BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Nebraska wrestling team used 12 bonus-point victories to sweep the day and claim two dual victories, defeating both Gardner-Webb and Campbell on Saturday, 37-6.
The Huskers improved to 4-2 on the season, as NU tallied four pins, four technical falls and three major decisions.
Competition started against Gardner-Webb at 165. #25 Bubba Wilson tallied an escape, but fell to #29 RJ Mosley in sudden victory, 3-1. With the win, Gardner-Webb grabbed the 3-0 overall lead, but it didn’t last long as Nebraska won eight of the next nine bouts to claim the team victory.
Up next, #2 Mikey Labriola (174) faced GWU’s Andrew Wilson. Labriola attacked quickly tallying three takedowns. Labriola started on bottom in Period 2, recording an escape, reversal and two four-point nearfalls to grab the 17-2 technical fall victory.
At 184, #10 Lenny Pinto wrestled Gardner-Webb’s Jha-Quan Anderson. Pinto recorded a takedown before pinning Anderson in the first period. The Huskers held the 11-3 lead as Silas Allred (197) took the mat to face Sam Mora. Allred worked quickly and in just over two minutes scored his fifth pin of the season.
At heavyweight, Cale Davidson took on Abe Preston with the Huskers holding the 17-3 overall lead. Davidson held an 11-0 advantage after Period 2 en route to a 16-1 win by technical fall. #10 Liam Cronin (125) was up next against GWU’s Drew West. Cronin led 4-1 after Period 1 and kept the momentum with a four-point nearfall to hold the 10-1 advantage to start Period 3. Cronin finished strong and grabbed the 13-3 major decision.
With the Huskers leading 26-3, #33 Boo Dryden faced Todd Carter. Carter scored first with a takedown, and Dryden responded with an escape. The two went scoreless in Period 2, and Dryden trailed 2-1 to start the final period. Dryden battled, but Carter secured the 3-2 decision.
#5 Brock Hardy (141) then matched up with Gardner-Webb’s Zach Price. Hardy tallied a takedown in the opening period and an escape in Period 2 to grab the 4-0 victory by decision. At 149, Blake Cushing made his career dual debut for the Huskers as he wrestled GWU’s Corbin Dion. Cushing recorded a takedown in the first period, an escape in the second and a takedown in the final period to claim the 5-2 decision.
Wrapping up competition against Gardner-Webb, top-ranked Peyton Robb (157) defeated Tyler Brignola, recording two takedowns and 12 back points for the 15-1 technical fall.
The Huskers then faced Campbell in their second dual of the night. Wilson (165) started competition again for the Huskers, matching up against Campbell’s Dominic Baker. Wilson scored first with a takedown and four-point nearfall before pinning Baker in the first period.
Leading 6-0 overall, Labriola (174) then faced Cole Rees of Campbell and tallied a pair of quick takedowns to hold the 4-1 lead to start Period 2. Labriola continued the attack and used six takedowns and an escape to grab the 18-6 major decision.
At 184, the teams saw their first nationally ranked match as Pinto met #27 Caleb Hopkins. Pinto scored two takedowns and a two-point nearfall to hold the 6-2 advantage after three minutes. In the final two periods, Pinto tallied two more takedowns and a reversal to secure the 14-6 major decision.
Up next, Allred (197) wrestled Caleb Hopkin’s brother and teammate, Levi Hopkins. Allred tallied a takedown in the opening period, but Hopkins tied the match in Period 2 with a pair of escapes. In Period 3, Allred scored two more takedowns to claim the 8-3 victory.
Davidson then faced Campbell’s #12 Taye Ghadiali at heavyweight. Davidson tallied three escape points, but it was not enough as Ghadiali used two takedowns to defeat Davidson, 5-3. At 125, Cronin wrestled Zak Thompson of Campbell and grabbed the quick 6-0 lead with a takedown and four-point nearfall. Thompson responded with a pair of escapes, but Cronin used a 12-point third period to win by technical fall, 18-3.
