2023 Big Ten Tournament (HOW TO WATCH, PREVIEW, RESULTS, SCORES)

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Straight from the Big Ten:

CHICAGO, Ill. – The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, featuring four of the top 10 teams in the country, begins next Friday on the Big Ten Network with comprehensive coverage of college wrestling’s premier conference event.

From 10 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 4, BTN will broadcast the opening session on television with whip-around coverage and quad box views. On B1G+, individual mat cameras, as well as the quad box, will allow viewers to customize their experience. For session two on Saturday night, coverage of the wrestleback matches begins at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed exclusively on B1G+. Television coverage resumes for Saturday night’s semifinals from 7:30 p.m. ET through 9:30 p.m. ET.

On Sunday, March 5, competition begins at 1 p.m. ET on B1G+ with individual mat cameras for the consolation semifinals. At 4:30 p.m. ET, television coverage resumes as Big Ten champions are crowned, while third and fifth-place bouts will be streamed on B1G+.

Big Ten Network veterans Shane Sparks, Jim Gibbons and Tim Johnson will anchor the weekend broadcasts.

 

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WHAT: 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament
WHEN:
Saturday, March 4
Session I: 9 AM CT
Session II: 4:30 PM CT (wrestlebacks) | 6:30 PM CT (semifinals)
Sunday, March 5
Session III: 12 PM CT
Session IV (Championship Finals): 3:30 PM CT

WHERE: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
TV: BTN (Sessions I, II, Championship Finals)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Steven Grace and Mark Ironside) | AM 800 KXIC or YouTube
MOBILE: www.foxsports.com/mobile (free w/ cable sub) or BTN+ ($)
ONLINE: www.foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN

The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament is set to take place this weekend. Iowa, ranked #2 in the country, will be trying to win its first Big Ten championship since 2021. Iowa has a wrestler ranked in the Top 8 at each weight at the tournament, including four wrestlers ranked in the top four at their respective weights.

125: #1 Spencer Lee (RS SR, 13-0)
133: #8 Brody Teske (RS JR, 6-2)
141: #1 Real Woods (SR, 13-0)
149: #4 Max Murin (RS SR, 15-3)
157: #5 Cobe Siebrecht (RS JR, 10-4)
165: #3 Patrick Kennedy (RS SO, 16-2)
174: #7 Nelson Brands (RS SR, 6-4)
184: #5 Abe Assad (JR, 15-2)
197: #5 Jacob Warner (RS SR, 12-4)
285: #3 Tony Cassioppi (SR, 17-2)

Full brackets for each weight are available here.

FIRST ROUND MATCHES​

125 - BYE
133 - #8 Brody Teske (RS JR, 6-2) vs. #9 RayVon Foley (MSU) (RS SR, 12-8)
141 - BYE
149 - #4 Max Murin (RS SR, 15-3) vs. #13 Payton Omania (MSU) (RS JR, 12-11)
157 - #5 Cobe Siebrecht (RS JR, 10-4) vs. #12 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) (SO, 10-6)
165 - #3 Patrick Kennedy (RS SO, 16-2) vs. #14 John Best (MD) (SO, 10-14)
174 - #7 Nelson Brands (RS SR, 6-4) vs. #10 Jackson Turley (RU) (RS SO, 8-10)
184 - #5 Abe Assad (JR, 15-2) vs. #12 Ben Vanadia (PUR) (RS SR, 11-14)
197 - #5 Jacob Warner (RS SR, 12-4) vs. #12 Andrew Davison (NU) (RS SR, 17-11)
285 - #3 Tony Cassioppi (SR, 17-2) vs. #14 Austin Emerson (NEB) (RS FR, 8-3)

The top two seeds at each weight have a bye; for Iowa, that means Lee and Woods will not compete until the quarterfinals.

Murin wrestled Omania at last year's Big Ten Tournament; Max won 12-0. Assad wrestled Vanadia at the Iowa-Purdue dual earlier this season; Abe pinned him in 4:15. Warner wrestled Davison at the Iowa-Northwestern dual last year and won 11-2.

