MADISON, Wisc. – The No. 14 Nebraska wrestling team defeated No. 7 Wisconsin 22-12 to earn its first conference victory of the season on Friday evening. The Huskers (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) won seven of 10 bouts, while earning a bonus point victory, to hand the Badgers (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) their first loss of the season. 
 
The meet started at 149. No. 4 Ridge Lovett faced No. 8 Austin Gomez in the night's first of five ranked bouts. Lovett, coming off a victory last weekend against Minnesota, scored an escape in the first and second periods but was unable to hold off Gomez who recorded two takedowns and won by decision 4-2. 
 
No. 5 Peyton Robb (157) then squared off against No. 27 Garrett Model. Robb started in an impressive fashion with three takedowns and four nearfall points in the first period to take the 10-2 lead. Model responded with three escapes and three takedowns, but Robb prevailed and grabbed the 17-11 victory. 
 
At 165, Bubba Wilson faced Wisconsin's #8 Dean Hamiti. Wilson tallied an escape in the first period, but Hamiti, undefeated in dual competition, worked quickly and pinned Wilson. 
 
No. 5 Mikey Labriola (174) got the Huskers back on track with a dominate 14-4 major decision over the Badgers' No. 22 Andrew McNally. Labriola, now 12-1 on the year with seven ranked wins, tallied four takedowns and four nearfall points en route to the victory. 
 
No. 11 Taylor Venz (184) and Chris Weiler grappled in the fifth bout of the night. Venz attacked early with a takedown and reversal, while also gaining a stall warning point, to hold a 5-1 lead after two periods. Venz closed out the match in the third to take a 7-1 victory and help the Huskers grab the 10-9 lead. 
 
In the fourth ranked match of the night, No. 3 Eric Schultz (197) defeated No. 22 Braxton Amos 3-1 to remain undefeated against dual meet competition on the season. Schultz scored all three of his points in the second period and outlasted May, whose lone point came in the third period. 

After last year's sudden victory loss, No. 11 Christian Lance rematched with No. 8 Trent Hillger and won by decision 5-3. Lance tallied two takedowns and an escape and held off Hillger to grab the victory and extend the Husker lead to 16-9.
 
Action then shifted to 125. Facing No. 8 Eric Barnett, Jeremiah Reno battled to hold off any extra points, with Barnett recording three takedowns and an escape to take the 6-0 decision. 

Making the first dual start of his career, freshman Dominick Serrano earned his first career Big Ten victory and first dual meet match win with a solid 10-8 decision over Wisconsin grappler No. 25 Kyle Burwick. Serrano recorded three takedowns and an escape, and the two were knotted up at eight to send the match into sudden victory. Seven seconds into overtime, Serrano attacked and got the takedown to claim the win. 

The final bout of the day featured No. 9 Chad Red Jr. (141) and Joe Zargo. Red recorded two takedowns to hold the 4-1 lead entering the last period. Red held his ground and earned the 8-3 decision.  
 
NU is back in action on Sunday when it stays on the road and faces No. 21 Northwestern on Jan. 23. Dual meet action is slated to get underway at 2 p.m. with online streaming available via B1G+. 
 
#14 Nebraska 22, #7 Wisconsin 12
149: #8 Austin Gomez (UW) dec. #4 Ridge Lovett (NEB) 4-2 (UW 3, NEB 0)
157: #5 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #27 Garrett Model (UW) 17-11 (NEB 3, UW 3)
165: #8 Dean Hamiti (UW) pinned Bubba Wilson (NEB) (1:53) (UW 9, NEB 3)
174: #5 Mikey Labriola (NEB) maj. dec. #22 Andrew McNally (UW) 14-4 (UW 9, NEB 7)
184: #11 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. Chris Weller (UW) 7-1 (NEB 10, UW 9)
197: #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #22 Braxton Amos (UW) 3-1 (NEB 13, UW 9)
HWT: #11 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. #8 Trent Hillger (UW) 5-3 (NEB 16, UW 9)
125: #8 Eric Barnett (UW) dec. Jeremiah Reno (NEB) 6-0 (NEB 16, UW 12)
133: Dominick Serrano (NEB) dec. #25 Kyle Burwick (UW) SV-1 10-8 (NEB 19, UW 12)
141: #9 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Joe Zargo (UW) 8-3 (NEB 22, UW 12)

Huskers Win Five Events at Prairie Wolf Invitational

A portion of the Nebraska track and field team competed at the Prairie Wolf Invitational, combining for five event victories on Friday at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.

