Northwestern to Start Big Ten Season at No. 11 Nebraska

1/4/2019 3:24:00 PM | Wrestling

NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: MATCH DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Sunday, January 6	#11 Nebraska	2 p.m.	Devaney Center Lincoln, Neb.	BTN Plus	TrackWrestling
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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.

The Wildcats will be competing in their first event since the 56^th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, where NU picked up two individual champions for the first time since 2011.

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.

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.

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)

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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