The 2023 Massive Ten Match obtained underway in Ann Arbor this morning with the primary spherical and the quarterfinal spherical, with largely constructive outcomes for Iowa. The Hawkeyes went 8-0 within the first spherical (plus two byes) to place all 10 wrestlers into the quarterfinals. Iowa went 6-4 within the quarterfinal spherical after that and completed tied with Penn State for the lead after the quarterfinal spherical at 63.5 factors.
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Spencer Lee and Actual Woods obtained byes within the first spherical.
Iowa wrestlers picked up bonus factors in 4 of their eight wins, together with main determination wins from Cobe Siebrecht, Patrick Kennedy, and Tony Cassioppi. Siebrecht used a takedown a 4-point close to fall to open up a giant early lead and remained in management. Kennedy labored a takedown clinic in his match, although he wanted yet one more to be able to get a technical fall. Cassioppi successfully smothered Emerson for seven minutes.
Max Murin obtained an damage default when MSU’s Peyton Omania after Omania hit his head on the mat and appeared to concuss himself.
Teske, Manufacturers, Assad, and Warner earned determination wins within the first spherical.
Iowa went 6-4 within the quarterfinals, and earned bonus factors in 4 of these six wins. Spencer Lee obtained the session began with an emphatic 17-0 technical fall win in solely two durations. Lee obtained a takedown and 4-point close to fall tilt within the first interval, then obtained an escape within the second interval, adopted by one other takedown and two extra units of 4-point close to fall tilts.
Actual Woods and Tony Cassioppi every picked up first interval pins of their matches after dominating their opponents. Patrick Kennedy was the fourth Iowa wrestler to earn bonus factors with an 11-3 main determination win over Northwestern’s Maxx Mayfield; Kennedy obtained at the very least one takedown in every interval and three minutes of using time.
Max Murin and Jacob Warner had been the opposite two Iowa wrestlers to win within the quarterfinals. Murin picked up a 4-2 determination win, whereas Warner was in a position to grind out a 3-2 determination win at 197.
All 4 Iowa wrestlers who misplaced had been defeated by higher-seeded opponents, however a lot of the matches weren’t shut. Teske dropped a lopsided 13-2 main determination to top-seeded Roman Bravo Younger, whereas Abe Assad obtained pinned within the second interval by Michigan’s Matt Finesilver. Cobe Siebrecht’s loss at 157 performed out because the inverse of his win within the first spherical; Siebrecht obtained taken down and tilted to go down 6-0 early and wasn’t in a position to mount a comeback. Nelson Manufacturers misplaced a 5-2 match to Mikey Labriola.
Iowa and Penn State are tied for first within the workforce race with 63.5 factors apiece. Penn State has seven semifinalists to Iowa’s six; the Nittany Lions are favored in all seven semifinal matches, whereas the Hawkeye wrestlers are solely favored in two (125 and 141). Iowa might want to pull upsets to be able to preserve tempo with Penn State. Iowa and Penn State do have two head-to-head matches (197 and 285).
Lee is 2-0 lifetime towards McKee, with a pin in 2021 and a 7-1 win at this 12 months’s twin.
Woods beat Tel Shahar by a 17-2 technical fall earlier this season.
Murin is 0-3 lifetime towards Sasso, with a loss by fall in 2021 and 3-2 and 3-1 losses final season.
Kennedy and Amine have by no means wrestled earlier than.
Warner is 0-3 lifetime towards Dean, with 8-3 and 3-2 losses final season (the latter within the NCAA Match closing) and a 2-0 loss earlier this season.
Cassioppi is 3-1 lifetime towards Kerkvliet, with a 9-0 win in 2021 and 7-2 and 6-4 wins final 12 months. He did lose 4-1 to Kerkvliet earlier this season.
Iowa additionally has 4 wrestlers competing within the comfort rounds.
The semifinal rounds start at 6:30 PM CT with protection on BTN and BTN+.