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Wrestling: Bonus-point wins boost Huskers past Badgers

Five bonus-point wins helped No. 9 Nebraska to a 29-11 triumph against Wisconsin on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin.

NU (8-1, 2-1 Big Ten) won the first three matches to build a 12-0 lead and never looked back. Anthony Abidin (141 pounds) won by technical fall, while No. 17 Tyler Berger (157) posted a major decision. At 149 pounds, fifth-ranked Jake Sueflohn, a Watertown, Wisconsin, native, picked up his 99th career win with a 9-3 decision over Andrew Crone.

Wisconsin closed the gap to 12-7 with wins at 165 and 174 pounds. Nebraska's Austin Wilson, ranked 15th, fell by major decision to No.