In its 44th year, Nebraska’s three participants at the NWCA All-Star Classic for were the most ever in school history. The Huskers won two of their matches, as Burroughs defeated No. 2 Matt Moley of Bloomsburg in the 157-pound bout, 10-4, and Dwyer upset No. 2 Chris Henrich of Virginia at 174 pounds, 7-6. Senior Craig Brester represented Nebraska at 197 pounds, but fell to No. 1 Jake Varner of Iowa State, 5-2.
Ranked No. 7 in the nation, Dwyer upset Henrich in one of the day’s most competitive matches, overcoming an early three-point deficit before turning in the winning takedown with 30 seconds remaining in the match for a 7-6 decision. Dwyer took his first lead over Henrich in the second period with a takedown to gain a 5-4 advantage, but a pair of escapes put Dwyer in a 6-5 deficit with under a minute remaining in the match. Dwyer then turned in his second takedown with just over 30 seconds left on the clock and out the time to the victory. It was a second-straight clutch performance for Dwyer, who pinned Wisconsin’s Brendan Ard last Sunday to give Nebraska a 26-17 season-opening win.
Burroughs left little doubt that he has earned the No. 1 national ranking at 157 pounds, using a dominant third period to defeat Moley by a 10-4 decision. The Sicklerville, N.J., native led just 3-1 heading into the final period, but registered two takedowns and drove Moley to the mat for a three-point near fall in the last two minutes of the match. Moley scored his only points on four escapes and never led Burroughs after the two-time NU All-American took a 2-0 lead in the first period. The defending NCAA champion, Burroughs has now won 39 straight matches dating back to the 2007-08 season.
In the most anticipated match of the event, Brester and Varner battled to the final horn at 197 pounds, but a Varner reversal in the first minute of the third period led the Cyclones to a 5-2 win. Brester held a short 1-0 advantage in the second period, but then gave up a takedown and was unable to overcome Varner’s late advantage.
The Big 12 Conference was strongly represented at the event, as nine of the 20 NWCA All-Star Classic participants were from NU's league.
After facing tough tests through its first two weekends of action, Nebraska continues its 2009-10 season with a busy and challenging day this Saturday, Nov. 28 when the Huskers travel to the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. Nebraska will dual Binghamton (8:15 a.m.), No. 16 Lehigh (12:15 p.m.), Hofstra (2:15 p.m.) and Appalachian State (4 p.m.).
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