Brester Wins Ninth Straight in NU Loss

Lincoln?197-pound wrestler Craig Brester came back to defeat fifth-ranked Kurt Backes and win his ninth straight match, but it wasn’t enough as No. 3 Iowa State defeated the 20th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team, 25-12, Saturday in front of 902 fans at the NU Coliseum.

Brester trailed 3-1 at the start of the third period, but after escaping 47 seconds into the final frame, Brester took down Backes with 1:02 to go in the match to seal the 4-2 win for the Huskers and pull NU to within five with two matches to go in the dual.

Back-to-back setbacks at heavyweight and 125 pounds to close the dual gave the Cyclones the 25-12 win, their first over Nebraska since defeating the Huskers 25-9 on Feb. 26, 2004.

A 4-2 win by ninth-ranked Dominick Moyer at 141 pounds over tenth-ranked Mitch Mueller tied the dual at three two matches into the contest. Moyer led 3-0 after two periods then, after allowing a takedown with 55 seconds to go in the match, escaped to give Moyer the two-point victory, his fifth over a ranked opponent this season.

Robert Sanders followed with a comeback bid that fell just short at 149 pounds against 16th-ranked Cyler Sanderson in a 12-8 win for Sanderson. Sanders trailed 11-3 with 37 seconds to go in the second period, but outscored Sanderson 5-1 over the last 2:37 of the match to cut Sanderson’s winning margin to four. Wins by Trent and Travis Paulson at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively, would give Iowa State a 10-point lead after five matches.

Marc Harwood would keep the door open for victory for the Huskers with a win by fall over Grant Turner at 174 pounds. Harwood trailed 3-0 early in the second period, but turned a takedown with 1:15 remaining in the second period into a pin 21 seconds later. The win cut the Cyclones’ lead to four, but Iowa State would go on to win three of the final four matches to clinch the dual victory.

Nebraska (7-4) is next in action on Jan. 29 as the Huskers take on second-ranked Missouri at 2 p.m. at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.

#3 Iowa State 25, #20 Nebraska 12
NU Coliseum, Lincoln, Neb.
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007
Official-Dave Frisch
Attendance-902
133-Shaffer (ISU) by dec. over Rowe (NU), 9-6
141-#9 Moyer (NU) by dec. over #10 Mueller (ISU), 4-2
149-#16 Sanderson (ISU) by dec. over Sanders (NU), 12-8
157-#4 Paulson (ISU) by dec. over Oliver (NU), 9-3
165-#3 Paulson (ISU) by major dec. over Dwyer (NU), 9-1
174-Harwood (NU) by fall over Turner (ISU), 4:06
184-#6 Varner (ISU) by major dec. over Wofford (NU), 10-2
197-#19 Brester (NU) by dec. over #5 Backes (ISU), 4-3
HWT-#18 Zabriskie (ISU) by tech. fall over Rice (NU), 17-1; 5:41
125-#18 Fanthorpe (ISU) by dec. over #9 Donahoe (NU), 6-3