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Day 1 - 2025 NCAA's - Match/PBP/discussion thread

Pyles: Gabe Arnold is so hard to score on
Reality:
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184- R16 - #1 Carter Starocci VS #16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RUT)

Period 1:
Circling & tying up. Carter shoots, gets the legs & finishes the TD, 3-0. Carter gets Cartagena-Walsh bellied out. Carter puts on a brutal ride. He's looking for a turn using Cartagena-Walsh's face. He's getting swipes. Carter adds 4 NF, 7-0. Carter has Cartagena-Walsh bellied out again & hits another tilt. Carter adds 4 NF more, 11-0 & goes over 2-min RT. Carter is just punishing Cartagena-Walsh from top. Carter rides out the period. 11-0 Carter, +2:33 RT

Period 2:
Cartagena-Walsh takes neutral. Circling & tying up. Carter presses forward & has Cartagena-Walsh on the edge. He drops to a leg, then gets the other & finishes the TD on the edge, 14-0. Out of bounds & restart. Cartagena-Walsh starts down. Carter hooks a leg & gets Cartagena-Walsh bellied out, then looks for another tilt. No luck on the tilt, but he goes over 3-min RT. Stall call #2 on Cartagena-Walsh, point Carter & that's the 15-0 techfall!!

Carter Starocci TECH Shane Cartagena-Walsh 15-0 (4:24)
 
Tom Brands did better before getting handed over his roster to the real estate guy.
Their problem is that kids do not want to go to Iowa to wrestle that way anymore unless they specifically adhere to that style. It's more rare than it once was. Also that style is not winning senior level stuff anymore unless you are a freak like Spencer.
 
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