CEDAR FALLS – UNI Wrestling fell to Nebraska 23-19 in a hard-fought dual Sunday afternoon at the historic West Gym. The Panthers picked up wins at 125, 133, 174 and 184. Jay Schwarm pinned Alex Thomsen at 125 and Taylor Lujan picking up a major decision over third-ranked Taylor Venz at 184.
The Panthers open the match with back-to-back wins.
At 125, Schwarm pinned his opponent in the second period after building a 6-2 lead. He shoes top in the second frame and never let up. He cross bowed his opponent and pinned him at the 4:20 mark of the match.
Jack Skudlarczyk trailed early in his match before earning near fall points in the second period. He cruised the rest of the way to the 8-2 win.
Nebraska picked up a tech fall at 141, a win at 149, a pin at 157 and a major decision at 165 to take an 18-9 lead with three matches to wrestle.
At 174, Bruce Steiert battled No. 3 Mikey Labriola from start to finish and earned a 2-1 win with both of his points coming in the third period.
At 184, Lujan wrestled No. 3 Taylor Venz and took control early. He built a 6-4 lead in the first period and extended the lead in the second set before closing out the 14-6 major decision.
With the wins, the Panthers rallied to cut the team lead to 18-16, but the cornhuskers picked up a tech fall at 197 to put the match out of reach. Carter Isley picked up a pair of takedowns in the third period to defeat Christian Lance 6-2 and close out the match 23-19.
The Panthers fall to 0-2 on the year while Nebraska is now 4-0 on the season.
The Panthers are now off until the first week of December when they head to the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas.
125: Jay Schwarm (NOIO) over Edwin Thomsen (NEBR) (Fall 4:20)
133: Jack Skudlarczyk (NOIO) over Ridge Lovett (NEBR) (Dec 8-2)
141: Chad Red (NEBR) over Michael Blockhus (NOIO) (TF 18-0 2:11)
149: Collin Purinton (NEBR) over Max Thomsen (NOIO) (SV-1 9-7)
157: Peyton Robb (NEBR) over Keaton Geerts (NOIO) (Fall 1:12)
165: Isaiah White (NEBR) over Austin Yant (NOIO) (MD 13-5)
174: Bryce Steiert (NOIO) over Mikey Labriola (NEBR) (Dec 2-1)
184: Taylor Lujan (NOIO) over Taylor Venz (NEBR) (MD 15-6)
197: Eric Schultz (NEBR) over Noah Glaser (NOIO) (TF 24-9 5:54)
285: Carter Isley (NOIO) over Christian Lance (NEBR) (Dec 6-2)
