Iowa Wrestling: No. 2 Iowa vs No. 15 Penn – Preview, How to Watch Guide, & Match Thread

I’ve a stacked home right here this weekend with numerous youngsters (simply near one million), household mates, and plenty of animals. I’m trying to get everybody on the identical web page to look at the best sport within the historical past of sports activities, however I’ll in all probability fall brief.

So, it’s as much as you expensive reader to cheer our Hawks on to victory whereas we tackle our hardest take a look at thus far.

PENN (0-0)

The Quakers are making their twin season debut in the present day, however they’re removed from rusty as a result of they’ve already powered by 2 early season tournaments on the Journeymen Traditional and a 2nd place end on the PRTC Keystone Traditional, dropping to #14 VT.

#17 Ryan Miller (125), #10 Michael Colaiocco (133), #10 Doug Zapf (149), #12 Anthony Artalona (157), #23 Nick Icontrera (174), #27 Cole Urbas (197), and #24 Ben Goldin (285).

They’ve a handful of prior NCAA qualifiers, led by Anthony Artalona who has reached the R12 on two events (albeit each occasions at 149lbs).

They’ve a salty veteran lineup which sees 8 guys which have certified for the dance. They’re coming into Carver-Hawkeye keen and able to show they belong.

IOWA (4-0)

Story of this yr to this point: The Massive Weapons Gun and the Backups Battle.

I don’t see that development course correcting till we get Spencer Lee, Actual Woods, and Nelson Manufacturers/ Brennan Swafford again into this lineup.

Contemplating we could have as much as 4 starters out (Brody Teske) it doesn’t take a educated eye to see a path to victory for the Quakers this afternoon.

We must be able to go, particularly on the lighter weights, which sadly is the place Penn is strongest at this season. Our smaller grapplers have to do their damndest to maintain the match shut and in vary of a call to present the backend of our rotation a shot on the finish.

Make no mistake, (assuming we begin at 125) it’ll be a detailed battle by 174. That’s placing loads of stress on Assad, Warner, and Cassioppi to seek out bonus factors in opposition to high quality opponents and convey us again from the brink.

PROBABLE LINEUPS:

125: Aidan Harris vs #17 Ryan Miller

133: Cullan Schriever vs #10 Michael Colaiocco // Evan Mougalian

141: Drew Bennett vs Carmen Ferrante

149: #6 Max Murin vs #10 Doug Zapf

157: Cobe Siebrecht // Caleb Rathjen vs #12 Anthony Artalona

165: #13 Patrick Kennedy // Joe Kelly vs Lucas Revano // Adam Thomson

174: Drake Rhodes // Carlson Martinson vs #23 Nick Icontrera

184: #8 Abe Assad vs Maximus Hale // John Stout

197: #2 Jacob Warner vs #27 Cole Urbas

285: #4 Tony Cassioppi vs #24 Ben Goldin

KEY MATCH-UPS:

125: Aidan Harris vs #17 Ryan Miller

Each indication means that Spencer Lee continues to be driving the bench, so Harris must dig deep and wrestle his finest match of the season to maintain this to a call. It’s whole attainable we see Charles Matthews get one other begin, although he didn’t carry out a lot better final weekend in opposition to Military.

133: Cullan Schriever vs #10 Michael Colaiocco // Evan Mougalian

This can be a HUGE match for Schriever (and even Teske if he’s again). The barometer on our two begins is wildly swinging forwards and backwards, however a win over a prime 10 opponent would make fairly the assertion.

141: Drew Bennett vs Carmen Ferrante

Bennett frequently sits at a swing weight for us and in the present day isn’t any totally different. Bennett has proven flashes of true grit and his willingness to dig deep and battle is commendable, however he’s additionally had a pair first interval mind farts the place he’s been counting the lights. We’d like him to remain off his again, discover an early TD, and onerous experience. We’ve bought a deep tank, however he must put on Ferrante down by the third to safe a strong win.

149: #6 Max Murin vs #10 Doug Zapf

That is Mad Max’s largest take a look at of the tear and is a real measuring stick for the months to return. Zapf has been a gradual climber and grinder all through his profession which now leads to a deserved prime 10 rating following an upset win over VT’s #5 Caleb henson. I completely love what I’ve seen from Murin to start out this season and that aggressiveness must proceed right here. A loss to Zapf could doom the twin, so I’m going to make the daring assertion that, “As Max goes, we go.”

184 – 285: BONUS BONUS BONUS

Now we have to have bonus wins right here. Warner and Cassioppi are coming off lackluster efforts that each noticed them lose earlier within the week on the All-Star traditional. Each seemed dogged, and at occasions, downright passive as they dropped their lone matches in opposition to massive rivals. These are the right bounce again matches they should get again on observe, however we should discover the bonus land. I count on to listen to Tom and Terry Manufacturers going loopy on the sidelines urging them to push the tempo as a lot as they will.

Broadcast Information

Opponent: Penn

Twin time: 2:00PM GT (Central) // Saturday, Nov. 26 2022

Location: Washington Avenue Armory // Albany, NY

TV/ On-line: BTN+

Radio: iHeartRadio (AM800 KXIC)