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The Hawkeyes won six of 10 bouts, including a monumental pin from Ryder Block at 149 pounds against Chance Lamer to help put Iowa up big early in the dual. Iowa's Drake Ayala at 133, Michael Caliendo at 165, Patrick Kennedy at 174 and Gabe Arnold at 184 all earned top-10 ranked wins on the night to help the Hawkeyes earn a much-needed victory.
Both teams enter with strong lineups throughout the weight classes. At 133 pounds, Iowa’s No. 11 Drake Ayala faces Nebraska’s No. 8 Jacob Van Dee in a rematch of last year’s 4-2 Ayala victory.
Nebraska wrestling fans broke the school's home attendance record during Friday's dual against 4th-ranked Iowa. However, the Huskers lost to the Hawkeyes, 22-14.
In what may be the most pivotal single weekend of the year for #6 Nebraska, the Huskers will host both #4 Iowa and #2 Ohio State (using the NWCA Coaches Poll). Nebraska is 9-3 this year in duals and on a three-dual win streak having beaten #9 Minnesota (20-12), #13 UNI (30-6) and Purdue (36-3).
No. 6 Nebraska fell 22-14 to No. 4 Iowa, but it might not have been that close and Mark Manning put it on himself. The longtime Huskers head coach led Nebraska to a historic runner-up finish at last year’s NCAA Tournament,
The 4th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes set out to lick their wounds and get back in the win column with a Friday night showdown at No. 6 Nebraska. The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on BTN and streaming on-demand.
The final full weekend of January is capped off by two important Big Ten duals in the Cornhusker State. No. 6 Nebraska welcomes both No. 4 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State to Lincoln for a season-defining pair of contests.
No. 6 Nebraska wrestling (9-3, 2-0) is in the thick of its grueling Big Ten schedule. After scraping by No. 7 Minnesota 20-12 last week, the Huskers face two of the nation’s top programs in No. 4 Iowa (8-3,
Brock Hardy and Antrell Taylor had big wins, but the Huskers' drought against Iowa continued before a record crowd Friday.
The Huskers and Hawkeyes face off in a top-10 battle from the Devaney Center.