Rutgers Wrestling NCAA Championship Results & Update Thread (All Sessions)
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Billy Smith will take on No. 10 Ty Walz (VA Tech) in his next matchup later this session.
Winner advances to Rd. of 12 https://twitter.com/hashtag/d1wrestle?src=hash
Smith last wrestled Walz during the 2012-13 season. He won by 5-3 decision at the Hokie Open and 4-2 decision at the Nittany Lion Open
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Winner advances to Rd. of 12 https://twitter.com/hashtag/d1wrestle?src=hash
Smith last wrestled Walz during the 2012-13 season. He won by 5-3 decision at the Hokie Open and 4-2 decision at the Nittany Lion Open
This post was edited on 3/20 2:27 PM by Tango Two
I agree, the tourny committee should have and more importantly, the last sentence in their rule book gave them an opening, so they COULD have done the right thing. The unfortunate , screwed Kent wrestler was let down first by the mat ref, then his coaches (for not protesting ASAP), the matside scoring table and finally the gutless NCAA tourny committee who met for about an hour ruling on this . Sad.
I understand everyone's feelings on this, and it really is a shame for the Kent kid, but I don't think the decision was a surprise. The decision could have and should have been challenged immediately. An interesting question is whether they would have done the right thing even in that scenario.
I hope this absolutely blows up on the news circuit. It's incredible that they didn't change it.
Question from a wrestling novice. Do the wrestlers make weight once before the tournament and then they are good for all rounds/days? And how do they get their strength back between rounds especially when wrestling more than once in a session? Thanks in advance.
No score between Smith and Walz after one.
Smith chooses bottom to start the second https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
Smith chooses bottom to start the second https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
Smith escapes in two seconds.
He leads, 2-0, with 1:30 to go in the second https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
He leads, 2-0, with 1:30 to go in the second https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
2-2 score after two periods.
Smith escapes in two seconds, Walz gets a TD and Smith escapes again
Smith escapes in two seconds, Walz gets a TD and Smith escapes again
285: No. 10 Ty Walz (VA Tech) gets the deciding TD with 23 seconds remaining to knock out Billy Smith 5-3.
Smith is eliminated.
Smith is eliminated.
141-pounder Anthony Ashnault last Knight standing after three sessions.
He will wrestle Lehigh's Randy Cruz in the Rd. of 12 tonight.
He will wrestle Lehigh's Randy Cruz in the Rd. of 12 tonight.
Beat him 2 years ago. Diffrent wrestlers now. Smith doesn't explode in closing seconds of matches. Costs him atleast 5 matches a year.
I agree ! Smith wrestled hard, and had a shot at the end, oh well, decent tourny for Smith.
Also , just heard Eblen of Mizzou was DQ'd at end of his match for a head butt, and cost Mizzou all the points he had accrued for Mizzou up to and including that match, total of 6 points I think. Could cost Mizzou the National Championship.
Also , just heard Eblen of Mizzou was DQ'd at end of his match for a head butt, and cost Mizzou all the points he had accrued for Mizzou up to and including that match, total of 6 points I think. Could cost Mizzou the National Championship.
not the best tournament but A LOT of guys didn't preform their best. been a tournament full of upsets and unexpected results.
Ash looks very good, i was very impressed by his win against Horan. Port is just elite and his eventual finals match against Steiber should be great. it will also be the final match of the season, as they will likely start finals at 149. which is fine by me because it will be a snorefest, especially if Tsirtsis is there.
I've seen Cruz a few times this year. He has crazy length and get cradle and pin kids from out of no where. he is very dangerous but Ash can beat him. i dont want to start counting chickens but Ashnault actually has a manageable path to the consi finals. he could also lose to anyone left in the bracket but things are set up as good as you could hope for.
DelVecchio had a great season to make the tournament, just ran into 2 really god wrestlers who are better. he had a great learning curve though. a redshirt year might do him a lot of good, then who knows.
Theobold also had a great year making the tournament and a nice upset win over a seeded opponent. i think he is better than Perez and had more in the tank, just gave up too much too early. Perez had a slick hi-c and is no slouch. not sure if a red shirt is in the works for Theo but i think another year of development couldnt hurt before his senior season.
Perrotti obviously underpreformed. he has great explosive moves and a very nice arsenal but he did not finish 3/4 of the moves he should have. i'm sure he is more upset about the tournament than anyone. i will trust Pritzlaff to get him where he needs to be for next year and i look forward to seeing how he finishes his career.
