UPDATE: No. 11 Rutgers beats No. 4 Nebraska, 17-16, by criteria at home
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by Anthony Hernandez, Rutgers University
Photo from Rutgers/Nebraska match by Alex Goodlett, ScarletKnights.com
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Dec. 12, 2015) – By the time the clock ticked to zero, Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) admitted he wasn’t sure who had won the 184-pound bout. He was quickly reminded by the 2,652 fans cheering on their feet at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
Gravina got his hand raised with an upset win over No. 4 T.J. Dudley, two other Scarlet Knights secured upsets, and No. 11 Rutgers wrestling beat No. 4 Nebraska by criteria, 17-16, Saturday afternoon for its first Big Ten win of the season.
Rutgers (10-2, 1-1 Big Ten) prevailed, 51-48, in criterion 3.15.3 – total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls – to claim its first Big Ten win in front of the N.J. faithful.
“It’s great to fill the arena and pack the RAC, but you want to win. Today was that day,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I’ve been dying for one of those. We’ve been close and I just think what happened in the last 48 hours makes it even more special.”
“We needed a huge upset somewhere, and Nick got it.”
Rutgers’ win was its second over a top-10 opponent this season and fifth against a team ranked in the USA Today/ NWCA Coaches Poll. What’s more, the victory secured the program’s first top-five win since a 24-7 rout against Virginia Tech at the RAC on Jan. 21, 2011.
Gravina earned his first victory over a ranked opponent in his young RU career.
The Northern Highlands Regional HS product started the period on bottom, reversed Dudley with 1:25 on the clock and rode out the All-American the rest of the way. The win tied the dual at 13-13 with two matches remaining.
“I just tried to wrestle as hard as I could and it worked out,” Gravina said. “Just like everyone other match, I had to push pace, go as hard as I could, try to score as much as possible, not to go too much over the head, and that was it.”
Senior Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) took No. 16 Aaron Studebaker to the wire at 197 pounds.
Neither wrestler scored a takedown in regulation or a minute of sudden victory, but Studebaker reversed Hrymack in the first round of tiebreakers and hung on for the 3-1 win.
With the dual favoring the Cornhuskers (7-1, 1-1 Big Ten), 16-13, entering heavyweight, Rutgers needed redshirt senior Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) to deliver.
The No. 6-ranked heavyweight in the nation did just that with an 8-2 win against No. 13 Collin Jensen. The point differential in Smith’s bout gave Rutgers enough to score the criteria point and snap Nebraska’s 16-dual winning streak.
Consecutive upset wins at 157 and 165 pounds were key in leading RU to victory Saturday afternoon.
Junior Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) got the trend started with a 10-3 decision against No. 10 Tyler Berger. The No. 17-ranked Lewis (8-1) took Berger down three times and got a four-point tilt in the win – his first against a ranked opponent.
“After I won coach Goodale said to me ‘this is what you came here for,” Lewis said. “To wrestle at the RAC and be on a team like this with nine of my brothers is exactly what I came here for.”
Redshirt senior Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) kept the momentum going with a 9-4 decision against No. 4 Austin Wilson. Wilson held a 3-2 lead entering the second period, but Perrotti (10-1) reversed five seconds in and scored five additional points to put it away. The win, Perrotti’s team-leading fourth against a ranked opponent, brought the dual to a 10-10 tie with four matches to go.
“It’s huge. As coach said, the last 48 hours were really tough,” Perrotti said. “We went out to Iowa and we got beat eight matches to two, and to say that me and Anthony [Ashnault] picked up the only ‘Ws’ – we were not happy with our performance at all. Waking up this morning I just felt different. I felt ready. I felt prepared.”
Early on the Huskers had control, with No. 10 Tim Lambert (125 pounds), No. 9 Eric Montoya (133 pounds), and No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (149 pounds) all earning wins to give Nebraska a 10-4 dual lead.
RU broke through at 141 pounds thanks to No. 3 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) against No. 17 Anthony Abidin. Ashnault lost twice to the Husker last season, but made a statement Saturday with an 11-2 major decision.
Ashnault (11-0) is off to the best start of his career and has topped three top-20 opponents. Seven of his 11 wins were by bonus-points.
“We’re more of a team than we’ve ever been,” Ashnault said. “We’re one unit. Everyone gets along really well. The 30 guys on the team are my best friends and I wouldn’t want to be spending time with anyone else. This is what I came to Rutgers for, to be a part of things like this. It’s really cool to see it all come true.”
Rutgers competes next at the Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.
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No. 11 Rutgers 17, No. 4 Nebraska 16 (Criterion 3.15.3 – 51-48)
Dual started at 125 pounds
Location: Rutgers Athletic Center (Piscataway, N.J.)
