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Mixed results yesterday. Losing 16-15 is better than losing 23-12 I guess. Tutolo and Bardezbain were beaten badly (didn’t expect that). Doesn’t look it based on the scores but watching the match they were clearly outwrestled. The match at 184 (McCracken) reminded me of last year. A big early lead followed by a tired wrestler giving it all up in the 3rd period and then giving up 8 points in OT to hand Buffalo a major decision. Almost got pinned on top of it. Don’t know who would have had the tie breaker edge in the match (still the only thing worse than an NHL/soccer shoot out to decide a match) but that was a very bad way to lose. Conel was also totally gassed after the first period (not wrestling for a year will do that to you I suppose). He wasn’t quite strong enough to get his takedowns and lost a close one. Hopefully he will be back in form by the MACs and NCAAs.

More to see than last year but still average at best. Another good sign was we weren’t getting pinned every other match. The matches were all fairly close scoring wise.