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#13 Huskers Escape With Tight Win Over Hoosiers
1/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 20, 2012
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Despite the absence of their top wrestler, the Indiana Hoosiers came up just seconds away from upsetting #13 Nebraska Friday night inside University Gym. Indiana fell, 23-17, as third-ranked Matt Powless sat out with an injury.
Four Hoosiers were victorious on the night, including heavyweight Adam Chalfant's 3-2 decision over #8 Tucker Lane in the final bout of the evening. Additional winners were Zach Zimmer, Matt Ortega and #20 Taylor Walsh.
Zimmer put IU on top in the opening bout, topping Shawn Nagel in an 8-2 winner. The Cornhusker earned the first two points with a first-period takedown before falling victim to eight unanswered points by Zimmer to close it out.
After a Nebraska decision at 133 pounds momentarily tied the team score, Hoosier senior Matt Ortega posted the 25th pin of his career. The four-time New Mexico state champion built up an 11-3 lead early in the second period. He then ended things early and secured six team points with a fall at the 4:10 mark.
Taylor Walsh kept the bonus points flowing in the subsequent bout, blasting Brandon Wilbourn en route to a 15-0 blanking. Walsh racked up 14 points through two periods before spending the final frame attempting a throw from the neutral position in hopes of nabbing a sixth team point. He cumulated more than four minutes of riding time in the first five minutes of the match.
Even with a major decision for the Huskers at 157 pounds, Indiana took a 14-7 lead heading into intermission.
Nebraska came out firing after the break, taking the next five bouts; painfully culminating with a 4-3 second tiebreaker decision determined by a 19-second riding time advantage.
Adam Chalfant made sure to end the night on a high note, however, recording a 3-2 triumph over #8 Tucker Lane. Chalfant's takedown in the second period proved to be the difference in his besting of the three-time NCAA qualifier.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Indiana 17, Nebraska 23
125 lbs - Zach Zimmer (IU) dec. Shawn Nagel (NEB), 8-2; Team Score: 3-0
133 lbs - #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) dec. Joe Duca (IU), 7-2; TS: 3-3
141 lbs - Matt Ortega (IU) pins Luis DeAnda (NEB), 4:10; TS: 9-3
149 lbs - #20 Taylor Walsh (IU) tech falls Brandon Wilbourn (NEB), 15-0; TS: 14-3
157 lbs - #9 James Green (NEB) maj. dec. Sawyer Morris (IU), 16-5; TS: 14-7
165 lbs - #7 Robert Kokesh (NEB) maj. dec. Preston Keiffer (IU), 12-2; TS: 14-11
174 lbs - #20 Tyler Koehn (NEB) dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 5-2; TS: 14-14
184 lbs - #7 Josh Ihnen (NEB) pins Luke Sheridan (IU), 0:44; TS: 14-20
197 lbs - James Nakashima (NEB) dec. Joe Fagiano (IU), 4-3 (TB2); TS: 14-23
*Nakashima had a 19-second riding time advantage to earn the win
285 lbs - Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. #8 Tucker Lane (NEB), 3-2; TS: 17-23
The Cream and Crimson returns to University Gym next Sunday (Jan. 29) for another Big Ten dual. Indiana will welcome in the Fighting Illini of Illinois, ranked 15th nationally. The Sunday showdown will be streamed live on BigTenNetwork.com starting at 2 p.m. EST.
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