Beavers Set For Road Trip to Nebraska

CORVALLIS, Ore.– The Oregon State Wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) will face its first true road test on Friday, as the Beavers travel to Lincoln, Neb., to face No. 2 Nebraska (NWCA Poll). Action from the Devaney Center is set to begin at 4 p.m. PT and will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

The Beavers hold a 2-0 dual record on the season, defeating George Mason and Simon Fraser, respectively. Oregon State has outscored its two dual opponents by a combined score of 66-24.

The Beavers will face the Huskers on the road for the first time since the 2010-11 season, when Nebraska earned a narrow 17-16 victory against the then No. 12 Beavers.

"We have to keep improving and see where we're at," head coach Jim Zalesky said. "There are a lot of good matchups so it will be a good opportunity for our team to beat some ranked guys."

Last Time Out:
The Beavers earned four top-five finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions, including two second place finishes from Colt Doyle and unattached grappler Hunter Willits. A total of five Beavers collected placements to help lead the team to a fourth-place finish at the Reno Events Center. 2nd: Colt Doyle (184), Hunter Willits (157, Unattached); 4th: Devan Turner (133), Grant Willits (141); 6th: Lane Stigall (149)

In The Rankings:
Four Oregon State wrestlers are currently ranked with Grant Willits ranked in the top-20 of his respective weight class:
FloWrestling: 133 – No. 32 – Devan Turner, 141 – No. 24 – Grant Willits, 157 – No. 32 – Hunter Willits.
TrackWrestling: 133 – No. 30 Devan Turner, 141 – No. 17 Grant Willits , 184 – No. 33 Colt Doyle.
Win Magazine: 184 – No. 20 Colt Doyle

Up Next: Following Christmas Break, Oregon State stays on the road to open the new year at the two-day Southern Schuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn on Jan. 1-2.

Oregon State Projected Starters
125: Brandon Kaylor (So., 9-3)
133: Devan Turner (R. Jr., 12-4)
141: Grant Willits (R. So., 9-4)
149: Lane Stigall (R. So., 9-7)
157: Logan Meek (So., 3-7)
165: Aaron Olmos (R. So., 3-5)
174: Colton Beisley (R. So., 2-6)
184: Colt Doyle (R. Jr., 8-3)
197: J.J. Dixon (So., 7-6)
HWT: Jamarcus Grant (R. Jr., 9-3)

Scouting No. 2 Nebraska
Rankings: No. 2 (NWCA, Intermat), No. 8 (TrackWrestling)
2019-20 Record: 4-0 (0-0 ACC)
Wins (4): Chadron State, Nebraska-Kearney, Wyoming, at Northern Iowa
2018-19 Record: 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten)
Wins (10): Wyoming, at West Virginia, Maryland, Purdue, at Northwestern, Rutgers, Indiana, at Michigan State, at Wisconsin, at Stanford
Losses (4): NC State, North Carolina, at Illinois, at Michigan

Nebraska has outscored its four dual opponents by a combined score of 135-28
Ranked No. 2 in the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
Nebraska has won 32 of 40 individual matches in dual competition
Six starters have undefeated dual records to start the season. Returning All-Americans Chad Red. Jr. (141) and Isaiah White (165) have combined to start the season 6-0 with 21 dual points between them.
Collin Purinton (149) scored an upset victory over then-#3 Max Thomsen (UNI) on Sunday, Nov. 24 and owns a perfect 3-0 dual record on the young season. He is ranked #13 in the latest InterMat poll.
Returning All-Americans Mikey Labriola (174) and Taylor Venz (184) will look to rebound after losses to ranked opponents from UNI. Labriola fell to then-#7 Bryce Steiert 2-1 while Venz was defeated then-#7 Taylor Lujan 15-6.
Eric Schultz (197) has amassed a team-leading 38 takedowns against dual competition while only yielding two takedowns. Schultz has three technical fall victories, which is also tops on the team.
Coached by: Mark Manning (20th Season at Nebraska)

Nebraska Projected Starters
125: Alex Thomsen
133: Ridge Lovett
141: Chad Red Jr.
149: Collin Purinton
157: Peyton Robb
165: Isaiah White
174: Mikey Labriola
184: Taylor Venz
197: Eric Schultz
285: Christian Lance

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Players Mentioned

Colton Beisley

J.J. Dixon

Colt Doyle

Jamarcus Grant

Brandon Kaylor

Logan Meek

Aaron Olmos

Lane Stigall

Devan Turner

Grant Willits

Hunter Willits

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