Epperson and Stephenson win titles, Iowa edges Huskers

Austin Epperson and Anton Stephenson combined for three event titles, but the No. 6 Nebraska men's gymnastics team fell short against No. 8 Iowa, losing 408.30-400.00 Monday in Iowa City, Iowa.

Epperson, a senior, won his second and third titles of the season with first-place finishes on floor exercise and parallel bars. Stephenson won the vault, his sixth title this season.

Stephenson's score of 14.70 sparked a season-best team score (71.75) on vault, which also including a pair of 14.35s from Daniel Leal and Alex Magsam. That gave the Huskers the edge after three rotations.

But Iowa scored 71.40 on vault to regain the lead and the Huskers finished the meet with season-low scores on high bar…