2024 NCAA's - Day 1 - Match/discussion thread
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I think so. I wondered if he was a bit cautious when Sparks went for the leg pass on his bad leg. Not a position Carter usually gets scored on
Starocci vs Sparks R32
Wearing brace with sleeve.
Sparks TD 3-0. Temporarily a cradle. Quick escape, TD, 4 back points for Carter. Almost a fall. 8-3 after one.
Neutral start. TD Starocci makes it 11-3. Riding time over a minute. Cuts him after Sparks gets to his feet. 11-4 after two. 1:51 RT.
Sparks starts on bottom. Carter riding. Riding point clinched. Sparks gets to feet and escapes. 11-5 with 1:15 to go. Carter looking defensive. Stalling. That’s a point. With riding point it ends 12-6.
Wearing brace with sleeve.
Sparks TD 3-0. Temporarily a cradle. Quick escape, TD, 4 back points for Carter. Almost a fall. 8-3 after one.
Neutral start. TD Starocci makes it 11-3. Riding time over a minute. Cuts him after Sparks gets to his feet. 11-4 after two. 1:51 RT.
Sparks starts on bottom. Carter riding. Riding point clinched. Sparks gets to feet and escapes. 11-5 with 1:15 to go. Carter looking defensive. Stalling. That’s a point. With riding point it ends 12-6.
174: #9 C.Starocci vs. #24 A.Sparks (MN)
P1:
Starocci wearing a brace with a sleeve over it. It's not quite as big as the brace Nolf wore.
Starocci driving forward. Looks normal.
Starocci shoots in on a leg & working for the TD.
Sparks gets the bad leg & gets behind for the TD 3-0
Starocci escape 3-1
Starocci in on another shot, working for the TD & gets it on the edge 4-3
Starocci has sparks on his back getting NF
Starocci gets 4 NF 8-3
Starocci rides him out RT 1:18
P2:
Starocci takes neutral
Sparks shoots, Starocci counters & gets the TD 11-3
Sparks to his feet & Starocci lets him go 11-4 (RT 1:51)
Period ends
P3:
Sparks takes down
Starocci riding tough, goes over 2-min RT
Sparks to his feet & peels out fo the escape 11-5
Sparks looks a little more active. Tie-ups, but no more action
Starocci 2nd stall 11-6
#1 C.Starocci DEC #24 A.Sparks 12-6
P1:
Starocci wearing a brace with a sleeve over it. It's not quite as big as the brace Nolf wore.
Starocci driving forward. Looks normal.
Starocci shoots in on a leg & working for the TD.
Sparks gets the bad leg & gets behind for the TD 3-0
Starocci escape 3-1
Starocci in on another shot, working for the TD & gets it on the edge 4-3
Starocci has sparks on his back getting NF
Starocci gets 4 NF 8-3
Starocci rides him out RT 1:18
P2:
Starocci takes neutral
Sparks shoots, Starocci counters & gets the TD 11-3
Sparks to his feet & Starocci lets him go 11-4 (RT 1:51)
Period ends
P3:
Sparks takes down
Starocci riding tough, goes over 2-min RT
Sparks to his feet & peels out fo the escape 11-5
Sparks looks a little more active. Tie-ups, but no more action
Starocci 2nd stall 11-6
#1 C.Starocci DEC #24 A.Sparks 12-6
I think we can all agree that not wrestling at the Big Tens was the right choice. Carter looked rusty, gave up a TD for the first time this season and wasn't able to finish off with a TD to get the major.
Certainly wouldn’t count Carter Starocci out at any point. But he’s gonna need to wrestle a whale of a match to take out Mekhi in this condition IMO
He seems healthy so wouldn’t it have been good to knock off the rust at Big’s instead of here?
Easy. One's first born child. To my knowledge, Carter has definitely let that lapse. Lol
Lewis has a tendency to gas as well. They both might squeak across the finish line.
I wonder if they told Carter to just stop if he has the match in hand, no reason to take any risks.
Absolutely not. He was limping at BIG's.
174: CStar wins 12-6 over Sparks Minny
Thought he looked and moved well. Scored a bunch of points off a reversal and back points in the first and kind of coasted from there. Smart move IMO. Gets to see how the knee will feel in a live match and theres no need to risk anything at this point and up that big.
