Nebraska rebounded from an opening-match setback at 157 pounds with two decisions at 165 and 174 to take the lead 6-4, but the momentum really swung the Huskers way at 184 pounds. Junior Vince Jones, wrestling 120 miles from his hometown of Sicklerville, N.J., notched a fall of Hofstra's Justin Danz in 5:58 after nearly pinning him in the second period. Jones' pin put the Huskers up 12-4 as the Huskers went on to capture seven of the 10 contested matches. Jones moved his mark to 21-10 on the year as 10 of his wins have come by fall.
Sophomore Jordan Burroughs, another native of Sicklerville, N.J., also produced for the Huskers with a 17-9 major decision over the Pride's Mitch Smith. Burroughs had seven takedowns in the match to record his 11th major decision and improve to 26-5 on the year.
Several weight classes saw ranked wrestlers from each team square off, including 125, 174 and 197. Junior Brandon Browne, ranked No. 5, earned a come-from-behind 8-6 win over No. 6 Alton Lucas at 174 pounds in one of the closest matches of the day. Browne went down 4-1 early, but entered the third period tied at four and scored two takedowns in the final stanza to take the victory. Browne is now 28-2 on the year, including 13-1 in duals.
Sophomore Craig Brester, ranked No. 7, squared off against No. 10 Joe Rovelli in the 197-pound weight class. Brester notched two nearfalls as he held Rovelli scoreless until the third period and ended with a 10-3 victory. The win was Brester's third consecutive against a ranked opponent. At 125, junior Paul Donahoe nearly scored a major decision over No. 13 Dave Tomasette, but a late takedown by Tomasette forced Donahoe to settle for an 11-5 decision.
Sophomore Steven Dwyer notched an 11-5 decision over Ryan Patrovich at 165 pounds to get the Huskers on the board, while senior Jon May scored a takedown and two-point nearfall late in the third period to win 6-3 over Tom Daddino at heavyweight.
Nebraska concludes its regular season against No. 7 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. The Huskers are currently 3-0 in the Big 12 as a win over the Cyclones would give NU a perfect mark in the Big 12, a feat which Nebraska has never accomplished.
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