Attendance: 2,652
125: No. 10/14/8 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. over No. 18/18/14 Sean McCabe (RU), 9-4; Nebraska leads, 3-0
133: No. 9/8/7 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. over No. 17/NR/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU), 2-0; Nebraska leads, 6-0
141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over No. 17/12/18 Anthony Abidin (NEB), 11-2; Nebraska leads, 6-4
149: No. 7/7/7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 12-3; Nebraska leads, 10-4
157: No. 17/NR/NR Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over No. 10/9/9 Tyler Berger (NEB), 10-3; Nebraska leads, 10-7
165: No. 12/9/5 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 4/4/3 Austin Wilson (NEB), 9-4; Match tied, 10-10
174: No. 12/13/10 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 9-3; Nebraska leads, 13-10
184 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over No. 4/3/2 T.J. Dudley (NEB), 3-2; Match tied, 13-13
197: No. 16/11/15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 3-1 (TB-1); Nebraska leads, 16-13
285: No. 6/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over No. 13/20/20 Collin Jensen (NEB), 8-2; Match tied, 16-16
Rutgers wins by criteria 3.15.3 (Total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls), 51-48
Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat
NR denotes not ranked
PLAY BY PLAY
125 pounds – No. 18/18/14 Sean McCabe (RU) vs. No. 10/14/8 Tim Lambert (NEB)
First Period
0:44 Lambert takedown, 2-0
Second Period
McCabe defers, Lambert chooses bottom
1:52 Lambert reversal, 4-0
1:43 McCabe escape, 1-4
0:44 Lambert takedown, 6-1
0:05 McCabe reversal, 3-6
Third Period
McCabe starts on bottom
1:53 McCabe escape, 4-6
1:16 McCabe stalling warning
0:18 Lambert takedown, 8-4
Lambert riding time point, 9-4
Final: Lambert – W-D, 9-4
NEBRASKA 3, RUTGERS 0
133 pounds – No. 17/NR/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) vs. No. 9/8/7 Eric Montoya (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Montoya defers, Giraldo chooses bottom
No scoring
Third Period
Giraldo starts on top
1:42 Montoya escape, 1-0
Montoya riding time point, 2-0
Final: Montoya – W-D, 2-0
NEBRASKA 6, RUTGERS 0
141 pounds – No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) vs. No. 17/12/18 Anthony Abidin (NEB)
First Period
2:03 Ashnault takedown, 2-0
0:46 Abidin escape, 1-2
Second Period
Ashnault defers, Abidin chooses bottom
1:34 Ashnault near fall, 6-1
1:00 Abidin escape, 2-6
0:17 Ashnault takedown, 8-2
Third Period
Neutral start
1:29 Ashnault takedown, 10-2
Ashnault riding time point, 11-2
Final: Ashnault – W-MD, 11-2
NEBRASKA 6, RUTGERS 4
149 pounds – Tyson Dippery (RU) vs. No. 7/7/7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB)
First Period
1:11 Sueflohn takedown, 2-0
1:01 Dippery escape, 1-2
0:14 Sueflohn takedown, 4-1
Second Period
Sueflohn defers, Dippery chooses bottom
2:00 Dippery escape, 2-4
1:33 Sueflohn takedown, 6-2
1:09 Dippery escape, 3-6
0:29 Sueflohn takedown, 8-3
0:10 Dippery stalling, 3-9
Third Period
Neutral start
0:32 Sueflohn takedown, 11-3
Sueflohn riding time point, 12-3
Final: Sueflohn – W-MD, 12-3
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 4
157 pounds – No. 17/NR/NR Richie Lewis (RU) vs. No. 10/9/9 Tyler Berger (NEB)
First Period
0:17 Lewis takedown, 2-0
0:04 Lewis near fall, 6-0
Second Period
Lewis chooses top
1:48 Berger escape, 1-6
Third Period
Neutral start
1:40 Lewis takedown, 8-1
1:33 Berger escape, 2-8
1:24 Lewis takedown, 10-2
1:20 Berger escape, 3-10
Final: Lewis – W-D, 10-3
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 7
165 pounds – No. 12/9/5 Anthony Perrotti (RU) vs. No. 4/4/3 Austin Wilson (NEB)
First Period
2:04 Perrotti takedown, 2-0
1:32 Wilson escape, 1-2
1:10 Wilson takedown, 3-2
Second Period
Wilson defers, Perrotti chooses bottom
Wilson caution
1:55 Perrotti reversal, 4-3
Injury time, Perrotti starts on bottom
0:58 Perrotti reversal, 6-3
0:34 Perrotti near fall, 8-3
Third Period
Wilson chooses bottom
0:20 Wilson escape, 4-8
Perrotti riding time point, 9-4
Final: Perrotti – W-D, 9-4
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 10
