Lincoln, Neb. - In a back and forth battle, the
No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team took down Arizona State, 18-12, on Saturday night
at the NU Coliseum. Wrestling in front of 778 fans, the Huskers improved to
5-1, while the Sun Devils fell to 5-2.
No. 6 Josh
Ihnen started the match with a 6-2 decision over No. 20 Kevin Radford of
Arizona State at 184 pounds. Ihnen, a senior, improves to 13-1 on the season
with the victory, including a 5-1 mark in duals.
The Sun
Devils responded with three consecutive victories at 197, Heavyweight and 125
to take a 9-3 lead. No. 9 Jake Meredith of Arizona State won a 1-0 decision
over Caleb Kolb before No. 13 Levi Cooper captured the heavyweight victory over
Donny Longendyke by a 3-0 decision. At 125 pounds, Dalton Miller won a 9-5
decision over Nebraska's Eric Coufal.
Nebraska
bounced back with three straight victories of its own to take a 12-9 lead. Shawn
Nagel started the rally with a 4-0 decision over Arizona State's Trevor Wilson
at 133 pounds. Nagel moves to 9-5 on the year with a 3-3 dual mark.
At 141
pounds, the Huskers earned their first takedown when Ridge Kiley did so in the
first period against Matt Kraus in the sixth match of the night. Kiley, a
senior, went on to a 9-3 decision victory. He improves to 6-3 on the season and
2-1 in duals. No. 10 Jake Sueflohn (149) earned his 12th victory of
the 2012-13 campaign with a 7-1 decision over ASU's Nathan Hoffer.
Arizona
State's Codey Combs knotted the match at 12 with two to play after his narrow
1-0 decision over Ross Grande at 157 pounds. With the loss, Grande fell to 8-5
on the season and 0-1 in duals.
The Huskers
won the final two matches at 165 and 174 pounds to secure the victory. Redshirt
freshman Austin Wilson edged the Sun Devils' Parker Madl 2-0 at 165. Wilson
earned his 10th win of the season and improves to 4-1 in dual
competition. At 174 pounds, sophomore Robert Kokesh won an 8-3 decision over No. 14 Blake Stauffer. Kokesh, who is ranked No. 8 by InterMat, improves to 13-1.
The Huskers
return to the mat on Sunday at the NU Coliseum to face Big Ten foe Wisconsin.
The Badgers are 4-2 following a 19-12 victory over Michigan State on Friday
night. The match between Nebraska and Wisconsin starts at 2 p.m.
Dec. 8, 2012
No. 9 Nebraska 18, Arizona State 12
NU Coliseum, Lincoln, Neb.
Attendance: 778
Official Results
184 - #6 Josh Ihnen
(NEB) by dec. over #20 Kevin Radford (ASU), 6-2 (NEB 3, ASU 0)
197 - #9 Jake Meredith (ASU) by dec.
over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 1-0 (NEB 3, ASU 3)
HWT - #13 Levi Cooper (ASU) by dec.
over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-0 (ASU 6, NEB 3)
125 - Dalton Miller (ASU) by dec.
over Eric Coufal (NEB), 9-5 (ASU 9, NEB 3)
133 - Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over
Trevor Wilson (ASU), 4-0 (ASU 9, NEB 6)
141 - Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over
Matt Kraus (ASU), 9-3 (ASU 9, NEB 9)
149 - #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by
dec. over Nathan Hoffer (ASU), 7-1 (NEB 12, ASU 9)
157 - Codey Combs (ASU) by dec. over
Ross Grande (NEB), 1-0 (NEB 12, ASU 12)
165 - Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec.
over Parker Madl (ASU), 2-0 (NEB 15, ASU 12)
174 - #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec.
over #14 Blake Stauffer (ASU), 8-3 (NEB 18, ASU 12)
