Day 2 of the Big Ten Championships has arrived and there's a three-team race for the title inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. A red-hot Saturday stretch vaulted Michigan to the top of the team leaderboard after Day 1 with 116 points, followed by second-place Penn State (111.5) and Iowa (109). The Wolverines are in position to capture their first Big Ten title since 1973. They not only have the lead entering Sunday's consolation semifinals, they also have the most scoring opportunities among the three contenders with 14 matches. Iowa has 12 left and Penn State has 10. Another advantage for Michigan: Stevan Micic is lined up for a medical forfeit against Sebastian Rivera in the consolation semifinals. 

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125 - Nick Suriano, Michigan vs Eric Barnett, Wisconsin 
1st Period - Underway and Suriano already with a leg attack and 2.  Quick escape by Barnett makes it 2-1 early.  Perfectly timed double by Suriano for two more and he's looking for a tilt, but loses the arm.  4-1 now.  Rideout for Suriano.

2nd Period: Suriano starts underneath and he escapes to make it 5-1. More just ridiculous timing on these attacks by Suriano.  Another double and another 2 makes it 7-1 Nick as he nearly has a turn.  Rideout.

3rd Period: Barnett starts underneath. Completely flattened out as Suriano has over 2 minutes of RT. Suriano kicks and immediately takes Barnett down.  Reversal for Barnett and he has a leg in.  Reversal Suriano makes it 11-4.  RT now locked.  Challenge by Wisconsin for something. No change and now Suriano working on top again.  Barnett completely flattened out and the ride-out gives Suriano a 12-4 major and extends Michigan's lead. 

After 125 Medal Matches

Michigan - 137
Iowa - 122.5
Penn State - 121.5

133 - Roman Bravo-Young, Iowa vs Austin DeSanto, Iowa
1st Period: Loud ovation for ADS.  Crowd can't wait for this one.  Immediate sweep single by DeSanto, gets it standing but a great dive roll by RBY and we get a stalemate quick.  Another shot by DeSanto, no angle and a good sprawl and we're back on our feet.  Misdirection single by RBY but ADS drapes and gets a stalemate.  Restart and Desanto takes another attack, but RBY defends.  Period ends scoreless.

2nd Period: DeSanto chooses bottom. Quick start and they get to the edge and ADS gets wheelbarrowed OOB.  1:42 left.  Escape by DeSanto and he immediately attacks again.  No finish and we're neutral with 1 minute left.  Stall warning on RBY as ADS takes another deep single.  Shin whizzer by RBY.  DeSanto above the knee but the whizzer put back on and we'll finish the 2nd 1-0 ADS.

3rd Period: RBY chooses bottom. Tripod by RBY and DeSanto rear standing and lets RBY go.  1-1 RT not a factor early in the 3rd. Another ADS single and RBY locks around the crotch to counter.  DeSanto held in danger for 3 seconds and there's the td for RBY.  Iowa throws the brick.  Call stands and it's 3-1 RBY.  Return RBY and short time left.  3-1 final for RBY. 

After 133 Medal Matches

Michigan - 138
Penn State - 125.5
Iowa - 122.5

141 - Nick Lee, Penn State vs Jaydin Eierman, Iowa

Lee wins by medical forfeit.

After 141 Medal Matches

Michigan - 138
Penn State - 131.5
Iowa - 122.5

149 - Sammy Sasso, Ohio State vs Austin Gomez, Wisconsin
1st Period: Gomez gets to double unders immediately, Sasso backs OOB then Gomez tries a mixer and gets taken down, 30 seconds in.  2-0 Sasso and Gomez escapes.  Gomez marching Sasso around,  Gomez jacks up underhooks and drops to a single and Sasso goes OOB again, restart with 40 left. 

2nd Period: Gomez takes bottom. He's up to his feet and away. 2-2.  Gomez in on another shot, this time in the middle of the mat.  He doubles off and finishes for two.  4-2 now 4-3 Gomez after the Sasso escape.  That's how the 2nd will end.

3rd Period: Sasso goes under and escapes and now it's 4-4.  Another shot by Gomez and he finishes up around the body for two more.  Gomez looks unreal.  6-4 now.  Short time now after the Sasso escape.  One more TD for Gomez.  Wow.  He wins 8-5 taking out Sasso.

After 149 Medal Matches

Michigan - 138
Penn State - 131.5
Iowa - 125.5

157 - Ryan Deakin, Northwestern vs Will Lewan, Michigan

1st Period: Underway here in our first medal round with all three matches happening.  Shot by Deakin and defended by Lewan.  Back on our feet.  Smooth single and easy finish for Deakin and he's up 2-1 after an immediate escape by Lewan. First period ends.