Teske, Kennedy, Brands, and Cassioppi have not previously wrestled their opponents.

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-2023-big-ten-wrestling-tournament

 

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Iowa goes 10/10 in Round One.

ROUND ONE
125: (1) Spencer Lee -- BYE
133: (8) Brody Teske DEC (4-1) (9) RayVon Foley (MSU)
141: (1) Real Woods -- BYE
149: (4) Max Murin INJ DEF (13) Peyton Omania (MSU)
157: (5) Cobe Siebrecht MAJ DEC (8-0) (12) Paddy Gallagher (OSU)
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy MAJ DEC (22-8) (14) John Best (MD)
174: (7) Nelson Brands DEC (1-0) (10) Jackson Turley (RUT)
184: (5) Abe Assad DEC (6-1) (12) Ben Vanadia (PUR)
197: (5) Jacob Warner DEC (6-2) (12) Andrew Davison (NW)
285: (3) Tony Cassioppi MAJ DEC (10-0) (14) Austin Emerson (NEB)

Here are your quarterfinal matchups for Iowa:

QUARTERFINALS
125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (9) Jack Medley (MICH)
133: (8) Brody Teske vs (1) Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)
141: (1) Real Woods vs (8) Parker Filius (PUR)
149: (4) Max Murin vs (5) Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
157: (5) Cobe Siebrecht vs (4) Chase Saldate (MSU)
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy vs (6) Maxx Mayfield (NW)
174: (7) Nelson Brands vs (2) Mikey Labriola (NEB)
184: (5) Abe Assad vs (4) Matt Finesilver (MICH)
197: (5) Jacob Warner vs (4) Cameron Caffey (MSU)
285: (3) Tony Cassioppi vs (6) Boone McDermott (RUT)

 

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QUARTERFINALS
125: (1) Spencer Lee TECH FALL (17-0) (9) Jack Medley (MICH)
133: (1) Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) MAJ DEC (13-2) (8) Brody Teske
141: (1) Real Woods FALL (2:07) (8) Parker Filius (PUR)
149: (4) Max Murin DEC (4-2) (5) Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
157: (4) Chase Saldate (MSU) DEC (9-2) (5) Cobe Siebrecht
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy MAJ DEC (11-3) (6) Maxx Mayfield (NW)
174: (2) Mikey Labriola (NEB) DEC (5-2) (7) Nelson Brands
184: (4) Matt Finesilver (MICH) FALL (4:19) (5) Abe Assad
197: (5) Jacob Warner DEC (3-2) (4) Cameron Caffey (MSU)
285: (3) Tony Cassioppi FALL (2:53) (6) Boone McDermott (RUT)

SEMIFINALS
125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (5) Patrick McKee (MN)
141: (1) Real Woods vs (4) Frankie Tal Shahar (NW)
149: (4) Max Murin vs (1) Sammy Sasso (OSU)
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy vs (2) Cameron Amine (MICH)
197: (5) Jacob Warner vs (1) Max Dean (PSU)
285: (3) Tony Cassioppi vs (2) Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)

CONSOLATION
133: (8) Brody Teske vs (10) Taylor Lamont (WIS)
149: (5) Cobe Siebrecht vs (10) Michael North (MD) or (11) Brayton Lee (MN)
174: (7) Nelson Brands vs (9) Max Maylor (MICH)
184: (5) Abe Assad vs (11) Evan Bates (NW) or Kevin Makosy (MD)

TEAM SCORES (after quarters)
1) 63.5 -- Iowa (6 in semis)
1) 63.5 -- Penn State (7 in semis)
3) 51.5 -- Minnesota (5 in semis)
4) 45.5 -- Ohio State (5 in semis)
5) 45.0 -- Nebraska (5 in semis)

 

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Here's a recap of the semifinal/consolation round action tonight

