The win marks the first time the Huskers have started 5-0 in dual competition since 2008, and was the Huskers second victory over a nationally ranked opponent this season. Wyoming fell to 0-1 on the season.
No. 10 Robert Kokesh (165) provided the match of the night with his 5-0 decision over No. 3 Shane Onufer (WYO). Kokesh earned a takedown at the end of the first period to gain momentum and never looked back cruising to the victory. The Wagner, S.D., native avenged an earlier loss to Onufer at the UNK Open on Nov. 19.
The talented redshirt freshman now owns a 13-2 record this season and had defeated three ranked opponents.
Tucker Lane (Hwt) kicked off the dual with an 8-1 decision over LJ Helbig (WYO) to give NU a 3-0 advantage. Lane jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a takedown and 2-point nearfall in the first period. Lane has an 11-2 record after his win on Saturday night.
After two straight victories at 125 and 133 pounds for the Cowboys, the Huskers found themselves down by a score of 9-3. True freshman Jake Sueflohn (NU) won the first home match of his career to start the Husker comeback with an 11-2 major decision over McCade Ford (WYO), before redshirt freshman Brandon WIlbourn (149) defeated Brandon Richardson, 11-5, to give the Huskers the lead for good.
At 157 pounds, freshman No. 16 James Green escaped from Dakota Friesth (WYO) with 1:25 remaining in the third period to win, 6-5. After Kokesh's win, Tyler Koehn (174) picked up the Huskers' second upset over a nationally ranked foe when he beat No. 18 Patrick Martinez (WYO), 6-3.
Wyoming was able to win the last two matches of the night, but couldn't overcome the 10-point lead NU had accumulated. No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU) fell to No.3 Joe LeBlanc after giving up a takedown with under 30 seconds left in the dual. The loss drops Ihnen's season record to 9-2. The Cowboys' last win came at 197 pounds where No. 13 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) took down James Nakashima, 4-2.
The Huskers return to action for a pair of road duals next weekend when they take on South Dakota State on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7p.m., and North Dakota State on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. Nebraska's next home dual will be against Ohio State in their Big Ten opener on Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Check back to Huskers.com for more coverage of the Nebraska wrestling team.
Results:
Hwt- #10 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over LJ Helbig (WYO), 8-1 (NU 3, WYO 0)
125- Kasey Garnhart (WYO) by fall over Shawn Nagel (NU), 6:37 (NU 3, WYO 6)
133- #16 Zach Zehner (WYO) by dec. over #18 Ridge Kiley (NU), 4-3 (NU 3, WYO 9)
141- #12 Jake Sueflohn (NU) by major dec. over McCade Ford (WYO), 11-2 (NU 7, WYO 9)
149- Brandon Wilbourn (NU) by dec. over Brandon Richardson (WYO) 11-5, (NU 10, WYO 9)
157- #16 James Green by dec. over Dakota Friesth (WYO), 6-5 (NU 13, WYO 9)
165- #10 Robert Kokesh (NU) by dec. over #3 Shane Onufer (WYO), 5-0 (NU 16, WYO 9)
174- Tyler Koehn (NU) by dec. over #18 Patrick Martinez (WYO), 6-3 (NU 19, WYO 9)
184- #3 Joe LeBlanc (WYO) by dec. over #10 Josh Ihnen (NU), 4-3 (NU 19, WYO 12)
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