LA CROSSE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team was downed 35-9 by fourth-ranked UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual on Friday night at Mitchell Hall.
Anthony Friese (Hortonville, WI/Waupaca) and
Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) picked up victories for UW-Stevens Point (6-10, 3-2 WIAC). UW-La Crosse (16-4, 4-1 WIAC) got wins from five ranked wrestlers to pull away for the win.
Vosters got the Pointers off to an early 3-0 lead by earning a 7-6 decision against UWL's Ryan Weinmann at 125 pounds.
At 157 pounds,
Anthony Friese (Hortonville, WI/Waupaca) pinned the Eagles' Derek Weinmann at 2:02 to bring UW-Stevens Point within 14-9. UW-La Crosse would go on to win the final five matches, three by decision.
Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) battled seventh-ranked Tyler Schneider at 165 pounds but fell in a 3-1 decision.
UW-Stevens Point prepares for the WIAC Championships, held on Sunday, Feb. 15 in Oshkosh, beginning at 9 a.m.
Weight | Summary | UWL | UWSP |
125 | Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) over Ryan Weinmann (UWL) (Dec 7-6) | 0 | 3 |
133 | Dustin Weinmann (UWL) over Michael Bannach (Wrightstown, WI/Wrightstown) (UWSP) (MD 13-1) | 4 | 0 |
141 | Cody See (UWL) over forfeit (UWSP) | 6 | 0 |
149 | Kasey Einerson (UWL) over Austin Worachek (Casco, WI/Luxemburg-Casco) (UWSP) (MD 19-6) | 4 | 0 |
157 | Anthony Friese (Hortonville, WI/Waupaca) (UWSP) over Derek Weinmann (UWL) (Fall 2:02) | 0 | 6 |
165 | Tyler Schneider (UWL) over Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) (Dec 3-1) | 3 | 0 |
174 | Jarrett Hoeppner (UWL) over Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/Central) (UWSP) (Dec 3-2) | 3 | 0 |
184 | Richard Carlson (UWL) over Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) (UWSP) (Dec 10-2) | 4 | 0 |
197 | Eric Twohey (UWL) vs. Kane Seubert (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UWSP) (TF 19-4, 4:34) | 5 | 0 |
285 | Zach Tooley (UWL) over Jordan Koranda (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UWSP) (Fall 4:17) | 6 | 0 |
| | 35 | 9 |