Wrestling Play-by-Play (1st Round)

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 20 Northwestern
UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Saturday, Jan. 10
All rankings shown based on Jan. 6 NWCA poll.

125 Pounds: Andy Pokorny (NU) vs. No. 3 Brandon Precin (NW)
First Period.....1:42, Precin takedown, 0-2.....1:05, Precin nearfall, 0-4......

Precin (NW) wins by fall, 2:22.

NU 0, NW 6

133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. Eric Metzler (NW)
First Period......1:08, Metzler takedown, 0-2.....:13, Vacanti escape, 1-2.....:04, Metzler takedown, 1-4.....Second Period.......Vacanti chooses down.....1:11, Vacanti escape, 2-4......:12, Vacanti stalling warning.....Third Period.....Metzler chooses down.....1:59, Metzler escape, 2-5.......1:20, Vacanti takedown, 4-5......1:12, Metzler escape, 4-6.......:40, Metzler stalling warning.....:03, Metzler takedown, 4-8.......Metzler riding time advantage, 1:39, 4-9........

Metzler (NW) wins by decision, 9-4.

NU 0, NW 9

141 Pounds: Jon Burns (NU) vs. No. 16 Keith Sulzer (NW)
First Period....2:50, Burns takedown, 2-0.......2:37, Sulzer reversal, 2-2.....:26, Sulzer nearfall, 2-4.......:10, Sulzer nearfalll, 2-7.......Second Period.....Burns chooses neutral.....:30, Burns takedown, 4-7.......Third Period......Sulzer chooses down......1:59, Sulzer escape, 4-8......1:26, Burns takedown, 6-8.....1:21, Sulzer escape, 6-9.......:45, Burns takedown, 8-9......:38, Sulzer escape, 8-10.......:38, Sulzer stalling, 9-10.....Sulzer riding time advantage, 1:25, 9-11....

Sulzer (NW) wins by decision, 11-9.

NU 0, NW 12

149 Pounds: Robert Sanders (NU) vs. Andrew Nadhir (NW)
First Period....2:49, Nadhir takedown, 0-2......2:35, Sanders escape, 1-2......Second Period.....Sanders chooses down.....1:53, Sanders escape, 2-2.......Third Period....Nadhir chooses down.....1:45, Nadhir escape, 2-3......:27, Sanders takedown, 4-3......:16, Sanders nearfall, 6-3.......

Sanders (NU) wins by decision, 6-3.

NU 3, NW 12

157 Pounds: No. 2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. No. 17 Jason Welch (NW)
First Period......:04, Burroughs takedown, 2-0......Second Period.....Welch chooses down....1:59, Welch escape, 2-1.....1:50, Burroughs takedown, 4-1.....1:49, Welch escape, 4-2.....:57, Welch stalling warning.....Third Period.....Burroughs chooses down....:56, Burroughs first caution...:55, Burroughs escape, 5-2......:36, Burroughs stalling warning.....:01, Burroughs takedown, 7-2......

Burroughs (NU) wins by decision, 7-2.

NU 6, NW 12

165 Pounds: No. 7 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. Kyle Bertin (NW)
First Period....2:17, Dwyer takedown, 2-0......2:04, Dwyer illegal hold, 2-1......:07, Bertin stalling warning......Second Period.....Dwyer chooses down.....1:50, Dwyer escape, 3-1......:16, Dwyer takedown, 5-1......Third Period......Bertin chooses down......1:59, Bertin escape, 5-2......1:34, Dwyer takedown, 7-2.......1:05, Bertin escape, 7-3.....Dwyer riding time advantage, 2:57, 8-3......

Dwyer (NU) wins by decision, 8-3.

NU 9, NW 12

174 Pounds: No. 2 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. Robert Kellogg (NW)
First Period.....2:35, Browne takedown, 2-0......2:30, Kellogg escape, 2-1........1:41, Browne takedown, 4-1......1:22, Kellogg escape, 4-2........:38, Kellogg stalling warning......Second Period.....Kellogg chooses down.....1:55, Kellogg escape, 4-3........1:32, Browne takedown, 6-3.......1:12, Kellogg escape, 6-4......:36, Browne takedown, 8-4.......:35, Kellogg escape, 8-5......:23, Kellogg stalling, 9-5......Third Period.....Browne chooses down.....:55, Browne reversal, 11-5......:45, Kellogg escape, 11-6......:15, Browne takedown, 13-6......:14, Kellogg escape, 13-7......:03, Kellogg stalling, 14-7.....

Browne (NU) wins by decision, 14-7.

NU 12, NW 12

184 Pounds: No. 14 Vince Jones (NU) vs. No. 1 Jake Herbert (NW)
First Period.....2:44, Herbert takedown, 0-2......:33, Herbert nearfall, 0-5.......Second Period......Herbert chooses down.....1:43, Herbert escape, 0-6.....1:15, Herbert takedown, 0-8......

Herbert (NW) wins by fall, 4:47.

NU 12, NW 18

197 Pounds: No. 1 Craig Brester (NU) vs. John Schoen (NW)
First Period....2:30, Brester takedown, 2-0......2:26, Schoen escape, 2-1......1:20, Brester takedown, 4-1.....Second Period.....Schoen chooses down....1:47, Schoen stalling warning......:48, Brester nearfalll, 6-1.....:37, Schoen escape, 6-2......:02, Brester takedown, 8-2.....Third Period....Brester chooses down....1:58, Brester escape, 9-2.....:45, Brester takedown, 11-2.......:21, Schoen stalling, 12-2.....Brester riding time advantage, 3:22, 13-2.....

Brester (NU) wins by major decision, 13-2.

NU 16, NW 18

285 Pounds: No. 17 Tucker Lane (NU) vs. Ben Kuhar (NW)
First Period.....2:09, Lane takedown, 2-0.....1:23, Kuhar first caution.....:46, Kuhar escape, 2-1.....Second Period.....Lane chooses down......1:59, Lane escape, 3-1.....:12, Lane stalling warning.......Third Period....Kuhar chooses down......1:51, Kuhar escape, 3-2.....1:04, Kuhar takedown, 3-4.....:57, Lane reversal, 5-4.....:45, Kuhar escape, 5-5......:01, Lane takedown, 7-5.....Lane riding time advantage, 1:39, 8-5.....

Lane (NU) wins by decision, 8-5.

NU 19, NW 18

Final Team Score: Nebraska 19, Northwestern 18