MADISON, Wis. — Ranked No. 15 by Intermat and No. 13 by the NWCA, Wisconsin (7-5, 1-4 B1G) will travel for two Big Ten road duals this weekend to No. 9 Northwestern and No. 5 Nebraska.
Wisconsin wrestles Northwestern (3-2, 2-2 B1G) on Friday at 7 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed live on B1G+ at https://go.wisc.edu/wrst_northwestern23_b1gplus (subscription required).
UPDATE: Wisconsin rally falls short at Northwestern, 18-17
Wisconsin wrestles Nebraska (6-3, 2-1 B1G) on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed live on B1G+ at https://go.wisc.edu/wrst_nebraska23_b1gplus (subscription required).
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1. LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers earned a Big Ten dual split at home this past weekend, earning a 28-9 victory against No. 24 Purdue on Friday. Seven Badgers earned victories against the Boilermakers, led by Dean Hamiti with a pin at 165 pounds. Read the recap here.
Winning five of 10 bouts, Wisconsin lost 19-18 to No. 2 Iowa, coming down to tiebreaker criteria (31-24 match points) after tying the Hawkeyes 18-18 after all 10 matches in front of a record-setting and electric crowd of 5,256 fans, including 40 youth teams. Tyler Dow (184) led the Badgers with a thrilling upset of No. 8 Abe Assad by pin. Read the recap here.
2. SCOUTING NO. 9 NORTHWESTERN: Northwestern edged No. 25 Illinois by an 18-17 margin on Friday. Tied 17-17, NU won by criteria with match points scored (52-46). Michael DeAugustino (125) registered a pair of near falls to win a 10-1 major decision. Maxx Mayfield picked up a ranked win at 165 pounds, upending No. 12 Dan Braunagel by an 8-3 margin. Yahya Thomas (149) stayed perfect in Big Ten action, putting away Jake Harrier, 7-3. Trevor Chumbley (157) and Lucas Davison (285) also added wins for the 'Cats. Read Northwestern's match preview here.
3. SCOUTING NO. 5 NEBRASKA: Nebraska fell to Iowa last Friday, 34-6. Despite the lopsided finish, the All-American duo of Peyton Robb and Mikey Labriola extended their impressive undefeated seasons with a pair of decisions. At 157, top-ranked Robb defeated No. 21 Cobe Siebrecht in a 7-2 decision. No. 2 Labriola remained undefeated with a 3-2 decision over No. 16 Nelson Brands at 174. No. 5 Brock Hardy took on No. 2 Real Woods at 141. losing by decision, 6-4. Former Badger Kyle Burwick, who transferred to Nebraska for this season, struck first at 133 pounds with a takedown, but Iowa's Brody Teske answered with an escape, a reversal and a takedown to win, 5-2. Read Nebraska's match preview here.
4. JON READER NAMED TO GLEN BRAND WRESTLING HALL OF FAME OF IOWA: Wisconsin associate head coach Jon Reader has been named to the Class of 2023 for the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa. Learn more about this honor for the Iowa State NCAA Champion and three-time All-American and now current coach for the Badgers developing the next NCAA Champions at Wisconsin.
5. LINEUPS:
#15 WISCONSIN
125: #8 Eric Barnett (13-4)
133: #29 Taylor LaMont (7-10)
141: #24 Joseph Zargo (9-5) or Felix Lettini (2-6)
149: #2 Austin Gomez (11-1)
157: #18 Garrett Model (12-6)
165: #7 Dean Hamiti (14-4)
174: Josh Otto (5-10) or Cale Anderson (0-0)
184: Tyler Dow (6-9)
197: #12 Braxton Amos (13-4)
285: #11 Trent Hillger (11-5) or Peter Christensen (4-1)
HC: Chris Bono
AC: Jon Reader (Assoc. HC)
AC: Seth Gross
#9 NORTHWESTERN
125: #6 Michael DeAugustino (2-3)
133: #13 Chris Cannon (11-5)
141: #11 Frankie Tal-Shahar (3-4)
149: #4 Yahya Thomas (15-1)
157: #12 Trevor Chumbley (18-4)
165: #18 Maxx Mayfield (19-6)
174: #19 Troy Fisher (13-4) or Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (4-10)
184: Evan Bates (11-11) or Jon Halvorsen (7-7)
197: #28 Andrew Davison (14-8)
285: #4 Lucas Davison (13-2)
HC: Matt Storniolo
AC: Joe Colon
AC: Joe Rau
#5 NEBRASKA
125: #5 Liam Cronin (13-3) or Jacob Van Dee (2-2)
133: Boo Dryden (6-4) or #32 Kyle Burwick (10-3)
141: #6 Brock Hardy (19-3)
149: Dayne Morton (4-9)
157: #1 Peyton Robb (18-0)
165: Adam Thebeau (1-2) or #32 Bubba Wilson (9-9)
174: #2 Mikey Labriola (18-0)
184: #16 Lenny Pinto (10-7) or Brandyn Van Tassell (1-1)
197: #20 Silas Allred (16-5)
285: Cale Davidson (8-12)
HC: Mark Manning
AC: Bryan Snyder
AC: Robert Kokesh