Elliott Purdy posted two top-three finishes, winning the shot put (49-7, 15.11m) and finishing third in the weight throw (50-4 1/2, 15.35m).

Nyabuay Diew had a distance of 43-11 3/4 (13.40m) to win the shot put, while Karlie Moore won the 200m with a run of 25.52. Cory Berg took the title in the men's 200m with time of 22.20, followed by Cody Mroczek (22.46) in third and Tyler Drew (22.49) in fourth.

Vincent Ohlman was crowned champion in the 60m hurdles with a finish of 8.27. Micaylon Moore clocked a 7.02 to finish runner-up in the 60m, while Zach Podraza placed fifth with a time of 7.27.

Clayton Keys had a third-place finish with a run of 51.32 in the 400m. On the women's side, Kaitlyn Krason ran a 1:01.14 to place fifth in the 400m.

Jamieson Battistella covered the track in 2:21.46 with a third-place finish in the 800m and Teri Zanker finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.23.

The Huskers placed three in the top-six of the women's mile, led by Cami Merickel in third with a run of 5:20.95. Maddie Portwine clocked a 5:25.39, followed by Elizabeth Robertson with a finish of 5:25.51 to place fifth and sixth, respectively.

Betty Rosvold had a toss of 49-2 1/4 (14.99m) to finish third in the weight throw, while Lincoln McPhillips cleared 6-6 (1.98m) with a third-place finish in the high jump.

Sandy Leybold had a leap of 17-6 3/4 (5.35m) to place third in the long jump, followed by Kerrigan Myers in fourth (17-6, 5.33m). Zanker placed eighth with a jump of 16-5 (5.00m).

The Huskers host the Mark Colligan Memorial tomorrow at the Devaney Center Indoor Track. Field events begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by running events starting at 12:15 p.m.

Huskers, Rutgers Reset for Feb. 1

Lincoln - The Nebraska women's basketball game with Rutgers has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena with tip-off set for 7 p.m. (CT).

The game with the Scarlet Knights had previously been set for Thursday, Jan. 20, but health and safety protocols within the Husker program caused the game's postponement earlier this week.

The new game date and time were set through the cooperation of the Nebraska and Rutgers staffs through the coordination of the Big Ten Conference.

Ticket holders for Nebraska's originally scheduled game with Rutgers (Jan. 20) will be able to use those tickets for admittance to the Feb. 1 contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 

Additional tickets can be purchased for the game through the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office on Huskers.com or by calling 1-800-8-BIG-RED.

Nebraska Men’s Basketball Game vs. Wisconsin Rescheduled to Jan. 27

Husker Men Will Face Wisconsin at 4 p.m.; Husker Women will Now Host Wisconsin at 8 p.m.

Lincoln -- The Nebraska men's basketball game against No. 8 Wisconsin has been rescheduled to Thursday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m. (central). The game was scheduled for Jan. 25, but health and safety protocols within the Husker program caused the game to be rescheduled.

The game will be carried on BTN and the Huskers Radio Network.  Fans who had tickets for Tuesday's originally scheduled game should use those tickets for Thursday's game.

Because of the men's basketball schedule change announced today, the Nebraska women's basketball game against Wisconsin scheduled for Jan. 27, will now start at 8 p.m. (central). It will also be carried on the Huskers Radio Network and will also be televised on BTN.

