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Davison, Mayfield Impress In 22-15 Setback At No. 16 Nebraska
1/15/2023 4:31:00 PM | Wrestling
Cannon, Thomas wrap up 2-0 weekends
LINCOLN, Neb. (January 15, 2023) – No. 4 Lucas Davison and Maxx Mayfield picked up standout wins as No. 11 Northwestern (2-2, 1-2 B1G) came up on the short end of a 22-15 defeat to No. 16 Nebraska (6-2, 2-0 B1G) this afternoon at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb.
Appearing in the afternoon's final bout at 285 pounds, Davison closed out the meet on a high note for the 'Cats. Coming off a hard-fought defeat less than 48 hours earlier, Davison didn't need long to dispatch Cale Davidson, recording a fall just 43 seconds in. The victory, which sees Davison improve to 12-2 on the year, marks his third win by pinfall.
Competing in his hometown, Mayfield (165 pounds) found himself in a 1-1 deadlock with Bubba Wilson midway through the third period. The local product put his foot on the gas from that point forward, jumping on top, 3-1, with a takedown that preceded a four-point near fall to provide the exclamation point on a 7-2 win, moving Mayfield to 2-1 in conference action in 2023.
No. 11 Chris Cannon (133 pounds) and No. 4 Yahya Thomas (149 pounds) both extended the perfect starts to their Big Ten campaigns.
Cannon slowly distanced himself from Kyle Burwick, jumping out to a 2-0 advantage courtesy of a first-period takedown before riding out the Husker in the second period. He tacked on another takedown in the closing frame en route to a 6-1 win, his seventh victory across eight appearances.
Fresh off an emotionally charged win on Friday night, Thomas continued to be the model of consistency this afternoon, with his third-period takedown proving to be the difference in a 4-2 decision over Dayne Morton. Currently sitting at 14-1 on the year, Thomas has rattled off 11 straight wins.
Northwestern returns to the friendly confines of Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, January 20 at 7 p.m. to open a two-dual homestand against No. 25 Illinois on Alumni Night.
#16 Nebraska 22, #11 Northwestern 15
125: No. 8 Liam Cronin (NEB) over No. 4 Michael DeAugustino (NW) (MD 11-2)
133: No. 11 Chris Cannon (NW) over Kyle Burwick (NEB) (Dec 6-1)
141: No. 5 Brock Hardy (NEB) over No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (NW) (Dec 6-0)
149: No. 4 Yahya Thomas (NW) over Dayne Morton (NEB) (Dec 4-2)
157: No. 1 Peyton Robb (NEB) over No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (NW) (Dec 2-0)
165: HM Maxx Mayfield (NW) over Bubba Wilson (NEB) (Dec 7-2)
174: No. 2 Mikey Labriola (NEB) over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NW) (MD 17-5)
184: No. 15 Lenny Pinto (NEB) over Jon Halvorsen (NW) (MD 16-3)
197: No. 25 Silas Allred (NEB) over HM Andrew Davison (NW) (MD 10-2)
285: No. 4 Lucas Davison (NW) over Cale Davidson (NEB) (Fall 0:43)
Appearing in the afternoon's final bout at 285 pounds, Davison closed out the meet on a high note for the 'Cats. Coming off a hard-fought defeat less than 48 hours earlier, Davison didn't need long to dispatch Cale Davidson, recording a fall just 43 seconds in. The victory, which sees Davison improve to 12-2 on the year, marks his third win by pinfall.
Competing in his hometown, Mayfield (165 pounds) found himself in a 1-1 deadlock with Bubba Wilson midway through the third period. The local product put his foot on the gas from that point forward, jumping on top, 3-1, with a takedown that preceded a four-point near fall to provide the exclamation point on a 7-2 win, moving Mayfield to 2-1 in conference action in 2023.
No. 11 Chris Cannon (133 pounds) and No. 4 Yahya Thomas (149 pounds) both extended the perfect starts to their Big Ten campaigns.
Cannon slowly distanced himself from Kyle Burwick, jumping out to a 2-0 advantage courtesy of a first-period takedown before riding out the Husker in the second period. He tacked on another takedown in the closing frame en route to a 6-1 win, his seventh victory across eight appearances.
Fresh off an emotionally charged win on Friday night, Thomas continued to be the model of consistency this afternoon, with his third-period takedown proving to be the difference in a 4-2 decision over Dayne Morton. Currently sitting at 14-1 on the year, Thomas has rattled off 11 straight wins.
Northwestern returns to the friendly confines of Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, January 20 at 7 p.m. to open a two-dual homestand against No. 25 Illinois on Alumni Night.
#16 Nebraska 22, #11 Northwestern 15
125: No. 8 Liam Cronin (NEB) over No. 4 Michael DeAugustino (NW) (MD 11-2)
133: No. 11 Chris Cannon (NW) over Kyle Burwick (NEB) (Dec 6-1)
141: No. 5 Brock Hardy (NEB) over No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (NW) (Dec 6-0)
149: No. 4 Yahya Thomas (NW) over Dayne Morton (NEB) (Dec 4-2)
157: No. 1 Peyton Robb (NEB) over No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (NW) (Dec 2-0)
165: HM Maxx Mayfield (NW) over Bubba Wilson (NEB) (Dec 7-2)
174: No. 2 Mikey Labriola (NEB) over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NW) (MD 17-5)
184: No. 15 Lenny Pinto (NEB) over Jon Halvorsen (NW) (MD 16-3)
197: No. 25 Silas Allred (NEB) over HM Andrew Davison (NW) (MD 10-2)
285: No. 4 Lucas Davison (NW) over Cale Davidson (NEB) (Fall 0:43)
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