Pitt vs Maryland - Monday 7:30 on BTN+

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I don't see any other thread for this topic (although there was a set of predictions posted on the "week's schedule" thread) so here is a starting spot for other predictions or running commentary tonight.

[flyingcement]

Monday Night Wrestling!  

Heavyweight should be a style contrast with the fast and scrambly Pitzer against the behemoth of a man in Seth Nevills.

Braxton Brown needs to show he can go seven minutes.  141, 149, and 197 should all be fun matches

[flyingcement]

Looks like Brown may be abandoning the cut?  This could be a permanent bump

[lightweight]

I don't know Pitt's lineup tonight but I would expect something similar to their lineup vs Lehigh:

No. 23 Pitt 21, No. 17 Lehigh 12

125: Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Colton Camacho (Pitt), 8-5 (Lehigh leads, 3-0)

133: No. 5 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) maj. dec. No. 13 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 11-2 (Lehigh leads, 7-0)

141: No. 7 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh), 7-3 (Lehigh leads, 7-3)

149: No. 24 Finn Solomon (Pitt) dec. Matt Repos (Lehigh), 11-4 SV (Lehigh leads, 7-6)

157: Jared Keslar (Pitt) dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh), 8-6 (Pitt leads, 9-7)

165: No. 10 Holden Heller (Pitt) dec. No. 32 Jake Logan (Lehigh), 7-1 (Pitt leads, 12-7)

174: No. 21 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh), 6-2 (Pitt leads, 15-7)

184: No. 17 Reece Heller (Pitt) dec. Caden Rogers (Lehigh), 4-1 (Pitt leads, 18-7)

197: No. 11 Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall No. 18 Mac Stout (Pitt), 18-3 (Pitt leads, 18-12)

285: No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) dec. No. 11 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh), 2-0 (Pitt wins, 21-12)

Source:https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/11/19/wrestling-no-23-pitt-picks-up-big-win-at-no-17-lehigh-21-12.aspx

 

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[flyingcement]

Stream down for anyone else?  I thought that was Flo's thing

[lightweight]

Stream down for me too (Error #210)

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[lightweight]

just came up

Camacho up 14-0 over Capul

Sounds like student announcers

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[lightweight]

TF at the end of the second period.  5-0 Pitt leading MD

[lightweight]

133 Brown for Maryland freshman Santaniello for Pitt

[lightweight]

Brown in on  a single and finishes the TD.  On top with the left leg scooped with a figure-4

Stalemated with a minute remaining in the first

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[lightweight]

Escape for Pitt after Brown was riding with a tight waist but couldn't capture the left wrist.

End of the first, 3-1 MD

Reversal for Brown (NOT a TD as announced by the students...)

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[lightweight]

Escape for Pitt, 2-5

thirty seconds remaining before a stalemate call

End of the second period

[lightweight]

Pitt starts down in the third.  Repeated standup attempts.

Caution on MD on the restart.

Escape for Pitt.  Md in deep on the legs.  Waterfall position.  

Back to their feet.  Shot/re-shot.  MD wins the decision.

[lightweight]

141 Matthews vs Miller

 

[lightweight]

Miller converts a single straight to Matthews's back!  4 NF to make it 7-0 with thirty seconds left.

Stall on MD on top.  Re-start.

 

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[lightweight]

Matthews on bottom to start the second.

Esc after a re-start.

Stall on MD, point for Pitt, 7-2 to end the second.

[lightweight]

Pitt cuts him to start the third.

Miller hits a single, converts to a double for the TD.  RT locked for MD.  Bonus point territory for MD.

Esc for PItt.  Announcers do seem to understand scoring better than the crew for the Iowa/Oregon State last week.

More stalling.  12-4 major for MD.

 

[lightweight]

Matthews seemed to have no answer for that single leg shot.

[lightweight]

149 Solomon vs E. Miller

[lightweight]

Solomon shot from space doesn't get the leg.  Shot from Miller in on the right leg.  TD for MD.  3-0

Solomon reverses on a switch.  3-2.  End of the period.

[lightweight]

Nice response from Solomon to stay in the match.

[lightweight]

Solomon stands, Miller can't return him, cuts him.  3-3

Solomon shoots from space and misses, Miller reshot is successful, 6-3.

End of the period.

[lightweight]

Miller on bottom in the third.  Stands for the escape.

Solomon in on a single.  More bad announcing from the one kid.  

Miller still scrambling hard, lots of bridging.  Stalemate (not stalling!)

7-3 Maryland final.

[lightweight]

This is about as a good a start as MD could have hoped for.

[lightweight]

"Panthers could be playing on their heels".  Uh, no.