Takedown Report

#7 @PackWrestle Wins Four of Final Five Matches and Downs #11 Nebraska

The Pack won on criteria, as the dual ended 17-17 and the Pack scored more total points (58-53)

RALEIGH, N.C. – Falling behind 14-3 after the first five bouts, NC State won four of the final five matches and scored an 18-17 comeback over #11 Nebraska in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday.

Going into the final bout down 17-12, NC State’s #4 R-So. Tariq Wilson needed the technical fall to even the team score, and he scored the 18-2 win.

The dual ended with a team score of 17-17, but after criteria which was total points scored (58-53), the Pack got the extra team point for the win.
The dual started at 141 pounds, with Nebraska winning four of the first five bouts before the intermission to take a 14-3 lead.   The dual started with a Nebraska 3-2 win, as 2017 All-American scored the bout’s lone takedown and got a 3-2 win over #13 Jamal Morris.  The Pack scored its first win of the day by #4 Justin Oliver at 149 pounds. Oliver scored a takedown in all three periods and added the ride time point for an 8-2 win.  Nebraska won three straight, first with a decision at 157 pounds as #5 Tyler Berger scored a 5-2 win over #4 Hayden Hidlay. The Cornhuskers then scored back-to-back major decisions with wins at 165 and 174 pounds.  NC State stormed out of the intermission winning four of the final five bouts.  The stretch started with a pair of top-10 upsets.  Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2018/12/16/wrestling-7-packwrestle-wins-four-of-final-five-matches-and-downs-11-nebraska.aspx?mc_cid=e084b00877&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 17, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized