Live results of NWCA National Duals semifinals

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John Fuller (TheMat.com)
01/17/2004


Oklahoma State vs. Michigan  125 - Mark Moos (M) maj. dec. Cody Stites (OSU), 15-4  First Period:  Moos threw Stites to his back 20 seconds into the match, scoring two nearfall points and taking a 4-0 lead. After a Stites escape, Moos shot a single-leg and in a scramble, ended up on top of Stites, scoring three more nearfall points at the end of the period for a 9-1 lead.    Second Period:  Stites chose bottom and earned an escape to cut the lead to 9-2. Moost continued his onslaught, scoring another takedown.    Third Period:  Moos chose bottom and scored a reversal.    133 - Foley Dowd (M) dec. Johnny Thompson (OSU), 3-1 ot  Second Period:  Thompson chose bottom and quickly earned an escape for a 1-0 lead. Thompson was warned for stalling midway through the period.    Third Period:  Dowd chose bottom and earned an escape to tie the score at 1-1.    Overtime:  Dowd used a front headlock to get Thompson on the mat, and then spun around behind for the winning takedown.    141 - Clark Forward (M) dec. Ronnie Delk (OSU), 8-5  First Period:  Forward scored an early takedown for a 2-0 lead. Delk earned an escape to cut the lead to 2-1. Forward scored another takedown to take a 4-1 lead.    Second Period:  Delk chose bottom and did not escape.    Third Period:  Forward chose neutral and shot a single-leg that Delk countered and scored a takedown on, nearly taking Forward to his back. After a Forward escape, Delk scored another takedown to tie the score at 5-5. Forward earned an escape to take a 6-5 lead.    149 - Zack Esposito (OSU) dec. Ryan Churella (M), 11-6  First Period:  Churella shot a double-leg, and after a nice scramble, Esposito ended up with Churella's foot, and then finished for the takedown. Churella cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape. Esposito scored another takedown to extend his lead to 4-1. Esposito was warned for stalling while riding Churella.    Second Period:  Esposito chose bottom and scored a reversal for a 6-1 lead. Churella earned an escape and then shot a single-leg, but got too high while trying to finish, and Esposito came out from behind and scored a takedown for an 8-2 lead.    Third Period:  Churella scored a takedown as time expired to avoid the major decision.    157 - Johnny Hendricks (OSU) dec. Ryan Bertin (M), 6-5 tb  Second Period:  Bertin finished a single-leg to cut the lead to 5-4 and Bertin racked up over one minute of riding time in the period.    Third Period:  Bertin chose bottom and Hendricks erased the riding time advantage. Bertin then earned an escape to tie the score at 5-5. Bertin shot an ankle-pick on Hendricks, who was scooting out of bounds on the action. Bertin attempted to pull Hendricks back in, but Hendricks was able to draw Bertin out of bounds.    Overtime:  No scoring    Tiebreaker:  Hendricks earned an escape immediately in his half of the tiebreaker from the bottom. Hendricks then rode out Bertin in the second half of the tiebreaker.    165 - Tyrone Lewis (OSU) dec. Pat Owen (M), 5-3  First Period:  Lewis hit an ankle-pick near the edge of the mat for a 2-0 lead. Owen earned an escape to cut the lead to 2-1.    Second Period:  Owen chose bottom and earned an escape to tie the score at 2-2.    Third Period:  Lewis chose bottom and earned an escape to take a 3-2 lead. Lewis scored an ankle-pick late in the match to seal the win.    174 - Chris Pendleton (OSU) vs. R.J. Boudro (M), 11-1  First Period:  Pendleton scores on a low double-leg for a 2-0 lead. Pendleton then used a tilt for two nearfall points and a 4-0 advantage. Pendleton continued to dominate throughout the match, earning the major decision.    184 - Jake Rosholt (OSU) maj. dec. Josh Weitzel (M), 12-2  First Period:  Rosholt scored on an ankle-pick for a 2-0 lead. After an escape by Weitzel, Rosholt scored another takedown to extend his lead to 4-1.    197 - Rusty Blackmon (OSU) vs. Chase Verdoorn (M), 2-0  Third Period:  Verdoorn was unable to finish a double-leg takedown as time expired.    285 - Greg Wagner (M) dec. William Gruenwald (OSU), 9-5      Missouri 23, Penn State 16  125 - Adam Smith (PSU) dec. Austen DeVoe (M), 6-4 ot  Overtime:  Smith scored a takedown on the edge of the mat to win.    133 - Paul Collum (M) dec. Josh Moore (PSU), 14-10  Third Period:  Down 7-6, Collum scored on a low double-leg at the edge of the mat to take an 8-7 lead. Moore earned an escape to tie the score at 8-8 (and 1:39 riding time). Collum then shot another low double-leg and finished for a 10-8 lead. Collum added two more takedowns late in the third period for the win.    141 - J.P. Reese (M) pinned Dewitt Driscoll (PSU), 4:48  First Period:  Driscoll scored a takedown for an early 2-0 lead. Reese earned an escape to cut the lead to 2-1.    Second Period:  Driscoll chose bottom and earned an escape to extend his lead to 3-1. Reese then threw Driscoll to his back, earning the fall late in the period.    149 - Matt Storniolo (PSU) dec. Jeremy Spates (M), 6-4    157 - Kenny Burleson (M) pinned James Woodall (PSU), 0:52  First Period:  Burleson finished a duckunder for a takedown and then cradled Woodall for the pin early in the period.    165 - Tyron Woodley (M) tech. fall Jarrod Turner (PSU), 15-0 in 3:17    174 - Ben Askren (M) dec. Chris Taylor (PSU), 4-0  First Period:  Askren scored the first takedown, taking a 2-0 lead. He rode Yonushonis out for the remainder of the period.    Second Period:  Askren chose bottom and earned an escape to extend his lead to 3-0.    184 - Eric Bradley (PSU) dec. Matt Pell (M), 7-3    197 - Joel Edwards (PSU) dec. Jeff Foust (M), 4-3    285 - Pat Cummins (PSU) maj. dec. Mike Whitehead (M), 15-3