Padden, Moyer Earn Pins in NU Loss

The fifth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team picked up pins from 197-pound wrestler B.J. Padden and 141-pound wrestler Dominick Moyer, but it wasn’t enough as second-ranked Oklahoma State won seven of ten matches and defeated the Huskers, 27-15, Friday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.  <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Oklahoma State took an early lead after a win by technical fall by third-ranked Zack Esposito at 149 pounds.  Nebraska answered in the following match, as 16th-ranked Chris Oliver used a reversal earned early in the third period to defeat 15th-ranked Kevin Ward, 3-1, at 157 pounds.  Oliver started the period down 1-0 in the match, but reversed Ward early in the third frame and rode Ward for the duration of the match to earn the bonus point for riding time advantage.

 

After three straight losses, fifth-ranked B.J. Padden broke the losing string with a pin of second-ranked Jake Rosholt at 197 pounds.  The fall marked Padden’s third win in his last four matches against Rosholt.  Padden has won 16 of his last 17 matches and is now 11 wins away from 100 in his career.  The win brought NU to within six of the Cowboys, but OklahomaState would rebuild their lead, though, with three straight wins. 

 

In the final match of the night, Dominick Moyer pinned Justin Porter 49 seconds into the second period of their 141-pound match.  Moyer, the 19th-ranked 141-pound wrestler, took control of the match early in the second period with a reversal, then earned the fall later in the period.  The win was Moyer’s third straight win by fall and his fifth straight win overall.

 

With the loss, Nebraska falls to 11-4.  The Huskers are next in action to take on Oklahoma on Senior Night at the NU Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.

 

#2 OklahomaState 27, #5 Nebraska 15

Feb. 3, 2006

Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Okla.

149-#3 Zack Esposito (OSU) by tech. fall over Robert Sanders (NU), 19-4; 7:00

157-#16 Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over #15 Kevin Ward (OSU), 3-1

165-#2 Johny Hendricks (OSU) by major dec. over #15 Marc Harwood (NU), 10-2

174-#11 Brandon Mason (OSU) by dec. over #3 Jacob Klein (NU), 4-0

184-Rusty Blackmon (OSU) by dec. over #10 Vince Jones (NU), 8-4

197-# 5 B.J. Padden (NU) by fall over #2 Jake Rosholt (OSU), 5:49

HWT-#2 Steve Mocco (OSU) by fall over #17 Jon May (NU), 0:42

125-#6 Coleman Scott (OSU) by dec. over #9 Paul Donahoe (NU), 4-0

133-#3 Nathan Morgan (OSU) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 12-6

141-#19 Dominick Moyer (NU) by fall over Justin Porter (OSU), 3:49