Welcome to Gillis Field House for today's wrestling action as the Black Knights will be taking on visiting Brown at 2:00 p.m. and Harvard at 4:00 p.m.

My name is Tim Volkmann, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications here at Army and I'll be bringing you all of the action from today's matches.

Feel free to email me during the match if you have any questions/comments/concerns or just want to see your name on the internet. My email address is timothy.volkmann@usma.edu.

4:00 - Army 30, Harvard 11 - FINAL

VOLKMANN'S VIEW (Army vs. Harvard)
Alright, we are back underway with our day's second match ... gonna have a long way to go to be as exciting as the last one ... back-and-forth start to the match so far ... Vetter is doing his best Silence of the Lambs impression with a black Hannibal Lector looking mask on ... pretty intimidating if you ask me ... next up - Starks ... Starks takes over midway through the second and keeps piling on the points ... another one of our really tough guys who is fun to watch work ... also interesting that Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough' is playing in the background ... bring on the heavyweights ... I always think it is interesting watching the heavyweights go at it and then immediately watch a bout between to guys that way 125 pounds. Quite a contrast ... Casey Thome just made quick work of his bout at 141. He is one of our very talented underclassmen. He had a great freshman campaign at 149, but moved down a weight class after Kyler moved up during the off season. Thome hasn't missed a beat ... Kyler just picked up an 11-0 major over Walter Peppleman, who I just found out he lost to twice in high school (thanks to Jim Butler and Al Fricke for checking in from Pennsylvania with that great note) ... wrapping things up here at 157 with our man Rudy Chelednik taking on fourth-ranked wrestler in the country at the weight class. Rudy has his work cut out for him. O'Connor looks impressive ... that's all folks ... thanks for tuning in for today's action ... thanks also to all those that emailed me and kept the afternoon fun ... hope you enjoyed the commentary ... "see" you on Feb. 13 for Army's dual with East Stroudsburg and then again on Feb. 21 for the big one with Navy.


165 - Mike Gorman (A) dec. Mike Sandler, 7-4
Sandler gets a takedown with 1:27 left in the first to lead 2-0 ... Gorman gets away for a point :20 late to make it 2-1 ... Sandler starts the second period down ... Sandler starts the period by almost sticking Gorman on his back ... Sandler does get away to make the score 3-1 ... end of the second period ... Gorman starts the third period down and gets a two-point reversal to tie the score... Sandler escapes to lead, 4-3 ... Gorman finishes with a takedown and a two-point near-fall with :10 remaining to earn the 7-4 decision.

174 - Bryan Panzano (H) dec. Tim Dean, 7-2
Panzano starts with a takedown at the 2:00 mark ... Dean gets away quickly to make it a 2-1 bout ... end of the first period ... Panzano starts the second down and quickly gets away ... Panzano gets a takedown with :40 on the clock to lead 5-1 after two periods ... Dean starts the third down and gets away for a 5-2 score ... Panzano takes Dean down one more time with :13 left for the 7-2 decision.

184 - Jake Vetter (A) dec. Pat Ziemnik, 6-3
Vetter gets a takedown with 1:55 remaining ... Ziemnik gets away with 1:08 to make it a 2-1 score ... end of the second ... Vetter starts the third down and quickly gets away for a 3-1 lead ... Vetter picks Ziemnik up and throws him down for another takedown with :20 seconds ont he clock for a 5-1 lead after two periods ... Ziemnik starts the third down ... Ziemnik gets a two point reversal with 1:00 to go, but Vetter escapes to make the score, 6-3 ... 6-3 decision for Vetter. 

197 - #18 Richard Starks (A) tech. Sean Murphy, 21-5 (6:30)
Starks takes Murphy down :12 seconds in to lead 2-0 ... Murphy escapes, but Starks gets another takedown with :50 seconds remaining to lead 4-1 ... 4-1 Starks lead after first period ... Murphy starts the second down ... Starks lets Murphy up and takes him down twice to take an 8-4 lead ... another Starks takedown makes it 10-4 ... three-point near fall with :12 seconds to go make it 13-4, Starks, after two periods ... neutral start to the third ... Starks gets another takedown to make it 15-4 ... another takedown and a three-point near fall give Starks the tech fall ... 21-5 final score.

285 - Mike Sprigg (A) dec. Spencer DeSena, 7-3
Scoreless first period ... DeSena defers and Sprigg chooses to start the second down ... Sprigg gets away :10 seconds in to lead 1-0 ... start of the third period with DeSena starting down ... DeSena gets away to even the score ... Sprigg gets a takedown :40 seconds in to lead 3-1 ... DeSena gets to his feet to make it 3-2 ... Sprigg gets another takedown with :40 on the clock and lets DeSena go to make it 5-3 ... another Sprigg takedown with :08 makes it the 7-3 final.

