University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Sends Five Wrestlers to Quarterfinals of 2003 NCAA Championships
3/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Heavyweight Garrett Lowney was the lone Golden Gopher to lose in the championship bracket. In the wrestlebacks, Bobbe Lowe (125) and Derek Phillips (141) won to keep all eight of UM's qualifiers alive in the tournament. Lowe also eliminated the first wrestler of favorite Oklahoma State with a 12-7 win over Skyler Holman.
Minnesota stands in fourth place with 23 points. Oklahoma State leads the team race with 35 points, followed by Oklahoma at 25.5 and Lehigh at 24.
At 133 pounds, No. 3 seed Lewis survived a major scare against Nebraska's Joey Malia. The Cornhusker took Lewis down early in the first and rolled him to his back, nearly for the fall. After a three- point near fall, Lewis reversed Malia to take the lead. After a tight second period that ended tied at seven, Lewis opened the final stanza with a takedown before pinning Malia at 5:32. It was Lewis' second fall of the tournament and team-leading 14th of the season. Lewis takes on unseeded Pat Garcia of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.
At 149 pounds, No. 2 seed Lawrence used a late takedown to gain a 10- 2 major decision win over Justin Giovinco of Pittsburgh. Lawrence led throughout and ended the bout with 3:18 of advantage time. The win was Lawrence's 30th of the season. He next faces No. 10 Dustin Manotti of Cornell. At 157 pounds, top-seeded Becker dominated Clovis Crane of Purdue to the tune of a 16-3 major decision. Becker tallied six takedowns and an astounding 5:30 of advantage time to move on to the next round. In the quarters, he will take on No. 9 Alex Tirapelle of Illinois.
No. 4 seed Volkmann became the fourth Golden Gopher to advance to the quarterfinals, edging Penn State's Doc Vecchio, 5-1, at 165 ponds. Volkmann scored a takedown in both the second and third period to gain his second career berth in the quarterfinals. There he will face No. 5 Tyron Woodley of Missouri. At 197 pounds, No. 6 seed Hahn narrowly avoided an upset to Dante Stone of Missouri, but prevailed, 4-2. With the match tied at two late in the third period, Hahn threw Stone with five seconds remaining for the winning points. In the quarterfinals, Hahn will wrestle Tom Grossman of Oklahoma, an upset winner over No. 3 Justin Ruiz of Nebraska.
At heavyweight, No. 9 seed John Testa took No. 8 Lowney down three times and did not allow a UM offensive point to cruise to a 7-3 win. Lowney moves to the consolation bracket where he will have the opportunity to eliminate another Oklahoma State grappler, Willie Gruenwald.
In wrestlebacks, Lowe registered a huge win with his 12-7 triumph over OSU's Holman at 125 pounds. Lowe came out on fire, taking the Cowboy down early and nearly posting a pin the the bout's first minute. Lowe led 8-3 at the end of one, and 9-6 at the end of two. The Golden Gopher quelled the OSU comeback attempt with an escape and takedown in the final stanza. Lowe faces Duke's Tommy Hoang in the next round of consolation matches.
Minnesota kept all its qualifiers in the tournament when Phillips edged Jared Sullivan of Chattanooga, 4-3, at 141 pounds. With the match tied at three in the third period, Phillips tallied an escape with 18 seconds remaining to gain the winning point. He battles No. 9 Scott Moore of Penn State in the next round of wrestlebacks.
Session III of the 2003 NCAA Championships kicks off Friday morning at 10 a.m., with quarterfinals and wrestleback second and third rounds. The national tournament concludes Saturday, March 22, with finals beginning at 2:30 p.m.
2003 NCAA Championships
Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, Mo.
