No. 1 Penn State cruised to a 26-12 dual win over No. 6 Nebraska Friday in University Park, Pa. The Cornhuskers (9-6, 2-3 Big Ten) won only three of 10 matches in falling to the four-time defending national champion Nittany Lions (12-0, 6-0 Big Ten).
After Penn State won the first two matches and built a 7-0 lead, Brock Hardy pinned Braeden Davis 55 seconds into the third period at 141 pounds. After a decision loss at 149 pounds, Antrell Taylor won in overtime over PJ Duke at 157 pounds, 2-1 in the tiebreaker period. The Nittany Lions led the dual at the midpoint, 10-9. Penn State clinched the dual with four straight wins, before heavyweight AJ Ferrari defeated Cole Mirasola, 2-1, to give NU its third win of the dual.
Nebraska returns to action Sunday, Feb. 8 at home against Northwestern. The dual starts at 1 p.m. at John Cook Arena.