125 - Lance Penhale win by forfeit

133 - Tom Picarsic (H) maj. Josh Sandhaus, 12-2
Picarsic gets a takedown at 2:32 for the early lead ... Sandhaus gets up with :50 seconds left in the period ... Picarsic latches on to Sanhaus' legs as he goes out of bounds to earn two for a takedown with :12 seconds left to lead 4-1 after two periods ... Picarsic starts the third down ... Picarsic gets away :05 seconds in to take a 5-1 lead ... Picarsic gets another takedown as the period expires to lead 7-1 ... neutral start to the third period ... Picarsic takedown with 1:20 left makes it 9-1 ... Sandhaus gets away for an escape point ... another Picarsic takedown, plus 2:11 in riding time yield the 12-2 major decision.

141 -  Casey Thome (A) pin. Fermin Mendez, 1:48
Thome gets a takedown at 2:26 ... three-point near-fall at 1:28 makes it 5-0 ... Thome takes Mendez over to his back for the pin.

149 - #12 Matt Kyler (A) maj. Walter Peppleman, 11-0
Kyler takes Peppleman down :54 seconds in for the 2-0 lead ... Peppleman deffered and Kyler chooses to start neutral in the second period ... Kyler gets a takedown and follows with a three-point near-fall with :58 seconds on the clock to take a 7-0 lead ... end of the second ... Kyler starts the third down ... Kyler escapes and follows with a takedown with :40 seconds left to lead 10-0 ... 2:24 of riding time make it an 11-0 major for Kyler.

157 - #4 J.P. O'Connor (H) maj. Rudy Chelednik, 12-2
O'Connor gets a takedown at 2:43 ... Chelednik gets away at 1:41 ... another O'Connor takedown at 1:08 makes it 4-1 ... end of the first .. Chelednik defers to the third and O'Connor starts the period down ... O'Connor escapes at 1:42 ... O'Connor gets a takedown at 1:28 to make it 7-1 ... O'Connor has 3:25 edge in riding time as well heading into the third ... neutral to start the period ... Chelednik gets in on O'Connor's legs, but O'Connor turns it into a takedown of his own .. .Chelednik gets up to make it 9-2 ... another O'Connor takedown with :21 seconds left ... 12-2 major for O'Connor.


VOLKMANN'S VIEW (Army vs. Brown)
Crowd of about roughly 275 in attendance here at Gillis Field House ... hello to Sean and Jill McCarthy, parents of Army plebe Connor McCarthy, checking in from Kansas ... David and Flora Sandhaus checked in from Atwater, California just as their son Lance eeked out a close 4-3 decision at 125 ... if my mom was here, she would wash all of the Brown coaches' mouths out with soap ... Army assistant coaches Rocco Mansueto and Ryan Wilman started the match looking sharp in their sport coats, but not so much right now as they have both turned coatless due to all the excitement ... Kyler was in total control. He is fun to watch ... I weigh about 80 pounds more than Kyler does and I am pretty sure he would put me on my back in about 10 seconds ... it all comes down to the last bout as Army leads by two points ... chants of "Rudy - Rudy" in Gillis Field house - and it is not a football game ... fun match to watch as Army trailed 13-0 to start, but came back to win. Phew....we'll be back with Harvard and Army at 4:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - Army 21, Brown 16  - FINAL

165 - Jeff Lemmer (B) dec. Mike Gorman, 12-5 (ot)
Both wrestlers taking good shots, but no scoring yet...scoreless first period ... Lemmer chooses to start the second down ... Lemmer quickly gets away for quick point ... Gorman scores a takedown to take a 2-1 lead ... Lemmer circles away after a restart to even the bout, 2-2 ... end of scond period ... Gorman chooses down to start the third period and escapes to take a 3-2 lead ... Lemmer takes a shot and get a hold of Gormans left leg to earn the takedown ... Gorman escapes to even the score, 4-4 ... score tied after regulation ... Gorman gets a hold of Lemmer's right leg with :12 second left but can't bring Lemmer down for a scoreles OT ... Gorman starts down to start the first tiebreaker and escapes to take a 5-4 lead ... Lemmer grabs a  hold of Gorman's neck and gets a four points for a near fall to lead 10-5 lead ... Lemmer gets another takedown for the 12-5 final score.

174 - Bran Crudden (B) pin. Tim Dean, 3:47
Crudden earns a quick takedown but Dean gets away to make it a 2-1 score ... Dean takes down to start the second period ... Crudden earns a 3-pt nearfall with 1:30 to go ... Crudden pins Dean at 3:47.