2nd Period: Deakin chooses down. He's away.  Both trade leg attacks, but Deakin gets on top and it's now 5-1 and Deakin is riding. Lewan gets away late and it's 5-2 after 2.

3rd Period: Lewan chooses bottom. Breakdown by Deakin and RT over 90 for Deakin and climbing.  He's in the drivers seat here. Riding time locked for Deakin making it effectively 7-2. That's the final. 

After 157 Medal Matches

Michigan - 138
Penn State - 132.5
Iowa - 125.5

165 - Cameron Amine, Michigan vs Alex Marinelli, Iowa

1st Period: The Bull going for his 4th Big 10 title. Underway now.  No attacks at this point.  Bull has Amine on the edge.  Terrible period ends scoreless.

2nd Period: Marinelli starts underneath. Up and out immediately and it's 1-0 Bull. Double unders for Bull and he backs Amine OOB and there's a stall warning.  Another back out by Amine and there's the stall point making it 2-0 Bull. 

3rd Period: Amine goes under. Bull riding the first 45 seconds.  Now Amine is away making it 2-1 Bull in the 3rd with a minute left.  Amine backs out of bounds, action call this time.  Match ends 2-1 and Marinelli becomes a 4x Big 10 Champ! 

174 - Carter Starocci, PSU vs Logan Massa, Michigan

1st Period: Hand fighting in the middle of the mat. Should be a great one, with huge impact on the team race. Front headlock for a bit for Massa but it gets stalemated.  Starocci jumps to a single and a backside finish gives him a 2-0 lead early in the 1st. They get OOB and Massa nearly squares up and an escape is given but it looked premature.  Cael challenges. Call reversed and Starocci is back on top.  Massa gets away on the restart.  51 seconds of RT for Starocci however.  2-1 late in the period. 

2nd Period: Starocci starts underneath.  Massa riding and drives him OOB for a restart. Up to his feet again and back down and up and it's hard to keep up but Massa is still on top.  1:18 left in the 2nd.  They run OOB but no stall call on anyone.  Back after the restart and Massa gets a warning then kicks Starocci to make it 3-1.  Stalemate on the edge as Massa moves him a bit.

3rd Period: Massa goes bottom. Caution on Massa.  Starocci rides first 23 seconds and we get a restart. Starocci warned for stalling with 30 to go.  Still on top. Starocci maintaining control.  Third caution on Massa makes it 4-1  and with the riding time it'll be a 5-1 final for Carter Starocci.

After 174 Medal Matches

Michigan - 138
Penn State - 136.5
Iowa - 129.5

184 - Aaron Brooks, PSU vs Myles Amine, Michigan

1st Period:  I think the Big 10 Team title comes down to this match. Brooks immediately goes double unders, Amine looks inside trip but Brooks evades.  Brooks definitely moving Amine around.  Brooks attacks and gets the two after Amine dove under for a scramble which prolonged the finish.  2-0 Brooks and he's riding.  Amine gets away and the period ends 2-1 Brooks.

2nd Period: Brooks starts under. He's out immediately and now it's 3-1 AB.  Back to the underhook for Brooks.  Continued pressure from Brooks and there's a stall warning against Amine.  Shot by Amine but Brooks squares.  2nd period ends.

3rd Period: Amine chooses bottom. He escapes, takes a shot but it's Brooks looking re-attack and Amine is in danger of getting taken down.  Amine recovers his position and gets a stalemate.  3-2 with a minute to go. High C by Amine but a great sprawl by Brooks and we have another stalemate.  Brooks warned for stalling and now a low attack and finishes for 2!  Late escape for OT and it's 4-4 are you kidding??

SV1: Low attack and Myles Amine takes down Brooks for the win!  Crazy finish! Michigan now in good shape to win!

After 184 Medal Matches

Michigan - 142
Penn State - 136.5
Iowa - 129.5

197 - Eric Schultz, Nebraska vs Max Dean, Penn State

1st Period:  Control ties for Dean as he moves Schultz around.  They center up, a minute in, no attacks. Dean circles one way then the other for an easy go behind to go up 2-0.  Dean riding on top.  Schultz escapes as the period ends.  That's huge.  2-1 after 1.

