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Huskers Wrap Regular Season, Defeat Boilermakers 35-6

Behind seven bonus-point wins, the Nebraska wrestling team took down the Boilermakers 35-6 on Sunday night, closing the regular season with a victory. Purdue fell to 10-6 (3-5 Big Ten) as the Big Red claimed eight bouts, and NU heads to the Big Ten Championships off a two-dual win streak.
The No. 5 Huskers (11-3, 6-2 Big Ten) will finish tied for third in conference standings, as Lenny Pinto and Ridge Lovett made their marks with dominant tech. falls.
Starting at 157, it was a top-10 battle between sophomores on the mat. No. 4 Antrell Taylor faced No. 7 Joey Blaze, the Boilermaker the first on the board, scoring with an early escape in the second period. Taylor evened the score with an escape of his own in the third, and came out with a last-second takedown to win the bout, 4-1.
On the mat at 165, No. 8 Christopher Minto opened against Stoney Buell with a takedown. The redshirt freshman kept control and tallied four points nearfall to close the first period. Minto tallied another takedown in the second, and an escape in the third setting him up for his third takedown. Buell got an escape, but Minto secured the 17-1 (5:43) tech. fall with another takedown.
After a team-point deduction for a uniform violation, NU was up 7-0 heading into the 174 bout. A ranked matchup, No. 10 Lenny Pinto scored early against No. 25 Brody Baumann with a takedown. … more at … https://huskers.com/news/2025/02/24/huskers-wrap-regular-season-defeat-boilermakers-35-6

February 27, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized