Michigan needs this dual in a bad way. After a humbling 29-6 defeat to the hands of the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, the #3 Wolverines take on the #15 Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. Airing on BTN+ at 4:00 PM EST, the Wolverines should be able to handle this dual meet with relative ease.
The dual should be a back-and-forth affair from 125 through 149, as the Scarlet Knights do have a few strong wrestlers, including four-time All-American Sebastian Rivera at 141. However, outside of the lower weights, Michigan has a clear advantage at 157, 165, and 174. The Wolverines feature three top-15 wrestlers against a trio of unranked wrestlers from the Scarlet Knights.
The highlight match of the dual comes at 184, where second-ranked Myles Amine will battle the impressive freshman John Poznanski. This weight is a joy to watch this year, and Poznanski is one of the better freshmen in the sport right now. 197 brings probably the second-bast match of the day with #8 Brucki taking on #12 Greg Bulsak of Rutgers. The dual should be decisively in Michigan’s favor by that point (knock on wood), but this match will help solidify where Brucki stands in the conference.
Finally, Mason Parris looks to get back on track after a tough loss to Kerkvliet on Friday, and should do so against an unranked heavyweight foe from Rutgers.
I’ll provide a match-by-match recap a bit later, but will be away from my computer during the actual dual. I’ll update the match notes tonight, so keep an eye out!
Projected Line-Up
125: #1 Nick Suriano 16-1 Tech Fall over #23 Dylan Shawver
1st Period
Good pressure from Suriano and a couple shots, nothing materializing just yet. Suriano gets a double with about a minute left for a takedown. Transitions to a half and is getting back points! Seeking the fall, Shawver trying to fight, not sure if Suriano will get this. Period ends 6-0 with 0:58 riding time.
2nd Period
Suriano starts bottom. Quickly to his feet, gets escape within 10 seconds. 7-0. Shawver hit with a stall with another double attempt Suriano. Goes for another double and gets the 2. 9-0 past midway in 2nd. Escape given after trying to turn Shawver with a chicken wing. Another stall call against Shawver, 1pt Suriano. 10-1 at end of 2nd.
3rd Period
Shawver starts bottom. Front headlock for Suriano going for the fall again. HAS to have it here??? Not called, but 4 nearfall given. 14-1. Another stall makes it 15-1 with 30 seconds to go. Add in riding time and you’ll get the TF. Period ends 15-1.
+1 riding time. 16-1 final.
UM 5 - 0 RUT
133: #8 Dylan Ragusin 3-1 DEC over #22 Joe Olivieri
1st Period
Single leg Ragusin, good defense from Rutgers. Turns into a body lock situation with a throw, but crazy scramble on the edge with no points. Stalemate. Couple of ties and half shots, 1 minute left. Body lock for Ragusin near the edge, transitions toa double for the takedown as time expires. 2-0.
2nd Period
Olivieri starts down. Looking for a tilt! Not getting there, and Olivieri attempts to roll out, gets an escape after 45 seconds in the period. 2-1. Still neutral, not a lot going. Period ends 2-1.
3rd Period
Ragusin starts bottom. To his feet, gets escape after 10 seconds. 3-1. Good neutral pressure from Ragusin towards edge of mat. Olivieri turning up the pressure here, but short time. 10 seconds to go. Ragusin holds on to win 3-1.
UM 8 - 0 RUT
141: NR Chris Kim 4-19 Tech Fall to #3 Sebastian Rivera
1st Period
Slick duck by attempt from Kim, almost gets Rivera, but no dice. Lots of pressure by Rivera out of bounds, stalling against Kim. Single leg attempt Rivera, dumps it for a takedown. Rivera looking for a tilt, not able to get any backpoints, but riding hard. Secures a 4 count at end of the first, plus another stall makes it 7-0. Rivera cuts him, 7-1. Another takedown makes it 9-1 to end the period.
2nd Period
Rivera starts bottom, gets quick escape. 10-1, turns into another quick takedown. 12-1. Escape Kim makes it 12-2. Another takedown, cut, takedown, cut. 16-4. Another stall, 17-4. Takedown again makes it 19-4 to end it.
UM 8 - 5 RUT
149: NR Pat Nolan 1-4 DEC to #14 Mike Van Brill
1st Period
Couple ties to start. Van Brill applies a lot of pressure here, but few shots going on. Single leg attempt Van Brill, able to lift and trip to secure the takedown. Roll out for Nolan, 1-2, and that ends the period 1-2.
2nd Period
Van Brill starts down, gets a quick escape. 1-3. Good single leg attempt from Nolan, but Van Brill kicks out. Scramble situation midway through the period. Nolan works back neutral. Short time. End of period 1-3.
3rd Period
Nolan starts bottom. Tough ride from Van Brill. Riding time well over a minute by this point. Stall on top for Van Brill. 0:26 left, still 1-3 (effectively 1-4 with riding time). Few more mat returns, out of bounds again. Rides out the period, ends 1-3.
