenbrink is bleeding now. Another blood stoppage. Lots of blood to clean off the mat. I'm not sure where Mesenbrink is bleeding from. Mesenbrink comes back with a tape headband. It looks like an eyebrow cut for Mesenbrink. Back to action, 1:06 left. Mesenbrink comes forward, gets to a leg & elevates it. Gates is bouncing around. Mesenbrink keeps working. Gates locks through the crotch & gets some, "danger" calls. Mesenbrink keeps working & finishes the TD for the 20-5 Tech.
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Justin Gates 20-5 (6:35)
Team Score
PSU: 25
MU: 0
Period 1:
Time for the maniac! Here we go, go, go! Mesenbrink presses forward off the whistle. He shoots & gets a leg on the edge. He pulls Gates back onto the mat, gets rear standing. Gates rolls & Mesenbrink finishes the TD, 3-0. Mesenbrink gets Gates bellied out. Gates works back to his base. Out of bounds & restart. Gates is still down. Mesenbrink gives up the escape, neutral start, 3-1. Mesenbrink shoots & finishes another TD, 6-1. He gets Gates bellied out again. Gates is going from belly to base & back again. Mesenbrink goes over 1-min of riding time. Gates gets a stall warning. Mesenbrink gives the bow & arrow a try, but no luck. He still needs to work on that. Mesenbrink is just smothering Gates from top. Mesenbrink gets Gates' arm pinned behind his back & the ref yells, "Keep it legal." Mesenbrink rides out the period. 6-1 Mesenbrink, +2:15 RT
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down & quickly gets a reversal, 8-1. Mesenbrink is hammering from top again. Mesenbrink cuts Gates, 8-2. Mesenbrink shoots, gets a leg & finishes another TD, 11-2. Mesenbrink gets Gates bellied out again. Out of bounds & restart. Gates is still down. Mesenbrink goes neutral & gives up the escape, 11-3. Mesenbrink shoots & gets a leg, then finishes the TD, 14-3. Mesenbrink goes over 3-min of riding time. He's looking for a cradle but no luck. Gates can't get off his belly anymore. Mesenbrink rides out the period. 14-3 Mesenbrink, +3:45 RT
Period 3:
Gates takes neutral. Good choice! Gates shoots, but no luck. Mesenbrink shoots & finishes another TD, 17-4. Mesenbrink cuts Gates, 17-5. Mesenbrink shoots, but Gates fights him off. Mesenbrink keeps coming, but they go out of bounds. Blood time for Gates. Mesenbrink takes neutral on the restart. Mesenbrink shoots, they're scrambling & Mesenbrink is bleeding now. Another blood stoppage. Lots of blood to clean off the mat. I'm not sure where Mesenbrink is bleeding from. Mesenbrink comes back with a tape headband. It looks like an eyebrow cut for Mesenbrink. Back to action, 1:06 left. Mesenbrink comes forward, gets to a leg & elevates it. Gates is bouncing around. Mesenbrink keeps working. Gates locks through the crotch & gets some, "danger" calls. Mesenbrink keeps working & finishes the TD for the 20-5 Tech.
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Justin Gates 20-5 (6:35)
Team Score
PSU: 25
MU: 0
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Mesenbrink can do whatever he wants. Jesus.
Justin Gates, Bill Gates, Antonio Gates, doesn't matter, gonna be a tech.
Gates after the first period just rolled his eyes at Mesenbrink like .."this guy... impossible" 
Either that or straight to 174 and compete with Henckel and James for the spot.
You’re fine. Just having fun w/you.I might not be liked here but I have watched wrestling a few times
Beau pulled many matches out at the end. Aged like wine
Psycho just does whatever he wants and he seems to truly enjoy his time on the mat. I don't know how Gates didn't get hit for stalling on the bottom. I'm biased, as I had Mitchell getting a pin in KYPSW.
I’m old enough to remember Michigan being good at wrestling and CK money being a worry
For a side headlock, during a 5-second window, the top wrestler must:
• Breakdown the opponent (e.g., force them forward or to the mat more aggressively).
• Execute an offensive move (e.g., attempt a turn, pin, or near fall).
• Or otherwise actively improve their position and create action.
If the referee reaches the count of five without the top wrestler demonstrating sufficient aggressive action or improvement, it is called as stalling on the offensive wrestler.
The Mantanona bros are legit too. Should be a couple of good matches.
Except it took Beau 5 matches to score that many points. They wrestle nothing alike
Wow Haines. High level scrambling
That was high level stuff by both guys on that initial Levi takedown!
What a ******* incredible scramble!
This happens every match, but especially tonight, it's just stunning to sit back and realize how many times a Penn State opponent has a chance to finish a shot and instead finds himself on the wrong end of a takedown (or worse).
