lightweight

Buzzer saves Ernd at the end of the period.

Heller tried each leg in, finally cut him. 3-1 in the first

184 Ernd up two weights to face #15 R. Heller

11-5 Ruth. But closer than that, Luca had to try some desperate shots at the end when he was down one point and Ruth was clearly going to do nothing since he didn't have to.

Just got logged in here -- how did the first two matches (before the Ruth match now) go?

It confuses me a bit, since I thought the purpose of the recent change of the big near fall to 4 points was to encourage more mat wrestling, but this change now just encourages more stay on your feet, takedown-then-cut him matches?

Pitt vs Maryland had some good matches. Especially (and it pains me to say it) the heavyweight match. Pitt was up by 2 going into the match, so a win by Maryland would swing the dual.

Yes, they frequently called for back points when no takedown had been awarded. And they called a takedown when it was a reversal, which you should know because you are watching the match and you know where the wrestlers began the period. And, with the new college rules, when the official holds up two fingers it can't be a takedown anymore. I also noticed that the scoreboard operators were having problems, but this is not that unusual; if you're going to announce you have to watch the official and see what he is signaling. Especially when you have two sets of eyes in the booth. As I said in the post above, none of us are perfect, we all make mistakes. But those two (students? interns? communications majors?) aren't qualified to broadcast a wrestling match at this level.

Only if you can avoid getting rear-ended by one of the student drivers. I don't think it is too much to ask that at least ONE of the two knows how the scoring works; the other one can simply read off the data that the AD provides about the wrestler's previous record, where else they went to school, win streaks, etc., and let the kid who knows something do the play by play. Especially given that BIG+ requires a paid subscription. I don't claim to be perfect, but I am doing it for free. Also, Pitt-Maryland were two ranked teams and it is a Monday early in the season, so it isn't like there was likely to be some huge scheduling conflict with booking announcers.

You're welcome. Good practice for me as the HS season starts next weekend.

Here's something that I never say -- the heavyweights had the best match of the night.

Nevills starts on the bottom. Pitzer riding hard with a tight waist. Get the wrist, briefly. Standup and roll but Pitzer follows. Another standup. Pitzer still on top, 45 seconds left. Pitzer riding tough. Pitzer has the wrist. RT locked. Hooks the ankle. Standup and escape for Nevills, but 4-3 with riding time for the victory!

Pitzer starts on the bottom. Nevills on top, but Pitzer trying to come out the back, then reverses him. But now Nevills reverses him 2-2. Ptzer escape. Pitzer head inside single. Stuck underneath all that weight. 3-2 at the end of period.

Final match Seth Nevills vs Pitzer. Both ranked. Pitt with a 18-16 lead. All comes down to this match. Nevills with a knee sleeve. Not much action so far. 0-0 end of first.

Stout cuts Smith to start the third. <"Extra year for Covid eligible players."> Sigh. Still 4-1 MD with a minute to go. Stout needs to hit something here. Smith in on single and takes Stout up in the air and gets the TD. Escape but final is 7-2 for MD.

Stout down to start the second . Stands and turn for the escape. 3-1. Smith tries to throw him by but Stout defends crisply. Stout low single, whizzer from Smith. ?Stall call?

Stout blast double defended by Smith as they go OB Potentially dangerous? Stout in on a single, but Smith kicks out. still on their feet. Smith hits a big single for a TD Twenty seconds left in the first. Stout hits a roll but countered. End of the first.

197 M Stout vs Smith

Thirty seconds left. Heller trying to keep the TF Final is 20-5 TF for Pitt.

Heller cuts him to start the second. TD, now 9-3 with another escape. 12-4. Takedown and let up strategy. <"Winning matches by large margins helps your team."> Ya think? Heller out in the third period. Now 13-4. Heller with another single, cuts him. 16-5. Heller trip for a TD. 19-5 plus RT available.

Heller in on a low single. Scramble. Mielnik still has a foot. <No, they are not looking for near fall points..> Sheesh. Stalemated as each guy had an ankle. Heller with a quick TD on the restart. Quick escape for MD. 3-1 Heller head outside single and converts the TD. 6-1. Starts on a cross-body ride but swaps out with no time left.

184 R Heller vs Mielnik

Solis on bottom in the third. Tripped back to the mat. OB. stalling on Augustine? Solis stands and escapes. Stalemate on their feet. Wrestlers looking for throws. Augustine TD. Pitt wins 7-2. 13-13 team score.

Augustine stands, gets returned, stands again and escapes. 4-1 Augustine with a headlock Hard collar ties from Augustine End of second.

Slick TD for Augustine. 3-0 halfway through the first. Escape for Solis. 3-1 at the end of the first. Augustine down to start the second.