+1 riding time, 1-4 is final.
UM 8 - 8 RUT
157: #14 Will Lewan 8-3 DEC over NR Al DeSantis
1st Period
Single leg into a dump / takedown for Lewan. Quick escape for Desantis. 2-1. Not a whole lot in period until a late single to double leg with an explosive finish for Lewan. 4-1, rides out the period.
2nd Period
Lewan starts down, gets escape in 10 seconds. 5-1. Double leg attempt for Desantis, good hips from Lewan to defend. Spin behind and mat return for Lewan. 7-1. Riding tough. Gives escape short time, 7-2 ends the period.
3rd Period
Lewan starts top, quick escape for Desantis. 7-3. Shot attempt Lewan and Desantis hit with stall. Good pressure Lewan, another stall gets another point. 8-3. Short time, Lewan will win comfortably 8-3.
UM 11 - 8 RUT
165: #10 Cam Amine 3-1 DEC over NR Andrew Clark
1st Period
Couple of flurries, but nothing materializing. 1 minute left, no points. Double unders for Amine takes Clark out of bounds. Stall call against Clark. Another shot attempt late from Amine. 0-0.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Great hustle to get the escape for Amine. 1-0. Some ties, but action has slowed neutral here. Reshot attempt for Amine almost gets a takedown, but runs out of room on the edge of the mat. Short time. Low single! Secures the second leg at the end of the period. Huge takedown, 3-0 at the end of the period.
3rd Period
Clark starts bottom. Hard ride for Amine. Escape after about a minute. Not sure where riding time is at, but don't think it's a factor. 30 seconds to go. Some half shots from Clark, good defense Amine. Gonna end 3-1.
UM 14 - 8 RUT
174: #6 Logan Massa FALL over NR Connor O’Neill
1st Period
Single leg to a scramble situation. Massa out the back door, has the single looking for mat return. Gets it for an early 2. 2-0. Escale O'Neill, Massa attacking at edge of mat, secures another go behind. 4-1. Escape makes it 4-2. O'Neill in on a single, good hips from Massa, stalemate. Re-shot from Massa, secures single to double, now it's 6-2. Getting swipes on a tilt. 2 nearfall. 8-2.
2nd Period
Massa bottom, looking for reversal, gets it. 10-2. Escape, takedown again. 12-3. Looking for back points with a half. Getting back points, gets the pin! FALL
UM 20 - 8 RUT
184: #2 Myles Amine DEFAULT victory
UM 26 - 8 RUT
197: #8 Patrick Brucki 4-2 SV1 DEC over #12 Greg Bulsak
1st Period
Few tie ups and half shots. No points midway. Deep single Brucki,ends in a stalemate. Single leg Bulsak, close to getting a takedown but CRAZY good defense from Brucki. Brucki ALMOST gets it on a reshot. Ends 0-0.
2nd Period
Bulsak starts bottom. Escapes in first 10 seconds. 0-1. Single leg Brucki, trying to raise it, but Bulsak has his ankle. Crazy scramble again. Stalemate with 30 seconds to go. Period ends 0-1.
3rd Period
Brucki starts down. A couple mat returns Bulsak. Brucki gets the reversal, making it 2-1. Off the restart, Brucki forced to grab ankle, 5 count makes it a stall call. Escape Bulsak and it's 2-2. Minute left. Single leg attempt Brucki. Another scramble, advantage Bulsak. Potentially dangerous and we're back to center. Short time, brick thrown by Michigan. Not sure what they'll review. Maybe early before scramble? Challenge is no good. Period ends 2-2.
SV1
NICE double attempt early Brucki, secures the takedown. 4-2 final.
UM 29 - 8 RUT
285: #2 Mason Parris vs. NR Boone McDermott
1st Period
Firemans to quick takedown Parris. 2-0. WOAH what a roll through from McDermott. 1 escape, 2-1. Stall called against McDermott. Double leg takedown Parris. 4-1. Another wing thrown in. Escape McDermott late in period. 4-2.
2nd Period
McDermott starts down. Gets the escape, 4-3. Spin around for takedown makes it 6-3. Working the wing again, almost gets McDermott over, but not quite. Ends 6-3.
3rd Period
Parris starts down. Good mat return McDermott. Gets too high on top, Parris picks up the reversal. Working hard for back points, just not able to get it. Stall call. 9-3 lead Parris. Rides out the period. 9-3
+1 riding time, 10-3.
UM 32 - 8 RUT
The dual should be a back-and-forth affair from 125 through 149, as the Scarlet Knights do have a few strong wrestlers, including four-time All-American Sebastian Rivera at 141. However, outside of the lower weights, Michigan has a clear advantage at 157, 165, and 174. The Wolverines feature three top-15 wrestlers against a trio of unranked wrestlers from the Scarlet Knights.
