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Wisconsin falls to Nebraska, 22-12
January 21, 2022 | Wrestling
Hamiti, Gomez and Barnett earn wins in Big Ten dual match
MADISON, Wis. — No. 8 Wisconsin suffered its first team loss of the Big Ten dual match season with a tough 22-12 result to visiting No. 13 Nebraska at the UW Field House on Friday.
Three Badgers - Dean Hamiti, Austin Gomez and Eric Barnett - all earned wins in their respective weight classes, but the Badgers struggled in tight bouts against the Huskers.
No. 8 Hamiti, a true freshman, needed only 1:51 to collect a pin against Nebraska's Bubba Wilson at 165 pounds. His fifth pin of the season, the true freshman is now an impressive 15-0 overall and has won 13 of 15 of his matches by bonus points.
Man OH man.
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) January 22, 2022
CC: @BadgerWrestling pic.twitter.com/MMsZ96CwfU
Gomez, also ranked eighth in the country by Intermat at 149 pounds, earned a decisive 4-2 decision to upset No. 4 Ridge Lovett. The victory opened the Badgers home match and electrified the rowdy crowd at the Field House.
Before you completely focus on men's basketball for the night, we'd like to remind you that Austin Gomez had a statement win tonight for @BadgerWrestling. 😤 pic.twitter.com/pT43EMGCkx
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) January 22, 2022
At 125 pounds, Barnett improved to 8-1 thanks to a 6-0 decision over Jeremiah Reno.
The Badgers saw several gritty fights to the wire, but bounce the Huskers way in the end.
Wisconsin will look to rebound on the road this Sunday, Jan. 23 at No. 17 Purdue. The match will broadcast live on Big Ten Network at 3 p.m. CT.
Full results are below.
RESULTS
| Jan. 21, 2022 - #8 Wisconsin vs. #13 Nebraska | WIS-NEB |
|---|---|
| 149: #8 Austin Gomez (WIS) over #4 Ridge Lovett (NEB) (Dec 4-2) | 3-0 |
| 157: #5 Peyton Robb (NEB) over #27 Garrett Model (WIS) (Dec 17-11) | 3-3 |
| 165: 38 Dean Hamiti (WIS) over Clayton Wilson (NEB) (Fall 1:53) | 9-3 |
| 174: #5 Mikey Labriola (NEB) over #22 Andrew McNally (WIS) (MD 14-4) | 9-7 |
| 184: #11 Taylor Venz (NEB) over Christopher Weiler (WIS) (Dec 7-1) | 9-10 |
| 197: #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) over #22 Braxton Amos (WIS) (Dec 3-1) | 9-13 |
| 285: #11 Christian Lance (NEB) over #8 Trent Hillger (WIS) (Dec 5-3) | 9-16 |
| 125: #8 Eric Barnett (WIS) over Jeremiah Reno (NEB) (Dec 6-0) | 12-16 |
| 133: Dominick Serrano (NEB) over #25 Kyle Burwick (WIS) (SV-1 10-8) | 12-19 |
| 141: #9 Chad Red (NEB) over Joseph Zargo (WIS) (Dec 8-3) | 12-22 |
| Team rankings NWCA; Individual rankings Intermat for Jan. 18, 2022 |
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