Marinelli, Wilke have big wins as No. 3 Iowa beats No. 6 Nebraska, 20-13 in Lincoln
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by Edward Stevens, Nebraska and Chris Brewer, Iowa
Ranked wrestlers Zeke Moisey of Nebraska and Spencer Lee of Iowa battle at 125 pounds. Photo by Mark Lundy, LutteLens
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The order of appearance was flipped but the script stayed the same as the third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 9 Nebraska, 20-13, on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Iowa won four of the dual's final five bouts, closing with a major decision and technical fall at 125 and 133, respectively, to win its 11th straight against the Huskers.
The dual started at 141 pounds and featured three lead changes and a pair of ties before Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto, traditionally the first two Hawkeyes on the mat, combined to put 43 points on the board.
Iowa trailed 13-12 in the team score when Lee registered an 18-4 major decision (one takedown, two reversals, and 10 nearfall points) against No. 16 Zeke Moisey at 125. DeSanto then piled up 12 takedowns, his final one with five minutes, 55 seconds on the clock, to record a 25-10 technical fall at 133.
The wins were numbers five and six on the day for Iowa, who also got decisions from Pat Lugo (149), Alex Marinelli (165), Cash Wilcke (184), and Jacob Warner (197).
Marinelli, Wilcke, and Warner earned wins against top 11 opponents. At 165, Marinelli used an escape, one penalty point, and one minute, 40 seconds of riding time to top No. 6 Isaiah White, 3-0. Wilcke looked like he was heading to overtime before a takedown with five seconds on the clock extended his lead to 5-2 and erased what could have been a riding time point favoring No. 4 Tyler Venz at 184. Warner used a second-period rideout and third-period escape and takedown to top No. 11 Eric Shultz, 4-1, at 197.
The Hawkeyes won four of the dual's six matches featuring ranked opponents. Nebraska won, 3-1, in sudden victory at 157, and 3-0 at 285. The Huskers won 4-1 at 141, and 14-4 at 174.
UP NEXT
Iowa returns home to host Maryland on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on. For tickets, click HERE.
NOTABLES
Spencer Lee improved to 5-1 against ranked opponents.
Austin DeSanto extended his winning streak to 10. He improved to 14-1.
Lee and DeSanto are 27-2 this year with a combined 20 bonus-point wins.
Alex Marinelli improved to 16-0 and has won a career-best 16 straight. He is 14-0 all-time in Big Ten duals.
Cash Wilcke earned his first career win against a top-five opponent (1-10).
Jacob Warner improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten.
Iowa has won 11 straight in the series.
Iowa improved to 7-0 against ranked opponents.
#3 IOWA 20, #9 Nebraska 13
141 -- #19 Chad Red (N) dec. Vince Turk (IA), 4-1; 0-3
149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Jordan Shearer (N), 8-4; 3-3
157 -- #2 Tyler Berger (N) dec. #7 Kaleb Young (A), 3-1 (SV1); 3-6
165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #6 Isaiah White (N), 3-0; 6-6
174 -- #9 Mikey Labriola (N) major dec. Keegan Shaw (IA), 14-4; 6-10
184 -- #13 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. #4 Taylor Venz (N), 5-2; 9-10
197 -- #5 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #11 Eric Shultz (N), 4-1; 12-10
285 -- #14 David Jensen (N) dec. #3 Sam Stoll (IA), 3-0; 12-13
125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. #16 Zeke Moisey (N), 18-4; 16-13
133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Brian Peska (N), 25-10; 20-13*
*Iowa deducted one team point following the dual
Records: Iowa (11-0, 6-0), Nebraska (10-4, 4-3)
Attendance: 4,306
Huskers Drop Hard-Fought Dual to Hawkeyes
by Edward Stevens, Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. – Despite a valiant effort by the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers in front of a raucous crowd of 4,306 at the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon, the Huskers fell 20-13 to the No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes.
NU won four of the 10 matches as Chad Red Jr. (141), Tyler Berger (157) and David Jensen (285) took victories by decision while Mikey Labriola (174) earned a major decision, his sixth of the year.
“Small things caught up to us today,” Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning said. “We have to have everyone clicking. We have some opportunities coming up in these next four duals and we’ll need to make those adjustments, because it all matters in March.”
The match was back-and-forth throughout the first eight duals, with each team taking four matches apiece. Trailing 13-12 heading into the final two bouts, the Hawkeyes took two bonus-point victories to finish the dual.
Today’s dual started with the 141-pound bout between NU’s #19 Chad Red Jr. and Iowa’s Vince Turk. Red Jr. grinded out his second consecutive victory and 14th of the season to put his team up 3-0 early. A late takedown with five seconds remaining in the third period secured the victory.
Nebraska’s Jordan Shearer (149) hung tough with #13 Pat Lugo throughout their match, but ultimately dropped an 8-4 decision.
