Big Ten Wrestling Results & Standings (1/21)

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Indiana 21, Maryland 15
Cockeye 22, Minnesota 9
Cockeye 34, Purdue 6
Ohio State 38, Maryland 4
Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 15
Penn State 27, Michigan 9
Penn State 35, Michigan State 0
Michigan 23, Rutgers 10
Rutgers 22, Michigan State 13
Nebraska 19, Minnesota 14
Nebraska 27, Purdue 14

Standings
1. Cockeye (8-0, 3-0)
1. Ohio State (11-1, 3-0)
1. Penn State (6-0, 3-0)
4. Michigan (5-2, 3-1)
4. Rutgers (10-2, 3-1)
6. Nebraska (7-1, 2-1)
7. Indiana (4-2, 1-2)
8. Maryland (3-4, 1-3)
9. Illinois (3-4, 0-1)
9. Northwestern (0-2, 0-1)
9. Wisconsin (6-2, 0-1)
12. Minnesota (5-2, 0-2)
13. Michigan State (7-3, 0-3)
13. Purdue (5-6, 0-3)

Next Nebraska Duals

Friday, January 26
Nebraska at Northwestern (7:00 PM - BTN+)

Sunday, January 28
Nebraska at Wisconsin (1:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Andrews' Win Pushes Huskers Past Minnesota
Huskers.com
Minneapolis, Minn. - In a back-and-forth top 10 showdown, heavyweight Harley Andrews secured an upset victory to help the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team earn the 19-14 win over No. 9 Minnesota Friday evening.

Action started at 125 as No. 7 Caleb Smith faced Minnesota’s No. 18 Patrick McKee in the dual’s first ranked bout of the night. McKee scored first with a takedown and a combined seven points of nearfall to take the 10-0 lead in the first period. Smith then scored a reversal in Period Two, but McKee held the momentum and Smith fell by tech fall, 18-2.

At 133, Kyle Burwick made his Big Ten season debut as he wrestled No. 27 Tyler Wells to a scoreless first period. Burwick then got on the board first with an escape and held the 1-0 advantage with 2:00 to go. In Period Three, Burwick was awarded a stall point, Wells scored a takedown and Burwick earned the escape to tie the match and force overtime, 3-3. In sudden victory, Wells scored the takedown to win by decision, 6-3.

With the Big Red trailing 8-0, No. 8 Brock Hardy worked to get them back on track against No. 19 Vance VomBaur at 141. Hardy was aggressive in Period One, but the two were scoreless with 5 minutes remaining. Hardy then recorded NU’s first takedown of the night in the second period and after a pair of VomBaur escapes, held the 3-2 lead to start the final period. Hardy got the quick escape, added another takedown and secured the riding time point in the final period to earn the 8-3 decision.

Up next, No. 1 Ridge Lovett took on Minnesota’s No. 13 Drew Roberts at 149. Lovett scored first with a takedown and got the rideout to end the first period with 1:41 of riding time. Lovett earned an escape to start Period Two and finished the period with another takedown to lead 7-0 with two minutes remaining. Lovett then tallied his third takedown of the match and the riding time point to earn the 11-0 shutout major decision and improve to 16-0 on the season.

In the dual’s first of two top 10 matchups, No. 3 Peyton Robb matched up with No. 10 Michael Blockhus at 157. Robb got in early and scored a quick takedown before Blockhus got the escape to hold the 3-1 advantage after three minutes. Robb then earned an escape in each of the final two periods, but it was not enough as Blockhus scored two takedowns and four nearfall to win by decision 12-6.

After a brief intermission, No. 18 Antrell Taylor (165) faced Minnesota’s No. 30 Blaine Brenner with the Huskers trailing 11-7 overall. Taylor held the 3-1 lead to start the final period after he scored first with a takedown in the first period and Brenner got the escape in Period Two. In the final two minutes, Taylor scored the escape and added another takedown to secure the 8-2 victory.

No. 29 Bubba Wilson then wrestled Sam Skillings at 174. After a scoreless first period, Wilson earned an escape in Period Two and Skillings tied the match with one off his own. Wilson then scored a takedown in the final period to secure the 4-2 decision and secure the Huskers’ first team lead of the night, 13-11.

At 184, No. 3 Lenny Pinto met No. 10 Isaiah Salazar in the second Top 10 matchup between the teams. After a scoreless first period, Pinto scored the escape but Salazar tallied a takedown and an escape of his own to earn the 4-1 win.

With two matches to go and NU trailing 14-13, No. 15 Silas Allred (197) faced No. 24 Garrett Joles. The bout featured another scoreless period before the two traded escapes and the match went into overtime. Allred then scored the takedown in sudden victory and secured the 4-1 decision.

The match came down to heavyweight as NU was up 16-14 with Harley Andrews wrestling No. 28 Bennett Tabor. Andrews scored first with a takedown in the opening period and Tabor got an escape, but Andrews started Period Two with 1:28 of riding time. Tabor then recorded an escape and a takedown in the second period, but Andrews prevailed and scored two takedowns in the final period to secure the 10-7 upset win and the 19-14 team victory.

Up next, the Huskers return home to host Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 21. Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.

