Tgb 32-3

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Witha berth in the quarterfinals on the line, the USA Women left no doubt in this contest. Thirty seconds into the game, Tara Prentice started the scoring. Maddie Musselman and Steffens followed with goals on the counterattack and Team USA was rolling. Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul, Steffens, Emily Ausmus, and Kaleigh Gilchrist all put home goals to finish the quarter with an 8-0 lead. Fattal began the second period with a pair of goals sandwiched around another score from Prentice. Steffens put the Americans ahead by a dozen before Ausmus and Jewel Roemer converted extra-player opportunities. Gilchrist and Flynn each deposited another leading into the half where Team USA held a 16-0 advantage.

In the second half, the United States brought more of the same energy. Neushul, Jordan Raney, Fattal (2), Steffens, and Ausmus scored to start the third quarter before Kazakhstan finally scored its first goal. Roemer, Prentice, and Fattal ended the quarter with scores to give Team USA a 25-1 lead after three. In the final frame, the United States coasted to the finish line. Steffens, Flynn (2), Neushul, Roemer, and Raney all scored as did Denise Mammolito which meant every position player on the roster scored for the Americans. Kazakhstan added two goals late to set the final score at 32-3 in favor of Team USA.

LINCOLN -- The No. 2 Nebraska wrestling team scored bonus points in five matches and won eight of nine bouts overall to defeat Oregon State (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) 32-3 in front of 1,278 fans at the Devaney Center on Friday night.

#6 Mikey Labriola (174) started the night off in dominant fashion, racking up six takedowns and eight near-fall points to defeat Colton Beisley by technical fall, 20-5. #5 Taylor Venz (184) picked up right where Labriola left off, picking up a 9-0 major decision over Colt Doyle. #10 Eric Schultz (197) gave the Huskers three consecutive bonus-point victories to start the evening when he replicated Labriola's 20-5 technical fall victory against the Beavers' J.J. Dixon.

The night's most exciting match took place at heavyweight. #15 Christian Lance (HWT) led JaMarcus Grant 3-1 late in the third period when Grant earned a one-point escape and two-point takedown to seize a 4-3 lead. Lance responded with a takedown as time expired. An official's review confirmed the takedown, and Lance was victorious by decision, 5-4.

Action then shifted to the lighter weights. A double forfeit was declared at 125 as NU's Alex Thomsen was too ill to wrestle and Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor suffered a concussion only days previously. Devan Turner used takedowns in the first and third periods to top #10 Ridge Lovett (133), 6-2. Returning All-American #6 Chad Red Jr. (141) earned a 6-2 decision of his own, topping Beaver grappler Grant Willits. #12 Collin Purinton (149) gave up a reversal after taking down Lane Stigall in the first period, but did not look back after that, earning an 8-4 decision.

The final two bouts of the night saw the Big Red rack up more bonus points. #14 Peyton Robb (157) scored 10 points in the first period on his way to a technical fall victory over Logan Meek before returning All-American #4 Isaiah White (165) used riding time and six third-period points to earn a major decision victory over Aaron Olmos.

Head Coach Mark Manning was pleased with his team's performance: "I wasn't surprised with how we wrestled [tonight]," Manning said. "We had some really good practices this week and our guys got really focused [even with it being finals week]. I was really proud with how they handled practice [this week], and that comes from the leadership of our team."

NU (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will have a few weeks off from competition for the semester break before returning to action at No. 8 Wisconsin on Jan. 12. That dual meet will take place at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., beginning at 2 p.m.

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