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| Cody Weber won his home debut |
UW-Stevens Point, ranked 13th in NCAA Division III, defeated UW-Platteville 22-13 Thursday night in Williams Fieldhouse.
The Pointers, who won six of the 10 matches, improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers slipped to 3-4, 1-2.
The Pioneers won three straight convincing matches to take a 10-7 lead. Freshman Vinny Alber stopped Kris Magruder 7-4 at 141; junior Ryan Higgins beat Kyle Mueller 11-5 at 149; and sophomore Jesse Milks defeated Fred Lane 18-6 at 157. UWSP won the next four matches, along the Pioneers pushed the Pointers' nationally-ranked wrestlers. Jake Wozniak, ranked fourth, beat Cory Zuberbier 5-0 at 165, while third-ranked Craig Bollig edged Michael Jackowski 4-2 at 197.
UWP's freshman Cody Weber finished the night with an 8-5 win over Mitch Szwet at 285.
The Pioneers return to action Saturday in the loaded Dick Walker Invitational, hosted by Wartburg.
| Individual Matches | UWP | UWSP |
| 125 - Jake Calhoun (UWSP) def. Andrew Skog 6-0 | 0 | 3/3 |
| 133 - Jered Kern (UWSP) def. Spencer Peterson 18-5 | 0 | 4/7 |
| 141 - Vinny Alber (UWP) def. Kris Magruder 7-4 | 3/3 | 7 |
| 149 - Ryan Higgins (UWP) def. Kyle Mueller 11-5 | 3/6 | 7 |
| 157 - Jesse Milks (UWP) def. Fred Lane 18-6 | 4/10 | 7 |
| 165 - Jake Wozniak (UWSP) def. Cory Zuberbier 5-0 | 10 | 3/10 |
| 174 - Eric Bath (UWSP) pinned Aaron Konitzer 5:30 | 10 | 6/16 |
| 184 - Dennis Reckelberg (UWSP) def. Brad Zellner 6-0 | 10 | 3/19 |
| 197 - Craig Bollig (UWSP) def. Michael Jackowski 4-2 | 10 | 3/22 |
| 285 - Cody Weber (UWP) def. Mitch Szwet 8-5 | 3/13 | 22 |
Records
UW-Platteville is 3-4, 1-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while UW-Stevens Point is 6-2, 2-0
Rankings
UW-Stevens Point is ranked 13th nationally ... UWSP's Wozniak is ranked 4th at 165 and Bollig 3rd at 197.
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