STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team earned decision wins in each of the last three matchups of the night, but fell to visiting UW-Eau Claire, 21-12, at Berg Gym on Thursday night.
Sophomore
Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce) opened the scoring for UWSP in the heavyweight class. He earned a 2-1 decision avoiding a late scoring attempt by his opponent.
Senior
Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) dominated a majority of his match with the Blugolds' Toby Mosley, but was not able to complete the fall. Hermsen cruised to an 8-2 decision win at 165.
Junior
Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) won the 174 weight class with a 7-5 decision. Sophomore
James Borgen (Amherst, WI/Amherst) closed the meet with a flurry of excitement. He held strong and forced overtime, where a takedown earned him an 11-9 win.
The Pointers take a week off and then head to Wheaton, Ill., on January 27-28 for the Pete Willson Invitational.
UW-Eau Claire vs. UW-Stevens Point
125 – Zachary Sirny (UWEC) over
Moziah Clark (Madison, WI/Madison West) (UWSP) Dec. 9-5
133 – Cody Vogel (UWEC) over
Michael Bannach (Wrightstown, WI/Wrightstown) (UWSP) Dec. 4-1
141 – Jordan Meyer (UWEC) over
Frank Lor (Wausau, WI/Wausau) (UWSP) Fall 1:17
149 – Carter Focht (UWEC) over
Tyler Hall (Plover, WI/SPASH) (UWSP) Dec. 8-4
157 – Hunter DeLeon (UWEC) over
Tanner Goddard (Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon) (UWSP) Maj. Dec. 13-3
165 –
Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) over Toby Mosley (UWEC) Dec. 8-2
174 –
Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) (UWSP) over Tyler Vogt (UWEC) Dec. 7-5
184 –
James Borgen (Amherst, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) over Grant Balconi (UWEC) SV 11-9
197 – Cecil Philson (UWEC) over
Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/West Allis) (UWSP) Dec. 2-1
285 –
Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce) (UWSP) over Justin Karkula (UWEC) Dec. 2-1*
Exh. 184 –
Ben Stassin (Griffith, IN/Griffith) (UWSP) over Justin Giebel (UWEC) Fall 2:48
Exh. 197 –
Ross Agg (Oak Creek, WI/Oak Creek) (UWSP) over Jacob Olson (UWEC) Dec. 7-5
Team Scores: UW-Stevens Point 12, UW-Eau Claire 21
*UWEC penalized 1 team point at 285 for unsportsmanlike conduct