Fans who have men's basketball tickets for the rescheduled game will be able to attend the women's game and sit in select general admission areas (sections 111-113 and 122-102). Fans will have to exit Pinnacle Bank Arena following the men's game and can re-enter at any gate prior to the women's game. PBA gates will re-open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. women's game.

Huskers Make Big Splash in Illinois

Nebraska swim and dive showed a well-rounded team effort in the Big Ten matchup against Illinois on Saturday, with eight different individuals capturing an event title in the 178-122 victory.

"We were expecting some great energy and excitement from Illinois and they delivered," Nebraska head coach Pablo Morales said. "Our team had a great intensity. There were some key races and that was one of our goals. Before the meet we talked about getting some close wins and we got some good touches there at the end. I'm happy with where our girls are in their season right now. We are coming off some really hard training so they are in a fatigued state right now and we still got some really good performances."

The strong distance corps got the wins rolling in Champaign, Ill. with senior Audrey Coffey placing first in the 1650 free (16:59.82) and junior Molly Rosenthal finishing hard to claim third (17:17.38).

Senior Sara Troyer owned the diving well, walking away with two titles and a career-best dive in the three-meter (382.35). Sophomore Reagan Hinze also provided a strong effort, finishing as runner-up in the one-meter (267.90) and placing third in the three-meter (298.13).

Senior co-captain Madesyn Ronquillio led the charge on the swim side with victories in the 100 back (56.56) and the 200 back (2:01.03). In both events, the Huskers swept the top three spots, with freshman Madison Lloyd finishing as runner-up (58.02) in the 100 back and sophomore Gabby Donahue taking third (58.28). Right behind Ronquillio (Tracy, Calif.) in the 200 back, finished sophomore Sarah Barton (2:03.77) in second and Lloyd (Kingwood, Texas) in third (2:03.88).

Sophomore Ella Stein and freshman Maia Hall teamed up to dominate the breaststroke events, with Stein (Hudson, Wis.) winning the 100 breast with a 1:05.07 and Hall (Whitby, England) claiming the 200 breast title with a 2:21.32. Stein provided another top performance in the 200 breast to take third (2:22.57), while freshman Sydney McCracken swam to second in the 100 breast with a 1:05.21.

In the 500 free, the Huskers put up big points with freshman Ilaria Murzilli swimming to victory (4:57.78), senior Autumm Haebig placing second (5:01.47) and Rosenthal (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) taking third (5:04.18). Haebig (Grafton, Wis.) recorded two additional individual runner-up finishes in the 100 free (51.59) and 200 free (1:50.78).

In the 200 fly, senior Shannon Stott captured the title with a 2:02.39 while fellow senior Maggie Berning finished third (2:04.81). Stott (St. Albans, Great Britain) has continuously dominated the 200 fly this season and now has six victories in the event this year. Continuing the butterfly success, sophomore Lexi Kucera won the 100 fly (57.13) while Stott placed second with a 57.29. Kucera (Hutchinson, Minn.) added a third-place finish in the 50 free with a 24.36.

In the 400 IM, junior Berkeley Livingston swam to a runner-up finish with a 4:27.86 and Barton took third with a 4:30.47. 

To cap off the dual, freshman JoJo Randby and junior Emily Haimes joined Haebig and Kucera to place second in the 200 free relay with a 1:35.56.

Nebraska (6-1, 2-1) 178 vs. Illinois (5-3, 1-2) 122
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022
Champaign, Ill. (Arc Pool)

Nebraska Champions
1,650 Freestyle - Audrey Coffey (16.59.82)
100 Backstroke - Madesyn Ronquillio (56.56)
100 Breaststroke - Ella Stein (1:05.07)
200 Butterfly - Shannon Stott (2:02.39)
3-Meter Diving - Sara Troyer (382.35)
200 Backstroke - Madesyn Ronquillio (2:01.03)
200 Breaststroke - Maia Hall (2:21.32)
500 Freestyle - Ilaria Murzilli (4:57.78)
100 Butterfly - Lexi Kucera (57.13)
1-Meter Diving - Sara Troyer (303.83)