Oklahoma State University Sports Information
NCAA runner-up Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State was upset by Ryan Dunn of Oregon (Photo/The Guillotine)Top-ranked 133-pounder Coleman Scott was stunned by unranked Ryan Dunn, whose takedown with three seconds remaining in the third period fueled the 5-3 upset. The Cowboys were more than able to overcome Scott's defeat, thanks largely to Jack Jensen's pin of Marcus Myers at 184 pounds, Jared Rosholt's 23-8 technical fall win over Charlie Alexander and Neil Erisman's 12-3 major decision win over Kyle Bounds at 157 pounds.
Sophomore 141-pounder Brad Neitenbach made his dual match debut for Oklahoma State Friday and used a five-point move in the second period to pick up a 9-8 win over Cody Moulton. Neitenbach stepped in for No. 2 Nathan Morgan, who was resting a leg injury but is expected to return to the lineup shortly.
Donahoe drops one-point match
University of Nebraska Sports Information
The No. 2 Husker wrestling team claimed the final three matches of its dual with No. 18 Oklahoma to win 21-9 in front of more than 1,300 fans at the NU Coliseum on Saturday. Nebraska improves to 12-2 on the year, including a perfect 3-0 in the Big 12, while the Sooners drop to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in conference play.
NU won seven of the 10 contested matches in a dual that started at 157 pounds. The turning point came at 133 pounds as sophomore Kenny Jordan earned a come-from-behind win to stop a Sooner rally. Oklahoma's Brian Shelton scored an early takedown to take a 2-0 lead, but Jordan battled back with two takedowns in the third period to claim an 11-4 decision.
NCAA champion Paul Donahoe of Nebraska lost a one-point match to unranked Joey Fio of Oklahoma (Photo/The Guillotine)The Huskers honored their lone senior before the dual as part of Senior Day and NU's Jon May gave the fans what they came for with a 6-3 decision over Oklahoma's Nathan Fernandez at heavyweight. May notched two takedowns and had a 1:37 riding-time advantage to finish his final home dual with a win.
The upset of the night came at 197 pounds as NU's Craig Brester won a 6-1 decision over Joel Flaggert. Brester, a sophomore, entered the match ranked No. 10 in the nation to Flaggert's No. 5 ranking. Brester was the aggressor the whole match as Flaggert was penalized twice for stalling. The win improves Brester to 10-3 in duals this year.
Brandon Browne (174), Stephen Dwyer (165) and Jordan Burroughs (149) all recorded wins for the Huskers as every match was decided by a decision. Browne, a junior, improves his overall record to 26-2 to lead the Huskers in wins, while Burroughs, a sophomore, has an 11-3 dual record this season.
NU finished its home season with a perfect 4-0 record in the NU Coliseum as the Huskers went undefeated at home for the first time since 2003-04.
Nebraska hits the road for its final three duals of the season. The Huskers travel east to face Rider at noon on Feb. 16 and No. 16 Hofstra at noon on Feb. 17, before squaring off against No. 8 Iowa State in Ames on Feb. 24.
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