Corn Nation · Feb 5, 2023
Wrestling: Minus Three Starters, Huskers Still Comfortably Down Boilermakers
Nebraska’s No. 15 Lenny Pinto, seen here during a dual against Northwestern, won his third-straight match Saturday at Purdue.One day after downing No. 21 Illinois 27-19 in Champaign, the Huskers took out another Big Ten foe in Purdue on their home mat.
Nebraska chose not to wrestle three of its best wrestlers but still managed a 22-12 dual win. Sitting on the bench were Liam Cronin (No. 3 at 125 pounds), Peyton Robb (No. 1 at 157) and Mikey Labriola (No. 2 at 164). Filling in for them were Jacob Van Dee, Antrell Taylor and Elise Brown Ton, respectively.
With the win, Nebraska is now 9-3 on the season.
Match-By-Match Breakdown
*FloWrestling individual rankings used
165 pounds