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No. 7 Nebraska Defeats Spartan Wrestling, 27-8
1/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 27, 2012
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State wrestling team fell to seventh-ranked Nebraska, 27-8, Friday night at Jenison Field House. Eric Olanowski began the dual with a dominating 15-0 technical fall victory at 125 pounds, and the Spartans led 8-7 after four matches following Dan Osterman's win in the 149 weight class, but Nebraska won the final six matches of the dual to claim the victory. Four of the 10 matches were decided by just one point.
"That's probably the hardest that we've wrestled in 10 consecutive matches," head coach Tom Minkel said. "Nebraska is a heck of a team. Honestly, I felt that we fought hard every minute of every match."
The Spartans jumped out to a 5-0 lead after Olanowski earned a 15-0 technical fall over Shawn Nagel of Nebraska in 4:09. Olanowski dominated without giving up any points and earned four near-falls and two takedowns in the 125-pound match. It marked Olanowski's first technical fall of the season and the third of his career.
The Huskers (13-1, 4-1 Big Ten) rallied to win the next two matches as No. 19 Ridge Kiley defeated Brandon Fifield at 133 pounds, 7-3, while Jake Sueflohn earned a major decision over Brian Gibbs at 141, 13-3.
Osterman put MSU back on top, 8-7, after edging Brandon Wilbourn at 149 pounds, 3-2. Following a scoreless first period, Wilbourn took a 1-0 lead with an escape early in the second, but Osterman opened the third with a reversal before letting Wilbourn escape to tie it at 2. With time winding down in the final period, Osterman was awarded a point with 40 seconds remaining as Wilbourn was called for stalling, giving Osterman the victory, his 19th of the season.
In a battle of ranked wrestlers in the 157-pound weight class, No. 8 James Green of Nebraska held off No. 12 Anthony Jones Jr., 3-2. Green got an early takedown 20 seconds into the first period, which proved to be the difference. Jones notched an escape later in the first and tied it with another escape to start out the second; however, Green answered with his own escape in the third to reclaim the lead. Jones attempted several shots down the stretch, and Green was called for a stalling warning with six seconds left, but it wasn't enough as Jones dropped the 3-2 decision.
Following intermission, the Huskers claimed the final five matches. No. 6 Robert Kokesh beat David Cheza at 165 pounds, 16-4, and 11th-ranked Curran Jacobs was upset by Tyler Koehn, 5-2, at 174. In the 184-pound matchup, seventh-ranked Josh Inhel recorded a major decision over Ian Hinton, 11-2.
The dual ended with back-to-back 3-2 decisions, both in Nebraska's favor. James Nakashima topped Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds and No. 9 Tucker Lane defeated Steve Andrus at heavyweight.
The Spartans (3-7, 1-5 Big Ten) return to action Sunday, Jan. 29 to take on No. 10 Michigan in Ann Arbor at 2 p.m. in Cliff Keen Arena. The dual will be streamed live for a fee at BTN.com.
No. 7 Nebraska 27, Michigan State 8
125: Eric Olanowski (MSU) tech. fall Shawn Nagel (NEB), 4:09; MSU leads 5-0
133: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) dec. Brandon Fifield (MSU), 7-3; MSU leads 5-3
141: Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Brian Gibbs (MSU), 13-3; NEB leads 7-5
149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Brandon Wilbourn (NEB), 3-2; MSU leads 8-7
157: No. 8 James Green (NEB) dec. No. 12 Anthony Jones Jr. (MSU), 3-2; NEB leads 10-8
165: No. 6 Robert Kokesh (NEB) major dec. David Cheza (MSU), 16-4; NEB leads 14-8
174: Tyler Koehn (NEB) dec. No. 11 Curran Jacobs (MSU), 5-2; NEB leads 17-8
184: No. 7 Josh Inhen (NEB) major dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 11-2; NEB leads 21-8
197: James Nakashima (NEB) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 3-2; NEB leads 24-8
HWT: No. 9 Tucker Lane (NEB) dec. Steve Andrus (MSU), 3-2; NEB wins, 27-8
Attendance: 525
Michigan State vs. Nebraska - Play-by-Play
125- Eric Olanowski (MSU) vs. Shawn Nagel (NEB)
1st period
1:32 Olanowski TD2 (2-0)
1:14 Olanowski NF3 (5-0)
0:50 Olanowski NF3 (8-0)
0:23 Olanowski NF2 (10-0)
0:01 Olanowski NF2 (12-0)
2nd period
Olanowski down
1:16 Olanowski E1 (13-0)
0:51 Olanowski TD2 (15-0)
Olanowski (MSU) tech. fall Nagel (NEB), 4:09; MSU leads, 5-0.