At 133, Alex Thomsen wrestled his first dual of the season as he faced Campbell’s #29 Dominic Zaccone. The two were tied 1-1 early in the final period before Zaccone scored a takedown and secured the riding time point for the 4-1 victory. Up next, Hardy met Shannon Hanna at 141 and tallied the early takedown in Period 1. Hanna scored a takedown of his own, but Hardy fought back with another takedown before pinning Hanna at 6:52.
With two matches to go, the Huskers held the 28-6 advantage. Dayne Morton was up next for the Huskers at 149 against Chris Rivera. Morton opened the first period with over a minute of riding time, a takedown and a penalty point. Morton continued the pressure and grabbed the 5-0 decision.
In the last match of the day, Robb (157) won by forfeit and the Huskers defeated Campbell, 37-6.
Next weekend, the Huskers open Big Ten competition as they host Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. (CT) and Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. (CT). Friday’s dual will be televised on BTN and Sunday’s dual will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
#17 Nebraska 37, Gardner-Webb 6
165: #29 RJ Mosley (GWU) dec. #25 Bubba Wilson (NEB) 4-2 SV-1 (GWU 3, NEB 0)
174: #2 Mikey Labriola (NEB) tech. fall Andrew Wilson (NEB) 17-2 (4:56) (NEB 5, GWU 3)
184: #10 Lenny Pinto (NEB) pinned Jha-Quan Anderson (GWU) (1:24) (NEB 11, GWU 3)
197: #25 Silas Allred (NEB) pinned Sam Mora (GWU) (2:08) (NEB 17, GWU 3)
285: Cale Davidson (NEB) tech. fall Abe Preston (GWU) 16-1 (5:50) (NEB 22, GWU 3)
125: #10 Liam Cronin (NEB) major dec. Drew West (GWU) 13-3 (NEB 26, GWU 3)
133: Todd Carter (GWU) dec. #33 Boo Dryden (NEB) 3-2 (NEB 26, GWU 6)
141: #5 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. Zach Price (GWU) 4-0 (NEB 29, GWU 6)
149: Blake Cushing (NEB) dec. Corbin Dion (GWU) 5-2 (NEB 32, GWU 6)
157: #1 Peyton Robb (NEB) tech. fall Tyler Brignola (GWU) 16-1 (2:57) (NEB 37, GWU 6)
#17 Nebraska 37, Campbell 6
165: #25 Bubba Wilson (NEB) pinned Dominic Baker (CU) (2:28) (NEB 6, CU 0)
174: #2 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Cole Rees (CU) 18-6 (NEB 10, CU 0)
184: #10 Lenny Pinto (NEB) major dec. #27 Caleb Hopkins (CU) 14-6 (NEB 14, CU 0)
197: #25 Silas Allred (NEB) dec. Levi Hopkins (CU) 8-3 (NEB 17, CU 0)
285: #12 Taye Ghadiali (CU) dec. Cale Davidson (NEB) 5-3 (NEB 17, CU 3)
125: #10 Liam Cronin (NEB) tech. fall Zak Thompson (CU) 18-3 (7:00) (NEB 22, CU 3)
133: #29 Dominic Zaccone (CU) dec. Alex Thomsen (NEB) 4-1 (NEB 22, CU 6)
141: #5 Brock Hardy (NEB) pinned Shannon Hanna (CU) (6:52) (NEB 28, CU 6)
149: Dayne Morton (NEB) dec. Chris Rivera (CU) 5-0 (NEB 31, CU 6)
157: #1 Peyton Robb (NEB) won by forfeit (NEB 37, CU 6)
Extra Matches
149: Blake Cushing (NEB) pinned Domenic DeFalco (CU) (6:14)
184: Brandyn Van Tassell (NEB) major dec. Cameron Andrews (CU) 12-4
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