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UW-Stevens
Point Picks Up WIAC Win over Whitewater
Central Wisconsin Sunday
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STEVENS POINT - The University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling team won four of its first five matches,
two by pin, to defeat the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 27-12 on
Saturday.
The Pointers, the fourth-ranked team in Division III, remained undefeated
in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at 4-0 and is 6-2
over after beating the 23rd-ranked Warhawks, now 8-4 overall (2-2 WIAC).
Mike Hayes pinned Paul Collins in the opening
match of the afternoon at 285-pounds, and Brady Holtz followed with a pin
of Justin Nelsen in only 47 seconds a match later at 133 pounds.
The other fall of the dual for the Pointers came in the final match, where
Yan White bested Scott Piche in 1:56. White, the third-ranked wrestler at
197 pounds, improved to 12-1 on the season.
Also earning victories for the Pointers on Saturday were David Davila at
125, Matt Lapinski at 149 and Josh Ison at 165 pounds.
In a surprising upset, UWSP's Cody Koenig, the third-ranked wrestler and
defending national champion at 174 pounds, was defeated 8-5 by
Whitewater's Jeff Zastrow.
The loss broke Koenig's 13-match winning
streak and leaves his record at 20-2 on the season. |
