IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team...
The meet started at 125 pounds. The Hawkeyes' Spencer Lee, rated No. 1 in his weight class, scored a takedown and rolled up sixteen near-fall points to down Alex Thomsen by technical fall, 18-0.
No. 13 Ridge Lovett (133) then faced off against No. 2 Austin DeSanto. The Hawkeye grappler scored two takedowns in Period 1 but Lovett was able to earn two points of his own, both via escape. In Period 2, DeSanto added a third takedown and was awarded one point when Lovett was called for his second stalling warning of the bout, but the Husker freshman earned a third escape point.