PITTSBURGH, Pa. – After winning his two bouts on Thursday, Larry Early advances to the 157-pound quarterfinals of the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships, where he will face No. 2 Tyler Berger of Nebraska on Friday morning in Session Three. Sophomore Michael McGee and Sa’Derian Perry fell into the wrestlebacks after second round losses.
In his opening bout, Early did not allow Quincy Monday of Princeton to score a point against him as he took him down by a 10-0 major decision. During the round of 16, Early escaped and took down No. 10 Steven Bleise in the final period to defeat him 3-2. On Friday, Early will take on No. 2 seeded Berger, who is 28-3 this season.
Michael McGee opened up his tournament with a technical fall over Northern Iowa’s Jay Schwarm. In the second session of the day, McGee dropped a 10-3 major decision to No. 5 Jack Mueller of UVA. He will wrestle No. 22 Cole Verner of Wyoming in tomorrow’s wrestleback.
At 141 pounds, Sa’Derian Perry upset the No. 14 seeded Jamel Morris of NC State to advance to the round of 16. In his second bout of the day, Perry was pinned by No. 3 Nick Lee of Penn State. Perry will face No. 20 Matt Findlay of Utah Valley in the wrestlebacks tomorrow morning. Findlay is 15-4 through this season.
Day Two Matchups
125 Wrestleback
#12 Michael McGee (ODU) vs. #22 Cole Verner (Wyoming)
141 Wrestleback
#19 Sa’Derian Perry (ODU) vs. #20 Matt Findlay (Utah Valley)
157 Quarterfinals
#7 Larry Early (ODU) vs. #2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska)
Day One Results
125 Round One | #12 Michael McGee (ODU) tech. fall over #21 Jay Schwarm (UNI), 18-3
125 Round Two | #5 Jack Mueller (UVA) MD over #12 Michael McGee (ODU), 10-3
141 Round One | #19 Sa’Derian Perry (ODU) dec. over #14 Jamel Morris (NCST), 5-1
141 Round Two | #3 Nick Lee (PSU) fall over #19 Sa’Derian Perry (ODU), 3:42
157 Round One | #7 Larry Early (ODU) MD over #26 Quincy Monday (Princeton), 10-0
157 Round Two | #7 Larry Early (ODU) dec. over #10 Steve Bleise (Minnesota), 3-2
Mat assignments and ESPN links to each mat will be available tomorrow when they are posted.