Smith wrestled a top 20-16 season and finished in the round of 16. its hard to tell with heavyweights but i think more muscle is needed to get him over the hump. he is close.
disappointing tournament, perhaps. i think it's been a hell of a season and here's to hoping it lasts one more day.
Ash looks very good, i was very impressed by his win against Horan. Port is just elite and his eventual finals match against Steiber should be great. it will also be the final match of the season, as they will likely start finals at 149. which is fine by me because it will be a snorefest, especially if Tsirtsis is there.
I've seen Cruz a few times this year. He has crazy length and get cradle and pin kids from out of no where. he is very dangerous but Ash can beat him. i dont want to start counting chickens but Ashnault actually has a manageable path to the consi finals. he could also lose to anyone left in the bracket but things are set up as good as you could hope for.
DelVecchio had a great season to make the tournament, just ran into 2 really god wrestlers who are better. he had a great learning curve though. a redshirt year might do him a lot of good, then who knows.
Theobold also had a great year making the tournament and a nice upset win over a seeded opponent. i think he is better than Perez and had more in the tank, just gave up too much too early. Perez had a slick hi-c and is no slouch. not sure if a red shirt is in the works for Theo but i think another year of development couldnt hurt before his senior season.
Perrotti obviously underpreformed. he has great explosive moves and a very nice arsenal but he did not finish 3/4 of the moves he should have. i'm sure he is more upset about the tournament than anyone. i will trust Pritzlaff to get him where he needs to be for next year and i look forward to seeing how he finishes his career.
Smith wrestled a top 20-16 season and finished in the round of 16. its hard to tell with heavyweights but i think more muscle is needed to get him over the hump. he is close.
disappointing tournament, perhaps. i think it's been a hell of a season and here's to hoping it lasts one more day.
As a team, we left quite a few wins out there that were definitely winnable, which can be said about virtually every team competing.
Not a greedy guy by any means, but would have liked to see Theo, Perrotti and Smith carry over those regular season victories at the tournament. Coaches always tell you to leave it all on the mat, and I think in some instances, that didn't happen, but all the same, the guys wrestled hard, for the most part, which is all you can really ask for.
We'll be an older, more experienced team next year. Looking for the kids and coaches to build on this season and do even better next year, which I think is fair.
Not a greedy guy by any means, but would have liked to see Theo, Perrotti and Smith carry over those regular season victories at the tournament. Coaches always tell you to leave it all on the mat, and I think in some instances, that didn't happen, but all the same, the guys wrestled hard, for the most part, which is all you can really ask for.
We'll be an older, more experienced team next year. Looking for the kids and coaches to build on this season and do even better next year, which I think is fair.
Terrific summary ! I'm excited as hell for Ashnault tonight, can you imagine how he, his family and the rest of the team is for him tonight!? lol . Will kill some time watching NCAA basketball, sip a few beers, and get a pizza delivered until 8pm tonight !
Hopefully Ash gets one more W to get to AA status. Other than him I think its very hard not to draw the conclusion that the team underperformed. Not a lot of quality losses except perhaps for Del Vecchio who was not expected to do much here. I don't care what is happening to others in this tournament to justify our performance or lack thereof. We can take some solace in that 4 of our 5 can earn their way back next year but we still have work to do to try and be at our peak for the end of season tournaments. Not sure what the solution is for this.
Pulling for Ash to AA for you all.
Just as an FYI, I believe NJ had the third highest number of kids who qualified for the NCAA tournament. PA was #1, OH #2 and NJ #3. As you know, lots of in-state talent and your move to the B1G can really help you keep a lot of it at home. Be a big deal if Ash could outwrestle his seed.
Just as an FYI, I believe NJ had the third highest number of kids who qualified for the NCAA tournament. PA was #1, OH #2 and NJ #3. As you know, lots of in-state talent and your move to the B1G can really help you keep a lot of it at home. Be a big deal if Ash could outwrestle his seed.
I thought Smith was done although now that I think about you might be right. When there was discussion about Camp moving to HWT I think there was talk that Smith would still be in the room.
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Outside of Perrotti's performance, I don't know how anyone can be disappointed. Everyone else did as expected. We would've needed magical runs from DelVecchio, Theobold & Smith to AA. It's unrealistic to think someone shouldn't lose to an opponent they beat by 1, 2 or 3 points or 2 years ago. Close matches can go either way & can be avenged. Techs should not.
