Semifinal Play-by-Play for Mat 4 of NCAA Championships Travis Shives USA Wrestling 03/16/2007 125 pounds - No. 6 Paul Donahoe (Nebraska) dec. No. 2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell), 2-1 2 OT First Period No scoring Second Period Nickerson chooses bottom and earns an escape at :17 to take a 1-0 lead. Third Period Donahoe chooses bottom and gets the escape at :11 to tie the score 1-1. 1st Overtime No scoring :30 Rideout Donahoe starts on bottom. Nickerson can’t return Donahoe to the mat and gets warned for stalling at :16. No scoring :30 Rideout Nickerson starts on bottom. No scoring 2nd Overtime No scoring :30 Rideout Nickerson starts on bottom No scoring :30 Rideout Donahoe starts on bottom and tries to kick out as Nickerson hangs onto his ankles. Nickerson gets called for stalling at :28 for failing to work up the body. Donahoe earns 1 point to take a 2-1 lead with :02 left in the period. Match ends 2-1. 133 pounds - No. 2 Matt Valenti (Penn) dec. No. 6 Darryl Vasquez, 4-2 (Cal Poly) First Period Valenti scores on a double leg at :27 to take a 2-0 lead. Vasquez gets an escape at 1:12 to close the score to 2-1. Lots of action and scrambling, Valenti ends up with a single, Vasquez holds on for a stalemate at 2:48. Second Period Valenti chooses bottom and scores an escape at :16 to take a 3-1 lead. Third Period Vasquez chooses bottom and earns an escape at :48 to close the score to 3-2. Valenti warned for stalling at 1:55 The match ends with Valenti earning an extra point for 1:13 of riding time. 141 pounds -No. 2 Derek Moore (UC Davis) dec. No. 3 Nathan Morgan, 6-2 (Oklahoma State) First Period Lots of action to start the period with Moore close to scoring two different times but Morgan is able to scramble with Moore both times and push the action out of bounds. Morgan scores on a double leg at 1:55 to take a 2-0 lead. Moore scores a reversal at 2:44 after the two scramble and roll around. The period ends 2-2. Second Period Morgan starts the second period on bottom. Moore rides tough with the legs the entire period, trading off between a cross body ride and a power half. The period ends with no scoring. Third Period Moore chooses down and earns a quick escape at :04. Moore scores on a single leg to take a 5-2 lead and rides Morgan out for the victory. Moore earns an extra point with 1:59 of riding time. 149 pounds - No. 3 Josh Churella (Michigan) dec. No. 10 Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 5-2 First Period Churella strikes first, scoring a double leg at 1:50 to take a 2-0 lead. Palmer escapes at 2:04 to close the score to 2-1. Palmer has excellent defense as Churella is unable to finish a deep single leg at the end of the period. Second Period Churella starts the second period down and quickly earns an escape at :18 to take a 3-1 lead. Third Period Palmer starts down and earns an escape at :24 to close the score to 3-2. Churella scores on a double leg at 1:21 to increase his lead and end the match 5-2. 157 pounds - No. 7 Craig Henning (Wisconsin) dec. No. 3 James Strouse (Hofstra), 1-0 First Period No scoring Second Period Strouse chooses neutral. No scoring Third Period Henning chooses down and earns an escape at :54 to take a 1-0 lead. Strouse is close to scoring near the end of the match but Henning is able to force a stalemate at 1:43. Henning earns the victory 1-0. 165 pounds - No. 2 Mark Perry (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Mike Patrovich (Hofstra), 6-4 First Period Patrovich gets a tight body lock on Perry, but Perry is able to get double underhooks and trips Patrovich, scoring a takedown at 1:46 to take a 2-0 lead. The two scramble for position before a stalemate is called at 2:50. Perry is able to finish the period on top. Second Period Perry defers, Patrovich chooses down. Perry puts the legs in and clings to Patrovich. Patrovich eventually shakes Perry off and earns the reversal at :56 to tie the score 2-2. Perry ends the period with an escape at 1:37 to take a 3-2 lead. Third Period Perry chooses down and Patrovich immediately cuts him at :02, giving Perry a 4-2 lead. Patrovich locks up a cradle from the neutral position to score a takedown at 1:00 and tie the score 4-4. Perry escapes at 1:24 and fends off a Patrovich takedown, getting a stalemate at 1:43. Perry earns an extra point with 1:02 of riding time and secures the victory 6-4. 174 pounds - No. 2 Keith Gavin (Pitt) dec. unseeded Brandon Mason (Oklahoma State), 4-3 First Period The two scramble on the mat and Mason bails out as he is close to going to his back, giving up the takedown at 2:00. Mason escapes at 2:17, cutting the score to 2-1. Second Period Mason chooses down and gets an escape at :12 to even the score at 2. Third Period Gavin chooses neutral and quickly scores a takedown at :12 to retake the lead, 4-2. Mason earns an escape at :35, but it’s not enough as the match ends 4-3. 184 pounds - No. 6 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. No. 2 Roger Kish (Minnesota), 4-2 OT First Period No scoring Second Period Vaner starts down and earns an escape at :09 to take a 1-0 lead. Third Period Kish chooses neutral and scores off a double leg at :16, taking the lead 2-1. Varner ties the score 2-2 with an escape at :58. Regulation ends with the score tied at 2. 1st Overtime Varner defends Kish’s shot, driving him back on his hips and scoring on a go-behind at :55. Varner gets the victory 4-2. 197 pounds - No. 2 Josh Glenn (American) pins No. 11 Chris Weidman (Hofstra), 4:27 First Period No scoring Second Period Glenn starts down and immediately scrambles to a reversal :03 into the period, taking a 2-0 lead. Glenn locks up a cradle near the edge of the mat and earns the fall at 1:27. 285 pounds - No. 2 Aaron Anspach (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Bubba Gritter (Central Michigan), 5-3 First Period Anspach scores on a single leg at :58 to take a 2-0 lead. Gritter quickly earns an escape to cut the score to 2-1. Second Period Gritter starts the period down and quickly earns an escape at :10 to tie the score 2-2. Third Period Anspach starts the third period down and gets the escape to take a 3-2 lead. Anspach follows up his escape with a quick takedown for a 5-2 lead. 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