Takedown Report

Nebraska stifles Stanford in 31-9 victory

LINCOLN, Neb. — The seventh-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers sent their five seniors off in style on Senior Day, defeating the Stanford Cardinal 31-9 on Saturday afternoon at the Devaney Center. The Huskers honored five seniors, Tyler Berger, Zeke Moisey, Brian Peska, Jordan Shearer and Aris Shino in an on-mat ceremony before the dual. The dual was originally scheduled for 7 p.m., but was moved up to 1 p.m. because of inclement weather closing in on the area. “It kind of surprised us a little bit, having to move things up and adjust,” Huskers sophomore Chad Red Jr. said. “We had to get some weight off a little bit earlier, but it all ended up working out and we were able to pull out the win.” Five of the seven wins earned by the Huskers came courtesy of bonus points. Chad Red Jr. (141) and Taylor Venz both pinned their opponents while Jordan Shearer (149) and Mikey Labriola (174) took major decisions.Isaiah White (165) won by tech. fall (21-4) to cap off the 22-point victory.

Redshirt freshman #9 Mikey Labriola (174) started off the Huskers with an 18-5 major decision victory over Stanford’s Rico Stormer. Labriola wasted no time, scoring two takedowns and earning four near-fall points in the first period. With the win, Labriola earned his 11th bonus point victory this season, which is a team-high. NU’s #6 Taylor Venz (184) continued the Huskers’ hot start by pinning Nainoa Calvo just 1:01 into their match to put the Huskers up 10-0. Venz has won eight of the 10 matches he’s wrestled in since 2019 began. He leads the team with seven victories by pinfall and is on track to lead the Huskers in pins for the second straight year.

In the first of two matches between ranked wrestlers, 13th-ranked 197-pounder Eric Schultz battled Stanford’s Nathan Traxler, the #12 ranked 197-pounder in the country. With the score knotted at four after three periods, the match went to sudden victory, with each wrestler earning multiple escape points before Traxler was declared victorious by criteria following the third tie-breaker period. A five second riding timing advantage allowed Traxler to edge out Schultz. At heavyweight, Stanford’s Haydn Maley scored near-fall points in the second period to propel himself to a 6-4 victory over NU’s Christian Lance, who made his third dual appearance of the season. A junior from Nixa, Mo., Lance transferred from Division II Fort Hays St. last year. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21530

February 25, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized