If the cut is a problem now it’s not likely to get much better in 2 or 3 day weigh-ins for tournaments.
Drexel dual - Sun, Nov 17
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It's early season to be wrestling on consecutive days. Yesterday's match could have had a big impact on his energy level.
Quit sweating Kasak-Facundo. Cael knows what the hell he’s doing. He’s not going to screw with Kasak knowing that DT will be circling like a buzzard for an upgrade at 157.
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165- #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. Cody "I'm about to get slaughtered" Walsh
I took a nap & just woke. Here's some PBP
Period 1:
Mesenbrink in on a single, Walsh wrapped around the waist, but Mesenbrink keeps working & gets a quick TD, 3-0. Mesenbrink riding on the edge & they go out of bounds, restart, 2-min left. Mesenbrink lets Walsh up & they start neutral, 3-1. Mesenbrink in quickly on a leg & gets another TD, 6-1. Mesenbrink riding, Walsh to his feet, but then Mesenbrink brings him back & gets him bellied out. Walsh back to his feet & turns for the escape, 6-2. Mesenbrink immediately back in on a leg for another TD, 9-2, 1-min left. Mesenbrink riding, but lets him up on the edge, 9-3. Mesenbrink immediately back in on another leg & it's 12-3. Mesenbrink rides out the period.
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down, gets to his feet, reaches for a leg & gets a reversal, 14-3. Mesenbrink riding, has Walsh flat now, Mesenbrink with a hard spiral ride, gets an arm bared & is looking to roll Walsh over. Stalemate or PD & restart. Mesenbrink lets him up & it's 14-4. Mesenbrink in on a leg quickly & gets another TD, 17-4. Mesenbrink riding & that's how it ends. Mesenbrink over 3-min RT.
Period 3:
Walsh takes top. Mesenbrink gets to his feet & gets the escape, 18-4. Mesenbrink quickly back in on a leg & gets the TD & TECH.
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Cody Walsh 21-4 (5:19)
I took a nap & just woke. Here's some PBP
Period 1:
Mesenbrink in on a single, Walsh wrapped around the waist, but Mesenbrink keeps working & gets a quick TD, 3-0. Mesenbrink riding on the edge & they go out of bounds, restart, 2-min left. Mesenbrink lets Walsh up & they start neutral, 3-1. Mesenbrink in quickly on a leg & gets another TD, 6-1. Mesenbrink riding, Walsh to his feet, but then Mesenbrink brings him back & gets him bellied out. Walsh back to his feet & turns for the escape, 6-2. Mesenbrink immediately back in on a leg for another TD, 9-2, 1-min left. Mesenbrink riding, but lets him up on the edge, 9-3. Mesenbrink immediately back in on another leg & it's 12-3. Mesenbrink rides out the period.
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down, gets to his feet, reaches for a leg & gets a reversal, 14-3. Mesenbrink riding, has Walsh flat now, Mesenbrink with a hard spiral ride, gets an arm bared & is looking to roll Walsh over. Stalemate or PD & restart. Mesenbrink lets him up & it's 14-4. Mesenbrink in on a leg quickly & gets another TD, 17-4. Mesenbrink riding & that's how it ends. Mesenbrink over 3-min RT.
Period 3:
Walsh takes top. Mesenbrink gets to his feet & gets the escape, 18-4. Mesenbrink quickly back in on a leg & gets the TD & TECH.
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Cody Walsh 21-4 (5:19)
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TBF the whole team has looked pretty rusty.
Can't make any judgment on Davis. He looked fine until his knee was hurt early in the match. The knee clearly bothered him the rest of the way.
Backup at 141. Naseo at 141 was out-muscled and out-experienced by his opponent. But again, a backup in his first college dual meet.
Another backup (Pierce) at 149.
Facundo was underwhelming at 157 and looked like the same guy from two seasons ago. Gotta believe the cut to 157 isn't helping.
174- #2 Levi Haines vs. Jack Janda
Period 1:
Here we go. Levi coming foward, reaches for a leg, nothing. Levi snaps & is in on a leg, Janda sprawling, Levi keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. Levi riding, throws in a leg & gets Janda flat. On the edge, stoppage, restart, 1:45 left. Levi +36-sec RT. Levi riding, gets an arm barred & has Janda flat again. Levi rolls him over & gets Janda on his back. They keep working & Levi gets 2NF, 5-0. Levi has a tilt now & is getting more back points & it's 4 more NF, 9-0. Levi rides out the period. Levi with +2:21 RT.
