Huskers Finish Strong in Win Over Boilermakers

Lincoln, Neb. – Eight Huskers earned victories on Friday night to lead No. 12 Nebraska (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) to a 25-6 win over Purdue in the Tumble N’ Rumble event at the Devaney Center.

After winning three of the first five matches, NU collected victories in each of the final five bouts to put away the Boilermakers. Sophomore Aaron Studebaker highlighted the night with his 3-1 win over eighth-ranked Braden Atwood at 197 pounds in the ninth match of the dual.

In the opening bout, No. 12 Tim Lambert (125) got the Huskers started on the right note with his 7-2 triumph over the Boilermakers’ Luke Welch. No. 12 Anthony Abidin (141) and Justin Arthur (149) strung together back-to-back wins following Eric Montoya’s 5-2 setback to Danny Sabatello at 133 pounds.

Abidin earned a takedown in the first stanza before adding an escape in the second period against Nick Lawrence. Abidin rode out Lawrence in the third period to earn a point for riding time in his 4-0 triumph. Abidin improves to 18-2 this season and holds a career dual record of 11-0.

Arthur faced a 5-2 deficit against Nelsen heading into the third period, but notched a reversal from the bottom position before a pair of near falls and added a riding time point in his 10-5 win.

At 157 pounds, No. 2 James Green suffered his second loss of the season in 20 matches, as he fell in tiebreaker-1 to Doug Welch, 5-4. Austin Wilson (165) responded in the following match with a 7-5 sudden victory over Pat Robinson.

No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174), No. 18 TJ Dudley (184), Studebaker each won by decision before No. 17 Collin Jensen finished the dual with a 10-1 major decision over Tyler Kral.

The Huskers return to action in two weeks when they travel to Champaign, Ill., to battle Illinois on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, Jan. 25, Nebraska hosts Rutgers at the Devaney Center at noon on the Big Ten Network.

No. 12 Nebraska 25, Purdue 6
Friday, Jan. 9, 2015
Devaney Center, Lincoln, Neb.
Attendance: 3,506

Results
125: #12 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Luke Welch (PUR), 7-2 (NEB 3, PUR 0)
133: Danny Sabatello (PUR) by dec. over Eric Montoya (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 3, PUR 3)
141: #12 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over Nick Lawrence (PUR), 4-0 (NEB 6, PUR 3)
149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 10-5 (NEB 9, PUR 3)
157: Doug Welch (PUR) by tiebreaker-1 over #2 James Green (NEB), 5-4 (NEB 9, PUR 6)
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over Pat Robinson (PUR), 7-5 (NEB 12, PUR 6)
174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over Chad Welch (PUR), 9-4 (NEB 15, PUR 6)
184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Patrick Kissel (PUR), 8-3 (NEB 18, PUR 6)
197: Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by dec. over #8 Braden Atwood (PUR), 3-1 (NEB 21, PUR 6)
HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Tyler Kral (PUR), 10-1 (NEB 25, PUR 6)