Big Ten Wrestling Results & Standings (1/28)

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Cockeye 36, Illinois 6
Cockeye 46, Northwestern 0
Indiana 22, Purdue 9
Penn State 42, Maryland 6
Ohio State 20, Michigan 19
Michigan State 22, Wisconsin 15
Minnesota 20, Rutgers 12
Nebraska 39, Northwestern 3
Nebraska 28, Wisconsin 9

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

Next Nebraska Dual - Sunday, February 4
Illinois at Nebraska (2:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Top Wildcats Behind Lovett's Pin, Four Technical Falls
Huskers.com
Behind six bonus-point victories, including a pin and four tech. falls, the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team routed Northwestern 39-3 on Friday evening.

With the dominating defeat, the Huskers improved to 8-1 on the season overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play, while Northwestern dropped to 0-3 (0-2 Big Ten) on the year.

Action started at 125 as No. 12 Caleb Smith faced Northwestern’s Massey Odiotti. Smith scored three takedowns, an escape and the riding time point to claim the 11-3 major decision.

With the 4-0 team lead, No. 19 Jacob Van Dee matched up with Patrick Adams at 133. Van Dee tallied an early takedown in the first period and the rideout to lead 3-0 with two periods to go. Van Dee then scored three more takedowns and three nearfall points for the 17-2 tech. fall.

After two-straight bonus-point victories, Blake Cushing met Kolby McClain and made it three-straight. Cushing scored six takedowns en route to the 23-7 tech. fall and the 14-0 team lead.

At 149, No. 1 Ridge Lovett earned his second-straight pin and fifth of the season as he got the fall over Northwestern’s Aiden Vandenbush in the second period. He tallied four takedowns and four nearfall points to push the team up by 20.

Ethan Stiles then faced No. 19 Trevor Chumbley at 157. Stiles got on the board first with a takedown, but Chumbley responded with an escape and nearfall to claim the 8-5 decision.

With the 20-3 lead, No. 18 Antrell Taylor wrestled No. 15 Maxx Mayfield at 165. After each wrestler tallied an escape, the pair was tied 1-1 after three periods and went into overtime. Taylor then tallied the takedown in sudden victory to earn the 4-1 decision.

At 174, No. 33 Bubba Wilson faced David Ferrante. Wilson battled from start to finish with two takedowns and an escape to record the 7-3 decision.

Up next was No. 3 Lenny Pinto against No. 24 Troy Fisher at 184. Pinto used two late takedowns in the third period to secure the 7-3 decision and 29-3 team advantage.

With two bouts remaining, No. 15 Silas Allred met Northwestern’s Evan Bates (197). Allred scored a takedown in each of the first two periods and added four more in the final two minutes to earn NU’s third tech. fall of the night.

At heavyweight, Harley Andrews battled Jack Jessen. Andrews came out fast with an 11-0 lead after the first period and added five more points to claim NU’s fourth tech. fall on the night.

Up next, the Huskers stay on the road to face No. 21 Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. (CT). Action will air on BTN with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call.

#6 Nebraska 39, Northwestern 3
125: No. 12 Caleb Smith major dec. Massey Odiotti (NU) 11-3 (NEB 4, NU 0)
133: No. 19 Jacob Van Dee tech. fall Patrick Adams (NU) 17-2 (NEB 9, NU 0)
141: Blake Cushing tech. fall Kolby McClain (NU) 23-7 (NEB 14, NU 0)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett pinned Aiden Vandenbush (NU) 4:42 (NEB 20, NU 0)
157: No. 19 Trevor Chumbley (NU) dec. Ethan Stiles 8-5 (NEB 20, NU 3)
165: No. 18 Antrell Taylor dec. No. 15 Maxx Mayfield (NU) 4-1 SV-1 (NEB 23, NU 3)
174: No. 33 Bubba Wilson dec. David Ferrante (NU) 7-3 (NEB 26, NU 3)
184: No. 3 Lenny Pinto dec. No. 24 Troy Fisher (NU) 7-3 (NEB 29, NU 3)
197: No. 15 Silas Allred tech. fall Evan Bates (NU) 19-4 (NEB 34, NU 3)
HWT: Harley Andrews tech. fall Jack Jessen (NU) 15-0 (NEB 39, NU 3)

 

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Huskers Down Wisconsin, 28-9
Huskers.com
Madison, Wis. - The Huskers earned three bonus-point victories and won seven bouts overall as the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team defeated No. 21 Wisconsin 28-9 on Sunday afternoon.

