Wrestling
� Friday, February
9, 2001
Pointers Drop Dual to Top-Ranked Augsburg
Brady Holtz and Yan White each
recorded victories, but it wasn't enough for the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling team in a 33-6 loss to Augsburg Friday
at Berg Gymnasium.
The
Pointers fell to 7-6 overall with the loss to the Auggies, who are ranked
No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division III rankings and improved to 15-1
overall. UW-Stevens Point is ranked 20th in the nation.
Holtz
picked up a 9-2 decision at 133 pounds with a victory over Troy Peterson,
while White improved to 21-6 for the season with a 4-2 overtime victory
over Augsburg's Kevin Rasmussen, who fell to 25-8 with the loss.
Wes
Kapping, who is ranked fourth in the country at 174 pounds was tied 2-2
after two periods with Augsburg's Joe Moon, but lost 7-4. Mitch Gehring
battled Ben Bauer, the nation's top-ranked heavyweight to a 4-0 loss.
The Pointers will host UW-River Falls Saturday at noon and UW-Eau
Claire Saturday at 4 p.m. at Berg Gym.
Augsburg
(15-1) 33, UW-Stevens Point (7-6) 6
285
� Ben
Bauer (AC) dec. Mitch Gehring 4-0
125
� Darin
Bertram (AC) won by forfeit
133
�
Brady Holtz (SP) dec. Troy Peterson 9-2
141
�
Brad Fischer (AC) tech. fall over Jeremiah Curtis 15-0
149
�
Tony Quance (AC) major dec. Jeremy Stapelford 14-4
157
� Drew Gau (AC) pinned Nathan Preslaski 1:23
165
�
Tony Abbott (AC) dec. Joe Bavlnka 7-2
184 � Nik Lewandowski (AC)
dec. Ben Kureck 5-4
197 � Yan White (SP) dec. Kevin Rasmussen 4-2 OT