Huskers Take Down Badgers, 29-11

Madison, Wis. – Five bonus-point wins helped No. 9 Nebraska (8-1, 2-1 Big Ten) to a 29-11 triumph over Wisconsin at UW Field House on Friday night.

NU won the first three matches to build a 12-0 lead over the Badgers and never looked back. Anthony Abidin (141) won by technical fall, while No. 17 Tyler Berger (157) posted a major decision. At 149 pounds, fifth-ranked Jake Sueflohn, a Watertown, Wis., native, picked up his 99th career win with a 9-3 decision over Andrew Crone.

Wisconsin closed the gap to 12-7 at the halfway point with wins at 165 and 174 pounds. No. 15 Austin Wilson (165) fell by major decision to No. 3 Isaac Jordan, while redshirt freshman Dustin Williams (174), making his first career dual start, lost to Ricky Robertson in sudden victory-1, 3-1.

The Huskers answered by winning the next four bouts, adding bonus points in three of them. All-American TJ Dudley, the No. 5 wrestler at 184 pounds, won by major decision before 16th-ranked Aaron Studebaker (197) earned a technical fall over Eric Peissig.

At heavyweight, No. 17 Collin Jensen won 3-2 over Brock Horwath. No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) picked up his 12th win in his last 13 matches by pinning Johnny Jimenez in 3:27. In the final match of the night, Eric Coufal (133) fell to No. 6 Ryan Taylor, 15-6.

The Huskers return home to host No. 23 Minnesota for Pepsi Pack the House at the Devaney Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT). The dual will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required).

#9 Nebraska 29, Wisconsin 11
Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
UW Field House (Madison, Wis.)

Results
141: Anthony Abidin (NEB) tech. fall Gabe Grahek (WIS), 15-0 (NEB 5, WIS 0)
149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. Andrew Crone (WIS), 9-3 (NEB 8, WIS 0)
157: #17 Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. TJ Ruschell (WIS), 11-2 (NEB 12, WIS 0)
165: #3 Isaac Jordan (WIS) major dec. #15 Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-0 (NEB 12, WIS 4)
174: Ricky Robertson (WIS) sudden victory-1 Dustin Williams (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 12, WIS 7)
184: #5 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Ryan Christensen (WIS), 11-2 (NEB 16, WIS 7)
197: #16 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) tech. fall Eric Peissig (WIS), 17-1 (NEB 21, WIS 7)
HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Brock Horwath (WIS), 3-2 (NEB 24, WIS 7)
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin Johnny Jimenez (WIS), 3:27 (NEB 30, WIS 7)
133: #6 Ryan Taylor (WIS) major dec. Eric Coufal (NEB), 15-6 (NEB 30, WIS 11)
*Nebraska penalized one point for unsportsmanlike conduct (NEB 29, WIS 11)