Takedown Report

Big 10 – Division I Results – Jan 31st

HUSKERS DOWN WISCONSIN, 28-9
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. … story at … Huskers.com/Huskers-down-wisconsin-28-9

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Upset Wins Fuel Ninth-Ranked Gophers’ Victory at No. 13 Rutgers
MINNEAPOLIS – Behind three upset wins, including two in overtime, No. 9 Minnesota (6-1, 1-2 B1G) picked up its first Big Ten win of the season with a 20-12 victory at No. 13 Rutgers (10-3, 3-2) Saturday afternoon. The Golden Gophers, who are now 6-0 all-time against the Scarlet Knights, including a 4-0 mark in Piscataway, won six of the 10 matches Saturday. The Scarlet Knights took the first match of the day as No. 20 Mitch Moore topped No. 21 Vance VomBaur, 4-1, at 141 pounds.
The Gophers evened the match up at 149 as No. 13 Drew Roberts used a first-period takedown to shut out Michael Cetta, 3-0. Coming all the way down to the final seconds, it appeared Cetta had the tying takedown with five seconds remaining but a Minnesota challenge resulted in a call reversal and no takedown was awarded, resulting in Roberts’ first Big Ten win of the season.
It was all Michael Blockhus at 157 pounds as the reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week recorded an 18-3 tech fall over Al DeSantis. A first-period takedown followed by four nearfall points set the tone early and Blockhus ended the opening frame with a 10-1 lead. Blockhus got … story at … Gophersports.com/Wrestling-upset-wins-fuel-gophers-victory-at-rutgers

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Nittany Lion Wrestlers Hammer Terrapins in Maryland
Penn State tallies four pins, two techs, two majors in lopsided road win
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (7-0, 4-0 B1G) hammered homestanding Maryland (3-5, 1-4 B1G) 42-6 in Big Ten wrestling road action on Sunday. Penn State tallied four pins in the lopsided Big Ten Network national telecast.
Action began at 125. Penn State true freshman Braeden Davis, ranked No. 4 at 125, opened up the dual meet with a technical fall over Maryland’s Tommy Capul. Davis used a quick takedown, and three four-point turns for the 15-0 win at 2:47 of the first period. With No. 5 Aaron Nagao not wrestling, senior Baylor Shunk got the nod at 133. Shunk battled No. 21 Braxton Brown tough but dropped an 8-3 decision, cutting Penn State’s lead to 5-3.
Senior Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 2 at 141, dominated No. 17 Kal Miller in the next bout. Bartlett used a first period takedown, a second period rideout and two takedowns in the third to roll to an 11- 1 major … story at … PSUsports.com/Nittany-lion-wrestlers-hammer-terrapins-in-maryland

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Feldman Earns Black Shirt, Big Ten/NCAA Wrestler of the Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Heavyweight Nick Feldman once again helped the Buckeyes win in dramatic fashion last week with a win in the final match of the night to give the Buckeyes a one-point win at the Covelli Center in Columbus. And once again, his efforts earned him the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor, the league announced Tuesday. 
With the No. 7 Buckeyes trailing No. 13 Michigan 19-17 with seven minutes of wrestling to go in the heavyweight match, Feldman finished off an Ohio State comeback with a 4-3 win by decision over No. 4 Lucas Davison to give the Buckeyes three team points and the 20-19 win over the Wolverines.
Feldman orchestrated another come-from-behind win in the final bout against No. 8 Cornell Jan. 5 to help the Buckeyes win 21-20 and earn his first Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week award. … story at … Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Feldman-earns-blackshirt-big-ten-wrestler-of-the-week

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