Minnesota jumped ahead early and never looked back as redshirt freshman Travis Lang opened the match with a pin in 3:34 against Paul Donahoe at 125 pounds. With a 5-2 lead, Donahoe started the second period on the bottom. Lang earned the fall just 34 seconds later. Lang won his second straight match after getting his first career start on Friday against Iowa State.
The Golden Gophers increased the lead to 9-0 as third-ranked Mack Reiter defeated Patrick Aleksanyan, 5-0. Reiter could not get any offense going as Aleksanyan was penalized for stalling three times in the match. Reiter remained unbeaten on the year with an 11-0 record.
After Dominick Moyer earned Nebraska's first win with a 10-2 major decision against Charles Lloyd at 141, true freshman Dustin Schlatter answered with a 14-4 major decision against Nebraska's Robert Sanders at 149 pounds. Schlatter collected his first takedown just six seconds into the match and never looked back as he improved to 16-1 on the year.
Sophomore C.P. Schlatter followed with a 12-5 decision against Chris Oliver at 157 pounds. Schlatter fell behind after an Oliver takedown, but tied the match immediately with a first period reversal. With the match tied at two, Schlatter took control of the bout with four third-period takedowns. Schlatter is now 16-2 on the year, including a perfect 7-0 mark in dual meets.
Following intermission, Nebraska's Marc Harwood upset No. 4 Matt Nagel, 3-2, at 165 pounds. Harwood used a first-period takedown and a third-period escape to hand Nagel his third straight loss. The win cut the Golden Gopher lead to 16-7. Harwood is a sophomore from Lakefield, Minn.
Dretsch put to rest any hope of a Cornhusker comeback with a dominating 12-4 major decision against Klein at 174 pounds. Dretsch held a 6-1 advantage in the first period after a pair of takedowns and a near fall. Klein was unable to muster any offense in the match as he lost for the first time this year. Dretsch improved to 6-1 in the dual meet season.
Sophomore Roger Kish gave Minnesota more breathing room with an 11-5 decision against Brandon Browne at 184 pounds. Kish opened the second period with a reversal to take a commanding 6-1 lead.
After third-ranked B.J. Padden gave Nebraska its final victory with a 16-6 major decision against Justin Bronson at 197 pounds, second-ranked Cole Konrad closed out the dual with a 16-5 major decision against 20th-ranked Jon May at heavyweight. Konrad improved to 13-0 on the year and has now won 42 of his last 43 matches. May is a Hutchinson, Minn., native.
"From Friday to today, I thought our team stepped it up another notch," head coach J Robinson said. "We're continuing to get better and better with each match. Travis (Lang) gave us a boost at the beginning. On paper, it's a match he's not supposed to win, but to his credit he went out there and got the pin. That seemed to change the whole dynamic of the match."
The Golden Gophers are off until Dec. 29 when they travel to Greensboro, N.C., for the Southern Scuffle.
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