Period 2:
Levi takes neutral. Drops in on a leg & gets another TD, 12-0. Levi turns Janda again & has him in trouble & gets 4NF for the TECH.
Levi Haines TECH Jack Janda 16-0 (4:03)
Period 1:
Here we go. Levi coming foward, reaches for a leg, nothing. Levi snaps & is in on a leg, Janda sprawling, Levi keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. Levi riding, throws in a leg & gets Janda flat. On the edge, stoppage, restart, 1:45 left. Levi +36-sec RT. Levi riding, gets an arm barred & has Janda flat again. Levi rolls him over & gets Janda on his back. They keep working & Levi gets 2NF, 5-0. Levi has a tilt now & is getting more back points & it's 4 more NF, 9-0. Levi rides out the period. Levi with +2:21 RT.
Period 2:
Levi takes neutral. Drops in on a leg & gets another TD, 12-0. Levi turns Janda again & has him in trouble & gets 4NF for the TECH.
Levi Haines TECH Jack Janda 16-0 (4:03)
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184- #1 Carter Starocci vs. Giuseppe Hoose
Period 1:
Tying up, Starocci coming forward, has Hoose on the edge, gets a leg, Hoose trying to come behind, Starocci keeps working, comes out on top & gets the TD, 3-0. Starocci tries to take Hoose to his back, but Hoose rolls through, stoppage, restart. Starocci riding, gets Hoose flat, putting a lot of pressure on Hoose. Hoose gets to his knees, but can't do much more. Hoose gets to a leg & Starocci lets him go, 3-1. Circling, Starocci coming forward, drops in on a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, on the edge, 6-1, out of bounds, restart, 47-sec left. Starocci with an optional start, 6-2. Starocci back in on a leg for another TD, 9-2. Starocci working a 2 on 1, but Hoose fights it off. Starocci riding hard on the edge. Hoose bellied out, but works to his knees, tries to roll, but Starocci stays with him & that's how it ends.
Period 2:
Starocci takes down, gets to his feet & is quickly free, 10-2. Starocci coming forward, reaches for a leg, nothing. Reaches again, but nothing & back to the tie up. Starocci pushing forward, Hoose on the edge, Starocci drops in on a single & gets the TD, 13-2, out of bounds, restart. +1:33 RT Starocci. Starocci goes optional, 13-3. Starocci with a quick takedown & it's 16-3, 1-min left. Starocci riding hard, Hoose is flat again. Starocci working on top, 30-sec left. Hoose gets to his knees, but can't do much more. Starocci with a boot in now & gets Hoose flat again & that's how it ends.
Period 3:
Hoose takes neutral, Starocci coming forward, drops in on a leg, elevates it & gets another TD for the TECH.
Carter Starocci TECH Giuseppe Hoose 19-3 (5:37)
Period 1:
Tying up, Starocci coming forward, has Hoose on the edge, gets a leg, Hoose trying to come behind, Starocci keeps working, comes out on top & gets the TD, 3-0. Starocci tries to take Hoose to his back, but Hoose rolls through, stoppage, restart. Starocci riding, gets Hoose flat, putting a lot of pressure on Hoose. Hoose gets to his knees, but can't do much more. Hoose gets to a leg & Starocci lets him go, 3-1. Circling, Starocci coming forward, drops in on a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, on the edge, 6-1, out of bounds, restart, 47-sec left. Starocci with an optional start, 6-2. Starocci back in on a leg for another TD, 9-2. Starocci working a 2 on 1, but Hoose fights it off. Starocci riding hard on the edge. Hoose bellied out, but works to his knees, tries to roll, but Starocci stays with him & that's how it ends.
Period 2:
Starocci takes down, gets to his feet & is quickly free, 10-2. Starocci coming forward, reaches for a leg, nothing. Reaches again, but nothing & back to the tie up. Starocci pushing forward, Hoose on the edge, Starocci drops in on a single & gets the TD, 13-2, out of bounds, restart. +1:33 RT Starocci. Starocci goes optional, 13-3. Starocci with a quick takedown & it's 16-3, 1-min left. Starocci riding hard, Hoose is flat again. Starocci working on top, 30-sec left. Hoose gets to his knees, but can't do much more. Starocci with a boot in now & gets Hoose flat again & that's how it ends.
Period 3:
Hoose takes neutral, Starocci coming forward, drops in on a leg, elevates it & gets another TD for the TECH.
