Nebraska Wins First Two Home Duals

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Lincoln -- The 18th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team opened the home portion of its 2006-07 season with a pair of wins, defeating South DakotaState, 32-9, then riding three straight technical fall wins to defeat Northern Colorado, 34-9.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

The Huskers won seven of the eight contested matches in each dual, including two major decision triumphs and a win by fall against the Jackrabbits and three technical fall victories along with a pin against the Bears.

 

In the night’s first dual against South DakotaState, the Huskers climbed out of an early 3-0 hole behind a 16-5 major decision win by true freshman Stephen Dwyer over Ryan Meyer, 16-5.  The South Beloit, Ill., native made his debut in the varsity lineup in a big way, getting the first of six takedowns in the match 10 seconds into the first period.  Dwyer never trailed in the match and held a riding time advantage of 2:05. 

 

The Huskers slammed the door shut on any hopes of an SDSU upset with three straight wins after Dwyer’s victory to give NU a 14-3 lead five matches into the dual.  After Marc Harwood defeated Chris Moran at 174 pounds, 5-2, Levi Wofford came back from a three-point deficit after the first period to defeat Tyler Sorenson in overtime, 9-7.  The match was tied at seven after Wofford was awarded a point after Sorenson was called for stalling, then Wofford took Sorenson down 18 seconds into the sudden victory period to clinch the win.  At 197 pounds, Craig Brester gave Nebraska their fourth straight win with a 15-3 major decision win over Travis Gottschalk.  Brester never trailed in the match and took a 7-1 lead after the first period.

 

Paul Donahoe got the Huskers back on the winning track after a forfeit at heavyweight with a win by fall over Marcus Waters at 125 pounds.  Mike Rowe followed with a 4-2 win over Jeff Cooley at 133 pounds.  After a win by forfeit at 141 pounds by Dominick Moyer, Robert Sanders closed the dual for Nebraska with an 8-3 win over Dan Bonte.

 

In the second dual against Northern Colorado, the Huskers again climbed out of an early 3-0 hole thanks to a four-match winning streak.  Dwyer again sparked the win string with a 7-3 win over Devan Lewis.  Dwyer notched two reversals in the match, including one with 23 seconds remaining in the third period to all but seal the match. 

 

At 174 pounds, Harwood earned his first career win by technical fall against Ryan Johnson.  The match was stopped with 36 seconds to go after Harwood earned his fifth takedown of the match.  Harwood’s quick victory was sparked by a takedown 14 seconds into the second period.  Harwood collected three three-point nearfalls before Johnson earned an escape a minute later.

 

 Wofford followed at 184 pounds with a 23-8 victory over Ed Matthews.  Wofford took down Matthews 10 times, earned one nearfall, and held a 3:23 riding time advantage to build the 15-point lead needed for a technical fall victory.  Brester dominated Caleb Nicholl in an 18-2 technical fall victory.  Brester took control of the match with a takedown of Nicholl 1:05 into the first period.  Brester rode Nicholl for the duration of the frame and earned three two-point nearfalls in the process.  Brester finished the match with an escape, takedown and two-point nearfall in the first 40 seconds of the second period.

 

After a setback at heavyweight, Donahoe came back from a 3-2, third-period deficit to take down Tony Mustari five times in an action-packed third period and earn a 14-7 win at 125 pounds.  Rowe stormed out of the gates with eight straight points en route to a 12-3 major decision win over Kyle Kaiser.  After a win by forfeit at 141 pounds by Dominick Moyer, Robert Sanders closed the night with a 5-2 win over Richard Lohr.

 

Nebraska (4-0) is next in action at the Nebraska Duals on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the NU Coliseum in Lincoln.  The Huskers will wrestle Wyoming at Noon, then take on Nebraska-Kearney at 2 p.m.

 

Nebraska 32, South DakotaState 9

NU Coliseum, Lincoln, Neb.

Saturday, December 9, 2006

157-Everson (SDSU) by dec. over Plambeck (NU), 5-3

165-Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Meyer (SDSU), 16-5

174-Harwood (NU) by dec. over Moran (SDSU), 5-2

184-Wofford (NU) by dec. over Sorenson (SDSU), 9-7 (SV1)

197-Brester (NU) by major dec. over Gottschalk (SDSU), 15-3

HWT-Stripling (SDSU) by forfeit

125-Donahoe (NU) by fall over Waters (SDSU), 2:21

133-Rowe (NU) by dec. over Cooley (SDSU), 4-2

141-Moyer (NU) by forfeit

149-Sanders (NU) by dec. over Bonte (SDSU), 8-3

 

Nebraska 34, Northern Colorado 9

NU Coliseum, Lincoln, Neb.

Saturday, December 9, 2006

157- Salazar (UNC) by dec. over Plambeck (NU), 6-1

165- Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Lewis, 7-3

174- Harwood (NU) by tech. fall over Johnson (UNC), 20-4; 4:24

184-Wofford (NU) by tech. fall over Matthews (UNC), 23-8, 7:00

197- Brester (NU) by tech fall over Nicholl (UNC), 18-2; 3:40

HWT- Hopkin (UNC) by forfeit

125-Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Mustari (UNC), 14-7

133- Rowe (NU) by major dec. over Kaiser (UNC), 12-3

141- Moyer (NU) by forfeit

149- Sanders (NU) by dec. over Lohr (UNC), 5-2

Official-Gary Mayabb

Attendance-562