Huskers Sweep Weekend Trip to North Carolina

No. 7 Nebraska (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) opened Saturday with a 45-3 victory over Duke at Card Gymnasium in Durham, N.C., before holding off NC State by a 16-15 margin at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.

The Huskers won nine matches against the Blue Devils, which included pins from Eric Montoya (133), No. 16 TJ Dudley (184) and No. 15 Collin Jensen (HWT). Duke forfeited the opening match at 125 pounds before Montoya’s fall over Baily Jack gave NU an early 12-0 advantage.

At 141 pounds, No. 15 Anthony Abidin notched a 14-3 major decision over Brandon Gambucci before Justin Arthur suffered an 8-2 decision loss to No. 20 Marcus Cain.

No. 2 James Green (157) trailed No. 19 Immanuel Kerr-Brown in the early going, but ultimately won a 12-7 decision to give Nebraska a 19-3 lead. No. 17 Austin Wilson earned a 14-4 major decision over Jake Faust before Duke forfeited at 174 pounds. After Dudley’s pin of Jacob Kasper in 4:49, Micah Barnes won a 17-5 major decision over Spencer Neff at 197 pounds before Jensen pinned Brendan Walsh in 3:21.

NU split its matches against the Wolfpack, 5-5, but Green’s 19-5 major decision over Chad Pyke proved to be the difference in the Huskers’ one-point victory. No. 14 Tim Lambert (125) won the opening bout by an 8-1 decision over Joe DeAngelo to give NU an early 3-0 advantage.

The Wolfpack responded at 133 pounds, as Bryce Meredith took down Montoya, 4-1. Abidin completed a 2-0 day with his come-from-behind win over No. 13 Sam Speno. NC State’s Brian Hamann tied the dual 6-6 with his 7-3 decision over Arthur in the following match.

After Green’s victory, Wilson dropped a 5-3 decision to Matt Rohskopf in the second sudden victory period at 165 pounds. Kokesh and Aaron Studebaker (184) won back-to-back decisions to give the Huskers a 16-9 lead heading into the final two bouts. Kokesh emerged with a 6-1 triumph over No. 18 Peter Renda before Studebaker notched a 5-3 victory over Michael Macchiavello.

At 197 pounds, Barnes fell to Michael Boykin, 5-2, before Jensen dropped an 8-2 decision to No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski.

The Huskers return to action Dec. 5-6 at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. The first day’s action begins at 11 a.m. (CT).

No. 7 Nebraska 45, Duke 3
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
Card Gymnasium, Durham, N.C.

Results
125: #14 Tim Lambert (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 6, DUKE 0)
133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by pin over Baily Jack (DUKE), 2:20 (NEB 12, DUKE 0)
141: #15 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by major dec. over Brandon Gambucci (DUKE), 14-3 (NEB 16, DUKE 0)
149: #20 Marcus Cain (DUKE) by dec. over Justin Arthur (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 16, DUKE 3)
157: #2 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #19 Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DUKE), 12-7 (NEB 19, DUKE 3)
165: #17 Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Jake Faust (DUKE), 14-4 (NEB 23, DUKE 3)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 29, DUKE 3)
184: #16 TJ Dudley (NEB) by pin over Jacob Kasper (DUKE), 4:49 (NEB 35, DUKE 3)
197: Micah Barnes (NEB) by major dec. over Spencer Neff (DUKE), 17-5 (NEB 39, DUKE 3)
HWT: #15 Collin Jensen (NEB) by pin over Brendan Walsh (DUKE), 3:21 (NEB 45, DUKE 3)

No. 7 Nebraska 16, NC State 15
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C.

Results
125: #14 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Joe DeAngelo (NCSU), 8-1 (NEB 3, NCSU 0)
133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) by dec. over Eric Montoya (NEB), 4-1 (NEB 3, NCSU 3)
141: #15 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over #13 Sam Speno (NCSU), 8-6 (NEB 6, NCSU 3)
149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) by dec. over Justin Arthur (NEB), 7-3 (NEB 6, NCSU 6)
157: #2 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Chad Pyke (NCSU), 19-5 (NEB 10, NCSU 6)
165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) by sudden victory-2 over #17 Austin Wilson (NEB), 5-3 (NEB 10, NCSU 9)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #18 Peter Renda (NCSU), 6-1 (NEB 13, NCSU 9)
184: Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by dec. over Michael Macchiavello (NCSU), 5-3 (NEB 16, NCSU 9)
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) by dec. over Micah Barnes (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 16, NCSU 12)
HWT: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) by dec. over #15 Collin Jensen (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 16, NCSU 15)