Session II -- March 20, 2003
Championship bracket second round results
133 - No. 3 Ryan Lewis (MINN) pinned Joey Malia (Nebraska), 5:32
149 - No. 2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) maj. dec. Justin Giovinco (Pittsburgh), 10-2
157 - No. 1 Luke Becker (MINN) maj. dec. Clovis Crane (Purdue), 16- 3
165 - No. 4 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) dec. Doc Vecchio (Penn State), 5- 1
197 - No. 6 Damion Hahn (MINN) dec. Dante Stone (Missouri), 4-2
HWT - No. 9 John Testa (Clarion) dec. No. 8 Garrett Lowney (MINN), 7-3
Play-by-play
133 - No. 3 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. Joey Malia (Nebraska)
1st period: Malia takedown (0-2); Malia 3 pt near fall (0-5); Lewis reversal (2-5); Advantage time Lewis 0:57
2nd period: Lewis starts down; Lewis reversal 0:23 (4-5); Lewis 3 pt near fall 1:23 (7-5); Malia reversal 1:56 (7-7); Advantage time Lewis 1:59
3rd period: Neutral start; Lewis takedown (9-7); Lewis pin 0:32
Final: Lewis pinned Malia, 5:32
149 - No. 2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. Justin Giovinco (Pittsburgh) 1st period: Lawrence takedown (2-0); Advantage time Lawrence 0:32
2nd period: Giovinco starts down; Giovinco stall warning; Giovinco stall warning (3-0); Advantage time Lawrence 2:32
3rd period: Neutral start; Lawrence takedown (5-0); Giovinco escape (5-1); Lawrence takedown (7-1); Giovinco escape (7-2); Lawrence takedown (9-2); Advantage time Lawrence 3:18 (10-2)
Final: Lawrence maj. dec. Giovinco, 10-
157 - No. 1 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. Clovis Crane (Purdue)
1st period: Becker takedown (2-0); Crane escape (2-1); Becker takedown (4-1); Crane stall warning 1:55; Advantage time Becker 2:29
2nd period: Neutral start; Becker takedown (6-1); Becker 3 pt near fall (9-1); Advantage time Becker 4:24
3rd period: Neutral start; Becker takedown (11-1); Crane escape (11- 2); Becker takedown (13-2); Crane escape (13-3); Becker takedown (15- 3); Advantage time Becker 5:30 (16-3)
Final: Becker maj. dec. Crane, 16-3
165 - No. 4 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. Doc Vecchio (Penn State)
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Neutral start; Volkmann takedown 0:36 (2-0); Vecchio escape 1:21 (2-1); Advantage time Volkmann 1:08
3rd period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:13 (3-1); Volkmann takedown 1:57 (5-1); Advantage time Volkmann 0:59
Final: Volkmann dec. Vecchio, 5-1
197 - No. 6 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. Dante Stone (Missouri)
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Stone starts down; Stone escape 0:07 (0-1); Advantage time Hahn 0:07
3rd period: Hahn starts down; Hahn reversal 0:49 (2-1); Stone escape 0:55 (2-2); Hahn takedown 1:55 (4-2); Advantage time Stone 0:26
Final: Hahn dec. Stone, 4-2
HWT - No. 8 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. No. 9 John Testa (Clarion)
1st period: Testa takedown 0:53 (0-2); Lowney escape (1-2); Advantage time Testa 0:26
2nd period: Testa starts down; Testa escape (1-3); Testa takedown (1- 5); Lowney escape (2-5); Advantage time even
3rd period: Lowney starts down; Lowney escape (3-5); Testa takedown (3-7); Advantage time Testa 0:57
Final: Testa dec. Lowney, 7-3
Consolation bracket first round results
125 - Bobbe Lowe (MINN) dec. Skyler Holman (Oklahoma State), 12-7
141 - Derek Phillips (MINN) dec. Jared Sullivan (Chattanooga), 4-3
Play-by-play
125 - Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. Skyler Holman (Oklahoma State)
1st period: Lowe takedown (2-0); Lowe 3 pt near fall (5-0); Holman reversal (5-2); Lowe escape 1:11 (6-2); Lowe takedown 2:42 (8-2); Holman escape 2:53 (8-3); Advantage time Lowe 0:42
2nd period: Holman starts down; Holman escape 0:09 (8-4); Holman takedown 1:12 (8-6); Lowe escape 2:00 (9-6); Advantage time Lowe 0:03
3rd period: Lowe starts down; Lowe escape 0:02 (10-6); Lowe takedown 1:13 (12-6); Holman escape 1:30 (12-7); Advantage time Lowe 0:20
Final: Lowe dec. Holman, 12-7
141 - Derek Phillips (MINN) vs. Jared Sullivan (Chattanooga)
1st period: Phillips takedown 2:44 (2-0); Advantage time Phillips 0:16
2nd period: Sullivan starts down; Sullivan escape 0:11 (2-1); Advantage time Phillips 0:27
3rd period: Phillips starts down; Phillips escape 0:52 (3-1); Sullivan takedown 1:20 (3-3); Phillips escape 1:42 (4-3); Phillips stall warning 1:58; Advantage time Sullivan 0:47
Final: Phillips dec. Sullivan, 4-3
Championship bracket quarterfinal match-ups
133 - No. 3 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. Pat Garcia (Northern Iowa)
149 - No. 2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. No. 10 Dustin Manotti (Cornell)
157 - No. 1 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. No. 9 Alex Tirapelle (Illinois)
165 - No. 4 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 5 Tyron Woodley (Missouri)
197 - No. 6 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. Tom Grossman (Oklahoma)
Consolation bracket second round match-ups
125 - Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. Tommy Hoang (Duke)
141 - Derek Phillips (MINN) vs. No. 9 Scott Moore (Penn State)
HWT - No. 8 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. Willie Gruenwald (Oklahoma State)
Team standings after Session II
1. Oklahoma State 35
2. Oklahoma 25.5
3. Lehigh 24
4. Minnesota 23
