Army Battles in Session Two to Advance at NCAAs

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Army Battles in Session Two to Advance at NCAAs

March 15, 2018 | Wrestling

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CLEVELAND – Army West Point wrestlers Lucas Weiland, Ben Harvey and Rocco Caywood all advanced to the second day of the NCAA Championships after earning wins in the second session Thursday evening at Quicken Loans Arena.

After a lackluster first session that saw all three wrestlers drop their opening bouts, the trio of Cadets closed out the first day of the national tournament with a combined 4-0 record.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

All three wrestlers earned their first-career victories at the NCAA Championships.
This is the first time since 2012 that at-least three Black Knights documented wins at NCAAs.
Weiland documented Army's first bonus point win at nationals in three years with a 9-1 major decision in his first consolation match.
The most recent came when Brian Harvey recorded a 12-3 major decision over Oregon State's Garrett Drucker in 2015.
Harvey became the first Army wrestler to win multiple matches at the NCAAs since his brother, Brian, did so in 2015.
The New Palestine, Ind., native posted his 40th-career victory in the consolation pigtail match.
He reached 20 wins for the second-straight season with his second win of the night.
Harvey now owns seven wins this year over ranked opponents.
Caywood notched the first 20-win season of his career with the win in the consolation bracket.
The Toledo, Ohio, native tied his personal best with his third win over a ranked opponent this year.

HOW IT HAPPENED
157 Pounds
#33 Lucas Weiland: 1-1, MD
Round of 32: L, Major Decision, 14-5 vs. 7-seed #7 Micah Jordan (#2 Ohio State)
Cons. Round of 16 #1: W, Major Decision, 9-1 vs. #26 Andrew Shomers (Edinboro)

174 Pounds
#23 Ben Harvey: 2-1
Prelim: L, 8-1 vs. Tyrel White (Columbia)
Cons. Prelim: W, 7-5 vs. #31 Will Schany (Virginia)
Cons. Round of 16 #1: W, 6-4 vs. #19 Hunter Bolen (#10 Virginia Tech)

197 Pounds
#33 Rocco Caywood: 1-1
Round of 32: L, 5-4 vs. 7-seed #9 Frank Mattiace (Penn)
Cons. Round of 16 #1: W, 4-1 vs. 10-seed #10 Scottie Boykin (UT-Chattanooga)

COACHES' CORNER

Head coach Kevin Ward – "I think they settled down and weren't so nervous for the second session. I felt like they let the stage get to them that first round and we just weren't aggressive at all. They looked much better this session. They were very aggressive and mentally tough in close matches. To win at the NCAA tournament, you have to win close ones and that takes mental focus. All I said to them was that we didn't come this far to go 0-2 and say we were qualifiers. We came here to win, so go lay it on the line and be aggressive."

UP NEXT

Weiland, Harvey and Caywood will return to action on day two of the NCAA Championships tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m.
Weiland will face 9-seed #8 Archie Colgan of Wyoming in his first match.
Harvey will face 9-seed #9 Keaton Subjeck of Stanford in his first match.
Caywood will face 8-seed #7 Nate Rotert of South Dakota State in his first match.