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Starocci and Dean battled tough in their ranked bouts, winning on riding time and grit in the third period. Haines also earned the start at pounds, officially ending his redshirt season. Kerkvliet is dangerous, as is this entire Penn State team. Greg Kerkvliet is feeling the energy from this crowd, and he notches a takedown at the two-minute mark of the first period.
Cassioppi gets the escape, and it's with thirty seconds to go. He's riding tough and has pushed his riding time up over a minute. This upperweight lineup for the Lions is unstoppable. Kerkvliet rides out Cassioppi for the entire second period, and he can feel that this dual is his.
Cassioppi gives Kerkvliet the escape, and it's with riding time secured for Kerkvliet. Thirty seconds to go. Ten seconds. Kerkvliet and Penn State take the victory. We've seen this match before but never in the Bryce Jordan Center.
We're off! The first two minutes looked exactly as expected, no takedowns, but heavy handfighting. These are two tough guys. Watch their NCAA final match while we wait for Warner to get his head wrapped before the start of the second period. Dean chooses bottom to start the second period. Warner runs the riding time up over 30 seconds and pushes Dean down with a tough mat return. This a big moment for Warner. Dean is out. The Nittany Lion is on the board. One minute to go.
Warner has 46 seconds of riding time. Thirty seconds. Warner knows Dean's tough on top. He'll want to put up points here from neutral if he can. Dean holds the lead heading into the third. Warner chooses bottom to start the third. Oh boy. He needs to get out quick. Dean has run down Warner's riding time, and now he's looking for that bow and arrow. The crowd knows, they see it. Seventy seconds left. Warner is hit with stalling. The ref calls potentially dangerous, so they'll reset.
Warner nearly works to get out, but they go off the mat. Thirty eight seconds remaining. Warner is not in a good position here. Dean locks up riding time.
Warner battled, but Dean rode out Warner for the win. Penn State holds the six-point lead heading into heavyweight. Iowa's typical starter, No. Rhodes weighed in at pounds tonight against the two-time national champion for Penn State Aaron Brooks, and Brooks picks up two early points.
And two more. Brooks takes the early lead after both of Rhodes' escapes. Two more takedown points for Brooks. He's making this look easy. If Brooks notches bonus points like he's on pace to do, he could make this dual really difficult for Iowa, as the Nittany Lions are favored in the next two bouts as well.
One minute to go here in the first period as Brooks goes to work on top with assertiveness. Oh, Brooks has Rhodes on his back! That's four back points for the Nittany Lion to give him the lead with 30 seconds to go in the period. The period ends with Brooks on top, holding the lead with over two minutes of riding time. Rhodes chooses bottom to start the second period. That's a gutsy move for the Hawk, given the weight he's giving up here, but he gets the early escape. Another takedown for Brooks, but he doesn't want to wrestle on his feet, Brooks wants to put Rhodes on his back.
That's another takedown! Brooks leads One minute to go in the period. Rhodes is hit for stalling. Brooks lets him go and looks for another takedown. Two more for Brooks. The two-time champ now leads An escape from Rhodes and another takedown from Brooks makes the score Three more points from Brooks would give him the technical fall. He'll end the period ahead with over three minutes of riding time.
One final takedown locks up the tech fall, and that's five team points for Penn State. Aaron Brooks completes the tech fall victory! PSUwr pic. This is where Penn State will expect to pick up the pace and start rolling, but Nelson Brands is no easy opponent. Brands looks fearless so far in this bout. He's hard-nosed, and he isn't giving anything up.
He's pushing Starocci around as much as Starocci is pushing him. To walk into Penn State territory with this focus is admirable. Starocci is patient and likely unbothered by this pace, but the first period will end scoreless. Starocci chooses down to start the second period and escapes after a hard second ride from Brands. Starocci spoke with the Big Ten Network earlier this week about his confidence and work ethic, and his conditioning is on full display today.
Despite the low score, the effort from both of these athletes is clear. Lots of fight right now in the middle of the mat. Thirty seconds left. Brands chooses down to start the third. He'll need to escape and escape quick. Starocci is a gritty rider. His riding time surpasses 30 seconds. Brands is watching the clock. He knows he can't give up the riding time point, but Starocci is too tough and stays on top.
Thirty seconds to go, and riding time is locked for the Nittany Lion. Brands is out, and he's on the board. The match is tied, though Starocci does having the riding time point.
Five seconds. Starocci holds on with a win and secures three team points, but Brands is not happy and he lets it show. Both guys take the mat with different types of knee protection, with Facundo's right leg covered in tape up and Kennedy's right knee sporting a brace.
Kennedy chooses down to start the second period, and he's out right away. The Hawkeye leads Lots of effort here from both guys, but the wrestlers can't convert yet. Ten seconds to go.
Kennedy will lead heading into the second. Facundo gets a quick escape to start the third and tie the score. We're back to neutral with everything tied up at
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