2025 Big Ten Tournament thread
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The white knight rides again
These guys are wrestling 100 percent better than yesterday
The other choice was neutral and get tech'd. Getting ridden like a donkey WAS the smart play.
Caliendo wrestled his ultimate match vs MM and came up with nothing. That'll be a little demoralizing.
That was a hell of a shot by McEnelly
184-Pound Final - Carter Starocci VS Max McEnelly (MN)
Period 1:
Cael & Casey in Carter's corner. This should be a good one! McEnelly is a solidly built kid. McEnelly presses forward a bit. Carter circles back to center. Carter is pressing forward a bit now. McEnelly with a half shot, nothing. Carter drives McEnelly to the edge with an underhook. McEnelly pushes back in & circles back near center. Carter drives McEnelly back to the edge. McEnelly snaps. Carter circles away. Carter snaps. McEnelly circles back to center. Carter pushes McEnelly to the edge again, then they're back to center. McEnelly quickly picks an ankle & gets the TD, 3-0. Wow! That was fast! Carter gets to his feet & gets a quick escape, 3-1. Carter shoots a straight on double & McEnelly fights him off. Carter takes McEnelly out of bounds, neutral restart. Carter pushes forward again, 30-sec left. Carter shoots & gets a leg, but McEnelly fights him off. Carter drives McEnelly to the edge & time expires. 3-1 McEnelly
Period 2:
Carter takes down. He gets to his feet & gets a quick escape, 3-2. Circling & tying up in the center again. Carter shoots, but no luck. McEnelly shoots, but Carter sprawls back. Carter presses forward again, 1-min left. Carter has McEnelly on the edge again. Carter shoots & gets a leg. He's in deep. McEnelly has a shin whizzer. Carter finishes the TD on the edge, 5-3. Wow! Great job Carter! McEnelly was trying to get out of bounds & Carter caught his 2nd ankle. MN is challenging the TD. Challenge lost & the TD is good, 5-3 Carter. McEnelly starts down, 39-sec left. McEnelly gets to his feet, but Carter drives him out of bounds, restart, 33-sec left. McEnelly is still down. He gets to his feet again & turns, but Carter drives through & gets back on top. Out of bounds & restart. McEnelly is still down, 17-sec left. McEnelly sits out,, gets hand control, but Carter stays with him. McEnelly keeps working & gets the escape in the last few seconds of the period, 5-4 Carter after the 2nd.
Period 3:
McEnelly takes down. Carter has 25-sec RT. McEnelly gets to his feet & quickly gets the escape, 5-5. Wow! What a match! Circling & tying up in the center, 1-min left. Carter pushes McEnelly back to the edge. Carter with some snaps & fakes. McEnelly circles around the edge. Carter shoots, but they go out of bounds. Stall call on McEnelly, 29-sec left. Neutral restart. Circling & tying up. McEnelly shoots, but no luck. Carter presses forward as time expires. OT Time!
SV:
Circling & tying up. McEnelly fakes. McEnelly with a half shot. Most of the action is in the center of the mat, 1-min left. Carter pushes forward now & has McEnelly on the edge. He shoots, but McEnelly circles away. Carter pushes forward again. McEnelly shoots & circles back to center. Carter pushes forward again & shoots. McEnelly shoots, Carter counters & gets the TD, 8-5. What a match!!! Carter forced that shot with his pressure. McEnelly was close to getting another stall call & had to do something. Great job Carter!!!
Carter Starocci DEC Max McEnelly 8-5 (SV)
Carter Starocci is the 2025 Big 10 184-Pound Champ!