Carter Starocci TECH Giuseppe Hoose 19-3 (5:37)
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Nailed it. Every coach will be calling Kasak if he is upset cause of a forced red shirt.
No doubt Cael weighs wrestle offs, but there are other factors in his decisions. My money is still on Kasak.
197- Lucas Cochran vs. Ethan Wilson
Period 1:
Here we go. Cochran with a quick throw-by to a single & gets the TD, 3-0, Wilson to his feet, but Cochran takes him back to the mat hard. Cochran riding tough, gets a cheap tilt & picks up 4 NF, 7-0. Wilson gets the escape or gets cut & it's 7-1. Wilson shoots for a leg, but Cochran fights it off. Cochran in on a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, 10-1. Cochran with another cheap tilt & gets 4 more NF, 14-1. Wow! That's a quick & slick tilt. Cochran riding tough, 30-sec left. Cochran looking tilt again, but can't get it & that's how it ends.
Period 2:
Cochran takes down. He has +2:19 in RT. Wilson lets him up, 15-1. Cochran quickly in on a leg, elevates it, keeps working & gets the TD for the TECH. That was impressive! That's the fourth technical fall in a row & Cochran did it the quickest of them all.
Lucas Cochran TECH Ethan Wilson 18-1 (3:27)
Team score 35-3
Period 1:
Here we go. Cochran with a quick throw-by to a single & gets the TD, 3-0, Wilson to his feet, but Cochran takes him back to the mat hard. Cochran riding tough, gets a cheap tilt & picks up 4 NF, 7-0. Wilson gets the escape or gets cut & it's 7-1. Wilson shoots for a leg, but Cochran fights it off. Cochran in on a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, 10-1. Cochran with another cheap tilt & gets 4 more NF, 14-1. Wow! That's a quick & slick tilt. Cochran riding tough, 30-sec left. Cochran looking tilt again, but can't get it & that's how it ends.
Period 2:
Cochran takes down. He has +2:19 in RT. Wilson lets him up, 15-1. Cochran quickly in on a leg, elevates it, keeps working & gets the TD for the TECH. That was impressive! That's the fourth technical fall in a row & Cochran did it the quickest of them all.
Lucas Cochran TECH Ethan Wilson 18-1 (3:27)
Team score 35-3
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The difference between Kasak and Alex is very notable regardless of what some room result says. Who do you trust at NCAAs more right now?
I feel bad but the reality is Alex hasn’t progressed, which is heartbreaking because the kid does all the right things off the mat and is very coachable but simply put, he hasn’t implemented in match adjustments. With the cut to 157 for a season, I think it’s more likely he regresses.
Personally I hope coaches just have him eat and be happy and be good depth at 165/174 this season. Afterwards wish him the best if he pursues other options.
I feel bad but the reality is Alex hasn’t progressed, which is heartbreaking because the kid does all the right things off the mat and is very coachable but simply put, he hasn’t implemented in match adjustments. With the cut to 157 for a season, I think it’s more likely he regresses.
Personally I hope coaches just have him eat and be happy and be good depth at 165/174 this season. Afterwards wish him the best if he pursues other options.
285- #1 Greg Kerkvliet vs. Tanner Updegraff
Period 1:
Kerk time. Here we go. Tying up, Kerk working a 2 on 1 & they break. Kerk with a drag & quick TD, 3-0, then cuts him immediately, 3-1. Circling & tying up. Kerk coming forward, snaps & comes behind for another TD, 6-1, Kerk riding, Updegraff bellied out now. Kerk looking tilt & gets a 4 NF, 10-1, then Kerk rolls him over & gets the FALL
Greg Kerkvliet FALL Tanner Updegraff (1:40)
Final Team Score: 41-3
Period 1:
Kerk time. Here we go. Tying up, Kerk working a 2 on 1 & they break. Kerk with a drag & quick TD, 3-0, then cuts him immediately, 3-1. Circling & tying up. Kerk coming forward, snaps & comes behind for another TD, 6-1, Kerk riding, Updegraff bellied out now. Kerk looking tilt & gets a 4 NF, 10-1, then Kerk rolls him over & gets the FALL
Greg Kerkvliet FALL Tanner Updegraff (1:40)
Final Team Score: 41-3
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With PJ Duke coming, Kasak needs to wrestle now. There you go, somebody had to say it.
The match of firsts.
