| NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: MATCH DAY INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS | |
| Sunday, January 6 | #11 Nebraska | 2 p.m. | Devaney Center Lincoln, Neb. |
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern wrestling is set to travel to battle No. 11 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in their Big Ten opener. The dual will start at 2 p.m. CT from the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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The Wildcats will be competing in their first event since the 56th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, where NU picked up two individual champions for the first time since 2011.
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One of the champions, redshirt sophomore Sebastian Rivera (125) knocked off top-ranked Spencer Lee of Iowa in the championship bout. After topping the previously-undefeated Hawkeye grappler, Rivera was awarded Big Ten Wrestler of the Week and USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week honors.
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Redshirt sophomore Ryan Deakin (157) was the other Midlands champion for Chicago's Big Ten Team. He is outscoring his competition, 140-41, and is 3-0 against ranked opponents.
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PROBABLE NORTHWESTERN LINEUP
125: #2 Sebastian Rivera (13-0) OR Matt Vinci (7-7)
133: Colin Valdiviez (10-7)
141: Yahya Thomas (11-5) OR Alec McKenna (6-4)
149: Shayne Oster (7-5)
157: #2 Ryan Deakin (16-0)
165: Tyler Morland (1-0) OR Eric Yang (2-5)
174: #10 Johnny Sebastian (4-2)
184: Brendan Devine (0-9)
197: Zack Chakonis (2-9)
285: Conan Jennings (10-4)
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PROBABLE NEBRASKA LINEUP
125: #12 Zeke Moisey (6-4)
133: Tucker Sjomeling (11-4)
141: Chad Red Jr. (10-5)
149: Jordan Shearer (6-2)
157: #4 Tyler Berger (13-1)
165: #6 Isaiah White (8-3)
174: #9 Mikey Labriola (13-2)
184: #5 Taylor Venz (10-3)
197: #12 Eric Schultz (12-5)
285: #14 David Jensen (8-0)
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