No. 20 Indiana Drops Dual to No. 5 Nebraska

Sunday, February 15

Bloomington, Ind.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

#5 Nebraska

2/15/2026 4:50:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Despite opening the dual with a tech fall and 5-0 lead, No. 20 Indiana lost their Sunday (Feb. 15) matchup to No. 5 Nebraska, 34-5, at Wilkinson Hall.

With the loss, Indiana is now 8-5 on the season and 3-4 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana got off to a fast start with No. 14 Jacob Moran (125) scoring on a barrage of takedowns in a 19-4 win by tech fall over Kaul Lauridsen to put Indiana up 5-0.
• Nebraska picked up back-to-back tech falls at 133 and 141 lbs. to make it a 10-5 match.
• At 149 lbs., Joey Buttler found his offense in the third period, but did not have enough time to work with, scoring a late takedown to draw close against No. 20 Chance Lamer, but losing in a 5-3 decision.
• No. 18 Tyler Lillard (165) gave No. 7 LJ Araujo all he could handle, falling just short in a 10-8 decision. After trailing 7-0 early, Lillard picked up two third period takedowns and his comeback fell just short in the final period.
• Nebraska closed out the remaining matches with nine-straight wins to finish the dual.

NOTABLES
• Gavin Jendreas made his first career dual appearance.
• With Moran's win he is now 10-3 in duals this season.
• It was also Moran's fifth win by tech fall this season.
• Jendreas and Kowalski marked two true freshmen in the starting lineup for IU.

MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 14 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Kael Lauridsen (UNL)              |TF, 19-4 (5:41) |           Score: IU up 5-0
133: No. 9 Jacob Van Dee (UNL) def. Gavin Jendreas (IU)             |TF, 18-1 (3:30) |             Score: Tied 5-5
141: No. 4 Brock Hardy (UNL) def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU)           |TF, 20-4 (6:38) |      Score: UNL up 10-5
149: No. 20 Chance Lamer (UNL) def. Joey Buttler (IU)                |Dec. 5-3 |                Score: UNL up 13-5
157: No. 3 Antrell Taylor (UNL) def. No. 28 Bryce Lowery (IU)       |TF, 21-5 (4:26) |     Score: UNL up 18-5
165: No. 7 LJ Araujo (UNL) def. No. 18 Tyler Lillard (IU)                |Dec. 10-8 |              Score: UNL up 21-5
174: No. 4 Christopher Minto (UNL) def. No. 28 Derek Gilcher (IU)     |Dec. 7-3 |        Score: UNL up 24-5
184: No. 6 Silas Allred (UNL) def. No. 14 Sam Goin (IU)                |MD, 11-2 |              Score: UNL up 28-5
197: No. 9 Camden Mcdanel (UNL) def. No. 22 Gabe Sollars (IU)     |Dec. 5-3 |              Score: UNL up 31-5
285: No. 4 AJ Ferrari (UNL) def. Matt Kowalski (IU)                          |Dec. 9-3|               Score: UNL up 34-5
FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 5 NEBRASKA 34, No. 20 INDIANA 5

UP NEXT
• Indiana will compete in their final regular season dual on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. against rival Purdue in Wilkinson Hall.