The win marked the Huskers’ fourth-straight conference victory as the team improved to 9-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten. With the defeat, the Badgers fell to 6-4 on the season (0-3 Big Ten).

The dual against the Badgers opened with No. 12 Caleb Smith facing No. 3 Eric Barnett at 125. Smith earned an escape in both the first and second periods, but it was not enough as Barnett used a takedown, an escape and the riding time point to earn the 5-3 decision.

At 133, No. 19 Jacob Van Dee faced Wisconsin’s Nicolar Rivera. Van Dee came out quickly and got the early takedown to lead 3-1 after the first period. With over two minutes of riding time, Van Dee tallied the escape to open Period Three and Rivera responded with a takedown, but Van Dee earned another escape and the riding time point for the 6-4 decision.

With the match tied 3-3, No. 7 Brock Hardy wrestled Felix Lettini at 141. Hardy collected two early takedowns and over a minute and a half of riding time after the first period. Hardy then added three more takedowns and four nearfall points to claim his fourth tech. fall of the season. 19-4.

At 149, No. 1 Ridge Lovett met Wisconsin’s Julian George and tallied his 19th-straight victory and sixth fall on the season. Lovett opened the match with a pair of takedowns before locking the cradle and securing the pin to put the Huskers up 14-3.

For the second-straight dual, Ethan Stiles got the call at 157 and faced Luke Mechler. The pair wrestled a scoreless opening three minutes before Stiles got on the board with an escape to open Period Two. Stiles scored the match-winning takedown in the final period to secure the 4-1 decision and his first career Big Ten dual win.

After a brief intermission, No. 18 Antrell Taylor wrestled No. 5 Dean Hamiti in his second-straight ranked matchup. Taylor scored an escape in the first and third period, but it was not enough as Taylor fell by decision, 7-2.

Up next, No. 33 Bubba Wilson faced No. 12 Max Maylor in the dual’s third ranked bout of the day. Despite a pair of escapes by Wilson, Maylor came out on top 4-2 to earn Wisconsin’s second-straight victory.

With the 17-9 team lead, No. 3 Lenny Pinto met Wisconsin’s No. 16 Shane Liegel at 184. Pinto opened the bout with two takedowns and tallied an escape in Period Two to claim the 7-2 decision and his sixth dual win of the season.

At 197, No. 15 Silas Allred earned his third-straight tech. fall victory with the 19-4 win over Josh Otto. Allred used six takedowns and an escape to secure his seventh dual win on the season and improve to 16-4 overall.

In the last match of the day and with the overall win secured for the Huskers, Nash Hutmacher faced Gannon Rosenfeld at heavyweight. After a lot of action in the opening two periods, Hutmacher led 13-11 with two minutes remaining. Hutmacher then held steady and secured the 19-14 win and his first Big Ten dual victory.

Up next, the Huskers return home to host Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. (CT). Action will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.

No. 6 Nebraska 28, No. 21 Wisconsin 9
125: No. 3 Eric Barnett (WIS) dec. No. 12 Caleb Smith 5-3 (WIS 3, NEB 0)
133: No. 19 Jacob Van Dee dec. Nicolar Rivera 6-4 (NEB 3, WIS 3)
141: No. 7 Brock Hardy tech. fall Felix Lettini (WIS) 19-4 (NEB 8, WIS 3)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett pinned Julian George (WIS) 2:34 (NEB 14, WIS 3)
157: Ethan Stiles dec. Luke Mechler (WIS) 4-1 (NEB 17, WIS 3)
165: No. 5 Dean Hamiti (WIS) dec. No. 18 Antrell Taylor 7-2 (NEB 17, WIS 6)
174: No. 12 Max Maylor (WIS) dec. No. 33 Bubba Wilson 4-2 (NEB 17, WIS 9)
184: No. 3 Lenny Pinto dec. No. 16 Shane Liegel (WIS) 7-2 (NEB 20, WIS 9)
197: No. 15 Silas Allred tech. fall Josh Otto (WIS) 19-4 (NEB 25, WIS 9)
HWT: Nash Hutmacher dec. Gannon Rosenfeld (WIS) 19-14 (NEB 28, WIS 9)