165: MM techs Mayfield of NW
I was watching Carter and switched about halfway through the 2nd. Went about as everyone would expect. High pace and takedowns. Didn't see who he has between Brady and Cassella
Thought he looked and moved well. Scored a bunch of points off a reversal and back points in the first and kind of coasted from there. Smart move IMO. Gets to see how the knee will feel in a live match and theres no need to risk anything at this point and up that big.
165: MM techs Mayfield of NW
I was watching Carter and switched about halfway through the 2nd. Went about as everyone would expect. High pace and takedowns. Didn't see who he has between Brady and Cassella
That's why I thought he should have wrestled B1Gs for at least one bout. Get mentally used to the idea of guys going for his bad leg.
If he was "healthy" he wouldn't have given up that takedown so easily.
165: #2 M.Mesenbrink vs. #31 M.Mayfield (NW)
P1:
Mesenbrink in on a leg & gets the TD 3-0
Mesenbrink riding tough, out of bounds. Restart
Mesenbrink starts neutral 3-1
Mesenbrink in on a leg & comes behind for the TD, wait, called off for some reason. Ref talking to Mesenbrink about something, now action stopped for some reason & refs talking. Mesenbrink did something bad, maybe? Lol
Back to action. Neutral
Mesenbrink in on the leg again & gets the TD this time 6-1
Mesenbrink riding tough, out of bounds, restart.
Mesenbrink caution
Mayfield to his feet for the escape 6-2
Mesenbrink moving forward, gets to the leg again for the TD 9-2
Mesenbrink riding tough again. Out of bounds, restart.
Mesenbrink with a hard ride & rides out the period +1:54 RT
P2:
Mesenbrink down
Mesenbrink quick escape 10-2
Mesenbrink moving forward, Mayfield on the edge of the mat.
stalling on Mayfield 11-2 (lost track & missed the warning or the point was for something else)
Stalling Mayfield 12-2
Mesenbrink in on another TD 15-2
Mesenbrink rides out the period (RT 2:14)
P3:
Mayfield takes neutral
Mesenbrink pushing forward shots, but Mayfield gets the leg on a counter. Mesenbrink keeps scrambling & works for the TD. 18-2
#2 M.Mesenbrink TF #31 M.Mayfield 18-2 (5:33)
P1:
Mesenbrink in on a leg & gets the TD 3-0
Mesenbrink riding tough, out of bounds. Restart
Mesenbrink starts neutral 3-1
Mesenbrink in on a leg & comes behind for the TD, wait, called off for some reason. Ref talking to Mesenbrink about something, now action stopped for some reason & refs talking. Mesenbrink did something bad, maybe? Lol
Back to action. Neutral
Mesenbrink in on the leg again & gets the TD this time 6-1
Mesenbrink riding tough, out of bounds, restart.
Mesenbrink caution
Mayfield to his feet for the escape 6-2
Mesenbrink moving forward, gets to the leg again for the TD 9-2
Mesenbrink riding tough again. Out of bounds, restart.
Mesenbrink with a hard ride & rides out the period +1:54 RT
P2:
Mesenbrink down
Mesenbrink quick escape 10-2
Mesenbrink moving forward, Mayfield on the edge of the mat.
stalling on Mayfield 11-2 (lost track & missed the warning or the point was for something else)
Stalling Mayfield 12-2
Mesenbrink in on another TD 15-2
Mesenbrink rides out the period (RT 2:14)
P3:
Mayfield takes neutral
Mesenbrink pushing forward shots, but Mayfield gets the leg on a counter. Mesenbrink keeps scrambling & works for the TD. 18-2
#2 M.Mesenbrink TF #31 M.Mayfield 18-2 (5:33)
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It was definitely hurt but of course no one knows the severity of it.
Reminder Carter wins controlled decision matches healthy. Look at his past NCAA results lol. He had conditioning issues as is this year and likely missed significant time to gain it back. It's a 3 day tournament, don't empty the tank day 1.
He moved well but knew when he had to bail. Mekhi will be a doozy of a quarter obviously and I expect he's planning for that.
He moved well but knew when he had to bail. Mekhi will be a doozy of a quarter obviously and I expect he's planning for that.
He did. He ran right out of it.
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