Nate Gerry’s two interceptions helped Nebraska hang around against Wisconsin on Saturday night and it put the Huskers in the position to even overtake the Badgers.

Gerry’s pair of picks give him 13 in his career and four this season. The safety moved into a tie with former Husker standout Josh Bullocks for second all time and one behind Dana Stephenson on the career record.

Gerry said his third quarter interceptions were a product of anticipation of how Wisconsin would try to move the ball after the Huskers slowed up the Badgers’ run game.

“I just knew toward the end of the game how they’d start attack us,” he said. “Our defensive line started stopping the run and I think they realized they’d have to attack us through the air. I knew the way they’d attack us was with over outs and they’d try to use the big tight end.”

The first interception came on an overthrow from Alex Hornibrook toward the middle of the field, but the second one was all Gerry, as the defender jumped a route and snagged the interception to stem a promising Badgers’ drive.

A strong week of practice had Gerry confident in Nebraska going into Madison and leaving with a win.

“We had a real good week of practice, especially defense,” he said. “We came in with a lot of confidence, a lot of confidence in Banker’s scheme. We knew what kind of fight we’d be in.”

The 23-17 overtime loss gives Nebraska its first blemish of the season, but Gerry isn’t worried about any hangover effect. The defender said there’s still a lot for Nebraska to achieve and he believes in where the team is going.

“I think this team has been so much that one loss isn’t going to bring us down,” he said. “We’re a bunch of fighters and I’m proud of the way we played tonight.”

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