174 pounds – Phillip Bakuckas (RU) vs. No. 12/13/10 Micah Barnes (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Bakuckas defers, Barnes chooses bottom
1:54 Barnes escape, 1-0
1:27 Barnes stalling warning
Third
Bakuckas chooses bottom
1:53 Bakuckas escape, 1-1
1:02 Barnes takedown, 3-1
0:40 Bakuckas escape, 2-3
0:17 Barnes takedown, 5-3
0:09 Barnes near fall, 9-3
Final: Barnes – W-D, 9-3
NEBRASKA 13, RUTGERS 10
184 pounds – Nicholas Gravina (RU) vs. No. 4/3/2 T.J. Dudley (NEB)
First Period
1:35 Dudley takedown, 2-0
1:17 Dudley caution
Second Period
Dudley chooses bottom
Third Period
Gravina chooses bottom
1:25 Gravina reversal, 2-2
Gravina tiding time point, 3-2
Final: Gravina – W-D, 3-2
NEBRASKA 13, RUTGERS 12
197 pounds – Hayden Hrymack (RU) vs. No. 16/11/15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Hrymack chooses bottom
0:59 Hrymack caution
0:51 Hrymack escape, 1-0
Third Period
Studebaker chooses bottom
1:40 Studebaker escape, 1-1
Sudden Victory
No scoring
Tiebreaker 1
Hrymack begins on top
0:15 Studebaker reversal, 3-1
Tiebreaker
Studebaker begins on top
No scoring
Final: Studebaker – W-D, 3-1 (TB-1)
NEBRASKA 16, RUTGERS 13
285 pounds – No. 6/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) vs. No. 13/20/20 Collin Jensen (NEB)
First Period
2:06 Smith takedown, 2-0
1:18 Smith near fall, 4-0
0:59 Jensen escape, 1-4
Second Period
Smith chooses top
1:15 Jensen escape, 2-4
0:50 Smith takedown, 6-2
Third Period
Jensen chooses top
1:42 Smith escape, 7-2
Smith riding time point, 8-2
Final: Smith – W-D, 8-2
Rutgers 17, Nebraska 16 - Criterion 3.15.3
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Dec. 12, 2015) – By the time the clock ticked to zero, Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) admitted he wasn’t sure who had won the 184-pound bout. He was quickly reminded by the 2,652 fans cheering on their feet at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
Gravina got his hand raised with an upset win over No. 4 T.J. Dudley, two other Scarlet Knights secured upsets, and No. 11 Rutgers wrestling beat No. 4 Nebraska by criteria, 17-16, Saturday afternoon for its first Big Ten win of the season.
Rutgers (10-2, 1-1 Big Ten) prevailed, 51-48, in criterion 3.15.3 – total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls – to claim its first Big Ten win in front of the N.J. faithful.
“It’s great to fill the arena and pack the RAC, but you want to win. Today was that day,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I’ve been dying for one of those. We’ve been close and I just think what happened in the last 48 hours makes it even more special.”
“We needed a huge upset somewhere, and Nick got it.”
Rutgers’ win was its second over a top-10 opponent this season and fifth against a team ranked in the USA Today/ NWCA Coaches Poll. What’s more, the victory secured the program’s first top-five win since a 24-7 rout against Virginia Tech at the RAC on Jan. 21, 2011.
Gravina earned his first victory over a ranked opponent in his young RU career.
The Northern Highlands Regional HS product started the period on bottom, reversed Dudley with 1:25 on the clock and rode out the All-American the rest of the way. The win tied the dual at 13-13 with two matches remaining.
“I just tried to wrestle as hard as I could and it worked out,” Gravina said. “Just like everyone other match, I had to push pace, go as hard as I could, try to score as much as possible, not to go too much over the head, and that was it.”
Senior Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) took No. 16 Aaron Studebaker to the wire at 197 pounds.
Neither wrestler scored a takedown in regulation or a minute of sudden victory, but Studebaker reversed Hrymack in the first round of tiebreakers and hung on for the 3-1 win.
With the dual favoring the Cornhuskers (7-1, 1-1 Big Ten), 16-13, entering heavyweight, Rutgers needed redshirt senior Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) to deliver.
The No. 6-ranked heavyweight in the nation did just that with an 8-2 win against No. 13 Collin Jensen. The point differential in Smith’s bout gave Rutgers enough to score the criteria point and snap Nebraska’s 16-dual winning streak.
