Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:00 pm
The sixth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team, coming off a controversial one-point loss to top-ranked Oklahoma State, rebounded Saturday with a 16-15 victory against No. 8 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.
Both teams won five matches in a dual that saw three matches go to overtime, but it was the first match, Dominick Moyer's 12-0 major decision victory against OU's Trey Blakely at 133 pounds that would prove to be the difference in the dual.
From there, NU's No. 6 Matt Murray knocked off second-ranked 141-pound wrestler Teyon Ware, 3-1 in overtime. Murray clinched the win with a takedown with 15 seconds to go in the first overtime period.
After fourth-ranked Matt Stornilo won at 149 pounds for Oklahoma, the Huskers answered with a pair of victories. At 157 pounds, 13th-ranked B.J. Wright defeated Charles Jones 7-5. Wright had a 5-3 lead over Jones entering the third period, but Jones earned a reversal with 16 seconds left to tie the match. Wright recorded an escape one second later and earned a bonus point for his 1:41 riding time advantage.
At 184 pounds, No. 16 Justin Dyer upset second-ranked Travis Pascoe of Nebraska 13-11 in overtime. Pascoe had a 11-10 lead with 30 seconds left in the match, but Dyer escaped 16 seconds later, and got a takedown 12 seconds into the overtime period. The loss breaks Pascoe's 21-match winning streak.
The Huskers are now 17-2-1.