Trailing the Terrapins, 6-5, after three matches, NU won six bouts in a row, including four by bonus points. No. 4 Austin Wilson began the Husker rally with a 6-1 decision over Derrick Evanovich at 165 pounds. Wilson, a senior from Hastings, Neb., improves to 7-0 this season.
No. 12 Micah Barnes (174) managed a 14-3 major decision over Josh Snook to extend NU's lead to 12-6 before fourth-ranked TJ Dudley (184) notched a 9-2 decision against Jaron Smith. No. 16 Aaron Studebaker (197) began a string of three consecutive bonus-point wins for Nebraska, which put the dual out of reach for Maryland.
Studebaker, a junior from Raymond, Neb., collected his first pin (4:01) of the season against Garrett Wesneski at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, 13th-ranked Collin Jensen won a 16-3 major decision over Youssif Hemida before No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) tallied a 15-0 technical fall over Jhared Simmons.
No. 17 Anthony Abidin (141) won the first match of the dual, 7-5, over Billy Rappo and No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (149) followed it up with a 2-0 win over Wade Hodges in the subsequent bout.
The Huskers' two losses came to Maryland's only returning NCAA qualifiers, Geoffrey Alexander (133) and Lou Mascola (157). At 157 pounds, No. 10 Tyler Berger lost by uncontrolled fall, while No. 9 Eric Montoya (133) dropped a 6-2 decision in the final match of the night.
The Huskers wrap up their road trip on Saturday against No. 11 Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. The dual, which will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required), is set to begin at noon (CT).
Results:
141: #17 Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. Billy Rappo (MD), 7-5 (NEB 3, MD 0)
149: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. Wade Hodges (MD), 2-0 (NEB 6, MD 0)
157: Lou Mascola (MD) fall #10 Tyler Berger (NEB), 4:07 (MD 6, NEB 5)*
165: #4 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Derrick Evanovich (MD), 6-1 (NEB 8, MD 6)
174: #12 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Josh Snook (MD), 14-3 (NEB 12, MD 6)
184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. Jaron Smith (MD), 9-2 (NEB 15, MD 6)
197: #16 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) pin Garrett Wesneski (MD), 4:01 (NEB 21, MD 6)
HWT: #13 Collin Jensen (NEB) major dec. Youssif Hemida (MD), 16-3 (NEB 25, MD 6)
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) tech. fall Jhared Simmons (MD), 15-0 (5:37) (NEB 30, MD 6)
133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. #9 Eric Montoya (NEB), 6-2 (NEB 30, MD 9)
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