Huskers Outlast Wildcats, 25-11

Evanston, Ill. – No. 10 Nebraska (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) held a one-point lead after seven matches before winning each of the final three en route to a 25-11 win over No. 24 Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday night.

Two Huskers knocked off ranked Wildcats as Eric Montoya downed 20th-ranked Dominick Malone, 6-2, at 133 pounds and No. 20 Aaron Studebaker (197) won in sudden victory against No. 12 Alex Polizzi in the final bout.

Montoya’s win marked his second straight against a ranked foe. Studebaker won his fourth consecutive match of the season and took down a top-12 opponent for the second time in that stretch.

No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) picked up his fifth consecutive win in a 7-1 decision over Garrison White in the second match of the night. Following Montoya’s win, eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin continued Nebraska’s momentum with a 9-7 triumph over Jameson Oster at 141 pounds.

Three-time All-American James Green (157) used four takedowns to capture his 20th win of the season in a 9-4 triumph over Ben Sullivan. Fellow All-American Robert Kokesh won by forfeit at 174 pounds before 18th-ranked TJ Dudley dominated in his 10-0 major decision over Mitch Sliga at 184 pounds.

All three of Nebraska’s losses came against top-eight opponents. Collin Jensen (HWT) fell to No. 4 Mike McMullan, Justin Arthur fell to defending national champion and third-ranked Jason Tsirtsis at 149 pounds and Austin Wilson (165) dropped his bout against No. 8 Pierce Harger.

The Huskers return home to face Indiana on Sunday at the Devaney Center at 1 p.m. (CT). The dual will be streamed on Huskers.com, with a premium subscription required to watch the matches.

No. 10 Nebraska 25, No. 24 Northwestern 11
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill.

Results
HWT: #4 Mike McMullan (NW) by dec. over #17 Collin Jensen (NEB), 8-2 (NW 3, NEB 0)
125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Garrison White (NW), 7-1 (NEB 3, NW 3)
133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over #20 Dominick Malone (NW), 6-2 (NEB 6, NW 3)
141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over Jameson Oster (NW), 9-7 (NEB 9, NW 3)
149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis (NW) by major dec. over Justin Arthur (NEB), 10-2 (NEB 9, NW 7)
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Ben Sullivan (NW), 9-4 (NEB 12, NW 7)
165: #8 Pierce Harger (NW) by major dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 13-3 (NEB 12, NW 11)
174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 18, NW 11)
184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by major dec. over Mitch Sliga (NW), 10-0 (NEB 22, NW 11)
197: #20 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over #12 Alex Polizzi (NW), 7-5 (NEB 25, NW 11)