The No. 3 Nebraska wrestling team will hit the road to take on the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz. Action is slated to begin at 2 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Pac-12 Insider.
Arizona State (6-5, 4-1 Pac 12) enters Sunday’s dual with a three-match winning streak with a recent 18-17 victory over No. 21 Stanford and a 34-3 win over No. 24 Cal Poly. ASU’s lineup features six wrestlers in the top 30 of their weight class: No. 3 Jacori Teemer (157), No. 4 Kyle Parco (149), No. 18 Jesse Vasquez (141), No. 24 Richard Figueroa (125), and No. 27 Julian Chlebove (133) and Jacob Meissner (197).
Eight Huskers (11-2, 6-2 Big Ten) enter the weekend ranked in the Top 25, including undefeated No. 1 Ridge Lovett (149), No. 3 Lenny Pinto (184), and No. 7 Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141) and Peyton Robb (157).
History: Nebraska and Arizona State meet for the 20th time in series history on Sunday dating back to 1968. The Huskers lead the all-time series 13-5-1 and have won the last seven meetings between the teams. Most recently, NU defeated ASU at home last season, 25-15.
Last Time Out: Four Huskers claimed bout victories, but it was not enough as the Huskers fell to top-ranked Penn State on Sunday afternoon, 22-13.
Up Next: Nebraska will begin postseason competition as it travels to College Park, Md., for the Big Ten Championships, March 9-10.
Scouting the Sun Devils:
- Arizona State is 4-1 in its last five dual matches. ASU’s last three wins have all come against Pac-12 opponents, as the Sun Devils have a 4-1 conference record this season.
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Last year, the Sun Devils went 7-5 and 4-1 in conference competition. The team placed seventh at the 2023 NCAA Championships with four wrestlers earning All-American status.
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Coached by Zeke Jones (11th season at Arizona State); 91-47-0
Top Matchups to Watch:
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149: No. 1 Lovett (NEB) vs. No. 4 Parco (ASU); Dual’s lone top five matchup
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157: No. 3 Teemer (ASU) vs. No. 7 Robb (NEB); Robb leads the all-time series between the two top 10 wrestlers, including a 6-4 victory in the finals of the Cliff Keen Invite earlier this season
Nebraska’s Projected Lineup:
125 – No. 7 Caleb Smith (18-5)
133 – No. 16 Jacob Van Dee (17-6)
141 – No. 7 Brock Hardy (14-6)
149 – No. 1 Ridge Lovett (21-0)
157 – No. 7 Peyton Robb (16-5) or Ethan Stiles (15-2)
165 – No. 15 Antrell Taylor (16-5)
174 – Bubba Wilson (11-10) or Elise Brown Ton (22-6)
184 – No. 3 Lenny Pinto (18-3)
197 – No. 13 Silas Allred (19-5)
HWT – Nash Hutmacher (4-3)
Arizona State’s Projected Lineup:
125 - No. 24 Richard Figueroa (7-5)
133 - No. 27 Julian Chlebove (15-6) or Carter Dibert (3-7)
141 - No. 18 Jesse Vasquez (6-1) or Cody Foote (5-15)
149 - No. 4 Kyle Parco (17-2)
157 - No. 3 Jacori Teemer (17-3)
165 - Chance McLane (7-8)
174 - Cael Valencia (7-10)
184 - No. 27 Tony Negron (12-6)
197 - Jacob Meissner (2-12) or Damion Schunke (2-8)
HWT - Tarik Sutkovic (2-4)