CWN good guy Brian Shackleford made the trip from Boise to see the Husker take on the visiting Wildcats, stringing this match info to CWN. It was a route. Coach Shack was impressed with the Nebraska aggressiveness and domination. Seems they weren’t happy after losing three straight duals prior (Penn State, Iowa and Ohio State) and took it out on the visitors.

Coach Shackleford was our stringer in Lincoln, Nebraska and witnessed FIVE tech falls, a major decision, two forfeits, and two decsions, all in favor of Nebraska.

Nebraska closed out its home schedule in dominant fashion Sunday afternoon, sweeping all 10 bouts in a 47-0 win over Northwestern at the Devaney Center.

The Huskers, facing a Northwestern lineup missing starters in the middle weights (according to coaches, five Wildcat wrestlers have knee injuries), controlled the dual from the opening whistle. Nebraska won six matches with bonus points—including five technical falls and a major decision—and totaled 36 takedowns on the afternoon to secure the shutout. The Wildcats, competing against six top-10 ranked opponents, struggled to slow Nebraska’s pace despite several competitive early exchanges.

The dual opened at 125 pounds, where Northwestern’s No. 24 Dedrick Navarro stayed engaged early before Nebraska’s Kael Lauridsen pulled away late. Lauridsen built an early lead with a takedown and near fall, then sealed the 11-6 decision with a late takedown.

Nebraska widened the gap quickly in the next three bouts. At 133, No. 10 Jacob Van Dee scored multiple takedowns and near-fall points to earn a 20-4 technical fall. No. 4 Brock Hardy followed with an 18-2 tech at 141 over No. 31 Billy DeKraker, limiting the Northwestern senior to two escapes. At 149, No. 19 Chance Lamer scored six first-period takedowns and cruised to a 22-6 technical fall.

Northwestern was forced to forfeit at both 157 and 165, giving Nebraska a 30-0 lead heading into the final four weights.

The Wildcats found some traction at 174, where Eddie Enright struck first with an early takedown against No. 4 Christopher Minto. Minto responded with near-fall points and closed out a 6-3 decision with late offense, keeping Nebraska’s momentum intact.

At 184, No. 6 Silas Allred controlled the match from the start, using consistent takedowns and riding time to secure a 24-8 technical fall. No. 9 Camden McDanel added another tech at 197, overwhelming Alex Smith with repeated takedowns and near falls to push the score to 43-0.

Heavyweight No. 4 AJ Ferrari closed the dual with a 17-4 major decision over Dirk Morley, scoring four takedowns over the first two periods to complete Nebraska’s sweep.

The win marked Nebraska’s largest margin of victory since the 2020–21 season and improved the Huskers to 10-6 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten competition. Northwestern dropped to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in conference action as it wrapped up its road schedule.

Final Score

No. 5 Nebraska 47, Northwestern 0