WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team completed a successful day one at the Budd Whitehill Duals in Williamsport, Pa., on Friday. After a slow start, UWSP nearly rallied to defeat Roger Williams University, but dropped a 25-21 dual. In the second dual of the day, the Pointers rolled to a 27-9 win over Waynesburg. To cap the day, the Pointers tied SUNY Cortland, but the Red Dragons earned the dual victory, 19-18, on tie-break criteria.
UWSP got falls from
Ross Agg (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek),
Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek),
James Borgen (Amherst, Wis./Amherst),
Joe Crook (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) and
Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, Wis./West Allis) on the day. Agg, Berlin, Crook and Diebitz went 2-1 on the day.
Against RWU,
Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) won by a 9-7 decision as UWSP took the final four matches of the dual.
In the win over Waynesburg,
Boone Roycraft (Omro, Wis./Winneconne) earned a major decision with
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) and
Bobby Uttecht (Wittenberg, Wis./Wittenberg-Biramwood) winning by decision. Squires earned his second decision of the day as well.
Ben Vosters (Hatley, Wis./Wittenberg-Birnamwood) opened the dual against the Red Dragons with a 5-3 decision. Falls by Berlin and Crook extended the lead to 15-3, but SUNY Cortland reeled off five-straight decisions before Agg tied the dual with a decision of his own. Tied at 18-18, the dual win went to SUNY Cortland on criteria.
The Pointers continue action at the Budd Whitehill Duals on Saturday. Saturday's dual schedule will be determined later today, please check athletics.uwsp.edu for updates.
UWSP vs. Roger Williams University
125 Nick Barbaria (RWU) over
Ben Vosters (Hatley, Wis./Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) by decision, 7-4
133 Jason Jacobi (RWU) over
Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) by fall, 5:53
141 Matt Elias (RWU) over
Bobby Uttecht (Wittenberg, Wis./Wittenberg-Biramwood) (UWSP) by decision, 10-4
149 Justin Cochran (RWU) over
Joe Crook (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) (UWSP) by fall, 2:11
157 Tyler Gazaway (RWU) over
Boone Roycraft (Omro, Wis./Winneconne) (UWSP) by major decision, 9-0
165 Taylor Shay (RWU) over
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) (UWSP) by decision, 5-2
174
James Borgen (Amherst, Wis./Amherst) (UWSP) over Peter Hilburn (RWU) by fall, 6:27
184
Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) (UWSP) over Connor Humphries (RWU) by decision, 9-7
197
Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, Wis./West Allis) (UWSP) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
285
Ross Agg (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) over Alex Millen (RWU) by fall, 1:33
Team Scores: UWSP 21, RWU 25
UWSP vs. Waynesburg University
125 Tristan Buxton (Waynesburg) over
Ben Vosters (Hatley, Wis./Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) by decision, 7-4
133
Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) over Josh Kuslock (Waynesburg) by major decision, 9-0
141
Bobby Uttecht (Wittenberg, Wis./Wittenberg-Biramwood) (UWSP) over Anthony Mastrangelo (Waynesburg) by decision, 7-0
149
Joe Crook (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) (UWSP) over Robert Hall (Waynesburg) by major decision, 10-2
157
Boone Roycraft (Omro, Wis./Winneconne) (UWSP) over Sean Patrick McGing (Waynesburg) by major decision, 18-7
165
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) (UWSP) over Dan Verhovsek (Waynesburg) by decision, 5-1
174 Derek Hull (Waynesburg) over
James Borgen (Amherst, Wis./Amherst) (UWSP) by decision, 4-2
184
Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) (UWSP) over Adam Rigney (Waynesburg) by decision, 7-1
197
Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, Wis./West Allis) (UWSP) over Joshua Sneeringer (Waynesburg) by fall, 4:55
285 Jake Evans (Waynesburg) over
Ross Agg (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) by decision, 11-4
Team Scores: UWSP 27, WU 9
UWSP vs. SUNY Cortland
125
Ben Vosters (Hatley, Wis./Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) over Trey Laflamme (SUNY-Cortland) by decision, 5-3
133
Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) over Benjarmin llyod (SUNY-Cortland) by fall, 1:41
141 Matt Maquet (SUNY-Cortland) over
Bobby Uttecht (Wittenberg, Wis./Wittenberg-Biramwood) (UWSP) by decision, 3-2
149
Joe Crook (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) (UWSP) over Dustin Harris (SUNY-Cortland) by fall, 1:55
157 Greg Chery (SUNY-Cortland) over
Boone Roycraft (Omro, Wis./Winneconne) (UWSP) by decision, 5-2
165 Zach Zupan (SUNY-Cortland) over
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) (UWSP) by decision, 6-5
174 Joseph Puca (SUNY-Cortland) over
James Borgen (Amherst, Wis./Amherst) (UWSP) by decision, 11-5
184 Deuly Espinal (SUNY-Cortland) over
Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) (UWSP) by decision, 5-3
197 Kevin Morgans (SUNY-Cortland) over
Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, Wis./West Allis) (UWSP) by decision, 4-3
285
Ross Agg (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) over Zach Herbert (SUNY-Cortland) by decision, 3-0
Team Scores: UWSP 18, SUNY Cortland 19 (Tie-Break: Criteria A - Most Bouts Won – 1 team point for SUNY Cortland)