Semifinals time!
Penn State continues to hold a narrow lead on Michigan entering what very well could be decisive Friday night session. The Nittany Lions have six in the semis, compared to five for the Wolverines, who also have three in the blood round. Penn State is considered the favorite in 5 of 6 matches tonight, while Michigan is favored in 3 of 8, with toss ups for Ragusin (vs. Byrd), Micic (vs. Composto), Lewan (vs. Monday), Massa (vs. Lewis).
TV: ESPNU
Streaming: ESPN App/ESPN.com
Audio: https://gopsusports.com/watch/?Archive=7675&sport=30&type=Archive
Brackets/Tournament Hub: https://www.trackwrestling.com/pred...ents/TournamentHub.jsp&twSessionId=uokgzcxmod
And, of course, @IndyLion1's wonderful work is linked below.
Semi-Finals - winner get 7 team points plus bonus points
125:
UM: #1 Nick Suriano, Michigan vs #4 Brandon Courtney, Arizona State
133:
PSU: #1 RBY, Penn State vs #5 Austin DeSanto, IOWA
ASU: #3 Michael McGee, ASU vs #2 Daton Fix, OSU
141:
PSU: #1 Nick Lee, PSU vs. #4 Real Woods, STAN (SF)
157:
UM: #8 Will Lewan, MICH vs #5 Quincy Monday, PRIN
ASU: #3 Jacori Teemer, ASU vs #2 Ryan Deakin, NW
165:
UM: #6 Cameron Amine, MICH vs #2 Keegan O`Toole, MIZZ
174:
PSU: #1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs #4 Hayden Hidlay, North Carolina State
UM: #3 Logan Massa, Michigan vs #2 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
184:
PSU: #2 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs #3 Trent Hidlay, North Carolina State
UM: #1 Myles Amine, Michigan vs #5 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly
197:
PSU: #1 Max Dean, Penn State vs #21 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State
Iowa: #6 Jacob Warner vs #2 Stephen Buchanan, WYO
285:
PSU: #4 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs #1 Gable Steveson, Minnesota
PSU by seeding is favored in 5 of 6 matches
UM by seeding is favored in 2 of 5 matches
ASU by seeding is favored in 1 of 4 matches
Iowa be seeding is favored in 0 of 2 matches
PSU currently up by 10.5 points, if we wrestle to seed, PSU will gain +21 points next round in championship bracket.
Michigan has 3 wrestles left in consolations, PSU has 0. It would nice to see 1 or 2 of Micic, Ragusin and Parris lose next round.
Penn State continues to hold a narrow lead on Michigan entering what very well could be decisive Friday night session. The Nittany Lions have six in the semis, compared to five for the Wolverines, who also have three in the blood round. Penn State is considered the favorite in 5 of 6 matches tonight, while Michigan is favored in 3 of 8, with toss ups for Ragusin (vs. Byrd), Micic (vs. Composto), Lewan (vs. Monday), Massa (vs. Lewis).
TV: ESPNU
Streaming: ESPN App/ESPN.com
Audio: https://gopsusports.com/watch/?Archive=7675&sport=30&type=Archive
Brackets/Tournament Hub: https://www.trackwrestling.com/pred...ents/TournamentHub.jsp&twSessionId=uokgzcxmod
And, of course, @IndyLion1's wonderful work is linked below.
Team Standings | |||||||
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Team | Points | Maximum Potential Points | # QF | # SF | # Cons 2 | # Cons 3 | # Cons 4 (Rd of 12) |
Penn State | 73 | 185 | 6 | ||||
Michigan | 62.5 | 218 | 5 | 3 | |||
Arizona State | 53 | 176.5 | 4 | 1 | |||
Iowa | 37.5 | 167.5 | 2 | 4 | |||
North Carolina State | 37 | 128 | 2 | 2 |
Semi-Finals - winner get 7 team points plus bonus points
125:
UM: #1 Nick Suriano, Michigan vs #4 Brandon Courtney, Arizona State
133:
PSU: #1 RBY, Penn State vs #5 Austin DeSanto, IOWA
ASU: #3 Michael McGee, ASU vs #2 Daton Fix, OSU
141:
PSU: #1 Nick Lee, PSU vs. #4 Real Woods, STAN (SF)
157:
UM: #8 Will Lewan, MICH vs #5 Quincy Monday, PRIN
ASU: #3 Jacori Teemer, ASU vs #2 Ryan Deakin, NW
165:
UM: #6 Cameron Amine, MICH vs #2 Keegan O`Toole, MIZZ
174:
PSU: #1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs #4 Hayden Hidlay, North Carolina State
UM: #3 Logan Massa, Michigan vs #2 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
184:
PSU: #2 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs #3 Trent Hidlay, North Carolina State
UM: #1 Myles Amine, Michigan vs #5 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly
197:
PSU: #1 Max Dean, Penn State vs #21 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State
Iowa: #6 Jacob Warner vs #2 Stephen Buchanan, WYO
285:
PSU: #4 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs #1 Gable Steveson, Minnesota
PSU by seeding is favored in 5 of 6 matches
UM by seeding is favored in 2 of 5 matches
ASU by seeding is favored in 1 of 4 matches
Iowa be seeding is favored in 0 of 2 matches
PSU currently up by 10.5 points, if we wrestle to seed, PSU will gain +21 points next round in championship bracket.
Michigan has 3 wrestles left in consolations, PSU has 0. It would nice to see 1 or 2 of Micic, Ragusin and Parris lose next round.