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Penn State’s top-end firepower blasted its way through to the Semifinals, and we said goodbye to three wrestlers in the consolations.
It was another good session for the Nittany Lions.
The Look Back
Penn State entered with 6 Quarterfinalists and three in the consolations. They went 6-0 in the Quarters and 1-3 in the consolations, where all have been eliminated.
Michigan had 7 Quarterfinalists and 2 in the consolations. They went 5-2 in the Quarters and 3-1 in the consis, where one has been eliminated.
Arizona State had 5 Quarterfinalists and 2 in the consolations. They went 4-1 in the Quarters and 2-2 in the consis, where each wrestler has been eliminated. They enter Session 4 with 4 Semifinalists and one in the R12.
Iowa had 6 Quarterfinalists and 4 in the consolations. They went 2-4 in the Quarters and 2-4 in the consis, where 4 of their wrestlers have been eliminated.
The Look Ahead
The Lions enter tonight with 6 Semifinalists, and another 42 non-Bonus Points available.
At the risk of stating the obvious, Kerkvliet has the biggest challenge, but the other 5 Semis are winnable. If Penn State goes 5-1 and adds 35 points to their current 73, for ~108, they should be in good shape versus both Michigan and Arizona State.
Michigan enters tonight with 5 Semifinalists:
#1 Suriano vs #4 Courtney (ASU)
#8 Lewan vs #5 Monday (PRIN)
#6 Amine vs #2 O’Toole (MIZZ)
#3 Massa vs #2 Lewis (VT)
#1 Amine vs #6 Truax (CP)
They are favored in 125 and 184, while the other three could be considered uphill battles. Remember it’s a crazy tournament, but if you’re a Penn State fan looking for advantages, those middle three are they. I’ll guess they’re in line for 2 or 3 wins tonight, for 14 or 21 points.
They’re also in the running for 3.5 points (plus the always wildcard Bonus Points) in the R12:
#6 Ragusin vs #7 Byrd (ILL)
#24 Micic vs #12 Composto (PENN)
#7 Parris vs #13 Orndorff (tOSU)
They could very fairly win all three of those to bolster their Semifinalists.
Arizona State has four Semifinalists tonight:
#4 Courtney vs #1 Suriano (MICH)
#3 McGee vs #2 Fix (OKST)
#3 Teemer vs #2 Deakin (NW)
#2 Schultz vs #6 Wood (LEH)
Those first three look like extremely uphill battles for Sparky, but are favored in the last one.
Their lone R12 battle is #5 Parco vs #18 Artalona (PENN), but Parco looked really banged up in that last round. On the whole, Sparky will have to put up a remarkable and consistent set of upsets to be able to climb competitively into PSU & Michigan’s orbit.
Iowa’s two Semifinalists and four R12s are wrestling for pride tonight.
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By: Jp Pearson
Title: Wrestling Session 3 Recap: Penn State Extends Their Lead
Sourced From: www.blackshoediaries.com/2022/3/18/22985313/wrestling-session-3-recap-penn-state-extends-their-lead
Published Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:32:03 +0000
