2026 NCAA Championship Session III Thread
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141 Consolation R2: #14 seed Braeden Davis vs. #29 seed Jordan Titus (WVU)
I'll use JT for Titus
Per 1
Davis shoot a head inside single, lifts JT, gets the TD but it's waved off as JT sits out and gets around and gets the TD, 0-3. PSU has thrown the brick, so there is a stoppage. Would be nice if ESPN+ would show video of the sequence, but instead, we get a picture of refs on the phone. Review is taking a good bit of time. Review is completed. And the call is ... TD Davis, and reversal JT, so it's 3-2. Davis sits out on the restart, and out quickly, 4-2. JT in on a head inside single, Davis with a body lock and they roll around. Davis grabs an ankle and JT's head is stuffed. Stalemate with 0:56 left. JT with a nice head outside single and gets behind of the TD, 4-5. JT tries to tilt him but Davis roll through it for the esc, 5-5. End. ESPN not showing RT
Per 2
Davis takes bottom. Caution on Titus. Davis sits out and is out in @ 3 sec, 6-5. Davis shoots and gets a single leg, he elevates Titus, Titus rolls on the return so no TD, Davis still working the leg and eventually gets the TD, 9-5. Titus works to a figure four, then rolls, and then stoppage with 18 sec left as Davis was locked on a leg, so he's he with a stall warning. End. RT @ 0:32 for Davis
Per 3
Titus takes bottom. Titus tries a couple rolls but Davis stays with him and flattens him. They are on the edge, and then OOB with 1:19 left. RT over 1 min for Davis. Titus sits out, Davis stays with him, and then rolls Titus back to his stomach. Davis working an arm bar, and had Titus titled for but not long enough for swipes. Titus to his feet, lifted and returned, to his feet again, and a stall warning on Davis is a point for Davis, 9-6. End. With RT (over 2 minutes), it's a 10-6 DEC for Davis!!!!
I'll use JT for Titus
Per 1
Davis shoot a head inside single, lifts JT, gets the TD but it's waved off as JT sits out and gets around and gets the TD, 0-3. PSU has thrown the brick, so there is a stoppage. Would be nice if ESPN+ would show video of the sequence, but instead, we get a picture of refs on the phone. Review is taking a good bit of time. Review is completed. And the call is ... TD Davis, and reversal JT, so it's 3-2. Davis sits out on the restart, and out quickly, 4-2. JT in on a head inside single, Davis with a body lock and they roll around. Davis grabs an ankle and JT's head is stuffed. Stalemate with 0:56 left. JT with a nice head outside single and gets behind of the TD, 4-5. JT tries to tilt him but Davis roll through it for the esc, 5-5. End. ESPN not showing RT
Per 2
Davis takes bottom. Caution on Titus. Davis sits out and is out in @ 3 sec, 6-5. Davis shoots and gets a single leg, he elevates Titus, Titus rolls on the return so no TD, Davis still working the leg and eventually gets the TD, 9-5. Titus works to a figure four, then rolls, and then stoppage with 18 sec left as Davis was locked on a leg, so he's he with a stall warning. End. RT @ 0:32 for Davis
Per 3
Titus takes bottom. Titus tries a couple rolls but Davis stays with him and flattens him. They are on the edge, and then OOB with 1:19 left. RT over 1 min for Davis. Titus sits out, Davis stays with him, and then rolls Titus back to his stomach. Davis working an arm bar, and had Titus titled for but not long enough for swipes. Titus to his feet, lifted and returned, to his feet again, and a stall warning on Davis is a point for Davis, 9-6. End. With RT (over 2 minutes), it's a 10-6 DEC for Davis!!!!
