Pioneers fall to No. 7 Warhawk wrestlers

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling team fell to the No. 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks 31-15 in Whitewater, Wis. on Tuesday. 

Three Pioneer wrestlers came out on top in their respective weight classes, including junior Zach Stenger, senior Bryant Etherton and freshman D'Andre Johnson. 

In the 125-weight class, Stenger won by a forfeit, putting the Pioneers up right away in the match. 

When it was time for the 197-weight class, Etherton defeated UW-Whitewater's Bowen Wileman 8-3 in three hard fought rounds. 

Towards the end of the second round in Johnson's heavyweight match, he pinned UW-Whitewater's Jordan Festge to help close the gap, but it wasn't enough and the No. 7 Warhawks prevailed 31-15. 

The Pioneers return to action on Thursday, Dec. 10 against UW-Stevens Point at Williams Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m. 

No. 7 UW-Whitewater 31, UW-Platteville 15

125: Zach Stenger (UW-Platteville) wins by forfeit
133: Joseph Brodman (UW-Whitewater) wins by forfeit
141: Corey Meyer (UW-Whitewater) d. Trevor Harsh (UW-Platteville) by technical fall, 17-0 (6:52)
149: Isaiah Vela (UW-Whitewater) d. Greg Osborn (UW-Platteville) by fall, 0:09
157: Garrett Whitehead (UW-Whitewater) d. Anthony Metallo (UW-Platteville) by decision, 10-7
165: Tom Gerszewski (UW-Whitewater) d. Michael Belanger (UW-Platteville) by technical fall, 18-0 (6:38)
174: Connor Price (UW-Whitewater) d. Isaac Brosinski (UW-Platteville) by decision, 9-4
184: Nicholas Bonomo (UW-Whitewater) d. Grant Wedepohl (UW-Platteville) by decision, 9-8 (3OT)
197: Bryant Etheron (UW-Platteville) d. Bowen Wileman (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 8-3
285: D'Andre Johnson (UW-Platteville) d. Jordan Festge by fall, 3:48

Written by: Carly Willman, University Information and Communications, 608.342.1194, willmanc@uwplatt.edu