University of Minnesota Athletics
Session One Play-by-Play
3/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
The defending national champion Golden Gopher wrestling team began its run for a second straight national title Thursday morning at the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis. Play-by-play for the Gophers' matches will be updated below throughout the morning session.
197 Pigtail Round: Justin Bronson (MINN) vs. Richard Starks (Army)
1st period: Neutral start; No scoring; No Advantage time (0-0)
2nd period: Bronson starts down; Bronson escape 1:59 (1-0); Advantage time Stark 1:01 (1-0)
3rd period: Stark starts down; Stark reversal 0:59 (1-2); Bronson escape 0:41 (2-2) No advantage time (2-2)
Sudden Victory 1: Stark starts down; Stark escape 0:21 (2-3); Stark takedown 0:02 (2-5)
Sudden Victory 2: Bronson starts down; no scoring
Final: Stark dec. Bronson, 5-2
125 Pounds: #2 Jayson Ness (MINN) vs. Marcos Orozco (UC Davis)
1st period: Neutral start; Ness takedown 2:49 (2-0); Orozco escape 2:45 (2-1); Ness takedown 2:30 (4-1); Ness fall 0:51
Final: Ness pinned Orozco, 2:09
133 Pounds: #8 Mack Reiter (MINN) vs. Jeffery Schell (Brown)
1st period: Neutral start; Reiter takedown 2:29 (2-0); Reiter fall 0:47
Final: Reiter pinned Schell, 2:13
141 Pounds: #5 Manuel Rivera (MINN) vs. Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro)
1st period: Neutral start; Rivera takedown 2:52 (2-0); Rivera 3-pt nearfall 1:50 (5-0); Rivera 3-pt. nearfall 1:12 (8-0); Rivera 2-pt nearfall 0:08 (10-0) Advantage time Rivera 2:54 (10-0)
2nd period: Neutral start; Rivera takedown 1:30 (12-0); Rivera 3-pt. nearfall 0:16 (15-0); Advantage time Rivera 4:11 (16-0)
Final: Rivera tech fall Gillespie, 16-0 (4:44)
149 Pounds: #2 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) vs. Adam Hall (Boise State)
1st period: Neutral start; Schlatter takedown 2:01 (2-0); Hall escape 1:46 (2-1); Advantage time Schlatter 0:27
2nd period: Hall starts down; Hall escape 1:55 (2-2); Advantage time Schlatter 0:22
3rd period: Schlatter starts down; Schlatter escape 1:58 (3-2); Schlatter takedown 1:44 (5-2); Hall escape 1:42 (5-3); Schlatter injury timeout 0:51; Advantage time Schlatter 0:28
Final: Schlatter dec. Hall, 5-3
157 Pounds: #5 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) vs. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa)
1st period: Neutral start; Schlatter takedown 0:14 (2-0); Advantage time Schlatter 0:14
2nd period: Reiner starts down; Reiner escape 0:32 (2-1); Advantage time Schlatter 2:11
3rd period: Schlatter starts down; Schlatter escape 0:47 (3-1); Schlatter point (4-1); Schlatter stall point 0:14 (4-2); Advantage time Schlatter 0:57
Final: Schlatter dec. Reiner, 4-2
174 Pounds: #8 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) vs. Nathan Lee (Boise State)
1st period: Neutral start; No scoring
2nd period: Lee starts down; Lee escape 1:37 (0-1); Advantage time Dretsch 0:27
3rd period: Dretsch starts down; Dretsch escape 1:40 (1-1); Advantage time Dretsch 0:07
Sudden victory: Neutral start; Lee takedown 0:24 (1-3)
Final: Lee dec. Dretsch 3-1
184 pounds: #8 Roger Kish (MINN) vs. Josh Edmundson (UT-Chattanooga)
1st period: Neutral start; Edmundson takedown 1:45 (0-2); Kish escape 1:35 (1-2); Kish takedown 0:06 (3-2); Advantage time Kish 0:10
2nd period: Kish starts down; Kish escape 1:42 (4-2); Advantage time Edmundson 0:09
3rd period: Kish injury timeout; Edmundson starts down; Edmundson escape 1:51 (4-3); Kish takedown 0:43 (6-3); Advantage time Kish 0:42
Final: Kish dec. Edmundson, 6-3
Hwt: Ben Berhow (MINN) vs. Jermail Porter (Kent State)
1st period: Porter takedown 1:42 (0-2); Berhow escape 1:31 (1-2); Porter takedown 1:20 (1-4); Berhow escape 0:50 (2-4); Advantage time Porter 0:38
2nd period: Berhow starts down; Berhow escape 1:23 (3-4); Advantage time Porter 1:17
3rd period: Porter starts down; Porter reversal 1:45 (3-6); Berhow escape 1:32 (4-6); Berhow takedown 1:20 (6-6); Porter escape 1:19 (6-7); Advantage time Porter 1:17 (6-8)
Final: Porter dec. Berhow, 8-6
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