Huskers Fall to No. 2 Golden Gophers

Minneapolis, Minn. - The No. 12 Nebraska wrestling team won four of the eight contested matches against No. 2 Minnesota, but the Huskers came up short, 25-13, in front of more than 1,600 fans on Thursday at the Sports Pavilion.

 

Junior Brandon Browne, sophomore Stephen Dwyer and senior Jon May all won decisions over their Minnesota opponents, while sophomore Craig Brester added an 11-1 major decision, but Nebraska forfeited two matches to give the Gophers the deciding 12 points in the win. The Huskers (2-1) won the first two matches of the dual to jump out to a 7-0 lead, but a forfeit at 125 pounds cut the lead to 7-6. Three straight Gopher wins and an NU forfeit at 157 put Minnesota (4-1) up 22-7 and in control, before the Huskers rallied to win two of the final three matches.

 

The dual began at 197 pounds as Brester claimed an 11-1 major decision over Minnesota’s Justin Bronson. May, competing just 80 miles from his hometown, earned a 6-5 decision over Ben Berhow. The Huskers forfeited the 125-pound match, before Kenny Jordan surrendered a takedown to Minnesota's Mack Reiter with just two seconds left in a 5-4 setback at 133.

 

Minnesota’s Manuel Rivera won a 14-3 major decision over NU’s Curtis Salazar, before the Gophers' Dustin Schlatter earned a narrow 2-1 win over Jordan Burroughs at 149.

 

Another forfeit by the Huskers at 157 put the Gophers up big, but Nebraska refused to quit. Dwyer won an 8-7 decision over UM's Scott Glasser at 165 pounds, before Browne claimed a 5-2 win over Gabe Dretsch at 174. The dual ended after Vince Jones suffered a 6-2 defeat to UM's Roger Kish at 184 pounds.

 

Nebraska returns to the mat on Friday night against South DakotaState at 7 p.m. in Brookings, S.D.

 

No. 2 Minnesota 25, No. 12 Nebraska 13
Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minn.

 

Match Results
197 Pounds-Craig Brester (NU) by major dec. over Justin Bronson (UM), 11-1

285 Pounds-Jon May (NU) by dec. over Ben Berhow (UM), 6-5

125 Pounds-Forfeit (NU) to Jayson Ness (UM)

133 Pounds-Mack Reiter (UM) by dec. over Kenny Jordan (NU), 5-4

141 Pounds-Manuel Rivera (UM) by major dec. over Curtis Salazar (NU), 14-3

149 Pounds-Dustin Schlatter (UM) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 2-1

157 Pounds-Forfeit (NU) to C.P. Schlatter (UM)

165 Pounds-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Scott Glasser (UM), 8-7

174 Pounds-Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Gabe Dretsch (UM), 5-2

184 Pounds-Roger Kish (UM) by dec. over Vince Jones (UN), 6-2