SEMIFINALS
125: (1) Spencer Lee TECH FALL (20-2) (5) Patrick McKee (MN)
141: (1) Real Woods DEC (3-0) (4) Frankie Tal Shahar (NW)
149: (1) Sammy Sasso (OSU) DEC (8-2) (4) Max Murin
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy DEC (3-2) (2) Cameron Amine (MICH)
197: (1) Max Dean (PSU) DEC (3-1) (5) Jacob Warner
285: (2) Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) DEC (5-0) (3) Tony Cassioppi

CONSOLATION
133: (8) Brody Teske DEC (4-1) (10) Taylor Lamont (WIS)
157: (5) Cobe Siebrecht FALL (3:33) (14) Michael North (MD)
174: (7) Nelson Brands DEC (3-2) (9) Max Maylor (MICH)
184: (5) Abe Assad DEC (5-1) (11) Evan Bates (NW)

133: (4) Chris Cannon (NW) DEC (9-4) (8) Brody Teske
157: (8) Trevor Chumbley (NW) DEC (3-2) (5) Cobe Siebrecht
174: (7) Nelson Brands DEC (3-1 SV) (6) Donnell Washington (IND)
184: (8) Brian Soldano (RUT) FALL (0:54) (5) Abe Assad

And what's on tap tomorrow:

FINALS
125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (2) Liam Cronin (Nebraska)
141: (1) Real Woods vs (3) Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
165: (3) Patrick Kennedy vs (1) Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)

CONSOLATION
149: (4) Max Murin vs (3) Yahya Thomas (NW)
174: (7) Nelson Brands vs (4) Bailee O'Reilly (MIN)
197: (5) Jacob Warner vs (6) Jaxon Smith (MD)
285: (3) Tony Cassioppi vs (4) Lucas Davison (NW)

7th place
133: (8) Brody Teske vs (7) Joe Heilmann (RUT)
157: (5) Cobe Siebrecht vs (10) Derek Gilcher (IND)
184: (5) Abe Assad vs (6) Layne Malczewski (MSU)

TEAM SCORES after semis
1. 120.0 -- Penn State (6 finalists)
2. 105.5 -- Iowa (3 finalists)
3. 98.5 -- Nebraska (5 finalists)

 

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Iowa goes 2-2 in the consolation semifinals:

149: Murin wins via injury default
174: Brands loses 3-1 in sudden victory
197: Warner loses 3-1 in sudden victory
285: Cassioppi wins 4-2 in sudden victory

133: Teske wins 8-4 in the 7th place match
157: Siebrecht wins 2-0 in the 7th place match
184: Assad wins via medical forfeit in the 7th place match

TEAM STANDINGS
1. 129.0 -- Penn State
2. 119.5 -- Iowa
3. 97.5 -- Nebraska

what's left:

125: (1st place) (1) Spencer Lee vs (2) Liam Cronin (NEB)
141: (1st place) (1) Real Woods vs (3) Brock Hardy (NEB)
149: (3rd place) (4) Max Murin vs (5) Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
165: (1st place) (3) Patrick Kennedy vs (1) Dean Hamiti (WIS)
174: (5th place) (7) Nelson Brands vs (5) Edmond Ruth (ILL)
197: (5th place) (5) Jacob Warner vs (4) Cameron Caffey (MSU)
285: (3rd place) (3) Tony Cassioppi vs (7) Tate Orndorff (OSU)

 

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Iowa entered the final session of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament with three wrestlers competing for Big Ten championships, two competing for third place, two more competing for fifth place, and three having finished 7th in their respective weights. The Hawkeyes also retained a small chance of catching Penn State for the team championship, but needed a lot of results to go their way -- and also for Penn State to have pretty disastrous final session.

Iowa had a solid final session, going 2-1 in the championship matches, with Spencer Lee and Real Woods earning Big Ten championships. The Hawkeyes also went 4-0 combined in their 3rd and 5th place matches. But Penn State went 4-2 in the finals, which gave them enough of a cushion to hold off Iowa and claim their first Big Ten championship since 2019.

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-wins-2-big-ten-titles-finishes-2nd-in-team-race