#2 Tyler Berger, a senior from Prineville, Ore., found himself in a low scoring match today against #7 Kaleb Young of Iowa. The bout was tied 1-1 as the third period expired and the two went to a sudden victory period. It took Berger just 19 seconds to takedown Young and earn his 19th victory of the year (13-1 in duals).
“It always feels good getting a win over a tough opponent, especially when it’s your rival,” Berger said. “We still have a ways to go as a team but I’m excited to see where we are in a few weeks. We’re going to be a dangerous team come March.”
The Hawkeyes evened up the dual at six apiece when #2 Alex Marinelli outlasted NU’s #6 Isaiah White, 3-0, in the 165-pound bout. #9 Mikey Labriola quickly put the Huskers back on top with a 14-4 major decision over Keegan Shaw. Labriola had four third period takedowns to help him pull away from Shaw after a scoreless first period between the two.
At 184 pounds, #4 Taylor Venz dropped his first match of 2019 in a grind-it-out, low-scoring affair to #13 Cash Wilcke. Tied 2-2 heading into the third period, Wilcke went up 3-2 with an escape and finished the bout with a takedown in the final seconds.
Iowa took the 197-pound match as well, putting them up 12-10 in the team score. #5 Jacob Warner was able to slow down NU’s #11 Eric Schultz, who has been potent on the attack lately. Coming into the match, Schultz had scored 20 or more points in two of his past four bouts. This time, he fell in a 4-1 decision to Warner.
With three matches remaining in the dual, the Huskers needed a spark from somewhere. That’s just what #14 David Jensen (285) gave them. The junior from Mobridge, S.D., pulled off the best win of his career at Nebraska, accumulating 4:00 of riding time in a 3-0 upset of the undefeated #3 Sam Stoll of Iowa. The win was Jensen’s third of the year against a top-20 ranked opponent and his first career win over a top-five opponent.
“I just followed the game plan coming into the week, I wrestled hard and did what I do best,” Jensen said. “As long as I kept working I knew I could stay on top and finish the match.”
#2 Spencer Lee took an 18-4 major decision over NU’s #16 Zeke Moisey at 125 pounds to put the Hawkeyes in the lead at 16-13. Sophomore #3 Austin DeSanto defeated Huskers senior Brian Peska (133) in the final match of the day, 25-10. The Hawkeyes only gained four team points on the tech. fall win because of an unsportsmanlike conduct call on DeSanto.
With the loss, the Huskers drop to 10-4 (4-3 B1G) on the season and Iowa moves to 11-0 (6-0 B1G).
Up Next:
The Huskers will stay home this week and prepare to host the #7 Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Huskers.com/tickets or by phone at 800-8BIGRED.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@HuskerWrestling), Facebook (@NebraskaWrestling) and Instagram (@huskerwrestling) for news and updates on the team.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The order of appearance was flipped but the script stayed the same as the third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 9 Nebraska, 20-13, on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Iowa won four of the dual's final five bouts, closing with a major decision and technical fall at 125 and 133, respectively, to win its 11th straight against the Huskers.
The dual started at 141 pounds and featured three lead changes and a pair of ties before Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto, traditionally the first two Hawkeyes on the mat, combined to put 43 points on the board.
Iowa trailed 13-12 in the team score when Lee registered an 18-4 major decision (one takedown, two reversals, and 10 nearfall points) against No. 16 Zeke Moisey at 125. DeSanto then piled up 12 takedowns, his final one with five minutes, 55 seconds on the clock, to record a 25-10 technical fall at 133.
The wins were numbers five and six on the day for Iowa, who also got decisions from Pat Lugo (149), Alex Marinelli (165), Cash Wilcke (184), and Jacob Warner (197).
Marinelli, Wilcke, and Warner earned wins against top 11 opponents. At 165, Marinelli used an escape, one penalty point, and one minute, 40 seconds of riding time to top No. 6 Isaiah White, 3-0. Wilcke looked like he was heading to overtime before a takedown with five seconds on the clock extended his lead to 5-2 and erased what could have been a riding time point favoring No. 4 Tyler Venz at 184. Warner used a second-period rideout and third-period escape and takedown to top No. 11 Eric Shultz, 4-1, at 197.
The Hawkeyes won four of the dual's six matches featuring ranked opponents. Nebraska won, 3-1, in sudden victory at 157, and 3-0 at 285. The Huskers won 4-1 at 141, and 14-4 at 174.
UP NEXT
Iowa returns home to host Maryland on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on. For tickets, click HERE.
NOTABLES
Spencer Lee improved to 5-1 against ranked opponents.
Austin DeSanto extended his winning streak to 10. He improved to 14-1.
Lee and DeSanto are 27-2 this year with a combined 20 bonus-point wins.
Alex Marinelli improved to 16-0 and has won a career-best 16 straight. He is 14-0 all-time in Big Ten duals.
Cash Wilcke earned his first career win against a top-five opponent (1-10).
Jacob Warner improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten.
Iowa has won 11 straight in the series.
Iowa improved to 7-0 against ranked opponents.