133 - Brandon Fifield (MSU) vs. No. 19 Ridge Kiley (NEB)
1st period
1:58 Kiley TD2 (0-2)
2nd period
Kiley down
1:17 Kiley R2 (0-4)
3rd period
Fifield down
1:59 Fifield E1 (1-4)
1:30 Kiley TD2 (1-6)
1:21 Fifield E1 (2-6)
0:32 Fifield SW
Kiley riding time, 2:40
Kiley (NEB) dec. Fifield (MSU), 7-2; MSU leads, 5-3
141 - Brian Gibbs (MSU) vs. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB)
1st period
1:43 Sueflohn TD2 (0-2)
0:55 Gibbs E1 (1-2)
2nd period
Neutral
1:43 Sueflohn TD2 (1-4)
0:47 Gibbs E1 (2-4)
0:14 Sueflohn TD2 (2-6)
3rd period
Sueflohn down
1:55 Sueflohn E1 (2-7)
1:32 Sueflohn TD2 (2-9)
1:28 Gibbs E1 (3-9)
1:14 Sueflohn TD2 (3-11)
0:44 Gibbs SW
0:15 Gibbs stalling (3-12)
Sueflohn riding time, 3:15
Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Gibbs (MSU), 13-3; NEB leads, 7-5
149 - Dan Osterman (MSU) vs. Brandon Wilbourn (NEB)
1st period
No scoring
2nd period
Wilbourn down
1:53 Wilbourn E1 (0-1)
0:30 Wilbourn SW
3rd period
Osterman down
1:53 Osterman R2 (2-1)
1:43 Wilbourn E1 (2-2)
0:44 Wilbourn stalling (3-2)
Osterman (MSU) dec. Wilbourn (NEB), 3-2; MSU leads, 8-7
157 - No. 12 Anthony Jones Jr. (MSU) vs. No. 8 James Green (NEB)
1st period
2:39 Green TD2 (0-2)
2:09 Jones E1 (1-2)
0:15 Jones SW
2nd period J
ones down 1:52 Jones E1 (2-2)
3rd period
Green down
1:54 Green E1 (2-3)
0:06 Green SW
Green (NEB) dec. Jones (MSU), 3-2; NEB leads, 10-8
165 - David Cheza (MSU) vs. No. 6 Robert Kokesh (NEB)
1st period
1:28 Kokesh TD2 (0-2)
0:03 Kokesh NF3 (0-5)
0:01 Cheza R2 (2-5)
2nd period
Kokesh down
1:50 Kokesh E1 (2-6)
1:32 Kokesh TD2 (2-8)
0:10 Cheza E1 (3-8)
3rd period
Cheza down
0:59 Kokesh NF3 (3-11)
0:35 Kokesh NF2 (3-13)
0:10 Cheza E1 (4-13)
0:08 Kokesh TD2 (4-15)
Kokesh riding time, 4:26
Kokesh (NEB) major dec. Cheza (MSU), 16-4; NEB leads, 14-8
174 - No. 11 Curran Jacobs (MSU) vs. Tyler Koehn (NEB)
1st period
No scoring
2nd period
Koehn down
1:55 Koehn E1 (0-1)
0:44 Koehn TD2 (0-3)
0:25 Jacobs E1 (1-3)
3rd period
Jacobs down
1:45 Jacobs E1 (2-3)
0:02 Koehn TD2 (2-5)
Koehn (NEB) dec. Jacobs (MSU), 5-2; NEB leads, 17-8
184 - Ian Hinton (MSU) vs. No. 7 Josh Inhen Jr. (NEB)
1st period
1:00 Inhen TD2 (0-2)
0:28 Hinton E1 (1-2)
2nd period
Inhen down
1:57 Inhen R2 (1-4)
0:53 Hinton SW
3rd period
Nuetral
1:39 Inhen TD2 (1-6)
1:29 Hinton E1 (2-6)
0:16 Inhen TD2 (2-8)
0:01 Inhen NF2 (2-10)
Inhen riding time, 2:49
Inhen (NEB) major dec. Hinton (MSU), 11-2; NEB leads, 21-8
197 - Nick McDiarmid (MSU) vs. James Nakashima (NEB)
1st period
No scoring
2nd period
Nakashima down
1:40 Nakashima E1 (0-1)
3rd period
McDiarmid down
1:56 McDiarmid E1 (1-1)
0:47 Nakashima TD2 (1-3)
0:40 McDiarmid E1 (2-3)
Nakashima (NEB) dec. McDiarmid (MSU), 3-2; NEB leads, 24-8
Hwt. - Steve Andrus (MSU) vs. No. 9 Tucker Lane (NEB)
1st period
No scoring
2nd period
Lane down
1:55 Lane E1 (0-1)
1:25 Lane TD2 (0-3)
1:10 Andrus E1 (3-1)
3rd period
Andrus down
1:42 Andrus E1 (2-3)
1:24 Lane SW
Lane (NEB) dec. Andrus (MSU), 3-2; NEB wins, 27-8
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