Crone captures top-10 win as Badgers fall to Huskers

[TomM]

Crone captures top-10 win as Badgers fall to Huskers
Crone, Christensen and Ritter all take victories
MADISON, Wis. – Andrew Crone's top-10 win was not enough to help the 20th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team overcome No. 15 Nebraska, falling 24-10 Friday night at the UW Field House.

No. 19 Crone took down No. 8 Tyler Berger via major decision at 157 pounds in the last matchup of the night. The Delafield, Wisconsin native notched three takedowns and two two-point nearfalls in the second period en route to an 11-3 upset.

Ryan Christensen put the Badgers on the board with a 3-2 win over Nebraska's Beau Breske at 174 pounds. The redshirt junior responded to Breske's reversal with two escapes and picked up a point due to stalling late in the third period to seal the victory.

UW's Hunter Ritter exploded in the first period, collecting a four-point nearfall against Nebraska's Eric Schultz to defeat him, 9-6.

Notes to know
At 165 pounds No. 6 Evan Wick was unable to overcome No. 12 Isaiah White, dropping a close 6-3 fight.
No. 9 Ricky Robertson faced No. 7 Taylor Venz in a thrilling offensive battle. Robertson was in the lead through the first two periods but Venz rallied in the third frame to earn a 12-7 win.
Senior Johnny Jimenez fell to Mitchell Maginnis at 125 pounds, 5-2.
At 133 pounds, Jens Lantz was unable to take down No. 19 Jason Renteria, falling 11-4.
Redshirt sophomore Eli Stickley could not hold off No. 13 Chad Red Jr., dropping a 6-3 decision.
Cole Martin lost by decision to No. 10 Colton McCrystal, 7-4.
At heavyweight, sophomore Ben Stone was pinned in 1:33.

125: Mitchell Maginnis dec. Johnny Jimenez, 5-2                                         
133: #19 Jason Renteria dec. Jens Lantz, 11-4                                               
141: #13 Chad Red Jr dec. Eli Stickley, 6-3                                                   
149: #10 Colton McCrystal dec. Cole Martin, 7-4                                       
157: #19 Andrew Crone maj. Dec. #8 Tyler Berger                                     
165: #12 Isaiah White dec. #6 Evan Wick, 7-3                                       
174: Ryan Christensen dec. Beau Breske, 3-2                                   
184: #7 Taylor Venz dec. #9 Ricky Robertson, 12-7                                   
197: Hunter Ritter dec. Eric Schultz, 9-6                                                       
Hwt.: David Jensen fall. Ben Stone, 1:33

[bigG]

Hoping for better.

[stbird]

Crone on a mission!  Good job Ritter and Christiansen! 

[visionquest]

Any way to see the Crone/Berger match other than paying FLO?

[woody53]

A DeLorean.

I don't care who you are. Dat right dare is funny.

[Ino]

Any way to see the Crone/Berger match other than paying FLO?

Here are the highlights from the meet and Andrew is in a couple of them:

https://twitter.com/BadgerWrestling/status/962191749887098880

[visionquest]

A DeLorean.

I don't care who you are. Dat right dare is funny.

Agreed, I guess I deserved that one!

[Ghetto]

Can't wait to see Crone at NCAAs (and the rest of the Badgers too).