The highlight match of the dual comes at 184, where second-ranked Myles Amine will battle the impressive freshman John Poznanski. This weight is a joy to watch this year, and Poznanski is one of the better freshmen in the sport right now. 197 brings probably the second-bast match of the day with #8 Brucki taking on #12 Greg Bulsak of Rutgers. The dual should be decisively in Michigan’s favor by that point (knock on wood), but this match will help solidify where Brucki stands in the conference.
Finally, Mason Parris looks to get back on track after a tough loss to Kerkvliet on Friday, and should do so against an unranked heavyweight foe from Rutgers.
I’ll provide a match-by-match recap a bit later, but will be away from my computer during the actual dual. I’ll update the match notes tonight, so keep an eye out!
Projected Line-Up
- 125: #1 Nick Suriano vs. #23 Dylan Shawver
- 133: #8 Dylan Ragusin vs. #22 Joe Olivieri
- 141: NR Drew Mattin vs. #3 Sebastian Rivera
- 149: NR Pat Nolan / Zack Mattin / Fidel Mayora vs. #14 Mike Van Brill
- 157: #14 Will Lewan vs. NR Al DeSantis
- 165: #10 Cam Amine vs. NR Andrew Clark
- 174: #6 Logan Massa vs. NR Connor O’Neill (Jackson Turley out)
- 184: #2 Myles Amine vs. #5 John Poznanski
- 197: #8 Patrick Brucki vs. #12 Greg Bulsak
- 285: #2 Mason Parris vs. NR Boone McDermott
125: #1 Nick Suriano 16-1 Tech Fall over #23 Dylan Shawver
1st Period
Good pressure from Suriano and a couple shots, nothing materializing just yet. Suriano gets a double with about a minute left for a takedown. Transitions to a half and is getting back points! Seeking the fall, Shawver trying to fight, not sure if Suriano will get this. Period ends 6-0 with 0:58 riding time.
2nd Period
Suriano starts bottom. Quickly to his feet, gets escape within 10 seconds. 7-0. Shawver hit with a stall with another double attempt Suriano. Goes for another double and gets the 2. 9-0 past midway in 2nd. Escape given after trying to turn Shawver with a chicken wing. Another stall call against Shawver, 1pt Suriano. 10-1 at end of 2nd.
3rd Period
Shawver starts bottom. Front headlock for Suriano going for the fall again. HAS to have it here??? Not called, but 4 nearfall given. 14-1. Another stall makes it 15-1 with 30 seconds to go. Add in riding time and you’ll get the TF. Period ends 15-1.
+1 riding time. 16-1 final.
UM 5 - 0 RUT
133: #8 Dylan Ragusin 3-1 DEC over #22 Joe Olivieri
1st Period
Single leg Ragusin, good defense from Rutgers. Turns into a body lock situation with a throw, but crazy scramble on the edge with no points. Stalemate. Couple of ties and half shots, 1 minute left. Body lock for Ragusin near the edge, transitions toa double for the takedown as time expires. 2-0.
2nd Period
Olivieri starts down. Looking for a tilt! Not getting there, and Olivieri attempts to roll out, gets an escape after 45 seconds in the period. 2-1. Still neutral, not a lot going. Period ends 2-1.
3rd Period
Ragusin starts bottom. To his feet, gets escape after 10 seconds. 3-1. Good neutral pressure from Ragusin towards edge of mat. Olivieri turning up the pressure here, but short time. 10 seconds to go. Ragusin holds on to win 3-1.
UM 8 - 0 RUT
141: NR Chris Kim 4-19 Tech Fall to #3 Sebastian Rivera
1st Period
Slick duck by attempt from Kim, almost gets Rivera, but no dice. Lots of pressure by Rivera out of bounds, stalling against Kim. Single leg attempt Rivera, dumps it for a takedown. Rivera looking for a tilt, not able to get any backpoints, but riding hard. Secures a 4 count at end of the first, plus another stall makes it 7-0. Rivera cuts him, 7-1. Another takedown makes it 9-1 to end the period.
2nd Period
Rivera starts bottom, gets quick escape. 10-1, turns into another quick takedown. 12-1. Escape Kim makes it 12-2. Another takedown, cut, takedown, cut. 16-4. Another stall, 17-4. Takedown again makes it 19-4 to end it.
UM 8 - 5 RUT
149: NR Pat Nolan 1-4 DEC to #14 Mike Van Brill
1st Period
Couple ties to start. Van Brill applies a lot of pressure here, but few shots going on. Single leg attempt Van Brill, able to lift and trip to secure the takedown. Roll out for Nolan, 1-2, and that ends the period 1-2.
