Indiana Falls to No. 5 Nebraska, 31-15

Sunday, January 29

Bloomington, IN

2 PM

Indiana University

Nebraska

1/29/2017 4:47:00 PM | Wrestling

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Martin builds momentum with second Big Ten win

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana wrestling team returned to University Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, hosting a dual meet with No. 5 Nebraska. The Huskers (12-1, 6-1) pulled away in the second half of the bout card for a 31-15 win. The Hoosiers fall to 8-6 on the season with a 1-4 record in Big Ten dual meets.

The abridged dual saw three results without incident. Indiana's #17 Devin Skatzka (174) and #6 Nate Jackson (184) won by forfeit; for Nebraska, #4 Eric Montoya (133) closed the dual with another win by forfeit.

Beyond the dual points from forfeits, the Hoosiers picked up a decision victory from Bryce Martin (165) over Dustin Williams. Martin (13-5) scored his second Big Ten dual win of the season in dramatic fashion, notching a go-ahead takedown with seven seconds remaining in the match.

Williams broke a scoreless tie in the second period with a quick escape and a takedown, but Martin broke free with short time to make it 3-1 entering the final period. Martin started the third with an escape and, after a solid defensive display, scored the match-winning takedown before the buzzer.

In the second match of the afternoon, Chris Perez (149) dropped a close 3-2 decision to Collin Purinton for his first Big Ten dual loss of the season. Perez broke out in the second period to tie the match, nearly scoring a takedown for the lead. But after further review, officials overturned the takedown call. Purinton scored the decisive riding time point in the third period.

Up Next: Indiana (8-6, 1-4) at Maryland (2-11, 0-6) • at No. 11 Rutgers (10-3, 4-2)
IU at UMD | Fri., February 3 • 7:00 p.m. ET • BTN Plus
IU at RU | Sun., February 5 • 12:00 p.m. ET • BTN Plus • Tickets

The Hoosiers are back on the road next weekend with a two meet slate on the east coast. They begin on Friday night with Maryland in just the second-ever meeting between the Hoosiers and Terrapins. Indiana won last year's dual meet at home, 26-13.

On Sunday, Indiana faces a noon dual with No. 11 Rutgers. The Hoosiers and Scarlet Knights met last season for the first time as Big Ten competitors, with Rutgers taking a 30-9 team win.