The No. 5 Nebraska wrestling team won the last nine matches of the dual to dominate Indiana, 34-5, Sunday in Bloomington, Ind., in the Cornhuskers’ last Big Ten dual of the season.
After Indiana (8-5, 3-4 Big Ten) won by technical fall at 125 pounds, Nebraska (11-6, 5-3 Big Ten) didn’t lose the rest of the dual. No. 9 Jacob Van Dee sparked the winning streak at 133 pounds with an 18-1 technical fall over Gavin Jendreas, closing the match 30 seconds into the second period. No. 4 Brock Hardy followed with a tech fall win of his own, dominating No. 25 Henry Porter, 20-4, while closing the victory with 22 seconds remaining in the match. No. 20 Chance Lamer followed with a win by decision over Joey Butler at 149 pounds, 5-3, opening a 13-5 lead for NU.
At 157 pounds, No. 3 Antrell Taylor trashed Bryce Lowery, winning by technical fall, 21-5, with the match closed with 34 seconds to go in the second period. Back-to-back decision wins by No. 7 LJ Araujo at 165 pounds and No. 4 Christopher Minto at 174 opened a 24-5 lead for the Huskers. At 184 pounds, No. 6 Silas Allred won by major decision over No. 19 Sam Goin, 11-2. No. 9 Camden McDanel followed with a decision win over No. 22 Gabe Sollars, 5-3, at 197 pounds. Heavyweight No. 4 AJ Ferrari closed the dual with an 8-3 win over Matt Kowalski.
Nebraska closes its dual season Saturday at 8 p.m., as the Huskers head to Utah Valley.
No. 5 Nebraska 34, No. 20 Indiana 5
125: #17 Jacob Moran tech. fall Kael Lauridsen 19-4 (5:41) (IND 5, NEB 0)
133: #9 Jacob Van Dee tech. fall Gavin Jendreas 18-1 (3:30) (IND 5, NEB 5)
141: #4 Brock Hardy tech. fall #25 Henry Porter 20-4 (6:38) (NEB 10, IND 5)
149: #20 Chance Lamer dec. Joey Buttler 5-3 (NEB 13, IND 5)
157: #3 Antrell Taylor tech. fall Bryce Lowery 21-5 (4:26) (NEB 18, IND 5)
165: #7 LJ Araujo dec. #18 Tyler Lillard 10-8 (NEB 21, IND 5)
174: #4 Christopher Minto dec. #28 Derek Gilcher 7-3 (NEB 24, IND 5)
184: #6 Silas Allred major dec. #19 Sam Goin 11-2 (NEB 28, IND 5)
197: #9 Camden McDanel dec. #22 Gabe Sollars 5-3 (NEB 31, IND 5)
HWT: #4 AJ Ferrari dec. Matt Kowalski 8-3 (NEB 34, IND 5)