#3 IOWA 20, #9 Nebraska 13
141 -- #19 Chad Red (N) dec. Vince Turk (IA), 4-1; 0-3
149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Jordan Shearer (N), 8-4; 3-3
157 -- #2 Tyler Berger (N) dec. #7 Kaleb Young (A), 3-1 (SV1); 3-6
165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #6 Isaiah White (N), 3-0; 6-6
174 -- #9 Mikey Labriola (N) major dec. Keegan Shaw (IA), 14-4; 6-10
184 -- #13 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. #4 Taylor Venz (N), 5-2; 9-10
197 -- #5 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #11 Eric Shultz (N), 4-1; 12-10
285 -- #14 David Jensen (N) dec. #3 Sam Stoll (IA), 3-0; 12-13
125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. #16 Zeke Moisey (N), 18-4; 16-13
133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Brian Peska (N), 25-10; 20-13*
*Iowa deducted one team point following the dual
Records: Iowa (11-0, 6-0), Nebraska (10-4, 4-3)
Attendance: 4,306
Huskers Drop Hard-Fought Dual to Hawkeyes
by Edward Stevens, Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. – Despite a valiant effort by the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers in front of a raucous crowd of 4,306 at the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon, the Huskers fell 20-13 to the No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes.
NU won four of the 10 matches as Chad Red Jr. (141), Tyler Berger (157) and David Jensen (285) took victories by decision while Mikey Labriola (174) earned a major decision, his sixth of the year.
“Small things caught up to us today,” Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning said. “We have to have everyone clicking. We have some opportunities coming up in these next four duals and we’ll need to make those adjustments, because it all matters in March.”
The match was back-and-forth throughout the first eight duals, with each team taking four matches apiece. Trailing 13-12 heading into the final two bouts, the Hawkeyes took two bonus-point victories to finish the dual.
Today’s dual started with the 141-pound bout between NU’s #19 Chad Red Jr. and Iowa’s Vince Turk. Red Jr. grinded out his second consecutive victory and 14th of the season to put his team up 3-0 early. A late takedown with five seconds remaining in the third period secured the victory.
Nebraska’s Jordan Shearer (149) hung tough with #13 Pat Lugo throughout their match, but ultimately dropped an 8-4 decision.
#2 Tyler Berger, a senior from Prineville, Ore., found himself in a low scoring match today against #7 Kaleb Young of Iowa. The bout was tied 1-1 as the third period expired and the two went to a sudden victory period. It took Berger just 19 seconds to takedown Young and earn his 19th victory of the year (13-1 in duals).
“It always feels good getting a win over a tough opponent, especially when it’s your rival,” Berger said. “We still have a ways to go as a team but I’m excited to see where we are in a few weeks. We’re going to be a dangerous team come March.”
The Hawkeyes evened up the dual at six apiece when #2 Alex Marinelli outlasted NU’s #6 Isaiah White, 3-0, in the 165-pound bout. #9 Mikey Labriola quickly put the Huskers back on top with a 14-4 major decision over Keegan Shaw. Labriola had four third period takedowns to help him pull away from Shaw after a scoreless first period between the two.
At 184 pounds, #4 Taylor Venz dropped his first match of 2019 in a grind-it-out, low-scoring affair to #13 Cash Wilcke. Tied 2-2 heading into the third period, Wilcke went up 3-2 with an escape and finished the bout with a takedown in the final seconds.
Iowa took the 197-pound match as well, putting them up 12-10 in the team score. #5 Jacob Warner was able to slow down NU’s #11 Eric Schultz, who has been potent on the attack lately. Coming into the match, Schultz had scored 20 or more points in two of his past four bouts. This time, he fell in a 4-1 decision to Warner.
With three matches remaining in the dual, the Huskers needed a spark from somewhere. That’s just what #14 David Jensen (285) gave them. The junior from Mobridge, S.D., pulled off the best win of his career at Nebraska, accumulating 4:00 of riding time in a 3-0 upset of the undefeated #3 Sam Stoll of Iowa. The win was Jensen’s third of the year against a top-20 ranked opponent and his first career win over a top-five opponent.
“I just followed the game plan coming into the week, I wrestled hard and did what I do best,” Jensen said. “As long as I kept working I knew I could stay on top and finish the match.”
#2 Spencer Lee took an 18-4 major decision over NU’s #16 Zeke Moisey at 125 pounds to put the Hawkeyes in the lead at 16-13. Sophomore #3 Austin DeSanto defeated Huskers senior Brian Peska (133) in the final match of the day, 25-10. The Hawkeyes only gained four team points on the tech. fall win because of an unsportsmanlike conduct call on DeSanto.
With the loss, the Huskers drop to 10-4 (4-3 B1G) on the season and Iowa moves to 11-0 (6-0 B1G).
Up Next:
The Huskers will stay home this week and prepare to host the #7 Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Huskers.com/tickets or by phone at 800-8BIGRED.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@HuskerWrestling), Facebook (@NebraskaWrestling) and Instagram (@huskerwrestling) for news and updates on the team.
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