#6 Nebraska 19, #9 Minnesota 14
125: No. 18 Patrick McKee (MINN) tech. fall No. 7 Caleb Smith (NEB) 18-2 (5:24) (MINN 5, NEB 0)
133: No. 27 Tyler Wells (MINN) dec. Kyle Burwick (NEB) 6-3 SV-1 (MINN 8, NEB 0)
141: No. 8 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 19 Vance VomBaur (MINN) 8-3 (MINN 8, NEB 3)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (NEB) major dec. No. 13 Drew Roberts (MINN) 11-0 (MINN 8, NEB 7)
157: No. 10 Michael Blockhus (MINN) dec. No. 3 Peyton Robb (NEB) 12-6 (MINN 11, NEB 7)
165: No. 18 Antrell Taylor (NEB) dec. No. 30 Blaine Brenner (MINN) 8-2 (MINN 11, NEB 10)
174: No. 29 Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. Sam Skillings (MINN) 4-2 (NEB 13, MINN 11)
184: No. 10 Isaiah Salazar (MINN) dec. No. 3 Lenny Pinto (NEB) 4-1 (MINN 14, NEB 13)
197: No. 15 Silas Allred (NEB) dec. No. 24 Garrett Joles (MINN) 4-1 SV-1 (NEB 16, MINN 14)
HWT: Harley Andrews (NEB) dec. No. 28 Bennett Tabor (MINN) 10-7 (NEB 19, MINN 14)

 

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Huskers Top Purdue, 27-24
Huskers.com

Lincoln, Neb. - Behind three bonus-point victories, the Nebraska wrestling team grabbed its second-straight conference victory with the 27-14 victory over Purdue in front of 2,527 fans on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Huskers improved to 7-1 overall and 2-1 in dual competition, while Purdue dropped to 5-6 and 0-3 in Big Ten play.

In his dual debut, Alan Koehler took on No. 2 Matt Ramos at 125. After the first three minutes, Koehler trailed Ramos 4-1. With an escape, in the second period, Koehler earned an escape to bring the score to 4-2. Ramos got the scoring going in the final period, grabbing the technical fall in 2:48.

No. 19 Jacob Van Dee used a first-period takedown, a second-period reversal and the riding time point to secure the 133 win over Dustin Norris. Throughout the bout, Norris only managed two escapes.

Blake Cushing (141) grabbed his second-career dual win in a 7-5 decision over No. 32 Greyson Clark. With a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second period, Cushing jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Clark tallied a pair of escapes and a takedown, but Cushing got one more takedown to win the bout and put Nebraska in front, 6-5 in the team score.

Top-ranked Ridge Lovett dominated from start-to-finish at 149, pinning Marcos Polanco in 6:12. With a pair of takedowns, Lovett took the 6-1 advantage in the opening period. Continuing the momentum into the second period, Lovett recorded a reversal and two takedowns to increase his lead to 14-4, before grabbing the win by fall in the final minute.

No. 3 Peyton Robb battled No. 16 at Joey Blaze at 157, taking a 2-1 lead into the final period. In an attempt to pin Blaze, Robb ended up on his back, losing by fall in 6:22.

No. 18 Antrell Taylor got the Huskers back on track at 165 with a bonus points win. He took down Stoney Buell twice in the first period, while recording an escape to lead 7-4 after the first three minutes. Throughout the final two periods, Taylor used two takedowns and an escape to get the 14-6 major decision.

At 174, No, 29 Bubba Wilson fell to Purdue’s Brody Baumann in a 7-2 decision. The bout was within a point, with Baumann leading 3-2 after two periods, but a third-period takedown secured the win for the Boilermakers. The Huskers led Purdue 16-14 heading into the eighth match of the day.

No. 3 Lenny Pinto started the 184 bout with a takedown over James Rowley. In the second period, Rowley tabbed an escape, but Pinto got another takedown to take the 6-1 lead. With a third period escape, Pinto captured the 7-1 decision.

No. 15 Silas Allred put the team score out of reach for Purdue with a technical fall over Ben Vanadia at 197. Five takedowns for Allred in the first period gave Allred a commanding 15-4 lead. An escape and a takedown in the first 30 seconds of the second period ended the bout at 3:28.

At heavyweight, Nash Hutmacher got his second win of the season as he defeated Purdue’s Tristan Ruhlma. Hutmacher got a reversal, two stall points and the riding time for the 5-0 decision and the 27-14 team win.

Up next, Nebraska hits the road to take on Northwestern on Jan. 26, beginning at 7 p.m. (CT). The meet will be streamed on B1G+.

#6 Nebraska 27, Purdue 14
125: #2 Matt Ramos (PUR) tech. fall Alan Koehler (NEB) 19-4 (2:48) (PUR 5, NEB 0)
133: #19 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) dec. Dustin Norris (PUR) 6-2 (PUR 5, NEB 3)
141: Blake Cushing (NEB) dec. #32 Greyson Clark (PUR) 7-5 (NEB 6, PUR 5)
149: #1 Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned Marcos Polanco (PUR) (6:12) (NEB 12, PUR 5)
157: #16 Joey Blaze (PUR) pinned #3 Peyton Robb (NEB) (6:22) (NEB 12, PUR 11)
165: #18 Antrell Taylor (NEB) maj. dec. Stoney Buell (PUR) 14-6 (NEB 16, PUR 11)
174: Brody Baumann (PUR) dec. #29 Bubba Wilson (NEB) 7-2 (NEB 16, PUR 14)
184: #3 Lenny Pinto (NEB) dec. James Rowley (PUR) 7-1 (NEB 19, PUR 14)
197: #15 Silas Allred (NEB) tech. fall Ben Vanadia (PUR) 19-4 (3:28) (NEB 24, PUR 14)
HWT: Nash Hutmacher (NEB) dec. Tristan Ruhlman (PUR) 5-0 (NEB 27, PUR 14)