Period 1:
Cael & Casey in Carter's corner. This should be a good one! McEnelly is a solidly built kid. McEnelly presses forward a bit. Carter circles back to center. Carter is pressing forward a bit now. McEnelly with a half shot, nothing. Carter drives McEnelly to the edge with an underhook. McEnelly pushes back in & circles back near center. Carter drives McEnelly back to the edge. McEnelly snaps. Carter circles away. Carter snaps. McEnelly circles back to center. Carter pushes McEnelly to the edge again, then they're back to center. McEnelly quickly picks an ankle & gets the TD, 3-0. Wow! That was fast! Carter gets to his feet & gets a quick escape, 3-1. Carter shoots a straight on double & McEnelly fights him off. Carter takes McEnelly out of bounds, neutral restart. Carter pushes forward again, 30-sec left. Carter shoots & gets a leg, but McEnelly fights him off. Carter drives McEnelly to the edge & time expires. 3-1 McEnelly
Period 2:
Carter takes down. He gets to his feet & gets a quick escape, 3-2. Circling & tying up in the center again. Carter shoots, but no luck. McEnelly shoots, but Carter sprawls back. Carter presses forward again, 1-min left. Carter has McEnelly on the edge again. Carter shoots & gets a leg. He's in deep. McEnelly has a shin whizzer. Carter finishes the TD on the edge, 5-3. Wow! Great job Carter! McEnelly was trying to get out of bounds & Carter caught his 2nd ankle. MN is challenging the TD. Challenge lost & the TD is good, 5-3 Carter. McEnelly starts down, 39-sec left. McEnelly gets to his feet, but Carter drives him out of bounds, restart, 33-sec left. McEnelly is still down. He gets to his feet again & turns, but Carter drives through & gets back on top. Out of bounds & restart. McEnelly is still down, 17-sec left. McEnelly sits out,, gets hand control, but Carter stays with him. McEnelly keeps working & gets the escape in the last few seconds of the period, 5-4 Carter after the 2nd.
Period 3:
McEnelly takes down. Carter has 25-sec RT. McEnelly gets to his feet & quickly gets the escape, 5-5. Wow! What a match! Circling & tying up in the center, 1-min left. Carter pushes McEnelly back to the edge. Carter with some snaps & fakes. McEnelly circles around the edge. Carter shoots, but they go out of bounds. Stall call on McEnelly, 29-sec left. Neutral restart. Circling & tying up. McEnelly shoots, but no luck. Carter presses forward as time expires. OT Time!
SV:
Circling & tying up. McEnelly fakes. McEnelly with a half shot. Most of the action is in the center of the mat, 1-min left. Carter pushes forward now & has McEnelly on the edge. He shoots, but McEnelly circles away. Carter pushes forward again. McEnelly shoots & circles back to center. Carter pushes forward again & shoots. McEnelly shoots, Carter counters & gets the TD, 8-5. What a match!!! Carter forced that shot with his pressure. McEnelly was close to getting another stall call & had to do something. Great job Carter!!!
Carter Starocci DEC Max McEnelly 8-5 (SV)
Carter Starocci is the 2025 Big 10 184-Pound Champ!
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How did McEnally not get hit with stalling in the first period? He backed out of bounds.
That was a big TD for Carter. Max showing he’s the real deal.
Between Max and Ryder, Iowa might need to wait for its first 4xer a while longer.
Great match. Awesome job Carter!
Can't wait to see him wrestle Kekheisen on the bottom side of the bracket, McEnally is the real deal.
Plott the 4-seed, please
Damn. I knew that the match would be close, but presumed it would be a 4-2 or 3-1 type of victory for Starocci. Didn't really anticipate sudden victory, but Carter dug deep. Well done. Very enjoyable.
I'm glad Carter got pushed like that. Valuable heading into Nationals where everyone will be looking to become a legend knocking off someone going for 5.
Damn. That one had me nervous. Who else has Carter been unable to ride? Especially when 15 secs of riding at end of second would have all but won it?
Starocci - nobody better finishing around the edge
Excellent match at 184. McEnelly is outstanding.
Mcenelly is a stud but Carter’s will to win is near impossible to overcome
That kids arms must be slick because Carter couldn't get a grip on him at all.
Yeah, that was impressive by McEnelly.
Wow. Give the Minny kid a ton of credit.
He could beat Keckeisen.
He could beat Keckeisen.
Excellent match. McEnelly is going to be a monster.
McEnelly is going to be a lot of trouble the next few years. That kid is a gamer. The ankle pick/snatch single he hit in the first was incredibly slick. I'm excited to see him against Keck or Plott. Kid seems like he can hang with anyone.
Taking a page out of the Rutgers baby oil playbook.
😂 So at the end of the day, it's 5 champs, 182 points, and a scary injury that we will worry about for 10 days.
In other words, same thing different year 😂
Not over yet, let's see if Kerk can have something for Gable
In other words, same thing different year 😂
Not over yet, let's see if Kerk can have something for Gable
I don’t now. A lucky shot or throw might have put Levi on his back. Levi is such a nasty rider, I don’t know what Pinto was supposed to do from bottom.
At 184? With Angelo there?
The way the weekend is going, Buchanan probably loses here.
Better than a small chance Iowa gets zero championships out of their 2 all-time great 184 pounders.