I love watching us scramble such great wrestling
174- #1 Levi Haines vs. #11 Beau Mantanona
Period 1:
The biggest match of the night here! Let's go Levi! Circling, head tapping with brief tie ups. Levi pushes forward a bit. Mantanona circles back to center. Mantanona tries a super duck. Levi gets to a leg. Mantanona comes up. Levi turns & throws in a boot. They keep scrambling & Levi finishes the TD, 3-0. Wow! What a scramble! Levi gets a leg figure-4d & has Mantanona bellied out. Levi bars an arm. Stalemate & restart for some reason. Mantanona is still down. Mantanona works to a quadpod. Levi hangs heavy on his back. Mantanona works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 3-1. Tying up & hand fighting again. Levi presses forward & takes Mantanona to the edge. Levi shoots & quickly finishes a double leg TD, 6-1. Levi gets Mantanona bellied out again & is well over 1-min RT. Levi rides out the period. 6-1 Levi, +1:24 RT
Period 2:
Mantanona takes down. Caution on someone. Mantanona works to a quadpod. Levi hooks the leg. Mantanona works to his feet & gets the escape, 6-2. Tying up & circling. Levi with some shaps. Mantanona shoots, but can't get there. Mantanona shoots, Levi counters & gets a leg, then finishes another TD, 9-2. Levi gets Mantanona bellied out again. Levi goes over 2-min of riding time. Stall warning on Mantanona. Levi is trying to turk Mantanona over. Levi rides out the period. 9-2 Levi, +2:38 RT
Period 3:
Levi takes neutral. Levi presses forward Tying up & hand fighting. Mantanona is working on his back-peddling. Stoppage & restart for fingers. Riding time is locked up. Levi shoots & finishes another TD, 12-2. Levi cuts Mantanona, 12-3. Levi shoots on the edge, but out of bounds. Mantanona ges another stall call, point Levi, 13-3. Levi shoots & finishes another TD, 16-3. Levi cuts Mantanona, 16-4. Levi shoots, but they go out of bounds, 15-sec left. Levi shoots, but Mantanona blocks hi off. Levi shoots again & again, then finishes the TD for the 19-4 Tech!
Levi Haines TECH Beau Mantanona 19-4 (6:58)
Team Score
PSU: 30
MU: 0
Period 1:
The biggest match of the night here! Let's go Levi! Circling, head tapping with brief tie ups. Levi pushes forward a bit. Mantanona circles back to center. Mantanona tries a super duck. Levi gets to a leg. Mantanona comes up. Levi turns & throws in a boot. They keep scrambling & Levi finishes the TD, 3-0. Wow! What a scramble! Levi gets a leg figure-4d & has Mantanona bellied out. Levi bars an arm. Stalemate & restart for some reason. Mantanona is still down. Mantanona works to a quadpod. Levi hangs heavy on his back. Mantanona works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 3-1. Tying up & hand fighting again. Levi presses forward & takes Mantanona to the edge. Levi shoots & quickly finishes a double leg TD, 6-1. Levi gets Mantanona bellied out again & is well over 1-min RT. Levi rides out the period. 6-1 Levi, +1:24 RT
Period 2:
Mantanona takes down. Caution on someone. Mantanona works to a quadpod. Levi hooks the leg. Mantanona works to his feet & gets the escape, 6-2. Tying up & circling. Levi with some shaps. Mantanona shoots, but can't get there. Mantanona shoots, Levi counters & gets a leg, then finishes another TD, 9-2. Levi gets Mantanona bellied out again. Levi goes over 2-min of riding time. Stall warning on Mantanona. Levi is trying to turk Mantanona over. Levi rides out the period. 9-2 Levi, +2:38 RT
Period 3:
Levi takes neutral. Levi presses forward Tying up & hand fighting. Mantanona is working on his back-peddling. Stoppage & restart for fingers. Riding time is locked up. Levi shoots & finishes another TD, 12-2. Levi cuts Mantanona, 12-3. Levi shoots on the edge, but out of bounds. Mantanona ges another stall call, point Levi, 13-3. Levi shoots & finishes another TD, 16-3. Levi cuts Mantanona, 16-4. Levi shoots, but they go out of bounds, 15-sec left. Levi shoots, but Mantanona blocks hi off. Levi shoots again & again, then finishes the TD for the 19-4 Tech!
Levi Haines TECH Beau Mantanona 19-4 (6:58)
Team Score
PSU: 30
MU: 0
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I see a guy in the stands wearing a CMU sweatshirt. Stalions in the building??
I'm going to miss levi. 4 years went by way too fast
157 was a freaking great wrestling match. 2 very talented kids let it rip and both wrestled their rear ends off trying to win.
As a collective we whine that other teams stall and try to get to the end of the match and squeeze out a 1 tD win. We just saw a talented opponent wrestle without fear of losing and in response we saw our talented freshman wrestle his rear off. 22 points were scored in a 12-10 regular decision.
Appreciate great wrestling matches when they manifest in front of your eyes.
As a collective we whine that other teams stall and try to get to the end of the match and squeeze out a 1 tD win. We just saw a talented opponent wrestle without fear of losing and in response we saw our talented freshman wrestle his rear off. 22 points were scored in a 12-10 regular decision.
Appreciate great wrestling matches when they manifest in front of your eyes.
Mitch is a tough one for KYPSW. I have no doubt that he'll win. Last year, unless it was against a really elite guy, you could put TF in for Mitch, and be pretty darn confident he'd get it. This season, I find myself constantly going back and forth between TF and PIN when making my picks (and seem to pick the wrong one a lot of the time). Such a challenge we (PSU fans) have at times.
Mantanona is playing into Haines strengths. Credit to him for taking shots instead of trying to play it close. Mantanona gassed. Great TF by Haines.
Levi with a TD with 0:03 sec left in the match to get the TF