OREM, Utah – Utah Valley wrestling returns to action after an exciting opening week with a dual against No. 3 Nebraska in Lincoln. The dual will begin at 5:00 p.m. MT on Friday, Nov. 8, inside the Devaney Center.
 
The Wolverines won their opening duel of the season with a 25-15 win over No. 23 CSU Bakersfield. The night included three bonus point victories, starting with two consecutive with Kase Mauger and No. 27 Haiden Drury. The highly anticipated debut of No. 6 Terrell Barraclough did not disappoint as he earned a major decision to get UVU past the Roadrunners. No. 12 Stanford got past UVU in the nightcap despite victories from Barraclough and Drury to even the season record at 1-1.
 
Utah Valley captured eight champions on Saturday at the Menlo Invite, including having the first-place finisher and runner-up at 125, 133, 141, and 149. 17 of the 22 registered in the tournament placed in the early season tournament with Bridger Ricks, Kase Mauger, Haiden Drury, Ryker Fullmer, Terrell Barraclough, Caleb Uhlenhopp, Kael Bennie, and Jack Forbes.
 
ABOUT THE HUSKERS
The Wolverines will visit Lincoln for Nebraska's season opener. It will be the third matchup all-time between the schools, with UVU trailing the series 0-3. The last meeting came back in 2018 at the Journeymen Northeast Duals with a 19-15 result in favor of Nebraska.
 
This year, the Huskers feature one of the deepest lineups in the country, with the potential to see all ten starters ranked nationally. The night's top matchups could include Drury potentially going against Utah native and current No. 4 Brock Hardy and Barraclough likely favored over No. 20 Bubba Wilson.
 
UPDATING THE RANKINGS
Barraclough finished last week 5-0 and this week moved up to sixth in the InterMat poll, with FloWrestling listing him at No. 7. He is the third highest ranked in the conference in both polls and took the highest climb in the Open Mat poll, climbing up to third.
 
Drury moved up to the 27^th spot in the InterMat poll after his 6-0 weekend and is currently the ninth-ranked from the loaded 141-pound weight class in the Big 12.
 
LAVALEE SET TO COMPETE IN NEW YORK CITY
UVU assistant coach Joey Lavallee will return to action at Bill Farrell Memorial International this weekend. The annual tournament, which has been held at the New York Athletic Club for over 60 years, is an international competition held during the month of November. Lavallee will compete in the 79kg weight class. His last competition was the USA Wrestling Senior World Team Trials in September.
 
SEASON TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
For the first time in program history, UVU Wrestling has sold out its season tickets for this upcoming season. Fans can still purchase individual match tickets while supplies last. The Wolverines will host No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 23 Oregon State, California Baptist, No. 16 West Virginia, Air Force, and No. 21 Northern Colorado.

LINEUPS 
 

WT	Utah Valley (1-1)	#3 Nebraska (0-0, 0-0)
125	Bridger Ricks, Jr. (5-1, 1-1) or Talen Eck, Fr. (3-1, 0-0)	#3 Caleb Smith, Gr. (0-0) or  Alan Koehler, R-Fr. (0-0)
133	Kase Mauger, R-Jr. (5-1, 1-1) or  Jacob Myers, Fr. (2-1, 0-0)	#13 Jacob Van Dee, So. (0-0)
141	#27 Haiden Drury, R-Jr. (6-0, 2-0)	#4 Brock Hardy, Jr. (0-0) or  Blake Cushing, Jr. (0-0)
149	Tanner Frothinger, R-Fr. (3-2, 0-1) or  Q'Veli Quintanilla, R-Fr. (3-3, 0-1)	#5 Ridge Lovett, Sr. (0-0) or  Scott Robertson, R-Fr. (0-0)
157	Ryker Fullmer, Fr. (5-1, 1-1) or  Alex Emmer, R-Jr. (3-1, 0-0)	#4 Antrell Taylor, So. (0-0)
165	#6 Terrell Barraclough, R-Sr. (5-0, 2-0)	#20 Bubba Wilson, Sr. (0-0) or  Christopher Minto, R-Fr. (0-0)
174	Mark Takara, R-So. (3-2, 1-1) or  Trevor Frank, R-Fr. (3-1, 0-0)	#7 Lenny Pinto, Jr. (0-0)
184	Caleb Uhlenhopp, R-So. (4-1, 1-1) or  Mahonri Rushton, Sr. (2-2, 0-0)	#3 Silas Allred, Jr. (0-0)
197	Kael Bennie, R-Fr. (3-2, 0-2) or  Christian Slack, Jr. (0-0, 0-0)	#33 Camden McDaniel, Fr. (0-0)
HWT	Jack Forbes, R-Jr. (3-1, 0-1)	#23 Harley Andrews, Jr. (0-0)

UP NEXT
The Wolverines will host No. 3 Oklahoma State on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:00 p.m. MT in the UCCU Center. This will be only one of two home non-conference duals this season. UVU will host No. 23 Oregon State on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:00 p.m. MT.