Consecutive upset wins at 157 and 165 pounds were key in leading RU to victory Saturday afternoon.
Junior Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) got the trend started with a 10-3 decision against No. 10 Tyler Berger. The No. 17-ranked Lewis (8-1) took Berger down three times and got a four-point tilt in the win – his first against a ranked opponent.
“After I won coach Goodale said to me ‘this is what you came here for,” Lewis said. “To wrestle at the RAC and be on a team like this with nine of my brothers is exactly what I came here for.”
Redshirt senior Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) kept the momentum going with a 9-4 decision against No. 4 Austin Wilson. Wilson held a 3-2 lead entering the second period, but Perrotti (10-1) reversed five seconds in and scored five additional points to put it away. The win, Perrotti’s team-leading fourth against a ranked opponent, brought the dual to a 10-10 tie with four matches to go.
“It’s huge. As coach said, the last 48 hours were really tough,” Perrotti said. “We went out to Iowa and we got beat eight matches to two, and to say that me and Anthony [Ashnault] picked up the only ‘Ws’ – we were not happy with our performance at all. Waking up this morning I just felt different. I felt ready. I felt prepared.”
Early on the Huskers had control, with No. 10 Tim Lambert (125 pounds), No. 9 Eric Montoya (133 pounds), and No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (149 pounds) all earning wins to give Nebraska a 10-4 dual lead.
RU broke through at 141 pounds thanks to No. 3 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) against No. 17 Anthony Abidin. Ashnault lost twice to the Husker last season, but made a statement Saturday with an 11-2 major decision.
Ashnault (11-0) is off to the best start of his career and has topped three top-20 opponents. Seven of his 11 wins were by bonus-points.
“We’re more of a team than we’ve ever been,” Ashnault said. “We’re one unit. Everyone gets along really well. The 30 guys on the team are my best friends and I wouldn’t want to be spending time with anyone else. This is what I came to Rutgers for, to be a part of things like this. It’s really cool to see it all come true.”
Rutgers competes next at the Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.
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No. 11 Rutgers 17, No. 4 Nebraska 16 (Criterion 3.15.3 – 51-48)
Dual started at 125 pounds
Location: Rutgers Athletic Center (Piscataway, N.J.)
Attendance: 2,652
125: No. 10/14/8 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. over No. 18/18/14 Sean McCabe (RU), 9-4; Nebraska leads, 3-0
133: No. 9/8/7 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. over No. 17/NR/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU), 2-0; Nebraska leads, 6-0
141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over No. 17/12/18 Anthony Abidin (NEB), 11-2; Nebraska leads, 6-4
149: No. 7/7/7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 12-3; Nebraska leads, 10-4
157: No. 17/NR/NR Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over No. 10/9/9 Tyler Berger (NEB), 10-3; Nebraska leads, 10-7
165: No. 12/9/5 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 4/4/3 Austin Wilson (NEB), 9-4; Match tied, 10-10
174: No. 12/13/10 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 9-3; Nebraska leads, 13-10
184 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over No. 4/3/2 T.J. Dudley (NEB), 3-2; Match tied, 13-13
197: No. 16/11/15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 3-1 (TB-1); Nebraska leads, 16-13
285: No. 6/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over No. 13/20/20 Collin Jensen (NEB), 8-2; Match tied, 16-16
Rutgers wins by criteria 3.15.3 (Total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls), 51-48
Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat
NR denotes not ranked
PLAY BY PLAY
125 pounds – No. 18/18/14 Sean McCabe (RU) vs. No. 10/14/8 Tim Lambert (NEB)
First Period
0:44 Lambert takedown, 2-0
Second Period
McCabe defers, Lambert chooses bottom
1:52 Lambert reversal, 4-0
1:43 McCabe escape, 1-4
