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