SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Here we go. It's time to wrestle! Nick Lee and Stevan Micic up first in the consolation semifinals. Edited March 23, 2019 by SWINfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Micic with a easy major he will get to 3/4 tonight against Pletcher Lee couldn’t get his offense going until the 3rd. Dug too big of a whole to get out of. He will go for 5/6 tonight against McKee. Nick’s pressure forward approach is often a strength, but it has also allowed some wrestlers to get in deep on his legs this year. Not being a scrambler it leading to him giving up several against top guys. Hard to come back from those points at the highest level. It’s safe to say if he can keep on the attack while finding a better a way to close off those openings he’ll be a major title contender. Edited March 23, 2019 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Nick Lee loses a 13-10 decision to Dom Demas of Oklahoma. Demas controlled the match using Lee's pressure against him. When Nick pressed forward, Demas scored takedowns on several inside trips. He kept his legs back making it hard for Nick to get to the legs. When Lee tried the slide by, Demas controlled the hand fighting enough. Nick was behind from the beginning and playing catch up the whole match. Stevan Micic came out and dominated from the start, earning a 17-4 major decision over Missouri's John Erneste. Micic will wrestle Luke Pletcher for 3rd Place (Pletcher beat Desanto 7-6) Lee will wrestle Mitch McKee for 5th Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 The Team Title has been officially decided before the placement matches begin. Penn State is your Team Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJimmy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 David Taylor is infinitely better than Robles. Gibbons is nowhere near as good as he is during big ten season. Not sure what the problem is but the whole announcing is lackadaisical at best for what is the super bowl of wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Micic takes 3rd Edited March 23, 2019 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, MattM said: Micic takes 3rd He has pretty much controlled and dominated Pletcher the last few times they have wrestled. Today was more control than domination, but he comes away with a nice 6-1 win Lee and Red up next Edited March 23, 2019 by SWINfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Lee with a pin for 5th. Shows a little emotion ti the PSU fans with the finish. Edited March 23, 2019 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Lee jumps out early and takes a 4-1 lead after 1 period. McKee tries the same inside trip Demas got him with and Lee won the battle, put McKee on his back and gets an early 2nd period fall! Nick Lee takes 5th Place for the 2nd year in a row. Edited March 23, 2019 by SWINfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Shoop currently shutting Red down completely. Stuck on bottom most of the match and starts down in 3rd. Reds going to need one heck of a 3rd period to find the win. Red finally escapes at end but no time left to score again. Red takes 8th. Edited March 23, 2019 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Sadly Red is dominated by Kyle Shoop and loses by major decision 11-3. Chad Red finishes in 8th Place. Both Nick Lee and Chad Red are All-Americans in their first two NCAA Tournaments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyb Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, MattM said: Shoop currently shutting Red down completely. Stuck on bottom most of the match and starts down in 3rd. Reds going to need one heck of a 3rd period to find the win. Red finally escapes at end but no time left to score again. Red takes 8th. CJ was clearly not 100. Congrats on being an AA two times out of two tries!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Looking back, I know Lee is disappointed finishing in 5th Place, but he had a pretty solid tournament, but one that also gave him some learning opportunities. He finished with 3 falls, giving him 7 bonus points and 16 total team points for the tournament. The losses are frustrating. McKenna is a tough matchup and is now 3-1 against Nick, all 1 pt matches. Demas used what Nick does against him and was strong enough to finish the inside trips for takedowns. Nick will learn from that and add another proverbial tool to his tool box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJimmy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Happy for Marstellar finishing strong after all his struggles/issues. A true grinder. Hopefully the demons stay down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, UncleJimmy said: Happy for Marstellar finishing strong after all his struggles/issues. A true grinder. Hopefully the demons stay down. Hopefully his 2 kids will help! I can't imagine what it would have been like to have 2 kids at that point while still in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1prouddad Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 56 minutes ago, UncleJimmy said: Happy for Marstellar finishing strong after all his struggles/issues. A true grinder. Hopefully the demons stay down. It’s a great story really. Congrats to him on his journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Great performance by Cassar! How many Champs will Penn State get tonight? 3? 4? All 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 I didn't realize this but Max Dean had faced Myles Martin twice before this season, losing both. Neither was close with scores of 13-6 and 17-7. He faces Drew Foster of Northern Iowa tonight. He is 3-1 against Foster, winning this year's match 6-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderColfax Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, SWINfan said: Great performance by Cassar! How many Champs will Penn State get tonight? 3? 4? All 5? 4. Valencia and hall is gonna be a great one again. The way Valencia put it on Lewis was just brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Now I remember the Suriano-Fix match from earlier this season.... same as tonight. Boring as hell.... 5 minutes ago, RaiderColfax said: 4. Valencia and hall is gonna be a great one again. The way Valencia put it on Lewis was just brutal. It should be.... I was surprised at how much Hall dominated their meeting earlier this year. Don't expect the same tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hall vs Valencia was my pick for the premier finals match. Hope it lives up to my expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Think Yianni wins this one (like 90% of the wrestling world), but McKenna has looked really solid. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Joey wins..... okay, maybe surprise me a little. ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 McKenna has to get in clean or Yanni will make him pay. SWINfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 minute ago, MattM said: Hall vs Valencia was my pick for the premier finals match. Hope it lives up to my expectation. I think ending at 197 was an Ode to Bo... Highlight the dominant senior thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Just now, SWINfan said: I think ending at 197 was an Ode to Bo... Highlight the dominant senior thing. It is since he’s the projected Hodge winner too. But clearly not the match of the night. SWINfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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