2nd Period: Schultz chooses bottom. He sits out and is nearly sealed but great recovery by Dean.  Dean gets a leg in and they go out of bounds.  1:09 left.  Still riding on top, drops down to the leg and there's a stall warning against Max.  OOB and we restart.  Schultz is away and it's 2-2. 

3rd Period: Dean starts underneath and is away.  3-2 Dean.  Schultz needs a score. Deep shot but better hips from Dean and he can't finish.  40 to go and Schultz is turning up the heat.  Time runs out and Dean wins 4-2 with riding time.

After 197 Medal Matches

Michigan 143
Penn State 140.5
Iowa 129.5

285 - Gable Steveson, Minnesota vs Tony Cassioppi, Iowa

Cassioppi forfeits.  The whole arena boo'd.  Gable wins.  

Kerkvliet downs Parris for third, 5-3.

Final Score:

Michigan: 143
Penn State: 141.5
Iowa: 129.5

Today's Schedule

11 a.m. CT — Session III (Consolation semifinals, seventh-place matches) — B1G+ 

3:30 p.m. CT — Session IV (first-, third-, fifth-place matches) — Big Ten Network 

NCAA Automatic Qualifiers

125 — 10

133 — 10

141 — 7

149 — 7

157 — 7

165 — 7

174 — 8

184 — 12

197 — 11

285 — 9

Consolation Semifinals

— A couple medical forfeits to report in the early going today. Patrick McKee moves on to the consolation finals at 125 after a forfeit win against Devin Schroder. No surprise at 141: Stevan Micic collects the medical forfeit against Sebastian Rivera. That pushes Michigan up to 121.5 points. 

— Iowa is back into second after Kaleb Young’s 8-1 win against Nebraska’s Peyton Robb at 157. Young escaped quickly in the third period to preserve a 1:02 riding-time advantage, essentially putting him ahead 2-1 and forcing Robb into attack mode. Robb nearly scored twice on drag attempts before Young squared up. With time winding down in the final minute, Young took Robb to his back for six points to seal it. 

— Huge points for Penn State. Brady Berge took Kendall Coleman from feet to back for a pin with one second left in the first period in the consolation semis at 157. The Nittany Lions move back into second. 

— More points for the Wolverines. Dylan Ragusin defeated Chris Cannon of Northwestern 7-2 in the consolation semifinals at 133. Ragusin drove through Cannon on the edge for a takedown in the opening seconds and wrestled with the lead for much of the match. He tacked on a takedown just before time expired. 

— Iowa’s Max Murin secured a 6-1 victory against Mike VanBrill of Rutgers at 149. Murin scored a takedown late in the first period and added to his lead when he scored on a double midway through the third period. Team standings at the moment: 1. Michigan 125, 2. Penn State 117, 3. Iowa 116.  

— Ethan Smith dropped in on a shot and finished in overtime to beat Mike Labriola 4-2 in the consolation semifinals at 174. 

— Michigan’s Patrick Brucki fended off Purdue’s Thomas Penola in the closing seconds to hang on for a 3-2 victory at 197. 

— Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet battled back from a 3-0 deficit, using a third-period reversal and rideout to beat Lucas Davison 5-3 at heavyweight. 

— Michigan’s Patrick Brucki fended off Purdue’s Thomas Penola in the closing seconds to hang on for a 3-2 victory at 197. 

— Iowa’s Jacob Warner collected a takedown early in the second period and rode out Cam Caffey to take control at 197 on his way to a 5-3 victory. 

— Michigan, Penn State and Iowa went undefeated in the consolation semifinals. Current team standings: 1. Michigan 132, 2. Penn State 120.5, 3. Iowa 119.5. 

— Third-place matches coming later today:

125 — Patrick McKee (Minnesota) vs. Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 

133 — Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. Lucas Byrd (Illinois)

141 — Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) 

149 — Max Murin (Iowa) vs. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)

157 — Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Brady Berge (Penn State)

165 — Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 

174 — Ethan Smith (Ohio State) vs. Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 

184 — Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) vs. Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 

197 — Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. Patrick Brucki (Michigan)

285 — Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. Mason Parris (Michigan) 

— Big head-to-head win for Penn State with Beau Bartlett coming back to post a 3-1 victory against Michigan’s Kanen Storr for seventh at 149. Storr entered the third period with a 1:46 riding-time advantage and got to his feet with a chance to escape and preserve his minute edge, but Bartlett drove him out and kept him down. After Storr eventually escaped to even the score, Bartlett snapped him down and ran to the corner where he locked up a cradle for the go-ahead takedown. The victory secures a spot in Detroit for Barlett, while Storr will need an at-large ticket into the tournament.