Nebraska wins final 7 matches to beat Illinois 30-9
LINCOLN, Neb. — The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini 30-9 on Sunday afternoon. After falling behind 9-0 in the first three matches, NU went on to win the remaining seven matches of the day to earn a convincing Big Ten victory. The Huskers won four of the final seven matches by bonus points. No. 9 Mikey Labriola (174) took a 16-7 major decision while No. 2 Tyler Berger (157), No. 5 Taylor Venz (184) and No. 14 David Jensen (285) all earned victories by pinfall.
The first match of the day featured a top-15 battle between NU’s No. 13 Zeke Moisey (125) and No. 15 Travis Piotrowski. The Illini earned the first points of the day as Piotrowksi used a trio of takedowns to defeat Moisey, 6-5. In the next match, true freshman Jevon Parrish (133) trailed 7-1 heading into the third period. He then went on a ferocious rally to cut the deficit to 9-7 after landing a reversal and two takedowns against No. 17 Dylan Duncan. He fell just short of an upset victory as Duncan held on for a 10-7 decision to extend the Illinois lead to 6-0. Hoping to avenge a 6-3 decision loss to Illinois’ No. 4 Mike Carr last year in Champaign, No. 19 Chad Red Jr. (141) utilized an acrobatic escape in the third period to force overtime before ultimately falling short, 4-3. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21290
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