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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 27, 2008
Notes will be posted as soon as soon as they are posted on the Kent State Web Site
GREENSBORO, NC –
Live video coverage of the 2008 UNCG Southern Scuffle will be available for viewing on Spartan All Access December 29 and 30.
Live coverage will begin on Monday at 10 am ET and on Tuesday at 9 am ET from the Greensboro Coliseum's Special Events Center. Feature matches will be centralized throughout the days on two of the ten mats. Those two mats will be broadcast live the entire day to give the viewers the chance to catch the most high profile matches.
In addition, live results for the 28-team tournament will also be available at SouthernScuffle.com.
Twenty-four teams will make their return to Greensboro including Cornell, who is currently tied for third in the nation in the latest rankings, along with a total of five teams that finished in the Top 25 at the NCAA Championships last year. Making their Southern Scuffle debut are Campbell, East Stroudsburg, Franklin & Marshall and Princeton.
Log on at www.UNCGSpartans.com and click on the Spartan All Access logo to sign up. Single day packages are priced at $9.95 with weekend packages set at $16.95.
Tickets are also still available for the event. Adult tickets are $12, student tickets are $8, and children under the age of 5 are free. Fans can purchase tickets from the Greensboro Coliseum by visiting the box office Monday though Saturday, 11am-6pm or by calling (336) 852-1100. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com.
The field is listed below in alphabetical order:
Appalachian State
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Boston University
Cal State - Bakersfield
Campbell
The Citadel
#T3 Cornell
Davidson
Duke
East Stroudsburg
#17 Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
#19 Hofstra
Kent State
Liberty
Lock Haven
Navy
North Carolina
UNC Greensboro
North Carolina State
Ohio
#21 Old Dominion
Princeton
#23 Virginia
Virginia Tech
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 28, 2008
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 28, 2008
Pre-tournamenmt seeding
125
1. Paul Donahoe - Edinboro
2. Jarrod Garnett - Virginia Tech
3. Brandon Zoeteway - Cal State-Bakersfield
4. Ian Moser - Bloomsburg
5. Nicholas Bedelyon - Kent State
6. Kyle Fluke - Edinboro
7. Ross Gitomer - Virginia
133
1. Mike Grey - Cornell
2. Joe Baker - Navy
3. Lou Ruggirello - Hofstra
4. Dan Mitcheff - Kent State
5. Ricky Deubel - Edinboro
6. Thomas Kimbrell - Cal State-Bakersfield
7. Jason Guffey - Bloomsburg
8. Christian Smith - Liberty
141
1. Chris Diaz - Virginia Tech
2. Drew Lashaway - Kent State
3. Vincent Ramirez - North Carolina
4. Joe Caramanica - N. C. State
5. Christopher Bencivenga – UNC Greensboro
6. Joel Webster - Edinboro
7. Tim Harner - Liberty
149
1. Darrion Caldwell - N. C. State
2. Bryce Saddoris - Navy
3. Mike Roberts - Boston University
4. Torsten Gillespie - Edinboro
5. Nick Stabile - North Carolina
6. Pete Yates - Virginia Tech
7. Kaylen Baxter - Old Dominion
157
1. Gregor Gillespie - Edinboro
2. Matt Moley - Bloomsburg
3. Jedd Moore - Virginia
4. Thomas Scotten - North Carolina
5. Trevor Hall - Cal State-Bakersfield
6. Kody Hamrah - NC State
165
1. Mack Lewnes - Cornell
2. Jarrod King - Edinboro
3. Keegan Mueller - North Carolina
4. Ryan Patrovich - Hofstra
5. Matt Epperly - Virginia Tech
6. Ricky Schmelyun - Bloomsburg
7. Chad Porter - Liberty
174
1. Steve Anceravage - Cornell
2. Alton Lucas - Hofstra
3. Chris Henrich - Virginia
4. Austin Trotman - Appalachian State
5. Luke Rebertus - Navy
6. Hunter Meys - Boston University
7. Jacob Ison - Ohio University
8. Eric Decker - Old Dominion
9. Ben Fiacco - North Carolina
10. Justin Herbert - Franklin and Marshall
184
1. Dustin Kilgore - Kent State
2. Chris Honeycutt - Edinboro
3. Josh Patterson - Binghamton
4. Justin Kerber - Cornell
5. Chris Daggett - Liberty
6. John Barone - Duke
7. Tommy Spellman - Virginia Tech
8. Joe Budi - Old Dominion
197
1. Cayle Byers - George Mason
2. Brandon Halsey - Cal State-Bakersfield
3. Josh Arnone - Cornell
4. Joe Fagiano - Hofstra
5. Riley Orozco - Cal State-Bakersfield
6. Brent Jones - Virginia
7. Patrick Bradshaw - Edinboro
8. Cameron Simaz - Cornell
9. Eric Chine - Kent State
10. Shane Mallory - East Stroudsburg
285
1. Mitch Monteiro - Cal State-Bakersfield
2. Jermail Porter - Kent State
3. Scott Steele - Navy
4. Konrad Dudziak - Duke
5. Joey Fendone - Edinboro
6. Zach Hammond - Cornell
7. Justin Dobies - North Carolina
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Don Mahon added to this discussion on December 29, 2008
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 29, 2008
Seven into the quarters for KSU (Nic Bedelyon 125, Danny Mitcheff 133, Drew Lashaway 141, Obie Simpson 165, Dustin Kilgore 184, Eric Chine 197 and Jermail Porter 285).
Two others that made the round of 16 lost heart-breaking matches against top seeds (Brandan Barlow to the first seed at 285 5-4 and Ross Tice to the second seed 6-4).
The two others still going are Mallie Shuster at 157 and Chris Estep at 174.
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Last edited by Matthew Lofton on December 30, 2008; edited 1 time in total
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Ethan Moore added to this discussion on December 29, 2008
Matthew - Kent is having a great tournament, without a doubt, but I think the quarters is the next round, not semis.
Great work by KSU.
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
Thanks for the correction. I caught myself in other places.
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
Shuster lost 5-4 to Sean Dong. UVA, Virginia Tech and Old Dominion have all emerged as rising programs under good coaches. All three programs have actively recruited Ohio wrestlers.
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
Five Golden Flashes in the semis (Nic Bedelyon, Danny Mitcheff, Drew Lashaway, Dustin Kilgore and Jermail Porter) while Obie Simpson and Eric Chine are in the wrestlebacks. Simpson lost a close match 6-5.
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
Seven will place (but the three in the championship matches have not wrestled yet).
They are:
Brendan Barlow, 7th, 285
Obie Simpson, 6th, 165
Danny Mitcheff, 4th, 133
Nic Bedelyon, 3rd, 125.
Jermail Porter (285), Dustin Kilgore (184) and Drew Lashaway (141) wrestle in the championships at 5:30.
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Matthew Lofton added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
http://www.kentstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11400&ATCLID=3638681
Post-Southern Scuffle Quotes
Head Coach Jim Andrassy
On the second day of the tournament:
"We wrestled pretty well the second day. Our guys fought hard. We still need to work on certain positions that we are not doing the best with. They did a good job and took third behind the third-ranked team in the country with Cornell and a top-20 team in Edinboro."
On Porter and Kilgore’s championships
“Both of them pretty much dominated the tournament. They are both ranked in the top-10 and didn’t have a close match all tournament. They are both doing the right things. Jermail is getting better and better. The additions on our coaching staff of bringing in Andrew Wolf has helped Kilgore out a lot.
On Brendan Barlow placing the last two tournaments:
“Barlow beat the tenth-ranked wrestler in the country (Zach Hammond of Cornell) at this tournament and had the 7th-ranked wrestler (Mitch Monteiro) on the ropes. He gets better every time he wrestles. We are not going to miss a beat with him after Jermail Porter graduates. We are pretty good position to have a guy like Barlow to also push Jermail. He is a typical heavyweight. He is very active and does not have a problem wrestling big guys because he works with Jermail, so he is used to it. Barlow does a really good job in the room and it is starting to translate to his matches.”
On Bedelyon overcoming a rough start:
“Bedelyon is wrestling as good as he has ever wrestled. He had a rough start and we had to work through some things. He is wrestling very good and that was a pretty loaded weight class. He has beaten Kyle Fluke of Edinboro (4-3 at the Oklahoma Gold) who took second. He gave the returning national champion at 125 the best match of the tournament. The match was a lot closer than the score shows. He is on the right track and I am excited for him.”
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Discussion Topic: Live coverage of the Southern Scuffle
Scott Nicola added to this discussion on December 30, 2008
How bout RIcky Duebel? Very impressive showing.
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