Wrestling Play-by-Play (Semis)

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes
UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday, Jan. 11
All rankings shown based on Jan. 6 NWCA poll.

125 Pounds: Andy Pokorny (NU) vs. JJ Krutsinger (UI)
First Period...1:30, Pokorny takedown, 2-0......:36, Pokorny nearfall, 4-0......:09, Krutsinger reversal, 4-2......Second Period.....Pokorny chooses down....1:06, Pokorny stalling warning......:33, Pokorny stalling, 4-3.......Third Period.....Krutsinger chooses down.....1:52, Krutsinger escape, 4-4.....1:05, Krutsinger stalling warning......:47, Krutsinger takedown, 4-6.......Krutsinger riding time advantage, 1:25, 4-7.....

Krutsinger (UI) wins by decision, 7-4.

NU 0, UI 3

133 Pounds: Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) vs. No. 5 Daniel Dennis (UI)
First Period......:05, Dennis takedown, 0-2.....Second Period.....Dennis chooses down....1:57, Dennis escape, 0-3.....Third Period.....Aleksanyan chooses down.....:51, Aleksanyan stalling warning.....Dennis riding time advantage, 2:01, 0-4......

Dennis (UI) wins by decision, 4-0.

NU 0, UI 6

141 Pounds: Curtis Salazar (NU) vs. No. 1 Alex Tsirtsis (UI)
First Period....2:10, Tsirtsis takedown, 0-2.....Second Period.....Tsirtsis chooses down....1:56, Tsirtsis escape, 0-3.......1:46, Salazar takedown, 2-3...:47, Tsirtsis escape, 2-4......:08, Tsirtsis takedown, 2-6.....Third Period.....Salazar chooses down.....:22, Tsirtsis stalling warning....Tsirtsis riding time advantage, 2:55, 2-7......

Tsirtsis (UI) wins by decision, 7-2.

NU 0, UI 9

149 Pounds: Robert Sanders (NU) vs. No. 1 Brent Metcalf (UI)
First Period....2:43, Metcalf takedown, 0-2.....2:15, Sanders escape, 1-2.....2:19, Metcalf takedown, 1-4.......:55, Sanders escape, 2-4.....:42, Metcalf takedown, 2-6......Second Period.....Metcalf chooses down......1:54, Metcalf escape, 2-7.....1:41, Metcalf takedown, 2-9......1:35, Sanders escape, 3-9.....1:27, Metcalf takedown, 3-11......1:20, Sanders escape, 4-11......1:08, Metcalf takedown, 4-13......:57, Sanders escape, 5-13......:50, Metcalf takedown, 5-15......:05, Sanders escape, 6-15......:04, Metcalf takedown, 6-17.....Third Period.....Sanders chooses down.....1:59, Sanders escape, 7-17.....1:45, Metcalf takedown, 7-19.....1:25, Sanders stalling warning.....1:07, Sanders escape, 8-19......:58, Metcalf takedown, 8-21......:45, Sanders escape, 9-21......:31, Metcalf takedown, 9-23......Metcalf riding time advantage, 4:49, 9-24......

Metcalf (UI) wins by technicall fall, 24-9.

NU 0, UI 13

157 Pounds: No. 2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. Matt Ballweg (UI)
First Period......2:50, Burroughs takedown, 2-0.....2:42, Ballweg escape, 2-1.....2:35, Burroughs first caution......2:25, Burroughs takedown, 4-1.......2:11, Ballweg escape, 4-2........1:35, Burroughs takedown, 6-2......1:33, Ballweg escape, 6-3......1:26, Burroughs takedown, 8-3......1:14, Ballweg escape, 8-4......:35, Burroughs takedown, 10-4.......:22, Burroughs nearfall, 13-4......Second Period.....Burroughs chooses down.....1:59, Burroughs escape, 14-4.............1:41, Burroughs takedown, 16-4......1:40, Ballweg escape, 16-5......1:22, Burroughs takedown, 18-5......1:20, Ballweg escape, 18-6......1:09, Burroughs takedown, 20-6.....1:03, Ballweg escape, 20-7......:55, Burroughs takedown, 22-7.....

Burroughs (NU) wins by technical fall, 22-7.

NU 5, UI 13

165 Pounds: No. 7 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. No. 3 Ryan Morningstar (UI)
First Period....Second Period......Dwyer chooses down.....1:25, Dwyer escape, 1-0.....:53, Morningstar takedown, 1-2........:22, Dwyer escape, 2-2.....Third Period....Morningstar chooses down....:58, Morningstar escape, 2-3......:17, Morningstar stalling warning........

Morningstar (UI) wins by decisioin, 3-2.

NU 5, UI 16

174 Pounds: No. 2 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. No. 5 Jay Borschel (UI)
First Period.....1:50, Borschel takedown, 0-2.....Second Period......Browne chooses down.....1:41, Borschel stalling warning.....1:20, Browne escape, 1-2.....:43, Browne stalling warning.....:08, Browne takedown, 3-2.....Third Period......Borschel choose down.....1:59, Borschel escape, 3-3.......:15, Browne takedown, 5-3......Borschel riding time advantage, 2:04, 5-4.....

Browne (NU) wins by decision, 5-4.

NU 8, UI 16

184 Pounds: No. 14 Vince Jones (NU) vs. No. 3 Phil Keddy (UI)
First Period.....2:30, Keddy takedown, 0-2.....2:25, Jones reversal, 2-2.....2:17, Keddy escape, 2-3......Second Period.....Keddy chooses down.....1:57, Keddy escape, 2-4......:55, Keddy takedown, 2-6.....Third Period......Jones chooses down......1:12, Jones escape, 3-6.....:28, Jones takedown, 5-6......:25, Keddy escape, 5-7......Keddy riding time advantage, 1:34, 5-8......

Keddy (UI) wins by decision, 8-5.

NU 8, UI 19

197 Pounds: No. 1 Craig Brester (NU) vs. No. 20 Chad Beatty (UI)
First Period...1:18, Beatty takedown, 0-2......1:14, Brester escape, 1-2.....Second Period......Brester chooses down.....1:51, Brester escape, 2-2......Third Period.......Beatty chooses down.....1:18, Beatty reversal, 2-4......1:10, Brester escape, 3-4......:36, Brester takedown, 5-4.......:05, Brester stalling warning.......:01, Beatty escape, 5-5........Overtime.....:12, Brester takedown, 7-5......

Brester (NU) wins by decision, 7-5 sudden victory.

NU 11, UI 19

285 Pounds: No. 17 Tucker Lane (NU) vs. No. 12 Dan Erekson (UI)
First Period.....2:12, Erekson takedown, 0-2.....1:46, Lane escape, 1-2......1:31, Erekson takedown, 1-4.....:22, Lane stalling warning.....Second Period.....Erekson chooses down.....1:50, Erekson escape, 1-5......Third Period....Lane chooses down......1:20, Lane escape, 2-5......:42, Erekson takedown, 2-7......:40, Lane escape, 3-7.......Erekson riding time advantage, 2:23, 3-8.....

Erekson (UI) wins by decision, 8-3.

NU 11, UI 22

Final Team Score: Nebraska 11, Iowa 22