0:44 Lambert takedown, 6-1
0:05 McCabe reversal, 3-6
Third Period
McCabe starts on bottom
1:53 McCabe escape, 4-6
1:16 McCabe stalling warning
0:18 Lambert takedown, 8-4
Lambert riding time point, 9-4
Final: Lambert – W-D, 9-4
NEBRASKA 3, RUTGERS 0
133 pounds – No. 17/NR/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) vs. No. 9/8/7 Eric Montoya (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Montoya defers, Giraldo chooses bottom
No scoring
Third Period
Giraldo starts on top
1:42 Montoya escape, 1-0
Montoya riding time point, 2-0
Final: Montoya – W-D, 2-0
NEBRASKA 6, RUTGERS 0
141 pounds – No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) vs. No. 17/12/18 Anthony Abidin (NEB)
First Period
2:03 Ashnault takedown, 2-0
0:46 Abidin escape, 1-2
Second Period
Ashnault defers, Abidin chooses bottom
1:34 Ashnault near fall, 6-1
1:00 Abidin escape, 2-6
0:17 Ashnault takedown, 8-2
Third Period
Neutral start
1:29 Ashnault takedown, 10-2
Ashnault riding time point, 11-2
Final: Ashnault – W-MD, 11-2
NEBRASKA 6, RUTGERS 4
149 pounds – Tyson Dippery (RU) vs. No. 7/7/7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB)
First Period
1:11 Sueflohn takedown, 2-0
1:01 Dippery escape, 1-2
0:14 Sueflohn takedown, 4-1
Second Period
Sueflohn defers, Dippery chooses bottom
2:00 Dippery escape, 2-4
1:33 Sueflohn takedown, 6-2
1:09 Dippery escape, 3-6
0:29 Sueflohn takedown, 8-3
0:10 Dippery stalling, 3-9
Third Period
Neutral start
0:32 Sueflohn takedown, 11-3
Sueflohn riding time point, 12-3
Final: Sueflohn – W-MD, 12-3
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 4
157 pounds – No. 17/NR/NR Richie Lewis (RU) vs. No. 10/9/9 Tyler Berger (NEB)
First Period
0:17 Lewis takedown, 2-0
0:04 Lewis near fall, 6-0
Second Period
Lewis chooses top
1:48 Berger escape, 1-6
Third Period
Neutral start
1:40 Lewis takedown, 8-1
1:33 Berger escape, 2-8
1:24 Lewis takedown, 10-2
1:20 Berger escape, 3-10
Final: Lewis – W-D, 10-3
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 7
165 pounds – No. 12/9/5 Anthony Perrotti (RU) vs. No. 4/4/3 Austin Wilson (NEB)
First Period
2:04 Perrotti takedown, 2-0
1:32 Wilson escape, 1-2
1:10 Wilson takedown, 3-2
Second Period
Wilson defers, Perrotti chooses bottom
Wilson caution
1:55 Perrotti reversal, 4-3
Injury time, Perrotti starts on bottom
0:58 Perrotti reversal, 6-3
0:34 Perrotti near fall, 8-3
Third Period
Wilson chooses bottom
0:20 Wilson escape, 4-8
Perrotti riding time point, 9-4
Final: Perrotti – W-D, 9-4
NEBRASKA 10, RUTGERS 10
174 pounds – Phillip Bakuckas (RU) vs. No. 12/13/10 Micah Barnes (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Bakuckas defers, Barnes chooses bottom
1:54 Barnes escape, 1-0
1:27 Barnes stalling warning
Third
Bakuckas chooses bottom
1:53 Bakuckas escape, 1-1
1:02 Barnes takedown, 3-1
0:40 Bakuckas escape, 2-3
0:17 Barnes takedown, 5-3
0:09 Barnes near fall, 9-3
Final: Barnes – W-D, 9-3
NEBRASKA 13, RUTGERS 10
184 pounds – Nicholas Gravina (RU) vs. No. 4/3/2 T.J. Dudley (NEB)
First Period
1:35 Dudley takedown, 2-0
1:17 Dudley caution
Second Period
Dudley chooses bottom
Third Period
Gravina chooses bottom
1:25 Gravina reversal, 2-2
Gravina tiding time point, 3-2
Final: Gravina – W-D, 3-2
NEBRASKA 13, RUTGERS 12
197 pounds – Hayden Hrymack (RU) vs. No. 16/11/15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
Hrymack chooses bottom
0:59 Hrymack caution
0:51 Hrymack escape, 1-0
Third Period
Studebaker chooses bottom
1:40 Studebaker escape, 1-1
Sudden Victory
No scoring
Tiebreaker 1
Hrymack begins on top
0:15 Studebaker reversal, 3-1
Tiebreaker
Studebaker begins on top
No scoring
Final: Studebaker – W-D, 3-1 (TB-1)
NEBRASKA 16, RUTGERS 13
285 pounds – No. 6/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) vs. No. 13/20/20 Collin Jensen (NEB)
First Period
2:06 Smith takedown, 2-0
1:18 Smith near fall, 4-0
0:59 Jensen escape, 1-4
Second Period
Smith chooses top
1:15 Jensen escape, 2-4
0:50 Smith takedown, 6-2
Third Period
Jensen chooses top
1:42 Smith escape, 7-2
Smith riding time point, 8-2
Final: Smith – W-D, 8-2
Rutgers 17, Nebraska 16 - Criterion 3.15.3
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