The Star Dual: ARMY @ NAVY...

[D3 for LU]

*The dual began @ 157 last nite... as you can see, the dual was split 5-5 and the final results hinged on the final bout @ 149.

Army West Point 18 Navy 17

125 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) tech Dayton DelViscio (Navy)  19-3

133 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy)  5-4

141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) maj Logan Brown (Army West Point)  13-3

149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) maj Matthew Williams (Army West Point)  17-8

*157 - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) maj Jonathan Ley (Navy)  10-1

165 - Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) dec Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)  5-4

174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec Danny Wask (Navy)  7-3

184 - David Key (Navy) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point)  4-1

197 - Cael Crebs (Navy) dec Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point)  7-1

285 - Grady Griess (Navy) dec Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point)  7-2SV

For those who have access to ESPN+... you can view that dual again.

Final bout of the evening, between ARMY's Matt Williams vs NAVY's Kaemen Smith @ 149...

Fast forward to the 1:10min mark of the 3rd pd and view the sequence that's about to unfold... and ask yourself this,

FALL, or NO FALL?

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Edited February 17, 2024 by D3 for LU

[Red Blades]

Did not see this dual - link to replay/stream?

Edited February 17, 2024 by Red Blades

[jdalu75]

11 minutes ago, Red Blades said:

Did not see this dual - link to replay/stream?

You've gotta have ESPN+.  Attendance reported as 2,546.

The dual was at Annapolis.  Here's Navy's take:

The Mids needed Smith to pin No. 31 Matt Williams to win the dual. Smith opened the match on a great note by scoring two takedowns in the first period to gain a 6-2 lead. Smith went up, 7-2, after scoring an escape in the second, but Williams responded with his first takedown to decrease his deficit to just two points. Williams started the third period with an escape to make the score, 7-6. Later in the third, Smith scored his third takedown and shifted Williams on his back. Smith looked to be close to a pin on multiple occasions, but the officials only gave him a four-point near fall. Although Smith won the match by a 17-8 major decision, his win only scored Navy four points.

Gunner Filipowicz  upset Cerniglia at 165.

 

Edited February 17, 2024 by jdalu75

[D3 for LU]

16 minutes ago, Red Blades said:

Did not see this dual - link to replay/stream?

If you have a subscription for ESPN+, RB, it's the link below:

https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a8274c40-e1f4-4209-8e16-582079d6382f#bucketId=3

AND, my bad, you would have a better look at approx. the 1:20 mark of the 3rd pd to start viewing the sequence...

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Edited February 17, 2024 by D3 for LU

[Red Blades]

Well - there were a couple of moments when there might have been a fall, but I couldn't clearly see both shoulders down from the camara angle.  The guy with the striped shirt certainly had a better view than I.  Maybe at 1:03 or so, and at that point the Navy bench may have had the best look.

[D3 for LU]

bimp!

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[D3 for LU]

Dibble bimp!

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[KLCarnegieTech_1969]

It looked like it was a fall but there was no way of knowing if the left shoulder was down because the view was blocked (on tv). The cradle was tight.   Ref was not in position. I will tell you the announcers were such Navy homers.  You can't call a pin if you are not in position or a complete view of the shoulder blades was blocked.  

Edited February 19, 2024 by KLCarnegieTech_1969

[Topper]

Smith apparently didn't get the geometry quite right...

Edited February 19, 2024 by Topper