Our Gophers wrestlers are at home tonight vs. Maryland at 8pm at the Sports Pavilion, and live on BTN. MD is on the rise, but we should win this one easily. We are currently ranked (#12 in Tournament ranking and #21 in Dual Meet ranking by InterMat). Then we travel to NE for a 2 pm dual on Sunday against the Huskers (on BTN Plus). They are currently ranked #11 in Tournament ranking #9 in Dual meet ranking...so this will be a tougher match for us. It's possible for us to win, but we will have to have everyone wrestle to expectations, get an unexpected win somewhere, and get some bonus points along the way.
Nebraska beat MD 30-9 on Dec. 11th, as we're wrestling both teams this weekend...here's how the teams lined-up:
#4 Nebraska 30, Maryland 9
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
Results
141: #17 Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. Billy Rappo (MD), 7-5 (NEB 3, MD 0) (MN 3-0)
149: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. Wade Hodges (MD), 2-0 (NEB 6, MD 0) (3-3)
157: Lou Mascola (MD) fall #10 Tyler Berger (NEB), 4:07 (MD 6, NEB 5)* (3-6)
165: #4 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Derrick Evanovich (MD), 6-1 (NEB 8, MD 6) (3-10)
174: #12 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Josh Snook (MD), 14-3 (NEB 12, MD 6) (3-13)
184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. Jaron Smith (MD), 9-2 (NEB 15, MD 6) (3-18)
197: #16 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) pin Garrett Wesneski (MD), 4:01 (NEB 21, MD 6) (7-18)
HWT: #13 Collin Jensen (NEB) major dec. Youssif Hemida (MD), 16-3 (NEB 25, MD 6) (10-18)
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) tech. fall Jhared Simmons (MD),15-0 (5:37) (NEB 30,MD 6) (10-22)
133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. #9 Eric Montoya (NEB), 6-2 (NEB 30, MD 9) (10-25)
*Nebraska lost one point for unsportsmanlike conduct
I've annotated the results above (at the end MN - NE) to show how it might look for us vs. NE
Match analysis:
125 - Petry can't give up bonus points
133 - Brancale can't give up bonus pts., and can he get an upset?
141 - Can Thorn get bonus points?
149 - Jake Short back from a minor injury...loses to veteran Sueflohn. Can he win this one?
157 - Can Brandon Kingsley get an upset?
165 - Brandon Krone can't give up bonus points.
174 - Nick Wanzek has lost twice to fellow Simley wrestler Micah Barnes. Can he win here?
184 - Chris Pfarr loses by TF to a very good Tim Dudley. Tough to do better than that here!
197 - Brett Pfarr wins by major decision.
285 - Michael Kroells wins by dec.
Steven Polakowski may get one or both of the starts this weekend, as he performed better than Skyler Petry last weekend at the Southern Scuffle. Jake Short was out with a minor injury last weekend, and will be back for both matches this weekend.
Lots of dynamics going on with the team, with a fair amount of things improving lately. This weekend will be an interesting test!!! Come on out to the Sports Pavilion tonight, or watch on BTN; or watch either match online.
Go Gopher Wrestling!!!
Nebraska beat MD 30-9 on Dec. 11th, as we're wrestling both teams this weekend...here's how the teams lined-up:
#4 Nebraska 30, Maryland 9
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
Results
141: #17 Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. Billy Rappo (MD), 7-5 (NEB 3, MD 0) (MN 3-0)
149: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. Wade Hodges (MD), 2-0 (NEB 6, MD 0) (3-3)
157: Lou Mascola (MD) fall #10 Tyler Berger (NEB), 4:07 (MD 6, NEB 5)* (3-6)
165: #4 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Derrick Evanovich (MD), 6-1 (NEB 8, MD 6) (3-10)
174: #12 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Josh Snook (MD), 14-3 (NEB 12, MD 6) (3-13)
184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. Jaron Smith (MD), 9-2 (NEB 15, MD 6) (3-18)
197: #16 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) pin Garrett Wesneski (MD), 4:01 (NEB 21, MD 6) (7-18)
HWT: #13 Collin Jensen (NEB) major dec. Youssif Hemida (MD), 16-3 (NEB 25, MD 6) (10-18)
125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) tech. fall Jhared Simmons (MD),15-0 (5:37) (NEB 30,MD 6) (10-22)
133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. #9 Eric Montoya (NEB), 6-2 (NEB 30, MD 9) (10-25)
*Nebraska lost one point for unsportsmanlike conduct
I've annotated the results above (at the end MN - NE) to show how it might look for us vs. NE
Match analysis:
125 - Petry can't give up bonus points
133 - Brancale can't give up bonus pts., and can he get an upset?
141 - Can Thorn get bonus points?
149 - Jake Short back from a minor injury...loses to veteran Sueflohn. Can he win this one?
157 - Can Brandon Kingsley get an upset?
165 - Brandon Krone can't give up bonus points.
174 - Nick Wanzek has lost twice to fellow Simley wrestler Micah Barnes. Can he win here?
184 - Chris Pfarr loses by TF to a very good Tim Dudley. Tough to do better than that here!
197 - Brett Pfarr wins by major decision.
285 - Michael Kroells wins by dec.
Steven Polakowski may get one or both of the starts this weekend, as he performed better than Skyler Petry last weekend at the Southern Scuffle. Jake Short was out with a minor injury last weekend, and will be back for both matches this weekend.
Lots of dynamics going on with the team, with a fair amount of things improving lately. This weekend will be an interesting test!!! Come on out to the Sports Pavilion tonight, or watch on BTN; or watch either match online.
Go Gopher Wrestling!!!
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