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Taylor with the orange uggs? Not that there is anything wrong with that,
149 QF Mat 3- #1 Shayne Van Ness vs. #8 Casey Swiderski (OKST)
Period 1:
Here we go! Tying up & circling. Swiderski reaches for a leg, but can't get there. SVN trips, or something & Swiderski gets to a leg. He elevates the leg, then they drop down on the edge. Stalemate & restart. SVN pushes forward. Heavy hand fighting, then collar ties. SVN keeps pressing forward. Swiderski circles back to center. Swiderski tries to pick an ankle, but SVN kicks free. Back to tying up. SVN shoots, but can't get there. Collar ties & hand fighting. Stoppage for something. The ref is talking to Swiderski. SVN moves forward off the whistle. Hand fighting & collar ties. Swiderski shoots, but can't get there. SVN counters, but Swiderski fights him off. SVN takes Swiderski to the edge. Swiderski circles back in. Swiderski reaches for a leg, but can't get there. SVN keeps the pressure on. He reaches for an ankle, but no luck & time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Swiderski takes down. SVN applies heavy pressure from top. Swiderski is glued to his base. SVN keeps hammering on him from top & stretching him out. Swiderski works back to his base, then his feet. SVN tries to jack him up & return him to the mat, but Swiderski slides free for the escape, 1-0. Stoppage for something now, maybe blood time. Yup, Swiderski is bleeding. Back to action. SVN presses forward again taking Swiderski to the edge. Swiderski circles around the edge, but SVN cuts him off. Swiderski fights his way back to center, but SVN keeps coming & brings him right back to the edge. SVN shoots, but no luck. He keeps pressing forward as time expires. 1-0 Swiderski
Period 3:
SVN takes down. He works to a quadpod, then his feet. Swiderski jacks him up & tries to bring him back. SVN hits a reversal on the way down, 2-1. Out of bounds & restart. Swiderski starts down. Caution on Swiderski. Swiderski works to his feet, but SVN brings him back to the mat. Swiderski gets to his feet again & gets the escape, 2-2. SVN presses forward taking Swiderski to the edge again. Swiderski circles around the edge. The ref is yelling at him. SVN keeps the pressure on & shoots, but no luck. Collar ties & hand fighting. Swiderski shoots, but can't get there, 30-sec left. Swiderski shoots, but gets a stall warning. SVN keeps coming. Swiderski shoots from way out & SVN gets into a front headlock. They break & time expires. 2-2
SV:
Swiderski shoots early, caution. He looks tired. Heavy hand fighting with some collar ties. SVN shoots, Swiderski counters, but they go out of bounds. restart. More blood time for Swiderski. Thanks for the lunger ref. Now there's more blood to clean off the mat. Swiderski is getting a good rest. Back to action. SVN presses forward. Swiderski with a half shot. He reaches again, but no luck. SVN keeps coming. Swiderski drops to a leg. SVN gets an ankle, then locks through the crotch. Swiderski keeps working & tries to come up. SVN gets to both ankles. Stalemate & restart. Swiderski is slow coming back to center & now he gets another blood breather. More recovery time for Swiderski who is breathing hard on the edge.
Back to action. SVN presses forward. Swiderski reaches, but can't get there. Swiderski shoots, SVN counters, but no scoring. There's a flurry of half shots. SVN almost comes behind. Swiderski fights out of it, but SVN pounces on a double & finishes the TD!!! Another heart attacker!
