Wrestling Play-by-Play

No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 7 Minnesota
NU Coliseum, Lincoln, Neb.
Sunday, Dec. 21
All rankings shown based on Dec. 16 NWCA poll.
Attendance: 829

141 Pounds: Curtis Salazar (NU) vs. No. 7 Mike Thorn (UM)
First Period.....2:55, Thorn takedown, 0-2......Second Period......Thorn chooses down.....1:28, Thorn reversal, 0-4......

Thorn (UM) wins by fall, 3:47

NU 0, UM 6

149 Pounds: Robert Sanders (NU) vs. Brian Peterson (UM)
First Period.....2:18, Sanders takedown, 2-0......2:03, Peterson escape, 2-1.......1:39, Sanders takedown, 4-1......1:03, Peterson escape, 4-2......:15, Peterson stalling warning......Second Period......Sanders chooses down.....1:30, Sanders escape, 5-2......Third Period.....Peterson chooses down......1:44, Peterson escape, 5-3......:43, Peterson takedown, 5-5.......:14, Sanders reversal, 7-5......

Sanders (NU) wins by decision, 7-5.

NU 3, UM 6

157 Pounds: No. 2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. No. 19 Tyler Safratowich (UM)
First Period......2:52, Burroughs takedown, 2-0......2:45, Safratowich escape, 2-1...... :18, Safratowich stall warning......Second Period.....Safratowich chooses down.....1:42, Safratowich escape, 2-2...... :57, Safratowich stalling, 3-2..... Third Period......Burroughs chooses down...... 1:47, Burroughs escape, 4-2.... 1:12, Burroughs takedown, 6-2....1:05, Safratowich escape, 6-3.......:30, Safratowich stalling, 7-3.....:24, Burroughs takedown, 9-3.......:23, Safratowich escape, 9-4.......

Burroughs (NU) wins by decision, 9-4.

NU 6, UM 6

165 Pounds: No. 7 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. Matt Everson (UM)
First Period....:50, Everson stalling......:12, Everson stalling, 1-0.....:08, Dwyer takedown, 3-0.......Second Period.....Dwyer chooses down.....:56, Dwyer reversal, 5-0......:15, Everson stalling, 6-0......Third Period.....Everson chooses down......1:58, Everson escape, 6-1......1:43, Dwyer takedown, 8-1......1:32, Everson escape, 8-2.....1:07, Dwyer takedown, 10-2.....1:05, Everson escape, 10-3.....:15, Dwyer takedown, 12-3......:02, Dwyer nearfall, 15-3......

Dwyer (NU) wins by major decision, 15-3.

NU 10, UM 6

174 Pounds: No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. Kaleb Young (UM)
First Period......:58, Browne takedown, 2-0......:33, Young escape, 2-1.....:18, Browne takedown, 4-1......Second Period.....Young chooses down.....1:58, Young escape, 4-2.....1:50, Young stalling warning.....1:16, Browne takedown, 6-2......:53, Young escape, 6-3.....:35, Browne takedown, 8-3......Third Period.....Browne chooses down......1:41, Browne escape, 9-3.....1:35, Browne takedown, 11-3......1:34, Young escape, 11-4.....1:26, Browne takedown, 13-4.....1:24, Young escape, 13-5......1:18, Browne takedown, 15-5.....1:10, Young escape, 15-6......1:00, Browne takedown, 17-6......:53, Young escape, 17-7......:33, Browne takedown, 19-7......:01,. Young escape, 19-8.....Browne riding time advantage, 2:15, 20-8.....

Browne (NU) wins by major decision, 20-8.

NU 14, UM 6

184 Pounds: No. 13 Vince Jones (NU) vs. Sonny Yohn (UM)
First Period.....1:18, Yohn takedown, 0-2......1:01, Jones reversal, 2-2......:43, Yohn escape, 2-3......Second Period.....Jones chooses down.....1:08, Jones reversal, 4-3.......:21, Yohn reversal, 4-5.......:02, Jones reversal, 6-5.......Third Period......Yohn chooses down......:50, Jones stalling warning....Jones riding time advantage, 1:35, 7-5.......

Jones (NU) wins by decision, 7-5.

NU 17, UM 6

197 Pounds: No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) vs. Gordon Bierschenk (UM)
First Period....2:24, Brester takedown, 2-0......1:58, Bierschenk escape, 2-1......:46, Brester takedown, 4-1.....Second Period......Brester chooses down......1:59, Brester escape, 5-1......1:22, Brester takedown, 7-1.......1:00, Bierschenk stalling warning.....:40, Bierschenk escape, 7-2......:15, Bierschenk stalling, 8-2......Third Period.....Bierschenk chooses down.....1:05, Bierschenk stalling, 9-3......1:00, Bierschenk escape, 9-3.....:10, Bierschenk stalling, 11-3.......Brester riding time advantage, 2:52, 12-3.....

Brester (NU) wins by major decision, 12-3.

NU 21, UM 6

285 Pounds: No. 12 Tucker Lane (NU) vs. Joe Nord (UM)
First Period.....Second Period.....Lane chooses down....1:52, Lane escape, 1-0....Third Period.....Nord chooses down.....1:43, Nord reversal, 1-2.....1:24, Nord nearfall, 1-5......:40, Lane stalling warning.....:16, Lane escape, 2-5.......Nord riding time advantage, 1:16, 2-6....

Nord (UM) wins by decision, 6-2.

NU 21, UM 9

125 Pounds: Andy Pokorny (NU) vs. No. 7 Zach Sanders (UM)
First Period.....1:37, Sanders takedown, 0-2.....1:30, Pokorny escape, 1-2......1:25, Sanders takedown, 1-4....1:20, Pkonry escape, 2-4.....:41, Sanders takedown, 2-6.......:24, Sanders nearfall, 2-9.....:40, Pokorny escape, 3-9......:30, Sanders takedown, 3-11.....Second Period...Pokorny chooses down.....1:47, Pokorny escape, 4-11.....1:40, Sanders takedown, 4-13.......1:02, Pokorny escape, 5-13......:53, Sanders takedown, 5-15......:30, Pokorny escape, 6-15......:22, Sanders takedown, 6-17.....:12, Pokorny escape, 7-17.....:02, Sanders takedown, 7-19......Third Period.....Sanders chooses neutral......1:43, Pokorny stalling, 7-20.....1:35, Sanders takedown, 7-22.

Sanders (UM) wins by technical fall, 22-7.

NU 21, UM 14

133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. No. 6 Jayson Ness (UM)
First Period.....:57, Ness takedown, 0-2.....Second Period.....Ness chooses down.....1:47, Ness reversal, 0-4.......:46, Vacanti stalling warning.....Third Period......Vacanti chooses neutral.....1:45, Vacanti stalling, 0-5......1:31, Ness takedown, 0-7......:11, Vacanti stalling, 0-8.....Ness riding time advantage, 4:01, 0-9....

Ness (UM) wins by major decision, 9-0.

NU 21, UM 18

Final Team Score: NU 21, UM 18