CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 11 Illinois wrestling squad (11-5, 4-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 5 Nebraska (11-6, 4-3 Big Ten), 28-11, on Friday night in Huff Hall.
No. 16 at 125 pounds Spencer Moore started the dual off with a pin of Kael Lauridsen in 3:57 to improve to 6-0 in Big Ten duals.
No. 1 at 133 pounds Lucas Byrd followed that up with a tech. fall, his third of the season, 17-2 (5:59) over Alan Koehler. This extended his active win streak to 28 as he improved to 16-0 overall this season and 7-0 in conference duals.
It was all Nebraska after that as the Illini fell 28-11 on Senior Night in the final home dual of the season at Huff Hall. Tonight's attendance was 562.
RESULTS
#11 Illinois 11, #5 Nebraska 28
Feb. 13, 2026 I Champaign, Ill. I Huff Hall
125: #16 Spencer Moore (ILL) over Kael Lauridsen (NEB), fall (3:57) // ILL 6, NEB 0
133: #1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) tech. fall Alan Koehler (NEB), 17-2 (5:59) // ILL 11, NEB 0
141: #4 Brock Hardy (NEB) tech. fall Will Baysingar (ILL), 20-4 (6:31) // ILL 11, NEB 5
149: #20 Chance Lamer (NEB) dec. #30 Michael Gioffre (ILL), 5-2 // ILL 11, NEB 8
157: #3 Antrell Taylor (NEB) dec. #9 Kannon Webster (ILL), 4-2 // ILL 11, NEB 11
165: #7 LJ Araujo (NEB) dec. #8 Braeden Scoles (ILL), 8-5 // ILL 11, NEB 14
174: #4 Christopher Minto (NEB) dec. #25 Colin Kelly (ILL), 4-1 // ILL 11, NEB 17
184: #6 Silas Allred (NEB) dec. #18 Chris Moore (ILL), 7-1 // ILL 11, NEB 20
197: #9 Camden McDanel (NEB) major dec. Cade Lautt (ILL), 15-4 // ILL 11, NEB 24
285: #4 AJ Ferrari (NEB) major dec. #13 Luke Luffman (ILL), 11-1 // ILL 11, NEB 28
UP NEXT
The Illini matmen close out dual season on Sunday (Feb. 15) when they travel north to take on Northwestern at 1 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
