Michigan
Nebraska
Wolverines Unable to Overcome Deficit in Loss at No. 4 Nebraska
2/14/2020 11:55:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 22 Michigan won four matches, including three of the final five, but could not overcome a sizable halftime deficit in a 25-15 loss at No. 4 Nebraska.
» Heavyweight Mason Parris earned his third straight pin -- and 10th overall this season -- at the 2:01 mark against David Jensen; Parris improved to 24-0 on the season.
» Will Lewan (157 pounds) and Kanen Storr (149) defeated ranked Husker opponents, rallying to decisions against No. 19 Peyton Robb, 4-3, and No. 16 Colin Purinton, 8-5, respectively.
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center)
Score: #4 Nebraska 25, #22 Michigan 15
Records: U-M (6-5, 5-3 Big Ten), Nebraska (10-3, 5-3 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 16 -- at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.), 3 p.m. CST
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 22-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team surged late but were doomed by bonus points and could not overcome a sizable intermission deficit in a 25-15 loss at No. 4 Nebraska on Friday night (Feb. 14) at the Cornhuskers' Devaney Center. The Wolverines claimed four individual bouts, including three of the final five.
Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris, ranked second nationally, earned his third straight pin -- and 10th of the season -- with an arm bar at the 2:01 mark against David Jensen. Parris struck early on a single-leg takedown and accumulated more than a minute of riding time before the fall. With the win, Parris avenged a loss to Jensen at last season's Big Ten Tournament. He improved to 24-0 on the season and owns six falls in Big Ten dual competition.
Junior/sophomore Jack Medley, ranked 19th nationally, followed with a 6-1 decision win against Alex Thomsen to cut the Huskers' dual lead to 15-12. After a scoreless first period, Medley took his first lead with a late second-period single leg and rideout and did it again in the third, finishing on a head in the hole midway through the frame and riding out the bout to accumulate 1:46 in time advantage.
Nebraska clinched the dual with back-to-back bonus wins at 133 and 141 pounds, before senior/junior Kanen Storr closed out the night with an 8-5 comeback win against 16th-ranked Colin Purinton in the final bout. Storr, ranked 10th, gave up the first points on a single-leg takedown but responded with one of his own late in the first and rode out the period. He added two more takedowns -- one apiece in the second and third to improve to 7-1 in dual competition.
Sophomore/freshman Will Lewan, ranked ninth at 157 pounds, also rallied in the dual's opening bout to give the Wolverines an early lead with a 4-3 decision against 19th-ranked Peyton Robb. Lewan trailed for the bulk of the match after a hard snap down and go-behind takedown for Nebraska midway through the first period. He could not convert on a deep single-leg attack in the second but made good on a similar attempt late in the third, earning the deciding points after a couple adjustments with just 15 seconds remaining in the bout. It was Lewan's fourth win over a ranked opponent this season.
The Wolverines will wrap the weekend road swing in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday (Feb. 16), taking on the 12th-ranked Badgers at 3 p.m. CST at UW Field House. The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
No. 4 Nebraska 25, No. 22 Michigan 15
Individual rankings by InterMat
157 -- #9 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. #19 Peyton Robb, 4-3 -- U-M, 3-0
165 -- #5 Isaiah White (NU) dec. Tyler Meisinger, 11-4 -- Tied, 3-3
174 -- #6 Mikey Labriola (NU) tech. fall Max Maylor, 23-8 (7:00) -- NU, 8-3
184 -- #11 Taylor Venz (NU) major dec. #20 Jelani Embree, 16-6 -- NU, 12-3
197 -- #5 Eric Schultz (NU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 6-3 -- NU, 15-3
Hwt -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned David Jensen, 2:01 -- NU, 15-9
125 -- #19 Jack Medley (U-M) dec. Alex Thomsen, 6-1 -- NU, 15-12
133 -- #13 Ridge Lovett (NU) major dec. Austin Assad, 11-0 -- NU, 19-2
141 -- #8 Chad Red (NU) pinned Cole Mattin, 0:52 -- NU, 25-12
149 -- #10 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. #16 Colin Purinton, 8-5 -- NU, 25-15
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