Huskers Down Panthers, 30-6

Behind technical fall victories from No. 12 Chance Lamer and No. 5 Antrell Taylor, the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team moved to 7-3 on the season with a commanding 30-6 dual victory over No. 16 Northern Iowa on Saturday night at the Devaney Center. 

The Huskers (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) recorded 20 total takedowns against the Panthers (3-4, 2-0 Big 12) and won eight of 10 bouts in the victory.  

Starting the night at 125, Alan Koehler fell to No. 27 Trever Anderson in a tight decision, allowing the Panthers a 3-0 start.   

Nebraska answered at 133 as No. 8 Jacob Van Dee earned a 5-0 decision over No. 26 Julian Farber, evening the team score. Van Dee remains undefeated on the season with the win. 

At 141, No. 3 Brock Hardy gave Nebraska its first lead of the night, defeating No. 11 Cory Land, 5-1.

The Big Red extended its team score with back-to-back technical falls at 149 and 157 pounds. In his first dual victory as a Husker, Lamer recorded 19 points in a 19-4 win over Ethan Basile. Taylor followed with a dominant performance, tallying seven takedowns in a 22-6 win over RJ Weston to push Nebraska’s lead to 16-3 at intermission. 

Northern Iowa responded quickly at 165, where No. 11 Ryder Downey secured a sudden-victory takedown to defeat No. 7 LJ Araujo, 3-0. 

The Huskers regained momentum at 174 pounds as No. 6 Christopher Minto earned a major decision over No. 10 Jared Simma, 10-1. No. 9 Silas Allred followed with a 5-1 decision over Nick Fox at 184 and at 197 pounds, No. 12 Camden McDanel collected a 7-3 decision over John Gunderson. 

In his first dual appearance of the season, Harley Andrews closed out the night at heavyweight with a major decision over Adam Ahrendsen, 16-7. Andrews used an early takedown and two third-period nearfalls to cap the Huskers’ victory, 30-6. 

Up Next
The Huskers will stay in Lincoln for next Friday’s match against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Big Ten opener is set for 7 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+.   

No. 6 Nebraska 30, No. 16 Northern Iowa 6
125: No. 27 Trever Anderson (I) dec. Alan Koehler (N) 5-2 (UNI 3, NEB 0)
133: No. 8 Jacob Van Dee (N) dec. No. 26 Julian Farber (I) 5-0 (NEB 3, UNI 3)
141: No. 3 Brock Hardy (N) dec. No. 11 Cory Land (I) 5-1 (NEB 6, UNI 3)
149: No. 12 Chance Lamer (N) tech. fall Ethan Basile (I) 19-4 (NEB 11, UNI 3)
157: No. 5 Antrell Taylor (N) tech. fall RJ Weston (I) 22-6 (NEB 16, UNI 3)
165: No. 11 Ryder Downey (I) dec. No. 7 LJ Araujo (N) SV-1 3-0 (NEB 16, UNI 6)
174: No. 6 Christopher Minto (N) major dec. No. 10 Jared Simma (I) 10-1 (NEB 20, UNI 6)
184: No. 9 Silas Allred (N) dec. Nick Fox (I) 5-1 (NEB 23, UNI 6)
197: No. 12 Camden McDanel (N) dec. John Gunderson (I) 7-3 (NEB 26, UNI 6)
HWT: Harley Andrews (N) major dec. Adam Ahrendsen (I) 16-7 (NEB 30, UNI 6