184 - Matt Gevelinger (B) maj. John Drew, 14-6
Gevelinger gets a quick takedown at 2:48 to lead 2-0 ... Drew gets away at 2:15 ... Gevelinger get another takedown at 1:20 for a 4-1 lead ... Gevelinger has a 1:52 riding time lead after 1st period ... Gevelinger chooses down to start the second ... Gevelinger escapes to lead 5-1 ... Gevelinger gets another takedown with 1:07 left to lead 7-1 ... Gevelinger lets Drew up but earns another takedown to lead 9-2 after two periods ... Drew chooses down to start the third and Gevelinger lets him up before earning another takedown at 1:48 to lead 11-3 ... Drew earns a reversal to make the score 11-5 at 1:24 ... Gevelinger reverses it right back for a 13-5 lead ... Drew gets away to make it 13-6 ... 3:37 in riding time makes it a 14-6 Gevelinger major.

197 - #18 Richard Starks (A) dec. Branden Stearns, 7-0
Starks gets a hold of Stearns left leg but Stearns gets away ... Starks gets the right leg again but this time cashes in a takedown with :24 seconds lieft in the period ... 2-0 Starks after first period ... Starks starts the second down ... Starks stands up for an escape at 1:30 for a 3-0 lead ... Starks grabs another leg and earns a takedown as time expires in the second for a 5-0 lead ... neutral start to the third ... Starks gets another takedown at end of the third to earn a 7-0 decision.

285 - Mike Sprigg (A) maj. Zach Zdrada, 11-3
Sprigg gets a quick takedown five seconds in and lets Zdrada go for a 2-1 score ... Sprigg gets Zdrada's right leg and lifts him up before taking him down with :04 seconds left to lead 4-1 ... Zdrada starts down and quickly escapes to make it a 4-2 score ... Sprigg controls the leg for another takedown with :30 to lead 6-2 ... Sprigg gets three points for a nearfall at the end of the period to lead 9-2 ... neutral start to the third ...  Sprigg takedown at 1:15 .. Zdrada gets away to make it 11-3 ... Sprigg gets the 11-3 major.

125 - Lance Penhale (A) dec. Greg Einfrank, 4-3
No score after the first .. Einfrank chooses to start the second down .. Eifrank gets away quickly to lead 1-0 ... 1-0 after two periods ... Penhale starts the third down and quickly stands up to even the bout, 1-1 ... Penhale gets behind Einfrank to earn the takedown and takt a 3-1 lead ... Einfrank gets a reversal at :35 to tie the bout, 3-3 ... Penhale nearly gets away with :20 left .. Penhale gets away with :04 left to sneak out the 4-3 decision.

133 - Ross Baldwin (B) dec. Josh Sandhaus (A), 7-2
No score after the first period ... Baldwin chooses down to start the seocnd period ... Baldwin gets away :10 in to lead 1-0 ... Baldwin controls both of Sandhaus' legs and earns a takedown with :46 on the clock to lead 3-0 ... Baldwin leads 3-0 after two periods ... Sandhaus chooses down to start the third ... three point near fall for Baldwin ... Baldwin almost takes Sanhaus over for a pin but Sandhaus battles out of it for a reversal ... final score, 7-2 Baldwin.

141 - Casey Thome (A) dec. Steve Delorenzo, 2-0
No score after first period ... Delorenzo starts the second period down ... scoreless second butThome is on top for the entire period to earn 2:00 of riding time ... Thome starts the third down and quickly escapes for a 1-0 lead ... 1:54 riding time advantage makes it a 2-0 Thome decision.

149 - #12 Matt Kyler (A) tech. Dave Foxen, 16-1 (5:20)
Kyler gets a quick takedown :22 for 2-0 lead ... Kyler gets three points for a near fall over a minute in to lead 5-0 ... Kyler lets Foxen up with :45 second left and quickly gets another takedown :05 seconds later to lead 7-1 ... Kyler nearly gets the fall as time expires but gets three more points for a near fall and a 10-1 lead after the first period .. Kyler starts the second period down ... Kyler gets away :10 in to lead 11-1 ... 13-1 after a takedown at the 1:20 mark ... 13-1 after two periods ... Kyler starts down and gets away to lead 14-1 ... Kyler takedown ends it for a 16-1 tech fall.

157 - Rudy Chelednik (A) dec. Bryan Tracy, 2-1
Scoreless first period ... Chelednik starts the second period down and quickly gets away for a 1-0 edge ... Tracy starts the third on bottom ... Tracy nearly earns a takedown with 1:00 to go in the period but Chelednik fights it off ... Tracy gets away with :01 second left but Chelednik compiled 1:57 in riding time in the period to earn the decision and clinch the match.