Senior Jake Sueflohn, the No. 5 wrestler at 149 pounds by InterMat, earned his 100th career victory with a 5-3 decision over ninth-ranked Jake Short in the fourth bout of the day. With the win, Sueflohn becomes the 24th member of NU's 100-win club.
No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) collected his 13th win in his last 14 matches with a 10-1 major decision over Steve Polakowski in the opening match of the dual. No. 13 Eric Montoya (133) and Anthony Abidin (141) added decisions in the next two bouts. Abidin notched a 10-6 decision over No. 10 Tommy Thorn after trailing by two points in the first period.
No. 17 Tyler Berger (157) and No. 15 Austin Wilson (165) extended Nebraska's lead to 19-0 by each winning decisions. Dustin Williams fell to Nick Wanzek at 174 pounds, 10-1, but All-American TJ Dudley responded with a decisive technical fall at 184 pounds. Dudley, the No. 5 wrestler by InterMat at 184 pounds, won by a 17-2 margin over Chris Pfarr.
Derek White (197) and No. 17 Collin Jensen (HWT) suffered losses in the final two matches of the afternoon. Jensen led No. 7 Michael Kroells several times during the match, but ultimately fell in sudden victory-1, 7-5.
The Huskers return to action next weekend with a pair of Big Ten road duals. NU visits Penn State on Friday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. (CT) before battling Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. Both duals will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required).
Results:
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Steve Polakowski (MINN), 10-1 (NEB 4, MINN 0)
133: #13 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. Sam Brancale (MINN), 8-3 (NEB 7, MINN 0)
141: Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. #10 Tommy Thorn (MINN), 10-6 (NEB 10, MINN 0)
149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. #9 Jake Short (MINN), 5-3 (NEB 13, MINN 0)
157: #17 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Brandon Kingsley (MINN), 3-2 (NEB 16, MINN 0)
165: #15 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Brandon Krone (MINN), 3-1 (NEB 19, MINN 0)
174: Nick Wanzek (MINN) major dec. Dustin Williams (NEB), 10-1 (NEB 19, MINN 4)
184: #5 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech. fall Chris Pfarr (MINN), 17-2 (NEB 24, MINN 4)
197: #4 Brett Pfarr (MINN) dec. Derek White (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 24, MINN 7)
HWT: #7 Michael Kroells (MINN) sudden victory-1 #17 Collin Jensen (NEB), 7-5 (NEB 24, MINN 10)
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