Shayne Van Ness DEC Casey Swiderski 5-2 (SV)
Period 1:
Here we go! Tying up & circling. Swiderski reaches for a leg, but can't get there. SVN trips, or something & Swiderski gets to a leg. He elevates the leg, then they drop down on the edge. Stalemate & restart. SVN pushes forward. Heavy hand fighting, then collar ties. SVN keeps pressing forward. Swiderski circles back to center. Swiderski tries to pick an ankle, but SVN kicks free. Back to tying up. SVN shoots, but can't get there. Collar ties & hand fighting. Stoppage for something. The ref is talking to Swiderski. SVN moves forward off the whistle. Hand fighting & collar ties. Swiderski shoots, but can't get there. SVN counters, but Swiderski fights him off. SVN takes Swiderski to the edge. Swiderski circles back in. Swiderski reaches for a leg, but can't get there. SVN keeps the pressure on. He reaches for an ankle, but no luck & time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Swiderski takes down. SVN applies heavy pressure from top. Swiderski is glued to his base. SVN keeps hammering on him from top & stretching him out. Swiderski works back to his base, then his feet. SVN tries to jack him up & return him to the mat, but Swiderski slides free for the escape, 1-0. Stoppage for something now, maybe blood time. Yup, Swiderski is bleeding. Back to action. SVN presses forward again taking Swiderski to the edge. Swiderski circles around the edge, but SVN cuts him off. Swiderski fights his way back to center, but SVN keeps coming & brings him right back to the edge. SVN shoots, but no luck. He keeps pressing forward as time expires. 1-0 Swiderski
Period 3:
SVN takes down. He works to a quadpod, then his feet. Swiderski jacks him up & tries to bring him back. SVN hits a reversal on the way down, 2-1. Out of bounds & restart. Swiderski starts down. Caution on Swiderski. Swiderski works to his feet, but SVN brings him back to the mat. Swiderski gets to his feet again & gets the escape, 2-2. SVN presses forward taking Swiderski to the edge again. Swiderski circles around the edge. The ref is yelling at him. SVN keeps the pressure on & shoots, but no luck. Collar ties & hand fighting. Swiderski shoots, but can't get there, 30-sec left. Swiderski shoots, but gets a stall warning. SVN keeps coming. Swiderski shoots from way out & SVN gets into a front headlock. They break & time expires. 2-2
SV:
Swiderski shoots early, caution. He looks tired. Heavy hand fighting with some collar ties. SVN shoots, Swiderski counters, but they go out of bounds. restart. More blood time for Swiderski. Thanks for the lunger ref. Now there's more blood to clean off the mat. Swiderski is getting a good rest. Back to action. SVN presses forward. Swiderski with a half shot. He reaches again, but no luck. SVN keeps coming. Swiderski drops to a leg. SVN gets an ankle, then locks through the crotch. Swiderski keeps working & tries to come up. SVN gets to both ankles. Stalemate & restart. Swiderski is slow coming back to center & now he gets another blood breather. More recovery time for Swiderski who is breathing hard on the edge.
Back to action. SVN presses forward. Swiderski reaches, but can't get there. Swiderski shoots, SVN counters, but no scoring. There's a flurry of half shots. SVN almost comes behind. Swiderski fights out of it, but SVN pounces on a double & finishes the TD!!! Another heart attacker!
Shayne Van Ness DEC Casey Swiderski 5-2 (SV)
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Heard Steiber on the mat 3 broadcast yelling at the ref saying “he (Mendez) chased him around the mat the entire 3rd period. I’m trying to win the Hodge.”
Pretty goofy comment to make for a guy that sat in Paddy’s corner while Messenbrink chased him around all 3rd period (obviously giving him that instruction).
Pretty goofy comment to make for a guy that sat in Paddy’s corner while Messenbrink chased him around all 3rd period (obviously giving him that instruction).
Down goes #2 seed Joy (Cornell) @ 149, to #10 seed Valencia (Stanford), 12-9
Ref gave swiderski a stupid breather right there. SVN needs to go.
Stanford showing up big thus far. Good for them.
Let’s go. This is ridiculous giving the guy long timeouts
Swiderski is getting saved by this blood time breather
Tough stale mate, a few seconds and SVN probably gets that
BS stalemate right there. OkSU guy is getting a TON of time to catch his breath.
OMG. How can you call a stalemate there? SVN was moving to a winning position.
Meanwhile, Swiderski is milking the blood time.
Meanwhile, Swiderski is milking the blood time.
Wow, SVN!!!!!!!
A TD with 1 sec left in SV-1
A TD with 1 sec left in SV-1
Atta boy!!! Swiderski got caught running away. Poetic.
Dayum, Van Ness knows how to get my heart rate going. Jeez, wild finish.
I don't think the guys are making it exciting enough, I want more suspense. I don't feel like I'm going to die from a heart attack yet.
**** yes!!! SVN!! Swiderski was exhausted
Damn, that was sweet...