Huskers defeat Black Nights in home opener

Lincoln – The No. 2 Nebraska wrestling team won nine straight bouts to rout No. 23 Army West Point, 33-3, in front of a home crowd of 4,396, the sixth-highest all-time home attendance at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night.

Beginning in the 125 class, No. 32 Kael Lauridsen, the Bennington, Neb. native, took on No. 25 Charlie Farmer. Farmer held Lauridsen through one escape to send Army to a 3-0 start against the Big Red.

Next on the mat was No. 11 Jacob Van Dee and No. 23 Ethan Berginc, where Van Dee came out 8-1. Through a three-second near fall, escape, takedown and 2:20 ride time, the junior from Union City, Pa., evened out the team score, 3-3…

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