125: LL gets his first win in Rec Hall. Wish we could have seen him go.
133: First chance to see Davis at his new weight. Was looking good until the knee tweak. I figured that was gonna be it for him but the match continues. He never really looked the same after the injury timeout. Was way more reserved. So, first half of the match I liked what I seen, second half not so much, but it was fairly obvious he wasn't 100%.
141: Cael Nasdeo get his first match at Rec Hall. I really like the effort, seemed to run out of steam towards the end of the match. Nerves, adrenaline dump, etc probably all played a factor. He wrestled from whistle to whistle and it was fun to watch.
149: Connor Pierce gets his first match at Rec Hall. Pierce has some excellent defense and scrambling abilities. The last scramble was probably 30-45 seconds, and with maybe 5 seconds left I thought he as gonna give it up but somehow he got one of his legs away. Another competitor and a fun match to watch.
157: Alex Facundo's first match at his new weight. There were rumors of a wrestle off between him and Kasak where Facundo controlled the entire match. After watching Kasak last night and Facundo today, I'm not sure if I believe that. I'm not gonna write off any wrestler after one match. It will be interesting to see how this plays out throughout the year. Here are my thoughts on this match alone. There were a lot of similarities between Facundo this year, and Facundo 2 years ago. I don't really know another way to put it. Like stated above, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
165: MM. If anyone was wondering, his pace hasn't slowed. 4 shots, 1 reattack in the first period. 3/4 converted for a takedown. I think when starting neutral, within 5 seconds of the whistle, he was on the legs. The 3 pt takedown is really going to favor someone like him. I think he may be adding to the short list of guys who have bonused their way through the NCAA tournament. Could possibly have 100% bonus rate.
174: Levi looks like a full grown 74. Either he hit a big growth spurt or he was cutting a lot of weight last year. I guess it could be a combination of the both. Looked great last night controlling the entire match, and builds on that this afternoon. Extremely tough on top and looks like he's having a blast. Kudos to Janda for fighting off his back at the end.
184: Carter looks like a full grown 84. Sporting a head wrap from the cut he suffered last night, he secures the third straight tech.
197: Lucas Cochran. I'm not sure if this is his first match in Rec Hall or not. I'm sure someone will answer that. Nice quick first takedown and a tilt to make it 7-0 early. Another takedown and tilt and I believe it went 14-1 heading into the 2nd period. Escape and quick takedown for the fourth straight tech. Hello Lucas Cochran! Interesting note, and not to take anything away from Cochran, but I think the announcers said his opponent weighed in at 183.something. This is the other weight thats up for grabs and I would love to see Lucas and Barr wrestle at some point.
285: Kerk came out with some heavy hands early. A quick takedown, turn or two, and a pin.
Final 41-3
Overall I think it was a great match. A few backups got a shot to go and wrestled hard. The stars put on a show. Tip of the hat to Drexel, I think all of their guys battled and made our guys earn a lot of points.
Only 2 guys in this match were starters at the same weight last year, MM and Kerk. LL didn't get a chance to go, and 2 backups at 41 and 49 with BB and Van Ness wrestling last night at the all star match. Taking that even futher, we could see 2 different starters at 57 and 97 at Lehigh December 8th.
Next up is the Army Black Knight Invitational. Not sure how many guys Cael and Co are planning to take, but we could see a wrestle off at 57 and 97 and I am assuming that will be the actual debut for LL.
We Are!
125: LL gets his first win in Rec Hall. Wish we could have seen him go.
133: First chance to see Davis at his new weight. Was looking good until the knee tweak. I figured that was gonna be it for him but the match continues. He never really looked the same after the injury timeout. Was way more reserved. So, first half of the match I liked what I seen, second half not so much, but it was fairly obvious he wasn't 100%.
141: Cael Nasdeo get his first match at Rec Hall. I really like the effort, seemed to run out of steam towards the end of the match. Nerves, adrenaline dump, etc probably all played a factor. He wrestled from whistle to whistle and it was fun to watch.
149: Connor Pierce gets his first match at Rec Hall. Pierce has some excellent defense and scrambling abilities. The last scramble was probably 30-45 seconds, and with maybe 5 seconds left I thought he as gonna give it up but somehow he got one of his legs away. Another competitor and a fun match to watch.
