STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team dropped a 34-11 dual to visiting No. 5 UW-Eau Claire in league action on Thursday.
 
Josh Heuss (Antigo, Wis./Antigo) got the Pointers on the board with a 5-0 decision win at 165. Easton Hull (Waupun, Wis./Waupun) also won a decision, 10-9, at 184. Logan Neitzel (Lomira, Wis./Lomira) won by tech fall at 197, 23-5.
 
The Pointers head to Illinois for the Al Hanke Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 18). Action starts in Elmhurst at 9:00 a.m.
 
UW-Eau Claire at UW-Stevens Point
125        #6 Izzy Balsiger (UWEC) over Blaze Thurber (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) (UWSP) by tech fall, 19-4 (4:58)
133        Calvin Singewald (UWEC) over Oscar Estrada (Manitowoc, Wis./Manitowoc Lincoln) (UWSP) by fall (4:13)
141        Jayden Sheppard (UWEC) over Aidan Fonder (UWSP) by major decision, 13-1
149        #2 Zach Sato (UWEC) win by forfeit
157        Landon Church (UWEC) over Dylan Cariveau (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville Area) (UWSP) by fall (4:45)
165        Josh Heuss (Antigo, Wis./Antigo) (UWSP) over Jan Hernandez-Soto (UWEC) by decision, 5-0
174        #1 Jared Stricker (UWEC) over #13 Carson Trotzer (Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest) (UWSP) by major decision, 11-1
184        Easton Hull (Waupun, Wis./Waupun) (UWSP) over Zak McPhee (UWEC) by decision, 10-9
197        Logan Neitzel (Lomira, Wis./Lomira) (UWSP) over Charles Gierke (UWEC) by tech fall, 23-5 (5:45)
285        Sloan Welch (UWEC) over Blake Flach (Shell Lake, Wis./Shell Lake) (UWSP) by decision, 9-2
Team Scores: UWEC 34, UWSP 11