No. 2 Nebraska drops dual at No. 6 Iowa State

Browne earned his team-leading 29th win of the season with a 7-3 decision over Iowa State’s Aron Scott, but it wasn’t enough for a Husker team win as the No. 6 Cyclones topped No. 2 Nebraska, 22-12, on Sunday in front of more than 3,330 fans at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Browne and the Huskers suffered their first Big-12 loss in the final dual of the season to finish with a 3-1 record in conference play and now stand 14-3 overall. The record marks the sixth straight season and 18th time in the last 19 years that the Huskers have won at least 10 duals. Nebraska’s 14 team wins are the most since the Huskers recorded 19 in the 2004-05 season.

Browne, a junior, scored a takedown in each period to help him to victory at 174 pounds and up his season record to 29-2 on the year. Sophomore Stephen Dwyer (165) is close on Browne’s heels after notching three reversals in a 6-5 decision over Iowa State’s Jon Reader to move his season record to 28-6. Fellow sophomore Jordan Burroughs (149) had three takedowns in his 11-5 victory over ISU’s Mitch Mueller to break the Husker’s single-season dual takedown record. Burroughs now has 98 takedowns in duals this season. Senior Paul Donahoe (125) earned a 5-4 decision over Tyler Clark as the Huskers won four of the 10 contested matches.

Nebraska begins postseason action with the 2008 Big 12 Championships at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday, March 8. Thirty-eight wrestlers will qualify for the NCAA Championships, including the top-three finishers in each weight class and eight wild-card selections.

No. 6 Iowa State 22, No. 2 Nebraska 12
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Sunday, Feb. 24

Match Results

125 Pounds- No. 4 Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over No. 15 Tyler Clark (ISU), 5-4
133 Pounds-No. 6 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) by dec. over No. 10 Kenny Jordan (NU), 6-4
141 Pounds-No. 13 Nick Gallick (ISU) by fall over No. 20 Mike Rowe (NU), 4:17
149 Pounds–No. 7 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Mitch Mueller (ISU), 11-5
157 Pounds–No. 13 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) by maj. dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 14-4
165 Pounds-No. 10 Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over No. 7 Jon Reader (ISU), 6-5
174 Pounds-No. 5 Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Aron Scott (ISU), 7-3
184 Pounds-No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) by dec. over No. 13 Vince Jones (NU), 5-1
197 Pounds-No. 18 David Bertolino (ISU) by dec. over No. 7 Craig Brester (NU), 7-6 TB
285 Pounds-No. 6 David Zabriskie (ISU) by dec. over No

Browne earned his team-leading 29th win of the season with a 7-3 decision over Iowa State’s Aron Scott, but it wasn’t enough for a Husker team win as the No. 6 Cyclones topped No. 2 Nebraska, 22-12, on Sunday in front of more than 3,330 fans at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Browne and the Huskers suffered their first Big-12 loss in the final dual of the season to finish with a 3-1 record in conference play and now stand 14-3 overall. The record marks the sixth straight season and 18th time in the last 19 years that the Huskers have won at least 10 duals. Nebraska’s 14 team wins are the most since the Huskers recorded 19 in the 2004-05 season.

Browne, a junior, scored a takedown in each period to help him to victory at 174 pounds and up his season record to 29-2 on the year. Sophomore Stephen Dwyer (165) is close on Browne’s heels after notching three reversals in a 6-5 decision over Iowa State’s Jon Reader to move his season record to 28-6. Fellow sophomore Jordan Burroughs (149) had three takedowns in his 11-5 victory over ISU’s Mitch Mueller to break the Husker’s single-season dual takedown record. Burroughs now has 98 takedowns in duals this season. Senior Paul Donahoe (125) earned a 5-4 decision over Tyler Clark as the Huskers won four of the 10 contested matches.

Nebraska begins postseason action with the 2008 Big 12 Championships at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday, March 8. Thirty-eight wrestlers will qualify for the NCAA Championships, including the top-three finishers in each weight class and eight wild-card selections.

No. 6 Iowa State 22, No. 2 Nebraska 12
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Sunday, Feb. 24

Match Results

125 Pounds- No. 4 Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over No. 15 Tyler Clark (ISU), 5-4
133 Pounds-No. 6 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) by dec. over No. 10 Kenny Jordan (NU), 6-4
141 Pounds-No. 13 Nick Gallick (ISU) by fall over No. 20 Mike Rowe (NU), 4:17
149 Pounds–No. 7 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Mitch Mueller (ISU), 11-5
157 Pounds–No. 13 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) by maj. dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 14-4
165 Pounds-No. 10 Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over No. 7 Jon Reader (ISU), 6-5
174 Pounds-No. 5 Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Aron Scott (ISU), 7-3
184 Pounds-No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) by dec. over No. 13 Vince Jones (NU), 5-1
197 Pounds-No. 18 David Bertolino (ISU) by dec. over No. 7 Craig Brester (NU), 7-6 TB
285 Pounds-No. 6 David Zabriskie (ISU) by dec. over No