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    UW-La Crosse wins 20th straight over UW-Oshkosh

    La Crosse, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team improved to 15-2 overall and 3-0 in the WIAC with a 20-15 victory over UW-Oshkosh Tuesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles, ranked third in NCAA Division III, earned their 20th straight win over the Titans, ranked 19th in Division III. UW-Oshkosh drops to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

    The Titans took a 3-0 lead as third-ranked Zach Mueller won by decision (6-4) over the Eagles' Joey Nelson at 125-pounds. Mueller is now 22-4 on the year. UW-L took the next two matches to lead 10-3. Adam Sheley, ranked third in NCAA Division III at 133-pounds, won by technical fall (18-2) over the Titans' Carl DeLuca and Bebeto Yewah, top-ranked at 141, earned a win by technical fall (23-7) over Alex Mueller to give UW-L a 10-3 lead.

    Sheley is 18-3 on the year while Yewah improves to 22-2.

    The Titans won the next three matches to take a 12-10 lead. Jose Quintana won by decision (9-3) over Brady Schrupp at 149-pounds; fifth-ranked Nazar Kulchytskyy defeated JR Lewis by decision (9-2) at 157 and Aaron Konitzer won by decision (6-4) over Mike Minske at 165. Kulchytskyy is now 26-1 on the season.

    UW-L's Mike Schmitz won by decision (6-5) over UW-Oshkosh's Dan Schiferl at 174 to give the Eagles a 13-12 lead. Schmitz is currently ranked second in the country at 174-pounds and improves to 19-1 on the year.

    At 184-pounds, eighth-ranked Sam Engelland won by decision (5-3) over Grant Miller as UW-Oshkosh regained the lead at 15-13. Engelland improves to 20-0 this year.

    UW-L came back to win the final two matches to earn the team victory with Zach Strickland winning by major decision (18-4) over Ryan Heath at 197-pounds and seventh-ranked Billy Mayer defeating Jason LaPlante by decision (6-3) at 285.

    UW-L travels to the Flash Flanagan Open Saturday, January 21 in Dubuque, Iowa.

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