157: Alex Facundo's first match at his new weight. There were rumors of a wrestle off between him and Kasak where Facundo controlled the entire match. After watching Kasak last night and Facundo today, I'm not sure if I believe that. I'm not gonna write off any wrestler after one match. It will be interesting to see how this plays out throughout the year. Here are my thoughts on this match alone. There were a lot of similarities between Facundo this year, and Facundo 2 years ago. I don't really know another way to put it. Like stated above, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
165: MM. If anyone was wondering, his pace hasn't slowed. 4 shots, 1 reattack in the first period. 3/4 converted for a takedown. I think when starting neutral, within 5 seconds of the whistle, he was on the legs. The 3 pt takedown is really going to favor someone like him. I think he may be adding to the short list of guys who have bonused their way through the NCAA tournament. Could possibly have 100% bonus rate.
174: Levi looks like a full grown 74. Either he hit a big growth spurt or he was cutting a lot of weight last year. I guess it could be a combination of the both. Looked great last night controlling the entire match, and builds on that this afternoon. Extremely tough on top and looks like he's having a blast. Kudos to Janda for fighting off his back at the end.
184: Carter looks like a full grown 84. Sporting a head wrap from the cut he suffered last night, he secures the third straight tech.
197: Lucas Cochran. I'm not sure if this is his first match in Rec Hall or not. I'm sure someone will answer that. Nice quick first takedown and a tilt to make it 7-0 early. Another takedown and tilt and I believe it went 14-1 heading into the 2nd period. Escape and quick takedown for the fourth straight tech. Hello Lucas Cochran! Interesting note, and not to take anything away from Cochran, but I think the announcers said his opponent weighed in at 183.something. This is the other weight thats up for grabs and I would love to see Lucas and Barr wrestle at some point.
285: Kerk came out with some heavy hands early. A quick takedown, turn or two, and a pin.
Final 41-3
Overall I think it was a great match. A few backups got a shot to go and wrestled hard. The stars put on a show. Tip of the hat to Drexel, I think all of their guys battled and made our guys earn a lot of points.
Only 2 guys in this match were starters at the same weight last year, MM and Kerk. LL didn't get a chance to go, and 2 backups at 41 and 49 with BB and Van Ness wrestling last night at the all star match. Taking that even futher, we could see 2 different starters at 57 and 97 at Lehigh December 8th.
Next up is the Army Black Knight Invitational. Not sure how many guys Cael and Co are planning to take, but we could see a wrestle off at 57 and 97 and I am assuming that will be the actual debut for LL.
We Are!
Liked because of good info , not that he got hurt.
Lucas Cochran wins the Ridge Riley and does a nice interview with Byers. He said "State" instead of "States" but I forgive him.
Was the picture on stream kinda strange looking for anyone else? I had lines through some of the picture. It reminded me of old Nintendo games.
Cut me off in the middle of Mesenbrink's match gave me a message about missing plug in (apparently I have Schrodinger's plug in there and not there) and then says starting soon. An the announcers..ughh..
Nagao, Kyison Garcia & Timothy Levine are the other 133 pounders listed on the roster.
My stream was fine and Lionvision was seamless, as well.
PSU wins the takedown battle 25-4.
PSU has won 123 of the last 125 dual matches.
Byers will be covering the Black Knight tournament next weekend.
PSU has won 123 of the last 125 dual matches.
Byers will be covering the Black Knight tournament next weekend.
Whoopsie-Daisy! I didn't scroll down far enough. Gary Steen, Cael Nasdeo & Karl Shindledecker are listed at 133 too. If Nagao is out, Gary Steen is probably next in line on the depth chart.
Cody said no wrestle off between either Kasak/Facundo or Nagao/Davis. Also said full team of 20ish at Black Knight Open and also 7-10ish freshman in RS plus others to participate in Southern Scuffle.
Because Alex was Teching kids like that at 165. It was NQ+ where his offense was more suspect. I could be wrong, and I’m not about to say Kasak wouldn’t be the better choice. But I’m willing to let the process play out.
Not trying to be wise, but I do not think I remember Alex teching anyone.
Kasak had a bad dual meet debut last year and only beat Drew Munch by 2 points. I wouldn't make any major judgements on Alex yet, but I think Kasak will be the guy come March because his style is more conducive to NCAA success
As much as I don't buy into the hype after a guy dominates an unranked guy in their first match I also don't buy into giving up on a guy after his first match either. Let's give him a couple chances, there is a lot of wrestling to go.
Yeah, my hyperbole. Just 1 in his career in the ‘21 home opener vs Lock Haven. 11 Majors and 4 Falls though.
