Nebraska defeats Indiana 34-5 in Bloomington
Nebraska won nine straight matches after an opening technical fall by Indiana, closing its Big Ten slate with a 34-5 victory at McCracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Nebraska defeated Indiana 34-5 on Sunday at McCracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana opened the dual with a technical fall as No. 14 Jacob Moran beat No. 33 Kael Lauridsen 19-4, giving the Hoosiers a 5-0 lead early. Moran scored multiple takedowns across the first two periods and earned the final points early in the third to reach the technical-fall margin.
Nebraska responded immediately. Jacob Van Dee closed the 133-pound bout by technical fall, 18-1, and No. 3 Brock Hardy followed with a 20-4 technical fall at 141 to give Nebraska the lead.
Chance Lamer then edged Joey Buttler 5-3 at 149 to extend the Huskers’ run, and No. 2 Antrell Taylor closed the first half of the dual with a 21-5 technical fall at 157.
LJ Araujo held off Tyler Lillard 10-8 at 165. Araujo escaped early in the second and then recorded a takedown with 56 seconds remaining and a three-point nearfall that produced the margin Araujo carried into the third; Lillard mounted a comeback in the final period but Araujo’s three third-period escapes preserved the win.
Christopher Minto, ranked No. 4 at 174, won 7-3 after building a 6-1 first-period lead via two takedowns. Silas Allred followed with an 11-2 major decision at 184, scoring takedowns in each period and collecting a riding-time point.
Camden McDanel’s late three-point takedown with 13 seconds left produced a 5-3 decision at 197, and AJ Ferrari closed the dual at heavyweight with an 8-3 victory that included a third-period takedown at 22 seconds and a riding-time point.
Nebraska won nine consecutive matches after dropping the opening bout. The host team fell to 8-5 overall and 3-4 in Big Ten competition; Nebraska improved its dual record and moved to the upper half of the conference standings with the road victory.
The dual featured multiple ranked matchups and decisive bonus-point wins for Nebraska that swung the team score after Indiana’s early lead. Several matches were decided by late sequences, including McDanel’s 13-second takedown and Araujo’s late second-period offense, which proved pivotal in their respective bouts.