The Huskers won four matches by major decision, three by decision and one by pinfall. For the third time in four matches, NU tallied at least four bonus-point wins in a dual victory.
No. 16 Zeke Moisey (125) got the Huskers going immediately with a 10-0 major decision to put the team up 4-0. Moisey has now won four of his last five matches and sits just six wins away from reaching the 100-win mark in his career.
In the next match, true freshman Jevon Parrish (133) was defeated by No. 5 Nick Suriano of Rutgers. Suriano was the national runner-up at 125 pounds last year after posting a 25-1 record. His 12-2 major decision over Parrish knotted the team score up at four.
No. 19 Chad Red Jr. (141) put four more points on the board for the Huskers with a major decision of his own overPeter Lipari. A second period takedown and a four-point nearfall gave Red Jr. a significant cushion and he was able to notch his third major of the season.
Rutgers held its final lead of the dual at 9-8 after No. 2 Anthony Ashnault defeated NU's Jordan Shearer (149) by tech. fall, 16-1. Ashnault is now a perfect 18-0 on the year.
In the final match before intermission, Huskers senior No. 2 Tyler Berger (157) withstood a strong effort from RU's #15 John Van Brill to take a 7-3 decision and improve to 18-2 on the season.
No. 6 Isaiah White won his 12th match in his last 13 duals by earning a 3-2 decision over Stephan Glasgow at 165-pounds. A first-period takedown by White was the only offense of the dual as the NU junior held off a couple last-second attacks by Glasgow.
Easton, Pa., native No. 9 Mikey Labriola (174) picked up his third major decision since 2019 began after taking a 16-5 major decision over Anthony Oliveri. Two four-point nearfalls by the Husker redshirt freshman after takedowns proved to be too much for Oliveri to handle as Labriola put his team up 18-9 with three bouts to go.
Redshirt sophomore and returning All-American No. 4 Taylor Venz notched his third pin in his last four duals when he got Rutgers' 184-pounder John Ciaramella on his back and pinned him just 1:53 into the match. Venz is a perfect 6-0 since falling to N.C. State's No. 3 Nick Reenan on Dec. 16.
NU's No. 11 Eric Schultz continued to wrestle at a high level, taking down Matthew Correnti by major decision, 21-8. Schultz has won five of his last six duals and now has six bonus-point victories on the year.
Husker heavyweight No. 14 David Jensen put the nail in the Scarlet Knights coffin as he worked a 6-1 decision over Christian Colucci to push the Huskers margin of victory to 22 points at 31-9. Jensen is 12-2 (6-2 in duals) on the year.
With the win, the Huskers move to 10-3 (4-2 B1G) on the season and Rutgers drops to 8-5 (2-3 B1G). The Scarlet Knights will take on a top-20 Princeton team on Sunday afternoon to cap off their weekend.
Results:
125: #16 Zeke Moisey (NEB) major dec. Shane Metzler (RU), 10-0 (NEB 4, RU 0)
133: #5 Nick Suriano (RU) major dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 12-2 (NEB 4, RU 4)
141: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) major dec. Peter Lipari (RU), 16-5 (NEB 8, RU 4)
149: #2 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech. fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 16-1 (4:05) (RU 9, NEB 8)
157: #2 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. #15 John Van Brill (RU), 7-3 (NU 11, RU 9)
165: #6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Stephan Glasgow (RU), 3-2 (NEB 14, RU 9)
174: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Anthony Oliveri (RU), 16-5 (NU 18, RU 9)
184: #4 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned John Ciaramella (RU), (1:53) (NU 24, RU 9)
197: #11 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Matthew Correnti (RU), 21-8 (NU 28, RU 9)
285: #14 David Jensen (NEB) dec. Christian Colucci (RU), 6-1 (NU 31, RU 9)
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