UW-L, ranked third in NCAA Division III, had four wrestlers win by fall Wednesday.
UW-Whitewater, ranked 21st, took a 4-0 lead in the dual as seventh-ranked Adam Latella won by major decision (16-5) over UW-L's John Poppie at 197-pounds. The Eagles then won the next nine matches. Billy Mayer started it with a win by decision (9-4) at 285 over the Warhawks' James Zarate, who is ranked ninth in the country.
Albie McKinney then started the wins by fall (2:11) for UW-L as he defeated Jed Wilson at 125-pounds to give the Eagles a 9-4 lead. Adam Sheley won by fall (2:40) over Matt Oliva at 133 and Bebeto Yewah defeated Brian Lewis by fall (4:19) at 141-pounds to make it 21-4. Yewah, the defending national champion at 133-pounds, is currently ranked second at 141. McKinney is ranked seventh.
UW-L's Matt Mauseth, ranked third at 149-pounds, earned a win by decision (8-2) over Kegan Arthur to give the Eagles a 24-4 advantage. Ryan Farwell made it 28-4 for the Eagles with a win by major decision (10-2) over Cam Loomis at 157-pounds.
Ranked fifth in NCAA Division III at 165-pounds, UW-L's Cory Ferguson won by fall (:12) over UW-Whitewater's Adam Zeh and a 34-4 Eagles' lead.
UW-L's Scott Gifford (174-pounds) and Mitch Artist (184) won by decision to finish the dual. Gifford defeated Chesten Kesselhon (9-7) while Artist, who is ranked 10th in the nation, defeated Reid Dickerson (6-3).
UW-L returns to action Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Auggie Open in Minneapolis starting at 9 a.m.
Results:
125 #7 Lloyd McKinney (UWL) pinned Jedd Wilson (UWW) 2:10
133 Adam Sheley (UWL) pinned Matt Oliva (UWW) 2:20
141 #2 Bebeto Yewah (UWL) pinned Brian Lewis (UWW) 4:19
149 #3 Matt Mauseth (UWL) defeated Kegan Arthur (UWW) 8-2
157 Ryan Farwell (UWL) defeated Cam Loomis (UWW) MD 10-2
165 #5 Cory Ferguson (UWL) pinned Adam Zeh (UWW) 0:14
174 Scott Gifford (UWL) defeated Chesten Kesselhon (UWW) 9-7
184 #10 Mitch Artist (UWL) defeated Reid Dickerson (UWW) 6-3
197 #7 Adam Latella (UWW) defeats John Poppie (UWL) MD 16-5
285 William Mayer (UWL) defeats #9 James Zarate (UWW) 9-4
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