Trailing 16-15 entering the last match against Bucknell, NU looked to junior heavyweight Tucker Lane to bring the Huskers back in the dual’s deciding match. Lane, the 9th-ranked heavyweight in the country, used a pair of first period takedowns while only giving up three escape points en route to his 12-3 major decision victory over Conor Sweeney. The victory gave the Huskers their 19-16 win.
Lane also defeated Kevin Kelly in the day’s last match to be one of only two wrestlers to win both of their matches on the day. Lane was dominant in his match, as he did not give up a point in a 4-0 shutout. Lane now has an 11-1 record this season, with a 3-1 mark in dual action.
History was made Saturday afternoon at the NU Coliseum, as Jordan Burroughs won his 100th and 101st career matches to become only the 19th Husker is school history to reach the century win total. The senior was dominant in both of his matches, recording two pins at the 165-pound weight division. In his first match, Burroughs only used 1 minute, 5 seconds to pin Bucknell’s Corey Lear, while he also won by fall over South Dakota State’s John Nething II in 4 minutes, 2 seconds. The school’s only undefeated national champion (35-0 in 2008-09) now has five pins on the season. Burroughs owns a 101-20-0 career record and currently ranks in the top 10 for career winning percentage (.834) in school history.
The Huskers also had victories from Ridge Kiley, Mike Koehnlein and Josh Ihnen against the Bison. Ihnen, who now has a 4-0 dual record, defeated Joseph McMullan (Bucknell) 8-3, while Koehnlein took down Zachary Hancock (Bucknell), 5-3. Kiley picked up his first dual win of the season by defeating Alex Pelliccotti (Bucknell).
After dropping two out of the first three matches against the Jackrabbits, Nebraska reeled off four straight victories to take control of the dual. Including Burroughs pin, Ross Grande (149), Tyler Koehn (157) and Caleb Kolb (174) all won by decision over their respective opponents to pull away from the Jacks.
The win against Bucknell marked the 15th straight home-opening victory, while the defeat of South Dakota State gives Nebraska at least a 3-1 start for the 19th consecutive season.
Nebraska returns to the mat on Friday, Dec. 3, when they travel to Greeley, Colo., to take on Northern Colorado at 8 p.m. NU will then head north to Laramie, Wyo., to battle the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.
Nebraska 19, Bucknell 16
125-Derek Reber (BU) by decision over Shawn Nagel (NU), 10-4 (BU 3, NU 0)
133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by decision over Alex Pelliccotti (BU), 5-3 (NU 3, BU 3)
141-Mike Koehnlein (NU) by decision over Zachary Hancock (BU), 5-3 (NU 6, BU 3)
149-#5 Kevin LeValley (BU) by major decision over Ross Grande (NU), 10-2 (BU 7, NU 6)
157-Brantley Hooks (BU) by decision over Tyler Koehn (NU), 4-1 (BU 10, NU 6)
165-#2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by fall over Corey Lear (BU), 1:05 (NU 12, BU 10)
174-David Thompson (BU) by decision over Caleb Kolb (NU), 6-4 (BU 13, NU 12)
184-#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by decision over Joseph McMullan (BU), 8-3 (NU 15, BU 13)
197-Jay Hahn (BU) by decision over Andy Johnson (NU), 11-10 (BU 16, NU 15)
Hwt-#9 Tucker Lane (NU) by major decision over Conor Sweeney (BU), 12-3 (NU 19, BU 16)
Nebraska 36, South Dakota State 6
125-Aaron Pickrell (SDSU) by decision over Shawn Nagel (NU), 3-0 (SDSU 3, NU 0)
133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by forfeit (NU 6, SDSU 3)
141-Tony Vaske (SDSU) by decision over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 13-8 (SDSU 6, NU 6)
149-Ross Grande (NU) by decision over Andrew Youngblom (SDSU), 4-1 (NU 9, SDSU 6)
157-Tyler Koehn (NU) by decision over Nick Flynn (SDSU), 7-3 (NU 12, SDSU 6)
165-Jordan Burroughs (NU) by fall over John Nething II (SDSU), 4:02 (NU 18, SDSU 6)
174-Caleb Kolb (NU) by decision over David Michaud (SDSU), 10-3 (NU 21, SDSU 6)
184-#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by forfeit (NU 27, SDSU 6)
197-Andy Johnson (NU) by forfeit (NU 33, SDSU 6)
Hwt- #9 Tucker Lane (NU) by decision over Kevin Kelly (SDSU), 4-0 (NU 36, SDSU 6)
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