WHITEWATER, Wis. -
Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) and
Dan Squires (Muskego, WI/Wisconsin Lutheran) posted individual victories but the UW-Stevens Point wrestling team was upended 38-9 by top-ranked UW-Whitewater in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual on Tuesday at Kachel Gymnasium.
Kust earned a 5-3 decision over UWW's Matt Adcock, who is ranked No.4 in the country at 141 pounds and was a national finalist last year. Squires won by fall at 6:32 over Mitchell Elmer at 174 pounds.
Kust's win got the Pointers within six, trailing 9-3, but UW-Whitewater won the next three matches and six of the final seven.
UW-Stevens Point hosts UW-Platteville in another WIAC dual on Friday, Dec. 12 at Berg Gym. The dual is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Results:Â No. 1 UW-Whitewater 38, UW-Stevens Point 9
125: Zac Denny (UWW) d. Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) by decision, 6-4133: Trevor Pruett (UWW) won by forfeit141: Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UWSP) d. Matt Adcock (UWW) by decision, 5-3149: Isaiah Vela (UWW) vs. Austin Worachek (Casco, WI/Luxemburg-Casco) (UWSP) by technical fall, 21-6 (5:58)157: Tom Gerszewski (UWW) d. Joe Crook (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) (UWSP) by fall, 2:32165: Tyler Becker (UWW) d. Mitchell Lambrecht (Sheboygan Falls, WI/Sheboygan Falls) (UWSP) by major decision, 13-4174: Dan Squires (Muskego, WI/Wisconsin Lutheran) (UWSP) d. Mitchell Elmer (UWW) by fall, 6:32184: Ryan Aprahamian (UWW) d. Taylor Beaman (St. Paul Park, MN/Henry Sibley) (UWSP) by decision, 7-2197: Shane Siefert (UWW) d. Kane Seubert (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UWSP) by technical fall, 18-3 (3:37)285: Anthony Edgren (UWW) d. Luke Hoffmann (Appleton, WI/North) by fall, 2:41Attendance: 190