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Wrestling � Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Pointers Snap Eagles' WIAC Winning
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UW-Stevens Point
earned its first wrestling victory over UW-La Crosse since 1999 and snapped the
Eagles� 24-match Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference winning
streak with a 19-17 victory in a matchup of top 10 teams Tuesday at Berg
Gym in Stevens Point.
The Pointers are
ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III and beat the third-ranked Eagles for
the first time since Jan. 24, 1999. That loss was also the Eagles� most
recent in WIAC competition as they posted four straight 6-0 seasons before
dropping Tuesday�s conference opener.
UW-Stevens Point
opened up a 10-0 lead after the first three matches. David Davila posted a
14-5 major decision victory over Tom Tribon at 125 pounds, Brady Holtz
pulled out a 4-2 win over David Silva at 133 pounds and Joel Burdick beat
Adam Kuchnia 10-6 at 141 pounds.
UW-La Crosse�s
Troy Fabry, ranked third nationally at 149 pounds, had a major decision
over Ryan Hansen 24-10 and Ross Needham beat Greg Metzler 9-4 to pull the
Eagles to within 10-7.
UW-Stevens Point�s
Ed Wynimko posted one of the key victories of the night, decisioning Derek
Hebrink 5-3 at 165 pounds and Cody Koenig, ranked third in the nation at
174 pounds, defeated Nick Patenaude 9-3 as the Pointers pushed the lead
back to 16-7.
Jason Lulloff,
ranked third nationally at 184 pounds, pinned UW-Stevens Point�s Justin
McAuly in 1:01 to bring the Eagles to within 16-13. However, Yan White,
the nation�s top-ranked 197-pounder, posted an 8-1 win over Jim Swanson
for a 19-13 lead.
UW-La Crosse�s
Ryan Allen, the nation�s top-ranked heavyweight, had Mike Hayes on his
back to end the second period, but couldn�t record the pin and picked up
four team points with the 11-0 win.
UW-Stevens Point
is now 2-0 overall, while UW-La Crosse fell to 5-3. The Pointers compete
at UW-Platteville on Thursday.
125 �
David
Davila (SP) major dec. Tom Tribon 14-5
133 �
Brady Holtz (SP) dec. David Silva 4-2
141
� Joel
Burdick (SP) dec.
Adam
Kuchina 10-6
149
� Troy
Fabry (LC) major dec. Ryan Hansen 24-10
157
� Ross Needham (LC) dec. Greg Metzler 9-4
165
� Ed
Wynimko (SP) dec. Derek Hebrink 5-3
174
� Cody
Koenig (SP) dec. Nick Patenaude 9-3
184
� Jason Lulloff (LC) pinned Justin McAuly 1:01
197
� Yan White (SP) dec. Jim Swanson 8-1
275 �
Ryan
Allen (LC) major dec. Mike Hayes 11-0 |