2nd Period
Van Brill starts down, gets a quick escape. 1-3. Good single leg attempt from Nolan, but Van Brill kicks out. Scramble situation midway through the period. Nolan works back neutral. Short time. End of period 1-3.
3rd Period
Nolan starts bottom. Tough ride from Van Brill. Riding time well over a minute by this point. Stall on top for Van Brill. 0:26 left, still 1-3 (effectively 1-4 with riding time). Few more mat returns, out of bounds again. Rides out the period, ends 1-3.
+1 riding time, 1-4 is final.
UM 8 - 8 RUT
157: #14 Will Lewan 8-3 DEC over NR Al DeSantis
1st Period
Single leg into a dump / takedown for Lewan. Quick escape for Desantis. 2-1. Not a whole lot in period until a late single to double leg with an explosive finish for Lewan. 4-1, rides out the period.
2nd Period
Lewan starts down, gets escape in 10 seconds. 5-1. Double leg attempt for Desantis, good hips from Lewan to defend. Spin behind and mat return for Lewan. 7-1. Riding tough. Gives escape short time, 7-2 ends the period.
3rd Period
Lewan starts top, quick escape for Desantis. 7-3. Shot attempt Lewan and Desantis hit with stall. Good pressure Lewan, another stall gets another point. 8-3. Short time, Lewan will win comfortably 8-3.
UM 11 - 8 RUT
165: #10 Cam Amine 3-1 DEC over NR Andrew Clark
1st Period
Couple of flurries, but nothing materializing. 1 minute left, no points. Double unders for Amine takes Clark out of bounds. Stall call against Clark. Another shot attempt late from Amine. 0-0.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Great hustle to get the escape for Amine. 1-0. Some ties, but action has slowed neutral here. Reshot attempt for Amine almost gets a takedown, but runs out of room on the edge of the mat. Short time. Low single! Secures the second leg at the end of the period. Huge takedown, 3-0 at the end of the period.
3rd Period
Clark starts bottom. Hard ride for Amine. Escape after about a minute. Not sure where riding time is at, but don't think it's a factor. 30 seconds to go. Some half shots from Clark, good defense Amine. Gonna end 3-1.
UM 14 - 8 RUT
174: #6 Logan Massa FALL over NR Connor O’Neill
1st Period
Single leg to a scramble situation. Massa out the back door, has the single looking for mat return. Gets it for an early 2. 2-0. Escale O'Neill, Massa attacking at edge of mat, secures another go behind. 4-1. Escape makes it 4-2. O'Neill in on a single, good hips from Massa, stalemate. Re-shot from Massa, secures single to double, now it's 6-2. Getting swipes on a tilt. 2 nearfall. 8-2.
2nd Period
Massa bottom, looking for reversal, gets it. 10-2. Escape, takedown again. 12-3. Looking for back points with a half. Getting back points, gets the pin! FALL
UM 20 - 8 RUT
184: #2 Myles Amine DEFAULT victory
UM 26 - 8 RUT
197: #8 Patrick Brucki 4-2 SV1 DEC over #12 Greg Bulsak
1st Period
Few tie ups and half shots. No points midway. Deep single Brucki,ends in a stalemate. Single leg Bulsak, close to getting a takedown but CRAZY good defense from Brucki. Brucki ALMOST gets it on a reshot. Ends 0-0.
2nd Period
Bulsak starts bottom. Escapes in first 10 seconds. 0-1. Single leg Brucki, trying to raise it, but Bulsak has his ankle. Crazy scramble again. Stalemate with 30 seconds to go. Period ends 0-1.
3rd Period
Brucki starts down. A couple mat returns Bulsak. Brucki gets the reversal, making it 2-1. Off the restart, Brucki forced to grab ankle, 5 count makes it a stall call. Escape Bulsak and it's 2-2. Minute left. Single leg attempt Brucki. Another scramble, advantage Bulsak. Potentially dangerous and we're back to center. Short time, brick thrown by Michigan. Not sure what they'll review. Maybe early before scramble? Challenge is no good. Period ends 2-2.
SV1
NICE double attempt early Brucki, secures the takedown. 4-2 final.
UM 29 - 8 RUT
285: #2 Mason Parris vs. NR Boone McDermott
1st Period
Firemans to quick takedown Parris. 2-0. WOAH what a roll through from McDermott. 1 escape, 2-1. Stall called against McDermott. Double leg takedown Parris. 4-1. Another wing thrown in. Escape McDermott late in period. 4-2.
2nd Period
McDermott starts down. Gets the escape, 4-3. Spin around for takedown makes it 6-3. Working the wing again, almost gets McDermott over, but not quite. Ends 6-3.
3rd Period
Parris starts down. Good mat return McDermott. Gets too high on top, Parris picks up the reversal. Working hard for back points, just not able to get it. Stall call. 9-3 lead Parris. Rides out the period. 9-3
+1 riding time, 10-3.
UM 32 - 8 RUT
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